Monday, June 24, 2019
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Craig Paints 2 - #4 - The Switchmen - Stories To Paint and Art Talk on Painting Style Consistency
Here's my husband Craig and his recent progress with his painting of the railway. As always, he has some stories to tell. As well we discuss painting style and why consistency is important.
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Friday, June 21, 2019
Polymer Clay Journey: Try This - Chameleon Beads
Hi guys! This is a short video talking about trying the Born Pretty chameleon nail art powders and flakes. Adding them to black or very dark polymer clay works the best. Theses pigments are amazingly beautiful. It is hard to believe that one powder or flakes can shimmer with two or more colours. It all depends on how the light hits the surface. To get more interesting effects, stamp textures into the clay and you will see even more great two tone effects! See the pictures of a few samples I have tried,
Watch Theses Beautiful Pigments Do Their Thing Right Here
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Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Learn With Me: Oxidizing Wire
Okay, this may gross you out. If you want to see a short short video about what happened when I tried oxidizing some wire without liver of sulfur, take a look! PLUG YOUR NOSE!!
Craig Paints Two- The Lost Episode
So sorry. I actually missed this video clip of Craig at the very beginning of painting number two. We are calling it the Switchmen. You will learn why as he shares his progress. So take a look and listen to the adventures of Craig as he paints his memories.
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Saturday, May 25, 2019
Craig Paints Two: Beginning A New Painting About His Railroad Memories
Hi guys. Yay, Craig started another painting. If you have been following us at all, you know he likes to paint what he remembers, not from photos. Along with his art, he loves telling stories. Wach as he starts with a blank canvas.
Watch Craig begin his new painting Below
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Here are a few more pics of what I have been doing!
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Watch Craig begin his new painting Below
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Here are a few more pics of what I have been doing!
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Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Inside My Studio: What Have We Been Up To?
Been a while since posting anything. Not that I haven't been creating. That is something I do everyday in some form or other. Wanted to touch base, say hello and share some pictures of what's been happening in my/our studio. What have you been working on?
My husband Craig has begun a second painting that we are going to follow his progress with. This time he is painting from his memories. An old job he once had. Here is a sneak peek.
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Here are a few more pics of what I have been doing!
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Friday, May 3, 2019
Craig Paints! The Grand Finale! Part 6
Here it is! The moment we have been waiting for!
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
Learn With Me Tutorial: Cosmic Holographic Fun Technique For Jewellery With Resin
I used iridescent nail art film, but you can of course use iridescent cellophane or Angelina Film and/or iridescent mylar. Not sure why it is called mylar by some, because when I think mylar, I think shiny silver foil like balloons. Not a material that is translucent. So be sure that whatever you use is translucent so the LED or UV Light rays can penetrate through, to cure the layers.
Watch Part 2 Here:
Tips And Ideas:
Tool Needed for This Cool Dimensional Technique:
💓Bezels or Bezel Tray, you can make one from polymer clay too
💓Iridescent Nail Art File, And or any translucent Iridescent Cellophane type fil or sheets that can hold a crease when crumpled and that UV/LED rays can go through.
💓Black nail polish, or black acrylic paint, or black alcohol ink (do not use Indi Ink)
💓A Silicone type craft mat to work on
💓Small craft scissors
💓A Light to cure whatever type of resins (including the gel no wipe top coat)
💓Tweezers -Make sure you have a pair of tweezers to place the pieces into the wet resin. And a toothpick or needle tool to push and manipulate the pieces around.
💓You can incorporate chameleon and chrome powders as well
💓Rubbing alcohol and baby wipes or paper towel to clean resin and such
💓Your Creativity
To prepare watch part 1 here
Finishing Touches
After all the layers of resin (no wipe UV/LED top coat) and cellophane are all cured, you may notice you have some sharp pieces protruding out the to that would prevent a smooth dome from forming. The resin coated the iridescent shards and therefore can be snipped down with little sharp scissors as well as sandal. I snipped all around and then used a nail file that is for false nails. I ran it all around the raise rough spots and whatever was hanging over onto the lip of my bezels. Just enough until I could tell the UV resin I was to pour on and dome, would be able to level out and do it's job, to make a shiny smooth, glass like dome.
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Hologrphic Cosmic Technique For Jewellery:Learn With Me Tutorial PART 1
Watch Part 1 Below
Come have some fun experimenting with a great galactic cosmic technique using Resin (gel nail polish no wipe top coat) and nail art iridescent film.
Black out media ie: black nail polish, black pinata alcohol ink (DO NOT USE INDIA INK IT DOESN'T WORK!), Acrylic paint
-NAIL ART IRIDESCENT FILM OR IRIDESCENT CELLOPHANE, MYLAR (MUST BE TRANSLUCENT AND IRIDESCENT OR COLOUR SHIFTABLE
-Bezels
-UV Resin
-And/Or No Wipe UV /LED Top coat for finger nails
Q-Q-Tips or I also use makeup applicators that alway come with my Born Prett powders
-Rubbing Alcohol
- Gems, and chrome flakes or powders or duo tone mica powders if you want
-UV and/or LED torch light or boxed light.
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Friday, March 22, 2019
Inside My Studio This Week: Cosmic Holographic Fun and Craig Still Paints
Happy Friday everyone! It has been a busy time and I was hoping to get a new "Craig Paints Video,"
I just love the dimensional effects. If you are interested in a tutorial involving polymer clay, check out Ginger Davis' at Blue Bottle Tree. The one I am working on has no clay and was inspired by watching YouTube videos.
I decided to at least share a few pictures of what's to come and what we've been working on lately.
Enjoy...
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| A new Craig Paints is coming soon! |
Monday, March 11, 2019
HeArtfully Creating: Craig Paints Part 5- Another Stroke Farther...
Come and see or I mean, and watch...
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Saturday, March 9, 2019
Worlds Collide: Polymer Clay And Alcohol Ink Jewellery
(sorry caps lock was on and I was in a hurry! ) IF YOU FOLLOW THIS CHANNEL AND/OR IT'S CORRESPONDING BLOG YOU WILL KNOW THAT I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ALCOHOL INKS. AND YOU WOULD KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE POLYMER CLAY. WELL TODAY I WANT TO SHARE A RIEF VIDEO SHOWING WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE TWO WORLDS COLLIDE. HOPE YOU ARE INSPIRED TO CREATIVE AND COLLIDE DIFFERENT MEDIA IN YOUR CREATIVE LIFE TOO!
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Monday, March 4, 2019
Another Step Forward . Craig Paints - Part 4
Hi fellow artists of all stages. Sorry, it has been a while since keeping you up to date on my dear husband's painting in progress. That means again, this video includes a few visit/updates with Craig. Come and see where he's at now (or when I last checked in.) Most of the fun is just hearing him talk about his ecstatic feelings painting a specific area of his painting. As always, my husband is great at recollecting his childhood...Come and see or I mean, Watch Below...
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Thursday, February 28, 2019
A Work In Process . A First! Using Yupo Sheets With Alcohol Inks!!
Yesterday I shared my tutorial on creating a suitable substrate for alcohol inks because I didn't have the Yupo Sheets yet. And yes, because i is costly stuff. Finally I tried it (so far only one sheet - too scared of wasting it).
this video isn't really a tutorial but more about my first time experience using Yupo. I was surprised at how different it is. To see what I learned watch below.
Watch My Video Below
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