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Michelle Wooderson challenges you to a 31-day painting commitment. This art project is easier — and smaller — than you think.
Learn how to make a gorgeous art print made from your favorite fresh blooms. Our simple flower pounding technique makes it easy to transform fresh flowers into a gorgeous art piece you can hang, display, or gift.
Printing on fabric treated with cyanotype chemicals has always fascinated me - I've dabbled in it a bit, but never really explored it more than that. With all the plant life returning, I'm getting several ideas using cyanotype printing - hopefully I'll have something to show you in a week or two! So what is it? Cyanotype is coating a surface with certain chemicals that when exposed to light make a blue-tinted photographic image. It's been around a long, long time .... British scientist Sir John Herschel invented the process in 1842 and it was one of the main photographic processes used until the early 1900's when black and white photographic prints became more popular. British artist Anna Atkins was one of the early users of cyanotype, creating this piece between 1851 and 1854. You can paint the cyanotype chemicals on a wide range of objects - paper and fabric are mainly used. I'm especially interested in using the process with fabric! I've shown this piece of Lotta Helleberg's before, cyanotype fabric pieces put together into a quilt. This is something along the line of what I'm thinking of working on - I just need to do a little more research into how this type of piece could be laundered. Entanglement, cyanotype appliqued onto linen and hand stitched, 2016. detail of the above work See more of Lotta's work here. Lynette Miller is an artist who works in several mediums, cyanotype being one. I love the way light works in this print of hers made with old bottles: And these are fun gift tags: See more of her work on her blog here. Arizona artist Annie Lopez uses the cyanotype prints she makes to create clothing sewn from vintage patterns. You can see more of her work and read about her in this article from Images Arizona here and the Phoenix New Times here. Happy Creating! Deborah
Students can use this worksheet to practice shading, using different color values.
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How to Make a Graffiti Surface Pattern with StencilGirl Stencils by Martice Smith II
Techniques and Tips for Watercolors When it comes to watercolor painting, these are the tricks that draw the ooh's and aah's every time. Watercolor as a medium seems like such a challenge because it seems unpredictable at first glance. It's so important to learn what to expect from the pigment when it meets water. When learning watercolor basics, these will help form a better foundation in painting with more enjoyment. The frustration is lessened because you have a better idea of how the pigment is going to respond to what you do. There are many helpful videos on YouTube that are great resources shared by other artists. Do a quick search on YouTube and you'll have a great time watching artists demonstrate these techniques. When teaching these techniques in a workshop, I bring out these posters and copies of the instructions as handouts for students. I'm sharing those handouts with all of you, here and now! This post has been a long time in the planning stages and I'm so thrilled to have it finally ready to share with other watercolor enthusiasts. So, I have a bit of confessing to do first. Have you seen my pins on Pinterest for these techniques? Years ago, when I was new to Pinterest, I created pins for the images of these posters. At the time, I didn't realize how popular these posters would become with time. Now, these pins are my most commonly saved pins! Unfortunately, they lack any explanation. The pins lead nowhere but to the images. Lesson learned, believe me! I can't tell you how much I regret that mistake! It's taken me a while but now I'm glad to share the posters and the tips that help explain each one. If there's a technique you'd like me to elaborate on more, please let me know in the comments. I'd be more than happy to help you with that! When it comes to watercolor painting, these are the tricks that draw the ooh's and aah's every time. Watercolor Techniques Pages 1 and 2 Created by Christy Sheeler. For personal use only. Request permission to reproduce. Created by Christy Sheeler. For personal use only. Request permission to reproduce. Tips & Explanations for Watercolor Techniques I know the text on the tips sheets may be hard to read so here's a link to the printable PDF file: Watercolor Techniques Page 1 and 2 I hope you are able to try these techniques on your own! These make up a watercolor artist's tool box for creating unusual effects. There are several I use often. There are 4 or 5 I rarely use but at times, these techniques are useful. It all depends on the style and subject matter. It's a good idea to become familiar with them, try them out with a bit of practice before applying them to an artwork you are working on. Leave me a note in the comments! Let me know if you've got questions and I'd be very happy to explain any of these further. Thank you for stopping by and sharing a few minutes here today! ADDED NOTE: So many have commented and requested to use this as a resource for instructional material. Thank you for the compliment! I am glad you have found this to be helpful in teaching in your own settings. Use permission is granted with the agreement that source credit is given to Christy Sheeler Artist and She Must Make Art, the art blog. Permission is not given to altar these in any way or form. I know the images above do stipulate for personal use only. I do appreciate you commenting below your own purpose for using because it's so nice to read your stories. I love knowing how these are spreading to touch others' enjoyment of watercolor painting. -CS 2023 Thank you to those of you who have requested my permission in the comments. I am too often late in replying so thus the reason for adding this note. May your instruction go well and these resources be a blessing! Christy -She must make art.
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I have recently become more interested in the concept of automatic drawing. Since the central theme in my teaching is about allowing creativity to bubble up while quietening the inner critic, I have been drawn to the history of this idea. Automatic drawing was developed by the surrealists as a mean
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One of the most challenging aspects of making art is coming up with regular ideas for works. I frequently sit in front of a piece of paper for an entire day, struggling to form the ideal composition, only to finish the day with a mostly blank piece of paper, the fibers worn down from constant erasing. This is no doubt made worse by my serious case of perfectionitis. However I often discover that a cure for creative block is simply going out for a stroll. The other day while walking to mee
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you mix one form of art with another? We are sure that you have had this thought once or twice and wondered what
