VIDEO: Art Journal – Acrylic paint and Gouache Paint
It’s art journal time! I thought I would change pace today, well it is Sunday after all, and share an art journal page process video. This page started with some paint left over from another project that I wanted…
VIDEO: How To Make Easy Abstract Watercolor Flowers – A Creative Exercise
I promised you something different today didn’t I? So I thought I would share a creative exercise that is great for anyone who wants to get started with watercolor paints, or for if you have been dabbling but aren’t…
VIDEO: What Are Your Favorite Art Motifs?
What are your favorite art motifs? What shapes or patterns keep cropping up again and again for you? Let me know I would love to hear! You guys know that I do tend to use a lot of circles…
VIDEO: Where Do You Get Your Ideas? Tips For Artists and Crafters
Where do you get your ideas? How do you keep inspired and do you have any tricks for when you aren’t feeling inspired? I’m sharing some of my go-to habits and ways that I generate ideas and keep inspired…
VIDEO: How To Practice Art – 5 Tips For Artists And Crafters
Are there art or craft skills that you want to improve this year? Or techniques you want to learn? Well, I am guessing that the answer is ‘yes’! Because we all have don’t we? I know I do! I…
VIDEO: Pencil Coloring Tutorial Using Prismacolor and Polychromos
I’m doing some pencil coloring in my video today. You might recognise the image as I used her for an art journal page video a couple of weeks ago but I never showed you how I colored her. So I…
VIDEO: Gel Press – Printing Techniques – How to Use a Gel Plate To …
I’ve got my Gel Press gel printing plate out so I thought it would be fun to share some of my top tips for building textured layers in your monoprints. I’ve got lots of techniques and ideas for you…
VIDEO: Simple Mask And Heat Embossing Technique – Art Journal Page
I’ve got a fun heat embossing technique for you today. It is so simple that you will wonder why you don’t use it with your heat embossing all of the time! It is a really great way to stretch…
VIDEO: How To Use Inks – 10 Ideas For Using Acrylic Inks
Inks are great aren’t they? I mean I use a lot of acrylic paint but I do love using acrylic inks too. I love drawing with them but they are fabulous for all sorts of techniques and mark making,…
VIDEO: Product Test – Royal Talens Dosing Nozzles
Did you spot the nozzles I used in my art journal process video on Sunday? They are the Royal Talens Dosing Nozzles and some of you were a little curious about them! So today I am sharing a quick…
VIDEO: Art Journal Page Process – Simple Acrylic Paint Layers
Ok, I’ll own up! I have been on a spending spree! I have some Amsterdam acrylic paints to try out this week and following on from last Sunday, when I was putting the Pebeo Irridescent paints through their paces, it…
