An Artist Who Makes Colors Sing! Plus, Stamping Techniques to Try!
Jessica Swift employs stamping techniques and bravely uses color to create gorgeous mixed-media art. Also, a bonus demo on how to make your own stamps!
Jessica Swift employs stamping techniques and bravely uses color to create gorgeous mixed-media art. Also, a bonus demo on how to make your own stamps!
Mixed-media artist Darlene Olivia McElroy shares an image transfer idea: Use the transparent plastic sheets most of us know as Plexiglas®.
Having a stash of printed papers and fabrics ready to go when the creative muse strikes is like having money in the bank. Instead of spending a lot of time making one background or pattern for an art journal page or collage, I just reach into my stash, and away I go. I love printing…
You may already know of Sue Pelletier’s distinct and personal mixed-media art from her book, Collage Paint Draw, which I’ve featured here previously. The book includes step-by-step lessons for beginners, including this simple demo on how to create an image transfer using packing tape (below). I’m bringing this title to your attention today because if you…
Mixed-meida artist Jodi Ohl gives you an overview of printmaking with a Gelli® Plate, along with some great tips.
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…
A mixed-media printmaking exercise from Traci Bautista’s Printmaking Unleashed–learn how to use lace fabric to create a textured print.
Stop what you’re doing for a moment to notice patterns around you. I love discovering the patterns and the repetition of those patterns in unexpected places, such as in the clouds. Not to mention recognizing intentional patterns created in literature, music, poetry, and dance. Noticing patterns becomes second-nature, especially to those of us who are…
We’re thrilled to welcome mixed-media artist Jenny Lee Cochran in Art Lesson 5: Pastels With a Punch. In this paper art download, Jenny explains how to use deli paper, a Gelli printing plate, and a few other supplies to make colorful, patterned paper flowers. In today’s newsletter, Jenny, the Art Lesson artist for the next four months,…
I once read that the human brain is designed to solve problems and that’s why many of us love to play games. When something is out of whack, our minds immediately try to fix it. Maybe that’s why so many of us love repetitious patterns, for printmaking and beyond. Artwork by Tania Beaumont, taniabeaumont.squarespace.com There…