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Art Supplies & Containers
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In Search of the Perfect White Pen White gel pens have so many uses for so many artists but the problem for many of us has been finding that elusive white pen of perfection. Perhaps it doesn’t exist >>> |
Altered Art
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Altered Book Basics: How to Choose the Right Book to Alter The Internet is full of pages that discuss how to alter books and photographs that show off what completed altered book projects look like, but there are very few resources >>> |
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Diminutive Dioramas: Matchbox Shrines One of my favorite art projects is making matchbox shrines. By altering a thirty-two-count matchbox, I can create a personal, portable work of art. >>> |
Art Dolls
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Paper Art Dolls: Halloween theme Let’s face it: Mixed media artists tend to be hoarders. Sure, we might not be as hardcore as the hoarders on TV, but we do have drawers and boxes overflowing with postcards, cabinet cards >>> |
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Amigurumi: or, How I Fell in Love with Crocheting 30 Years After I Learned How I learned to crochet when I was 9. In fact, I took private crocheting lessons, which sounds pretty fancy until I mention that I took my lessons in a basement >>> |
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Amigurumi: Voodoo Doll Pattern Make this cool little voodoo doll! Pattern created by Ann D’Angelo >>> |
Collage & Mixed Media Techniques
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Fundamentals of Collage No one famous has ever said that collage art is like tuna salad. But it totally is! To make either, you put tuna fish in a bowl, open a jar of goopy white adhesive, and start stirring in things that appeal to you >>> |
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Altered Women! Tips Did you ever feel you liked a photograph, but it would look more unique if she had bigger hair or if her dress were green? Do you like using old >>> |
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Collage Integration The integration of collage elements is what brings most images to life. Integration can be a mix of colors, images, themes or techniques >>> |
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Packing Tape Transfers: The Easy Way! Adding packing tape transfers to your artwork is a fun and easy way to add an interesting element to any art piece. As you can vary the size >>> |
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That Thing You Do: Collage Terminology If you’re at all like me, you probably got into collage fairly randomly – started sticking things together, read a few books, tried out techniques >>> |
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Masterclass: Mixed Media Collage with Paintover Cutout When I’m reading, a particular image will often catch my eye and set my creative mind ablaze with roiling thoughts: “I want to make something with that!” >>> |
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Fun Mixed Media Faces Hello, ATC friends. Welcome to a Fun (yet Informative) tour of how to make fun mixed media faces. This is a new technique I have recently developed and want to share with you. >>> |
Colors & Color Theory
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Sources of Inspiration: The Colors of Degas Color is a very powerful thing. It can evoke moods and inspire great works of art. When I am at a loss when I sit down to my drawing board >>> |
Design 911
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Value & Contrast Value and contrast are probably the two most important concepts in successful artwork. They can be applied to any 2D media, and (after color) are the most noticeable aspects of your work >>> |
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Gestalt Theory & Art Gestalt is a German word meaning “Form”, in the sense of many things creating a whole. You may have heard the expression “look at the big picture.” >>> |
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The Impact of Color The impact of color is tremendous: Not only does color have an emotional impact, it also has an impact on your design and the composition of your artwork, be it >>> |
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Tangents, Ambiguity and Negative Space In this issue however, we’re going to discuss a few design buzzwords: tangents, ambiguity and negative space, and how they can be incorporated (or avoided!) in your artwork. >>> |
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Composition Composition is basically the arrangement of elements within a space. How you place your elements is important; are you creating harmony? Rhythm? Balance? >>> |
Jewelry & Wearable Items
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Reinventing Jewelry the Junkie Way Have you ever opened a jewelry box and discovered only one earring? Do you stoop to pick up a sparkly piece >>> |
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How to Make a Pandora Style Bead with Polymer Clay This article details my version of how to make similar beads using polymer clay. >>> |
Markers & Colored Pencil Techniques
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10 Minute ATCs: Smilie Faces (Markers) Smilie faces were a big thing back in the 1970s and they’ve been around brightening up our days intermittently since then. Smilie faces make people feel happy >>> |
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Pencil Shading with Colorless Blenders: For Beginners One question that comes up over and over again is how to create nice, seamless blends with marker and pencil. It’s really quite simple. >>> |
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Walk-through: Markers & Colored Pencils In this walk-through I am going to show you how to create an ATC with markers and colored pencils. I employ this method because >>> |
Oil Pastels
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Oil Pastel Artist Trading Card Walk-Through Oil pastels are a wonderful material medium when you are looking to blend colors and build layers. The smooth, creamy nature of oil pastels lends them to blending easily. >>> |
Painting
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Illustration Technique: Acrylic and Watercolor As an artist I am always seeking out new ways of creating my art with the materials I have at hand. What will happen if I use a beat-up brush this way? Or, what if I combine these two materials that way? >>> |
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10 Minute ATCs: Intuitive Watercolor Wash Faces These fun little ATC watercolors shouldn’t take more than 10 to 15 minutes each. They’re quick and easy to create, even for fairly new painters. The trick is to not worry about getting things perfect. >>> |
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10 Minute ATCs: Acrylic Impressionism Start with a blank ATC; any paper type should be fine as long as the paint will stick to the surface. Have your theme in mind before you start your background. >>> |
Print Making
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Guerilla Screen Printing Once upon a time, there was a princess with a dream. She dreamed of wearing nothing but custom T-shirts, constantly adorned with odd designs and sarcastic proclamations>>> |
Swapping Information
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Live Swaps 101: How to Get Started So, you’ve been trading Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) online for a while and want to spread the word locally to get a group of artists together and do some informal trading. >>> |
How-to Videos
Color Challenge Collage Spread
By Andrea Melione
Andrea challenges you to pick two colors out of a hat and come up with a fun collage spread in an altered book. Here’s Andrea’s result with pink and purple!
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