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Artsy Fartsy

painting tips, tutorials, techniques & project ideas

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use high gloss paint for a design over flat paint of the same color

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floating ink bombs: bubble-blowing solution + ink

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painting on old book pages

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shave crayons in whatever color/pattern onto a canvas, cover with wax paper and iron the whole canvas - the crayons will melt, creating your masterpiece

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easy and graphic art: lay an item down & spray paint away

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ideas for watercolor

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how to print on textiles with a template and an oil bar

wall art

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paint a canvas all crazy like - use painter's tape to create a herringbone pattern with some missing - paint over the canvas in white - remove tape

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color your own wallpaper

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acrylic paint transfer

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watercolor multiplication table

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homemade chemical-free sculpey clay - recipe

fingerprint self portrait: using an ink pad, make a print of your thumb in the center of a white page - enlarge this thumb print on a photocopier to match the approximate size of your face - place a thin sheet of copy paper over the photocopied enlargement of your thumb print and secure it in place with tape or paperclips - starting anywhere you wish and using a black ink pen and your natural/everyday handwriting to compose a text about yourself following the contour lines of your thumb print as a guide - use a light box or window to improve the show-through if needed

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mercury glass spray paint

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easy and cheap design transfer method

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leaves + gel pens

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stitched circles + watercolors

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acrylics on fabric + white charcoal pencil + graphite pencil + black ink

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cool watercolor painting technique

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watercolor art prints: how to paint with coffee, tea and wine

glue + salt + watercolor - the glue makes the colors rise from the paper and the salt creates a 'starburst' look

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how to make wall art with paint pens

pantone chip magnet {tutorial}

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paint chip wall art {tutorial}

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how to age wood: apple vinegar + steel wool - rub onto new wood and it transforms into gray, dark old wood

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from wood to wall - the making of a sign {awesome tutorial + painting tips}

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magazine and paper strips

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illustrated city on wooden blocks

stamp carving tutorial

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DIY TIP: to make your own mercury glass simply spritz glass with water then spray with krylon "looking glass" spray paint and voila!

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how to distress painted objects

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