technique tuesday

Digital effects techniques

Technique Tuesday!Another topic we visit pretty frequently here is different digital effects tips and tutorials (including those that mix physical and digital work).  So I thought that they should...

Creating backgrounds for artwork

Technique Tuesday! Here are some of my favorite methods for creating background papers to use in mixed media art, both physical and digital!  I like to update this list from time to time so that you...

Making a collage with monoprint papers: The Prodigal

Technique TuesdayThe Prodigal Once I’ve got a great big stack of background papers to work with (like the monoprint background papers we made recently), I like to take a few days or weeks...

Technique Tuesday - Easy Stripes

If you are straight line challenged, there is a simple way to make a striped background. You’ll need a stamp pad like the Paint Box rainbow pads where each color can be lifted out and used...

Technique Tuesday - Easy Stripes

If you are straight line challenged, there is a simple way to make a striped background. You’ll need a stamp pad like the Paint Box rainbow pads where each color can be lifted out and used...

Technique Tuesday - Easy Stripes

If you are straight line challenged, there is a simple way to make a striped background. You’ll need a stamp pad like the Paint Box rainbow pads where each color can be lifted out and used...

Technique Tuesday - Mint Tin Suitcase

Find an empty mint tin and punch two holes in it. I have this handy jeweler’s punch, but you could drill your holes instead. (If you don’t have a punch, put it on your wish list. This...

Technique Tuesday - Mint Tin Suitcase

Find an empty mint tin and punch two holes in it. I have this handy jeweler’s punch, but you could drill your holes instead. (If you don’t have a punch, put it on your wish list. This...

Technique Tuesday - Mint Tin Suitcase

Find an empty mint tin and punch two holes in it. I have this handy jeweler’s punch, but you could drill your holes instead. (If you don’t have a punch, put it on your wish list. This...

Recycling Bubble Wrap for Backgrounds

This is by no means a new technique - it has been around since the first artist received a package protected by bubble wrap. That doesn’t make it any less awesome, though. I am working on some...