Apr
4
faux stained glass
April 4, 2007 | 2 Comments
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
This gorgeous project is found here.
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Apr
4
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
quick link on a big subject…more a pointer in the right direction.
Murals can be beautifully simple to do…or very involved.
Here and some solid directions for getting started.
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Mar
26
Painted furniture
March 26, 2007 | 2 Comments
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Help…there’s an elephant in my room!
I found this very, very cool jungle bed today!
This page is part of a great site featuring murals, trompe l’oeil(French for fool the eye), and decorative wall finishes. They give a lot of step by step instruction for different kins of projects.
Enjoy!
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Mar
11
Painting on glass
March 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Great info at glasspainting.co.uk on…glass painting.
Even some free patterns as well as info on basic techniques.
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Mar
6
Exchanging info and showing off.
March 6, 2007 | 1 Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Decorative painters are sometimes seen in other artists eyes as different .
On the positive side they are seen as artists who simply work on surfaces other than canvas.
On the negative side they are sometimes not seen as real artists, because the methods used as well as painting surface can be […]
Mar
4
Gorgeous Transparent Banners
March 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Found at the Blick site. This gorgeous transparent banner project. They specify Blick student acrylics, but you can use any acrylics.( Oh…and this has also been done for loooooog time using oils on glass.) Just be sure to use the COLORS they mentioned, for the purpose of transparency.
This pic of […]
Feb
27
The Sun, Moon and Stars.
February 27, 2007 | 1 Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Celestial themes are always beautiful.
I guess we as humans have marveled at the heavenly bodies since the beginning of us as humans.
I found a sweet project for a painted jar featuring a star.
Then I decided to go with it and look for a sun design. This cute children’s t-shirt and […]
Feb
26
Shiva Paintsticks
February 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Shiva…Paintsticks.
Even the name is beautiful.
I have dreamed of owning these for more than a year.
Well..I have finally decided to stop dreaming and get them.
One can draw or paint with them. They can be applied to any surface.( except for glass)
They are oil paints and can be mixed with traditional […]
Feb
22
Painted toilet seats?
February 22, 2007 | 1 Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Yup…you can.
I happened to remember that Cary , who does my tattoo work, likes to paint toilet seats.
I asked him about it once, and he says he uses acrylic paints…in fact, I know he is a fan of Liquitex Basics.
Liquitex as also sells a number of different sealers and […]
Feb
22
Painted Animal Print.
February 22, 2007 | 1 Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
I found a very clever technique for making an animal print with paint that I had to share.
The paint used is Krylon® Interior-Exterior Paint but this could easily be done with regular paint.
In the instructions you are to spray paint the background with a color and then spray it with […]
Feb
20
Easier than it looks floral painting.
February 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
This is a gorgeous project.
The drawing is done for you. As with many decorative painting projects published a pattern is given, that basically is the line work of the image to be painted.
The instructions are not very involved because the range of colors is small.
This helps you focus on […]
Feb
20
Going Pro
February 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
The starving artist is romantisized.
Everyone knows that artists dont make money.
People just don’t feed their families by spending their days painting.
Only those of rare and exceptional talent “make it”
I hate to be contradictory but it isn’t so.
I mentioned in my craftgossip profile that I come from a family of artists.
That […]
Feb
18
t-shirts, kids clothes, even curtains…oh my!
February 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
We live in a world covered in fabric.
Textiles in all forms has always fascinated me…and led me to a life long love of knitting and fabric painting.
Not to mention embroidery, and my not so big love of sewing…but Lord knows I try anyway!
But here we are talking about applying decoration […]
Feb
16
(I) love letters!
February 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Scripted and florishing, blocked…big and bold.
I love text in art, or even AS art.
I have an art peice painted directly on the wall, in my bedroom that incorporates text that says “The heart is eternal”
I plan on several”word walls” in my future home that will hopefully be built in […]
Feb
14
Here comes the sun.
February 14, 2007 | 1 Comment
Painting editor Rebecca Lopez writes…
Inspired by the desire to escape from all the snow we have had here in central Ohio, I went searching for some sunshine.
I found a couple of painting projects that involve actual sun motifs, as well as some other warm weather/sunny place themes.
My favorites were;
Tiki Time I think they used […]
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