Mixed media rust art with Powertex and Rusty Powder Mixed media artists love rusty effects for their organic textures and colours that look great whether applied to details or whole projects. It’s the perfect effect for steampunk, grunge and industrial themed art, crafts, sculpture and even costume or cosplay design. Read more
Handmade gifts with Powertex and glass When you’re hand-making gifts with Powertex there’s lots of inspiration. Altered bottles, decorated wine glasses and fairy houses are high up on the list of gift ideas. All these use a glass base to create something unique. If you’d like to try using Powertex Read more
Have you got a bottle of Powertex Universal Medium in your craft supplies? The possibilities can be overwhelming. Here are some ideas here for beginners and some tips to get you started on your own mixed media art and craft projects. 5 easy Powertex projects for beginners Powertex can do Read more
Add real rust layer to your mixed media art with Powertex Rusty Powder. Powertex Bister and Rusty Powder are a great combination while creating lots of texture and atmosphere in your mixed media art. The rust colours and textures are easy to achieve with this guide to the rusty layer. Read more
Use Bister to create a series Making Powertex art in a series or collection is a great way to practice techniques and develop a style. This small Powertex Bister series started out as an experiment with Rusty Powder and Bister while I took a break from acrylic painting. Using limited Read more
Create a Powertex art background with Ivory Powertex and Bister Powertex products are versatile for creating textured, mixed media art. Use Bister with Ivory Powertex Universal Medium as a background to add a hint of colour and texture then add heavy textured layers. This piece is a finished example of Read more
Powertex rust art is about creating organic and natural textures. This abstract art starts out playing with Bister sprays and Rusty Powder with no plan. I took my favourite colours and tools and so I was still in my comfort zone. Create your own Bister and rust art by building Read more
Stone Art is a paper based product from Powertex. The powdery consistency can be used to create a stone texture but it can also be mixed with Powertex Universal Medium to make an air drying clay. In structured and mixed media art it creates a fine organic texture.
Easy Structure paste techniques I use Easy Structure to introduce a range of texture techniques into my mixed media art. Easy Structure from Powertex is a heavy paste that sets hard and can even hold embellishments and deep textures. With Easy Structure you can make hard wearing layers that don’t Read more
Powertex Easy Structure Here are some examples of how I use Powertex Easy Structure in my art. It’s a hard wearing, heavy texture paste that is easily combined with other Powertex products. Here are some ways I use it to create unique textured abstract art. Grab some palette knives, old Read more