HOW-TO FOR BOTH ADULTS AND KIDS! HUNDREDS OF FULL-COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS TO INSPIRE YOUR CREATIVITY. Use the many techniques and ideas in ...

I WOULD LOVE A NIFTY TITLE FOR THIS NON-OBJECTIVE WORK. GOT A TITLE SUGGESTION  FOR THIS NEW, MIXED-MEDIA WORK? STEP-BY-STEP FROM...

You have them...you know you do...saved pieces on which you experimented, or scraps from failed works. Maybe you even keep papers on which y...

CONTEST NOW CLOSED. The prize is an art book packed with techniques & methods for you to try!    Packed with full-color photos! ...

I know the two photos below might look unappetizing to some people, but the methods behind them can be very useful! But first, let me ask ...

USE FLUID PAINTS TO TRANSFER PATTERNS  (P.S., The winners of yesterdays's giveaway were Gil in the UK and Susie! Congrats to them.) ...

Let's Color, Kids! Altering papers and printed images to use in collage is easy: Stain, paint, tear, stitch, dye, burn, bleach, or sc...

"LEAF" IT TO METALLIC FOIL!    Want to "foil around" and create an effect to use with paintings, collages, and more?...

CREATE A COOL EFFECT WITH AN EVERYDAY DISHWASHER PRODUCT! MATERIALS AND TOOLS: acrylic (or watercolor) paint water paintbrush ...

My most recent book at the time of this posting is Creating Decorative Papers ( available from Stackpole Books or Amazon.com, amongst others...

The first example is similar to one shown in my last post, done with a hard rubber printmaking brayer (or a foam roller). Remember, you can ...

                                        The sampler pictured above is from the book Creating Decorative Paper .  Painting with Roll...

The prize for this contest is my most recent book, just out this month!  Simply become a follower of this blog (if you're not alrea...

I painted a metallic peachy color on watercolor paper using acrylics first. When that was dry, I applied regular ol' Johnsons Paste Wax ...

This design on paper was SO000 easy to do, and it looks rather striking, yes? I used plain old manila paper (sort of yellow-tan). Drawi...

I put down a layer of dye-based ink on a non-absorbent white sheet of paper. While the ink was still damp, I ran a brush through it, here an...

MATERIALS: Thin, inexpensive tissue papers. Dyes, liquid watercolors, dye-based inks, or thinned acrylic paints. Brushes. Smooth waterco...

To make my first example, I used a deli paper page I'd previously decorated with water and alcohol inks. I applied gold leaf to it (whic...