Create Texture in Your Artwork
Mariah Rushing2023-03-29T00:55:43-05:00OUR FOCUS: ACTUAL vs VISUAL and Texture Techniques We talk about color and texture all the time, these are our ultimate goals when creating many of our pieces. During the last couple of livestreams we focused on actual vs visual texture in your art. Visual (what the eye perceives as texture)...
Gel Plate Printing Favorite Products
Mariah Rushing2023-02-25T07:07:00-05:00Our Go-To Products For Gelli PrintingPAINTSWe commonly use these brands and will start adding in more links as we add them to our supplies, some are more economical options we are starting to try out in the studio.Golden Fluid Acrylics - Quinacridone Magenta - 1 oz Bottle https://amzn.to/3atSIPhGolden Fluid Acrylics -...
Metallics Mixing Making Shimmer or Shine
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T03:19:45-05:00Experiments and Observations… (Supplies Used Listed at End)The question is, can a neutral-leaning, opaque metallic is used to create a transparent color that will have luminous properties? That was the guiding force behind this venture—and was fairly successful—as you observed in the live stream on Saturday. Do keep in mind...
Color Sprays a Comparison of Dye, Stain & Pigments
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T04:27:11-05:00Color sprays were products we first started using when we started PM artist Studio as a venture. We both had traditional art supplies in our stash we used over… well let's just say over the years. When PM became more of our daily routine we started adding new products and...
The Products We Commonly Use & Why
Mariah Rushing2023-02-25T07:48:09-05:00f you’ve watched or read any of our content via our YouTube Channel or even on our website for any period of time, you know that our primary goal is to educate and not to make money off of you on products we ourselves wouldn’t even use. Five minutes into...
Molding & Modeling Paste Creating Artistic Texture | Performance
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T04:50:55-05:00Greetings! It has been a while…very busy doing all manner of arty endeavors. Check out our Youtube channel and subscribe, and ring the bell to get notifications of upcoming live events. Specifically of interest may be the one coming up this Saturday. Feb. 6th at 10:00 am CST. The content...
Clear Gesso, Water Soluble Crayons & Oil Pastels
Mariah Rushing2023-02-25T08:29:34-05:00In terms of appearance, both have very similar adhesion to the paper with the Grumbacher having a slightly creamier layout. The area that was painted over with the Mont Marte Texture Gesso blended more readily having a smoother appearance than the paper-only area; a silicone stylus was used in the...
Spooky Scrolls for the Makers Creative Collab
Mariah Rushing2023-02-26T11:09:28-05:00Spooky Scrolls was the second challenge for the #MakersCreativeCollab we have been hosting each month. This all started in our Facebook group as a fun creative collaboration challenge for anyone in our group and those of us with channels could take it a bit further with a video hop. Below...
Things That Go Bump in The Night – An Artist Book
Mariah Rushing2023-02-26T11:23:40-05:00The initial impetus for the book was Judy P's skull artwork. It was a guiding force for most of the pages – Izzy and her mad scientist page are an exception – but even then there is a thread of continuity in fears and foibles or sometimes kindred spirits. That...
Tips & Tricks | Artist Trading Cards MIXED MEDIA ATCs
Mariah Rushing2023-02-27T01:30:13-05:00Taking us back into creating one of our favorite things, ATCs. In true PM fashion, we demonstrated a ton of tips and techniques all geared towards how we create artist trading cards and the various smaller pieces likes squares and tags. As a carry-over from what we have been doing...