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Have You Always Wanted to Learn Stencil Art? You Can Today When I became involved in stencil and spray paint art about three years ago. I quickly fell in love with the art form. While I had no prev…
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This guide on oil painting for beginners will teach you everything you need to know to get started with this amazing painting medium.
One the the very best things I did for my painting was to discover, and USE, mediums! If you’ve taken any of my courses/tutorials, you know I use these frequenetly to build textures as well as create transparencies with acrylic paints. Acrylics are great. However, they can be pasty, thick, pla
Hello my dear friends :) Today it's gonna be a little special. Why ? I am gonna talk as usual about projects, videos etc but... I will also talk about you guys, yes YOU ! But before that... let me just share with you the yummy textures created in All about Texture video :) I had to capture those textured cards before I turn them into coloured art pages! Only now, when I look at them all together I see why you enjoyed this video so much. I do feel inspired already only by looking at them :) Finally I had a chance to make some individual photos :) I also added some titles for better explanation. It's like a library of the texture ideas :) In one video we created 20 different textures, I showed you all from start to finish. We used product packaging, recycled cardboard that everyone has at home. Those looks like big, fat tags :) At the end of the video I quickly finished one of the textured backgrunds and created this piece! After watching several of my videos wheter they were about texture or starting a page... you have shared a huge amount of projects with me! I would love to share those with you today. Take time and look at them closely! Stunning pieces! Thank you dear friends for watching my videos, for taking time to create and for sharing your makes on my Facebook and my Instagram. I am so grateful for each and everyone of you and so very proud! You shared plenty projects on Instagram... when you use #maremismallart not only me but others are able to see your art too ! If you missed the video all about 'TEXTURE', here it is :) Textures, all in one! I am in looooove :) I knew you were waiting for another episode of 'TEXTURE' series so I made a NEW video where I finished 2 packing cards! For those who didn't see it, please feel free to watch it :) Again, you have made my day by sharing your attempts, stunning creative works where some of you just started the mixed media journey for the first time, some were stuck with no inspiration and some of you just felt like creating. It is my biggest pleasure and reward to see your makes, to see your trials and to walk next to YOU in your creative path. Look at this collage of stunning projects inspired by my videos, I am absolutely stunned and proud! From the bottom of my heart... THANK YOU! You have given me so much love and support that I am not even sure how to thank for. You found courage to make a piece, then you were strong enough to share it with us on Maremi's Facebook, I am proud and HAPPY! Lastly I wish to share my latest recycled cards... I adore the texture and how different those are. To all You Artists! I hope you found this post inspirational and most importantly it will encourage you to START, to open up and use your stash, to look for your creativity... with all Maremi's Friends you can try, you can start and break the blank page, experiment and ENJOY ! If you are not too sure visit my YouTube channel for more beginners videos - Click here :) Ok enough of talking :) :) ps. do share your art inspired by my videos with us on Facebook or Instagram :) ps.2 Did you see I am a teacher in Wanderlust 2017 ?! If you wish to read more please click HERE :) I love, love love you, Marta xxx
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By Kellie Day in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials I’ve always been fascinated by encaustic art and the eerie, soft look it has. All those layers of wax are incredibly intriguing, and up until recently, were a complete mystery to me as to how they were created. Just to give you an example, here’s a close-in detail of an encaustic piece entitled Fire Divided by encaustic artist and teacher Shawna Moore. Amazing, isn’t it? So smoky and soft, and textured! For those […]
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I am bringing home this tutorial for "How to Watercolor Paint on Fabric", which was originally shared on Ella Claire, here. If you are looking for a tutorial to turn your watercolor fabric (or
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Make a Bridged Stencil From Any Image: When I first tried stenciling, I worked from drawings and traced the images onto marking paper. I could make black and white stencils this way, but it was difficult to produce color stencils or stencils with more than one tone. With this method I ca…
Wondering how to varnish an acrylic painting? In this blog post, you’ll learn how to use varnish to keep your paintings safe from dust, debris, and light damage over time! This is my favorite way to seal an acrylic painting, and it’s actually quite simple to do. So without further ado, let’s dive in
Supplies needed: Acrylic dabbers, photocopy of an image, water spritzer bottle, paintbrush, card stock, craft sheet and heat tool (optional) Take the lid off the dabbers and brush the paint onto the card stock, ensure you get a good coverage Take your photocopied image ( remember that you will get a reverse of the image, so don't use bold words), flip it over and place it in the acrylic. Lightly press it down making sure it's smooth and not wrinkled Leave to air dry for at least 15 minutes and then if you wish give it a blast with the heat tool Only move onto this step when you are sure your paint is completely dry Take your water filled spritzer bottle, spray the back of the paper no more than two squirts, you don't want it too wet Next start to rub the paper very gently with your finger Keep rubbing and extra spritzing if you need too Eventually you will get rid of all the paper, but it does take a bit of patience as you have to be careful not to wet it too much and rub the image away You can do exactly the same on a canvas Apparently the paint in the acrylic dabbers is slightly different to other acrylics as it is more chalky and that's why the transfers work best with these paints. But you can use other mediums. I tried it with Jo Sonia's background paints but didn't get such a good effect
A properly primed canvas is the base of your painting. Use gesso to prime your canvas to get the texture you want. Use gesso to prepare your canvas to make it smooth or give it extra texture.
