I was asked for some tips on adding colour to projects made with Ivory or White Powertex. A customer had made a fabric sculpture but was unhappy with how the colours looked. When she explained, I knew exactly what she meant because I’d had the same problem!
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Using Powertex with an MDF base This lovely Powertex seahorse project uses two simple techniques to make amazing textures and stunning colour effects. I’m using a pre-cut MDF base from Powertex UK in the shape of a seahorse but this project will work with any shape template. This project was Read more…
Donna McGhie from Art and Murals I met Donna McGhie as a Powertex tutor but she has many strings to her creative bow and runs a wonderful social enterprise in Hampshire, UK. Donna is the heart, mind and soul of Art and Murals and Art 4 A Heart and I want Read more…
Creating a textured Powertex landscape This textured landscape was created for the Powertex UK design team. The theme was Italy, so I looked at some photos of Venice to inspire me. The beautiful buildings and bridges were the perfect view for my Powertex art. Use the materials list and the Read more…
What is Powertex? Powertex Universal Medium is sometimes known as Fabric Hardener although it’s usually shortened to Powertex. It is a liquid medium used in mixed media art, crafts and sculpture. If you have some in your supplies and want to know how to use it, go here. It’s water Read more…
Powertex and glass Search the internet for Powertex and glass and you will find lots of craft projects. These can be decorative vases, wine glasses or altered bottles. Other ideas include frames for mirrors, fairy houses made from jam jars and glass holders for LED candles. Craft projects like these Read more…
Using Powertex with MDF kits The Powertex Owl Project Pack is just one of the brilliant projects over at Powertex UK and the Powertex UK Design Team 2018 have been busy blogging about them. This was my first blog for the design team. I was given the very generous project pack Read more…
Powertex products include a range of art and craft supplies but when people say “Powertex” they usually mean the liquid medium. Powertex Universal Medium is used in mixed media art and crafts of all kinds from art, paintings and sculpture to garden decor and jewellery. But what exactly is it? Read more…