We use Yupo for a number of reasons…First is the fact that it has a bit of stretch which you don’t get with mylar and in our experience cuts so much nicer than mylar. Secondly, Yupo is smooth but designed to have a little bit of tooth, and why it...
“Make what you want. Nothing else matters.”A lifetime creator and art enthusiast, Rhonda Dohna was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, with two sisters. Her early life was influenced by the military as her Dad was a U.S. Air Force pilot who survived three wars. Sadly, when Rhonda was just...
DIRECTIONS for Using Gelli Prints and Oil Pastel Rubbings:If you have a ready-made armature such as a tape roll then you can use the aluminum foil to add a textural element or use it to “size” the bracelet to your liking. An armature of folded or twisted paper is also...
One of the factors in successful printing or painting is knowing the opacity of the color being used. This can be difficult to predict even when the brand has " swatched " paint. Enter the color swatch sticker with built-in value gradation and some PM promotion! Having tried many different papers...
Gel Printing What to Know Before Even Laying Paint to Plate – A True Beginners Guide to Getting Started with Monoprinting aka Gelli Printing SUPPLIES Must Haves: Gel Plate - P’s favorite is a 5x7 or actually her custom cut plate 6x8. You can always go bigger but smaller is easier to start within our...
Image Transfer Step One: Choosing the proper paper is one of the first pieces to a successful laser-printed image transfer. Our go-to paper, one we most often use around the studio, almost exclusively, is the Hammermill Printer Paper, Premium Color 32 lb Copy Paper, 8.5 x 11 https://amzn.to/3m2iAXg We use it for both...
As with anything we do we always try to put the PM spin on it, Mark Making falls into this perfectly. Join us and our Arty Friends as we explore all the ways to expand your visual vocabulary through mark-making. Click below for the full playlist and check back we...
Some of the linked paints and papers below are affiliate links, Our primary goal is to educate and not to make money off of you on products we ourselves wouldn’t even use. The product links we list are for products we have purchased, used, and recommended. As a part of...
Adding shimmer & shine requires practice & patience, especially with certain products. The process of deciding which to use where involves decision-making: 1) What will work best to get the desired effect (product), 2) Design-wise, where will it be placed to achieve optimum results W/O looking garish? It comes down...
In last week’s livestream we did a little pencil work with the prints going into the lookbooks. This led to some interest and sparked up ours in trying out Derwent’s Inktense pencils along with Watercolor Pencils from Sargent and Faber-Castel. Join us as we do a bit of a product...