It’s amazing the amount of different kinds of art mediums that are available to us right now. And what’s even more amazing is when you use them together.I heard that new products are made just by mixing various mediums together. I’m assuming the risk of accidentally concocting a toxic mix is pretty low.Today, I want to show you what happens when you spray ink onto dried gesso. It really is pretty cool.Supplies needed: • Card stock or art journal • White gesso • Stencils • Spray ink Ok. Let’s s
Isolating Colors Chart I hope you are having a great week! I was coloring a tutorial image for Tracing Memories outline, and I realized that a trick I use with attendees should probably be added to my blog. An old trick artists use when they want to figure out what color something is, they isolate that color by looking through a card with a hole cut out of it. Then they can compare that one spot with the colors they are working with. I know some people have taken their large Copic color charts and done something similar so they could identify color matches, by punching a small hole in each swatch. But, those charts are kinda small, and I don't have a long-arm small hole-punch. So, I made a special color chart that I wanted to share. To make this easier for the class I'm working with, I created this helpful chart for 36 colors per half-page (72 colors per printout). This is set up so that you can punch the holes with a standard, single hole-punch. To use this chart, right-click on the image and download it. Then, simply print it on your favorite marker paper and color in each rectangle with the colors you have. Write the color number next to it. Punch each hole. Then, line up the colored page with the area you are trying to color-match. As you can see from this close-up of the dog photo, the grass is somewhere between G28 and G99. So, when I go to color, I will use a mix of those two colors. I actually want the grass a little lighter, so I threw some G24 into the picture first, then scribbled in G28 and G99. For the lighter gray on the dog, my color guide told me that C2 is a good match. This is a really handy quick reference, especially if you have a hard time matching colors to the Copic color spectrum, or if you only have a limited range of colors and have a hard time figuring out which will match the best. Here is the finished picture. I colored him with G24, G28, G99, YG11, YG13, YG17, G02, E33, E27, E49, 100, C2, C5, R85, and B41. instead of worrying about keeping the daisies white while coloring, I went back after I was done coloring and added them back in using Copic Opaque White. The original photo was taken by Chelsea Lowery, of her big dog, Rupert. He's such a cutie!
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Today, I am going to give a tutorial, using modeling paste, to create easy home decor pictures. Supplies Modeling Paste Plastic Stencil Canvas Plastic Palette Knives Assorted acrylic paints Sponge brush Spray water bottle Rag For this demonstration, I am using an 8x8 flat canvas board, which will rest on an easel for display. Later in the project you will see an 11x14 regular artist canvas, which is what I usually utilize for this type of project. A flat wooden surface would also do well. 1. Position stencil over canvas, you may secure the stencil with tape. However, this project is meant to be a little messy, so I usually skip this step! 2. Using Palette knife, scoop small amount of modeling paste, and gently begin to apply to open stencil areas. Thickness is personal preference, I like the central object thicker, and surrounding objects thinner (flatter). 3. Mist lightly with water to keep the modeling paste from becoming too sticky. You can smooth out the palette knife marks a little here also. 4. Remove the stencil, gently so you don't tear the stencil. Don't worry about making a mess or smears... Here is what you have when stencil is removed. Basically, there is no right or wrong way to do this project...the next step could easily be done BEFORE putting the stencil on... 5. Gently, scrape the excess modeling paste off the stencil and apply it around the edges of the canvas, as above. You can see here that some of the canvas texture shows, which is fine with me...however, if you don't like that look, you can "prepare" the canvas before stenciling...simply apply a thin layer of modeling paste to the entine canvas, let it dry, then apply stencil and modeling paste for design. 6. Let entire canvas dry...then you are ready to paint! I chose a "Buttermilk" white, brown, and dark yellow as my color scheme. I also mixed in a little "Glazing" medium...purely optional. The glaze medium makes it a little easier to blend the colors, and gives the colors a transparent quality. 7. I painted the entire canvas the "Buttermilk" white, then begin layering on the other colors for shading and defining depth. I used several techniques to layer on the paint...sponge brush and my "paint rag" Ta-Da! Here is the finished project! Lol, the picture looks kattywonkis because of my poor picture taking skills! Also, it appears darker in this picture than it really is... The entire project only took about 2 hours...and most of that is drying time! Happy Summer Crafting! xoxo PK Shared on these wonderful parties: TitiCrafty by Camila Sew Can Do Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom Sugar Bee Crafts A Creative Princess Isabelle Thornton Le Chateau de Fleurs Live Laugh Rowe I Gotta Create
