applications, some artists prefer the control that you can get from using a pencil. Using traditional sticks of vine and compressed charcoal make it a bit more difficult to develop the details that some subjects will require. In these situations, the best solution may be to use a charcoal ...
If the paint doesn’t come off, you have oil based paint, so you will need to use an oil-based primer for this project. Be aware, if you live in an older home, it’s a good idea to test your doors for lead. Working with lead paint can be very dangerous and is best to avoid...
This inexpensive yet professional-looking project saved our builder-grade vanity with a fresh coat of paint! Painting this oak bathroom cabinet has been on our to-do list for years! We are so close to finishing up this bathroom renovation, that I almost can’t stand it! So this is what ...
The rest of us grab our paint cans and stirring sticks, hoist our paint rollers and trust the painting gods to protect us. This is why most homeowners have a whole drawer dedicated to paint festooned, goo encrusted home repair clothes. Ironical folks call them play clothes, but they'r...
Pro Tip Spotlight When painting inside kitchen cabinets, block resistance is key: Blocking is when a plate, glass or any other object sticks to the surface of your painted cabinets. Avoid blocking by: • Not over-applying coats of primer and paint. • Keeping good ai...
Water could be an excellent glue because it sticks quite well to other substances (such as glass), but its cohesive forces are incredibly weak. You can stick paper to the wall by wetting it first, but you can usually peel it off quite easily too. When you peel, you're breaking the ...
hot glue gun and hot glue sticks optional: LED fairy lights optional: evergreen branches real or synthetic optional: berry sprigs. Instructions Step 1: Glue medium pinecones to inner wires Start with the inner ring of the wire wreath form. Take cones from the medium size group, add a dab...
gather what you'll need. For this, I decided to use oil paint sticks. Basically it's oil paint with hardener already mixed in, in the form of an over-sized crayon-type thing. You don't have to worry about getting the proportions of paint and hardener right, and these dry overnight....
50mlOlive oil Step 2 Using your hands, mix the ingredients together until they’re well-combined in the bowl, and the mixture sticks together - this is your pizza dough. Step 3 Tip the pizza dough onto a lightly flour-dusted surface and knead for 10 minutes (or use the dough hook attac...
Paint is designed to stick. But trust me when I say, it sticks better if you apply a primer first. To make coverage easier, have the primer tinted the same color as your top-coat. Even though it will always be tinted lighter than the finish color, it usually means your paint will co...