Resist fluid is a favorite of mine that works w ell with fluid acrylics. Here's a finished example, below, and I'll provide the...

I've always used this technique with tempera paint, happily. See white-tempera-resist for a similar example. Never tried it with gouach...

Texture: A good way to break creative block is to collage rice papers and paper scraps onto heavy watercolor paper with matte medium. See ...

Fabric Fun Made Easy! We've said it before, working the resist technique can be COOL, whether on canvas, paper, or other fabric. See l...

Colorful images of fruit are so tempting...I used the idea not once but twice! The first one shown below includes countless pictures ca...

I've done many posts about various kinds of resists (glue, soap, wax, and more). This is one of my favorites! The process appears in ...

TWO SIMPLE TECHNIQUES!   The first method uses plastic shapes cut from shopping bags. I made boulder-like forms by wetting watercolor p...

The name chosen from the hat (actually a bowl!) to win the free art book, Creating Decorative Paper , was Geri deGruy! My thanks to the oth...

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

Traditional oil pastel (not the water-soluble kind)  acts as a resist  with  watercolors, liquid acrylics,  thinned tempera or gouache...

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

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...

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...

1. Paint, stamp, or drizzle tar gel on absorbent, DRY paper. Here I'm using good, heavy watercolor paper. I could have painted it with l...

OK, this posting isn't all about mixed media art. And I'm not a hater. Really. But don't you just hate it when someone says ...

Waxed paper can be cut into shapes, placed onto plain or painted-but-dry paper, and pressed with a clothes iron. Use a pressing sheet that y...

There are many types of fabric resist products on the market. Some wash out and others are quite permanent. This example was done with the f...