My newest piece of prophetic art had me in all the feels. You see, over the last few years, God has been walking me through a powerful season of understanding my true “identity” in Him and this piece of art – a combination of paint, gel matte, and collage work – was a heartfelt visual representation of the healed place that He had brought me into and a beautiful reminder of where I wanted to deeply root and remain. For your ease of navigating and reading, the rest of this post is divided into four distinct sections: My “Why” For Creating Prophetic Art The Message Behind My Most Recent Piece of Prophetic Art But What is Prophetic Art? Prophetic Art Tips for the Non-Artist Beginner My “Why” For Creating Prophetic Art – If you’ve read my book, A Time to Dance: Chasing Joy in Difficult Seasons, you know that my healing journey started out in the most unexpected of places – on the bathroom floor. After hitting a season of deep pain that absolutely fractured my identity, security, hope, and faith, I had crumbled into a heap of brokenness, surrounded by what felt like the ashes of my previous life. People say that when you go through experiences like that, your life becomes divided into a “before” and “after” story; chapters that reflect life before that moment of brokenness, and chapters that reflect life after. And I was sure, in that moment, that any chapters left in my story were destined to be filled with pain, insecurity, and hopelessness. But what I didn’t expect was to meet an incredible God that day that would become my best friend. A Father that was so real that His presence became tangible in my space. A Father that was so beautiful that His voice and His love became the lifeline to my soul. A Father who picked up all the broken pieces and made my “after” more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. And for that, I sing His praises – finding ways to worship Him – in everything I do… including my love of art! Now, about that art – Well, I love art! I love to create anything artsy. I love to dabble in paint and collage and basket-making and knitting and ANYTHING artsy fartsy! BUT… I am not an artist. The truth is that I’m not very talented at art… at all! In fact, during my high school years, I often knew that when I enrolled in art classes, I was letting go of a 4.0 gpa because I never managed to get an A in the course. Why? Because my art was never original; never unique. I could decently recreate a piece of art, but I could not envision something and just create it. Little did my (wonderful) teacher know that a few years down the road one of the most popular publicly traded companies in the world would be built on the backs of people just like me and it would have 447 million monthly users! Hello, Pinterest! But I digress. My point here is that I am writing this post from the perspective of someone who, arguably, has almost no artistic ability. So, if you feel the same way, you’re in good company! But all that said, I turned 40 last year and something inside me just clicked. This is 2023 and I am so tired of letting my inabilities direct or shape my passions or my pursuit of them! I may not be the most artistic, but when I share my art, and the heart and message behind it, others feel the encouragement in their spirit! I FEEL the encouragement in my spirit. And it’s a beautiful thing! So don’t let what you can’t do dictate or shape what you want to do or feel called to do… chase it and shine bright, my friend! God WILL use it! (Just like He used Moses!) The Message Behind My Most Recent Piece of Prophetic Art – During that season of brokenness, one of the most difficult challenges that I faced was finding “who” I really was in the mess of ashes that laid all around me. What defined me – and what didn’t? How did God see me – versus how I see myself? It was messy and hard and just plain painful, at times. I had to learn to lean into God’s voice and allow Him to gently correct so many of my absolutely broken and flawed ways of processing who I am and my worth/value. What I found was that as He removed each one of those labels that bound me, He faithfully began to pour in His words … daughter, chosen, loved, held, called, known, cherished, and irreplaceable! Now, as a recovering people pleaser and perfectionist, I have struggled to stand in my own identity many times over, choosing instead to walk with my eyes down and my heart sheltered. But God was calling me to step out of that battle of shame and fear and step into the calling that He was laying before me… and then I had a beautiful God-given vision – God as a lion, fiercely protective of His children (a lion’s roar can be heard for 5 miles), walking behind me as He powerfully repeats these words into my spirit… “Mine. She is mine. And I love her.” And friends, I knew in that moment that I wanted to create a piece of art from that powerful vision. You see, I knew that He was encouraging me to walk into my calling, not skirt around it or avoid it due to fear, but confidently face it knowing that I have a Father that loves me unconditionally and beyond comprehension and He will always be with me. He will faithfully see me through. Where my identity was once a piece of putty that I passed around and placed in other people’s hands, asking them to shape, mold, and define me, to determine