In today’s video, Sherrill Kahn demonstrates how to achieve an airbrush-style effect on paper or fabric using acrylic paint and sponges.
As you’ll see below, the trick is to remove nearly all the paint from the sponge before whisking or rubbing it across your surface. The lighter you press, the lighter the effect. Masking tape offers even more control over your final result. Take a look:
Want to learn more? Pick up Sherrill’s full acrylic painting dvd at Creative Catalyst.
Finally, my "big project" is finished! It’s been a crazy day with a lot going on, but foliotwist.com is finally live and online! Since I’ve kept it a complete secret up until launch, here’s a quick (mostly visual) overview of what it does. . .read more
In today's video, Sherrill Kahn is sharing a quick and easy way to make your own stamping tools out of styrofoam. All you'll need is a few basic tools and some acrylic paint and you'll be ready to go in no time! Take a look: NOTE: You can get Sherrill's full acrylic painting DVD at Creative Ca. . . read more
If you're like me, you probably like a lot of control over your paintings. . . with watercolors, however, that control can be hard to come by. In the following video, John Salminen, shares a great little trick for using regular masking tape and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser to effectively "lift" pa. . . read more
In today's short video tutorial, Gloria Page demonstrates how easy it is to create a simple "mask" for your stamping projects, whether you're working on paper or fabric. As you'll see in the video below, there's no need to spend a lot of time masking off areas of your paper. In fact, a minute . . . read more
In today's video clip, George James is demonstrating some of the methods he uses while painting on Yupo paper. You'll notice that because of the Yupo surface, he is able to adjust his composition on the fly, by easily wetting and blotting areas previously painted. Take a look: NOTE: You can ge. . . read more
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