Painting on gesso offers several benefits to both traditional painters and acrylic pour artists. Will adding this step can upgrade your art?

Learn a fun and easy technique to transfer a photo to paper and make art journal pages, scrapbook layouts, mixed media projects and more

A great way to push yourself creatively is by combining your favorite art mediums to create mixed-media artworks. Whether you’re an oil painter, watercolorist, or marker enthusiast, you can make some incredible images by melding your medium with other materials.

Foam stamps are one of the best tools for your mixed media projects. Easy to use with acrylic paints and can be stamped on any surface!

Using wood glue and loving the texture and patterns that come out of each unique encaustic piece.

Dear Wonderful, Creative You: I’ve been having the most wonderful spring, spending time with my students in the Diving Deep intuitive art journaling class. As often happens, I’m learning almost just as much as the students as I teach. I’m so excited to be able to share some of the Diving Deep process with you. […]

Dina Wakley, our featured artist of the month, shares a multitude of mixed-media techniques and tips in all of her work for creating expressive art. Here are a few of our favorites.

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Today I am going to show 6 ways that I made easy background papers using supplies that you might already have around your craft room!

If you are looking to personalize your art journal projects, creating mixed media tissue paper is a fun way to get unique colors and textures. Creating mixed media tissue paper is easy and only requires a few materials. In this tutorial I will share with you three different techniques for getting a variety of different

I’ve been making some little embellishments lately to use in my collage journals. My goal is to use some of the stuff I already have – you know, the stuff that keeps piling up… gel prints, pa…

12 easy techniques to use Distress Inks on craft or paper projects like art journal pages, cards and scrapbook lyouts

My career path has included wiring company internets, managing computer networks, coding applications, etc. Geek? Yep! So I’ve been reflecting on my transformation into an artist over the years and how these two occupations have informed each other. Ever the geek, I tend to want to combine mediums and fix processes that I don’t like […]

How to Transfer Images onto Paper by Rebecca Parsons. Such a great Mixed Media technique, perfect to use in Art Journals or Junk Journals!

Learn how to combine watercolour and ink to create beautiful mixed media artwork by understanding the secrets of line and wash paintings.

Faux Encaustic Technique by Heather Tracy for The Graphics Fairy

We're sharing our best tips and techniques on how to decoupage with napkins without wrinkles. Get the tutorial for perfect results here.

Ever wonder what to do with all those used dryer sheets that come out of the dryer? Don’t throw them away! They are a perfect canvas for mixed media artwork. What better way to recycle and reuse! A little glue/paint/stamps etc…and you can turn an ordinary dryer sheet into a canvas of artwork! You…

Create a resist effect for art backgrounds using oil pastels and watercolors. Perfect for art journals and mail art.

10 clever tips for working with stencils every crafter should know to get amazing results and stencil like a professional

What is Gesso and How to Use it by Rebecca Parsons for The Graphics Fairy.

Do you ever use acrylic pastes with your stencils? Acrylic pastes can create beautiful dimension and crisp images in your art journal, if you know how to apply them. Here are some tips and techniques for how to get fantastic results with acrylic pastes and stencils. Hop-A-Long Studio is reader-supported. When you buy through links

Create mixed media backgrounds in your art journal with easy step-by-step tutorials with photos for each step. Plus: a background challenge.

Gelli Arts Gel Printing with Felt Tips and Paint Markers in a Journal by Marsha Valk

Create wet in wet effects with Liquitex highly pigmented, ultra fluid Acrylic Ink. A play of fluidity and absorbency.

Have you ever seen encaustic art and found yourself drawn in? There is something about encaustic artwork that grabs the viewer in a way that is different from other […]

I recently took on a super fun project where I made a bunch of cool art papers, and I filmed the whole thing to share with you. It was a blast, and I'm here to tell you all about it, hoping to get you excited to try something similar.

Create mixed media backgrounds in your art journal with easy step-by-step tutorials with photos for each step. Plus: a background challenge.

Free Mini Class If you want to create a mixed media project but have no clue where to start, what supplies you need or how to overcome your fears you are in the right place! This mini class will help you start your first mixed media project by introducing you to this wonderful diverse world! You will discover what mixed media is Find out what supplies you need to start Learn what types of mixed media projects you can do Familiarize yourself with the basic techniques Overcome your fear of taking the first step This is a great class for beginners and anyone who wants to start experimenting and creating mixed media projects! » 4 Detailed PDF files packed with information, photos and tips » Online classroom with a student’s forum » Lifelong access Frequently Asked Questions about My Online Classes Q: How do I buy a class? A: You can browse the list and see the descriptions of …

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Faux Encaustic Technique by Heather Tracy for The Graphics Fairy

I've tried almost all techniques for image transfer and after hearing so much about using Citrasolv, I thought I'd give it a try. I looked on their website to find out where I could find it in Rockford - one place. Since they didn't have it in stock, I had to order it. Alas, when calling that store today, I was told that it won't be ordered until this Friday and I'd have to wait until next Tuesday. NEXT TUESDAY? Well, that's way too long for an artist who is on a mission to try a new technique, hello? I started my trek across the far east side of Rockford in search of it. Read: I live on the west side where there's virtually no traffic and no strip malls every few feet to slow down by to find that tiny store front. The big stores are even a little intimidating to me, but I took a deep breath and pulled into the local Home Depot. I might have found a substitute for Citrasolv. I know it's not completely natural as Citrasolv is, but the solvent in it is the same - from orange peels. Thank God it was sunny and a little warmer today, so a window in the studio was opened, the heat turned off, and it was time to experiment. I had read about the National Geographic art project on their website: Citra Solv's Artists Site . It involves brushing the product on every page in the magazine, squishing it together, pulling the pages apart and placing them on newspapers to dry. Messy it was, but the outcome was well worth it. Next time, however, instead of doing a whole issue, I'll just pull out certain pages. On to image transfer...it worked. When it dried, I did feel the urge to heat set it, which left a stain on this small piece of one of my hand dyed cottons. Afraid that the image would disappear, I was hesitant to dunk it in the sink. Oh well, experimentation. I ran cool water over the fabric, rubbed it a little, and to my delight, the image stayed in place. When it dried, I noticed that some of the color had faded from the cloth - I chalked this up to the fact the this orange stuff was a "cleaner" after all. Can you say residual dye?

This is a lesson designed to teach value, grid drawing, and shading. In this lesson students will draw a silver balloon of their choice using the grid method. Students will create a value scale and shade the drawing using shading techniques to create a realistic balloon. This lesson will teach students about the correct graphite pencils to use, tips for using the pencil, how to find values in a drawing and how to find the relationship between values. Great lesson to use for an introduction to drawing unit. This can be completed digitally as students can use the instructions Included in this file is: Powerpoint lesson (8 pages) Letters A-Z balloons images Letters A-Z images with grid Grading Rubric Student example Value scales worksheet

Today I am going to show you how to incorporate coloring book pages into your mixed media art! Tips and ideas for your mixed media artwork!

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

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See how to do art techniques like collage, paint, dripping, and more with Cloth Paper Scissors artist of the month Rae Missigman!

Hello everyone, Giovanna here today! Several years since the gorgeous discovery by Birgit Koopsen of the magazine resist gel printing technique, I am here with, I hope, the ultimate video guide, packed with tips, tricks and new twists about this wonderful technique. It was a while since I made an image transfer, so the first