my worth and my value… I now have an identity that is securely anchored TO MY FATHER. His truths define me. His truths determine my value and my worth. His truths are where I find rest, hope, faith, and joy! … And they are the/His same truths for each of you!! So, behind the lion, I glued some of my favorite verses and stories with these truths. They are reminders of His faith in me and His incredible love, goodness, and faithfulness to us. They are the words of His identity that He pours into us. They are His gifts, never earned, given freely… and all we have to do is ask… Jesus, who am I in you and how do you see me? And if you are reading this post and you feel something stirring in your spirit, I’d like to share some encouragement here before we move on – If you ask our Father these questions, never fear the answer because His love is beyond comprehension and completely irreversible and unconditional, no matter the road we have walked. Just wait for the rush of love, grace, and healing to flow! It may feel like a small stream at first, bounced about by rocks of doubt and shame, but let it journey down into your spirit and let it water the seeds that He is faithfully planting in you today. God, I am completely overwhelmed by you. My cup overflows. Thank you for loving me so much! But What Is Prophetic Art? Well now that you know my “why” behind creating prophetic art and my most recent example of it, I think you’ll find it easy to wrap your head around the general idea of prophetic art. If you’re like me, you’ll probably struggle to NOT overcomplicate it. I know that I did. And in this case, be gentle with yourself. You’re not alone. But here is the definition that I ultimately came up with – It’s both beautifully and simply any art (in any artform) that you create from or within that space of sitting with the Holy Spirit. So maybe you paint a vision of something that God promised or showed you. Or maybe you create a basket that demonstrates how He reweaves your broken seasons into something beautiful. Or maybe you choose an artform like photography, collage, drawing, or etc. of something that God spoke to you through His word. Maybe your art is a form of prayer, created from a space where you are faithfully leaning into His goodness before your breakthrough arrives. Maybe you’re crocheting baby booties for a child that is not yet born but promised. It can really be any form of art that is created from your relationship with God and your beautiful dance through a life walked hand-in-hand with Him. So now that we’ve defined it, let’s lay out some great tips for beginners (like me)! Prophetic Art Tips for the Non-Artist Beginner (Like Me!) – Approach prophetic art like a form of worship. When you worship, your focus is not on the person next to you. You’re not comparing yourself against them, wondering who does it better. You simply and beautifully just worship. It’s Jesus-focused, Kingdom-focused, and heartfelt. And it is as perfectly unique and individual as your relationship is with the Father. There’s no grade. There’s no right or wrong way to do it. There’s no pressure about flaws or imperfections. It’s just worship. And when you let go of all of that other stuff, it frees you to let the prophetic art flow right out of the conversation between you and God. It frees you to explore what’s in your heart and create from what’s transpiring and growing in your spirit. And that will be truly powerful and beautiful… no matter what the final piece looks like to your natural eyes. Play with different mediums. When you are a non-artist beginner (like me), you’ll want to play with different mediums to find which one suits your style best. You may even find that different pieces call for different mediums. Why? Well, let’s dive in and I’ll explain. Some mediums are more forgiving – This painting here was my very first prophetic art piece. It includes a skirt that had a powerful meaning to me (you can find the story in my book, A Time to Dance: Chasing Joy in Difficult Seasons) and it includes my feet walking on water. You see, this piece was made during a time when I could hear God calling me to step out of the boat of knowns and into the water of the unknowns, trusting Him to hold me and my heart. And I created this piece from both that message and the vision. But again, I’m not an artist. I struggled a lot! I cannot tell you the number of times that I painted and repainted and repainted the lines and the colors for the legs. And although the feet are still imperfect, they are a far cry from the first round! All of that is to say this – some mediums are more forgiving and will let you play with them over and over until you get something that feels right to you. This is especially important for those of us that may take a few tries to get something to look the way we see it in our minds. This painting was done with acrylics and I dare say it ran through about six version of legs before I finally let it go and called it done. Start with a more forgiving medium and give yourself time to learn! Some mediums allow you to fill in skill gaps with creativity – I was trying to find a way to say this without it sounding negative because that’s not what I’m implying at all. Remember, I’m on this journey with you! When I was working to create my lion, I had concerns that I would deeply...
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