Art and techniques

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This is a question for the artists on MyLot. Which kinds of techniques do you use in your art? Have read or heard about the techniques that you use? Did you get inspiration from friends? Or have you developped your own techniques through experiments? In my paintings I have used paper, candle wax, coffee grounds, coins and several other things. On the internet I read about a woman who used coffee grounds in her paintings and I decided to experiment with that as well. A mix of paint and paper is a technique that I have developped on my own. I take a piece of white paper and then I divide it in small pieces. Before I start I paint the canvas and I use the paint as glue. One by one I add the small pieces of paper and I make sure that there are small spaces between the paper. When I have covered the entire canvas with paper I paint the paper. The spaces between the paper creates a kind of contrast. On the internet I read about two other techniques that I would like to try in the future. One woman uses a blowdryer to spread the paint. It is really messy, but the results are very beautiful. Another techniques that I read about is a technique where you spread the paint with a fly swatter. I would like to try that.