I've been playing with acrylic glazing liquid this week and for my video tutorial I've used glazing in a way you might not be used to seeing it being used. Usually glazing is used in the latter stages of a painting project to shift the colour of a piece or unify and harmonise it. In my art journal page I've used it…
New video time and this week I thought I would share five art and craft hacks that I use regularly in my creative work. Some of the hacks will save you money, some will save you time and then there is even an acrylic painting technique you will want to try in there too! I try to recycle a lot into my…
You might not quite get it from the colours, I suppose I should have gone for something more honey-toned, but this week's project is actually bee-themed! It's a video 'how-to' showing all the stages for adding dimension and texture whilst recycling bits and pieces left over from previous projects. The bee theme came from the Apple Blossom Hexagon Panel die that I…
After last week's adventure into vlogging I am safely back with an art journal share for my video this week and an Easy Art Journal Page layout using Mandala art. You will want to watch the video all the way through as I have a top tip to help you to bring your journal pages together. Last Thursday I started a few…
I don't believe it! I have over 1000 subscribers over on YouTube! Thank you so much to all of you who watch my videos, subscribe to my channel and leave me comments and likes too, I really appreciate it and as a thank you I have had a go at my first VLOG-style video. Oh Boy! The topic is a behind the…
Who needs some color to brighten their day? I do! I hope that you do too because I've got an explosion of color to share with you in my latest art journal page video. And I think I can safely call this a mixed media piece as I've got pattern paper, Gelatos, acrylic paint, oh and some coloured pencils in there too!…
One of my big goals this year is drawing more, you might remember the Daily Drawing Exercise I was doing regularly at the beginning of the year and posting on instagram? Did you play along with it? Perhaps we should do it again for a month? What do you think? Let me know! Drawing is still a big part of my life…
Yay! New video time! And this week I thought I would break out some Distress Oxide inks. What do you think about these inks? Have you tried them? Are you a fan or a 'whatevs.'?! I know, I am a bit late to the whole Distress Oxide party, as they came out, what six months ago? But, hey, better late than never,…
Watercolor and gel medium don't mix, right? Well, oddly enough I love working with gel medium and watercolor together, you just get the most amazing textures and effects. Take for instance my video this week. It's a super easy, mixed media flower art tutorial that uses glass bead gel and watercolor. I know, crazy! But look how much fun it is! And…
Yay! It is video time and I have a new video on my YouTube Channel! This week it is all about texture, with a super easy technique for adding texture to an art journal page, mixed media or painting project and how to really make the most of that texture as you add to the page layer by layer. I'm also sharing some…
Hey Pineapple, how are you doing? Well we are all splatter here in my studio at the moment with some paint splatter art fun! Want to join in? I have a video all about it today and sharing some tips and tricks for getting the most out of this fun technique. Now I'm thinking that this is a pretty fun technique to…