My home city is covered in rainbows this weekend as we celebrate our biggest annual event. I’m feeling colourful so I’m sharing how I made my Powertex rainbow fairy houses, in fact I created a whole village of multicoloured mini homes for the garden.
In July I got my hands on my first Powertex UK Secret Art Box. I was asked to create a project using the box for my Design Team blog. Firstly, I was really surprised how much was packed into the box. (more…)
I’m elbow deep in paint while I study an intensive three month art course. It’s been an extraordinary journey to week 10 and I’m using all my creative time and energy on it. The most frustrating part is that there’s no beautiful finished paintings to share. Let’s talk about the Read more…
For the next article about how I use Powertex Bister, I’m revisiting an old favourite technique. Creating a stone effect with Stone Art and Bister is an impressive technique that looks amazing on craft projects and can amaze people with it’s realistic finish. However, it’s also a useful technique for mixed media art. (more…)
If you’ve been following my series of articles on using Powertex Bister in mixed media art, you might be ready to see some in action. This Powertex Bister planets painting was created for the Powertex UK design team and was published in the online magazine in June. It’s a fun example of how Bister sprays can be used to create interesting effects on a canvas. (more…)
I intended to write a blog about how I use Powertex Bister granules this week. Particularly my favourite blue ones, on Ivory Powertex with some Rusty Powder thrown in. However, we can’t always get straight to the art table and open the Powertex so this is what I do instead. Read more…
Anyone that has tried to wrap a bottle or glass with Powertex will know that it can be a slippery business! It’s not difficult to achieve though. With a couple of tips you’ll be making potion bottles, turning wine glasses into beautiful goblets and redesigning your mirrors!
One of my favourite pigments to add to my art is Powertex Bister. The slightly muted colours create a gorgeous atmosphere in a painting and the ink is perfect for flowing around the textures on my canvas. The Powertex sprays that I use come in a natural brown ink and Read more…
In my mixed media art I use several Powertex products and techniques to create texture and there are many ways to do it. Here I’m sharing my favourites but the possibilities and combinations are endless so it’s good to try things until you find your own favourites. I create a Read more…
