It’s National Craft Month and this year we’re celebrating with some serious blog inspiration. When asked what craft we would take to a desert island, we couldn’t pass up a chance to share Jodi Ohl’s list of island-approved mixed-media art supplies. Also, keep reading to check out all the other blogs in our blog hop…
Nuvo Embellishment Mousse is quite versatile. This acrylic, paste-like shimmery product with pigmented mica powder is water soluble and permanent when dry. It mixes with ink, acrylic paint, and even watercolor paint, as well as acrylic mediums. The consistency is thick and ultra creamy. This mousse has little to no odor, and mixes quickly and…
Looking for a unique way to add texture to your artwork? Try double-sided adhesive. In our “A Look At” column in our May/June 2017 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, artist Darlene Olivia McElroy demonstrates the effects you can get using Grafix® Double Tack® Mounting Film with foiling, microbeads and more. Check out Darlene’s techniques below and get inspired. A…
Get ideas for organizing your mixed-media art supplies, plus an art prompt that will inspire you to use an unexpected item.
Jane Davenport’s Art Lessons explain in depth how to use a variety of mixed-media supplies; here’s a preview on how to use colored pencils.
Because so many of you love to look at and/or draw whimsical faces, we’ve offered tips and techniques for creating them in this blog. Today, I thought it would be helpful to focus not only on the end result, but also on the path of inspiration. And who better to provide that inspiration than mixed-media…
In the following post about printmaking techniques by Cate Prato, you’ll learn why you should be “all about that brayer.” A rubber brayer like this one is good for inking stamps,” Cate says. “Create custom stamps by spreading modeling paste through a stencil. Then spread paint on the stamp with a brayer.” Art by Carolyn…
This is a great time for beginners to take up mixed-media art. Never have there been so many avenues available to learn techniques and explore new art materials. Artists are continually breaking new ground. Thank goodness for resources such as Kimberly Santiago’s Mixed Media Handbook. This book is the perfect guide for beginners, and it’s…
We asked, and you answered! The question was “Do you use polymer clay, and if so, what do you love about it?” One thing that came up time and again was its versatility. Even I was inspired by some of the responses. Our readers suggested: foiling it, embossing it, creating image transfers with it, using…
This week my latest Art Lesson in the Supply Stash Series is released. Number 11 is devoted to Distress Stains, inks, and markers. My goal for these Art Lessons is to stretch the boundaries of artist materials and show you different ways to use these mixed-media art supplies, so I concentrated on the free-wheeling nature…
