Drawing isn't just pencil or ink. There is a beautiful tool called pastels. With pastels, there are two variants and they are soft pastels and oil pastels. Today I am sharing with you some very special soft pastels that I bought. I remember when I first saw them. I opened this special wooden box tha...

There are a lot of fun additions to the artistic world. Take this Donna  Salazar Color Collection of Smooch Spritz. What is it? It is paint that is put in tiny spray containers. One can spray this pearlized colour on the project you are working on. It is so much fun.

On today's #TuesdayToolsAndTechniques we will be looking at alcohol markers and their magic. Often these markers are used for graphic drawings, printmaking and card making. These markers are amazing in their blending capabilities; they are perfect for the above techniques.

p.S. Happy Solstice

The last few Tuesday's I have shared about filming art classes.Today, is taking the film and to begin the editing. That means putting the film in order, editing any mistakes or improvements, editing the sound and adding background music. I find it takes time, but it is neat to see it come together. ...

What goes behind the filming of an art class introduction? In today's #ToolsAndTechniques , I share with you the behind the scenes, of the set up, of me sharing about my latest course My World Rocks. Out of it all, lighting is the most important and then there is the sound. I didn't share in the vid...

Did you know that acrylics come in different forms? There is regular tube, heavy body and fluid acrylics. Fluid Acrylics is more liquidy in consistency. They can come in opaque and transparency just like the regular acrylic paint. Due to its consistency, it can be worked in a different way compared ...

Today I continued my work on the original pieces that will accompany my Artist Cards; these are for those who sign up for Art & Soul Insider newsletter. So far I have done a bit of collage, painting, and today, stencilling. I think stencils are so neat; I like how they add texture to the piece along...

Real Gold Leaf starts out as a 5mm gold nugget that is then flattened into a sheet by hammering it down. Imitation Gold Leaf is much cheaper and the metal leaf can come in a variety of colours (silver, copper with blue, green and etc.). It can go on almost anything (statues, clay or metal pots, pain...

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The upcoming course, ‘My World Rocks!,’ is using rocks, gold leaf and acrylic paints. Now you know what rocks and acrylic paints are, but what is gold leaf? First of all, the gold leaf can be real gold or it can be imitation gold to keep the costs down! (Extra note: the leaf can come in silver...

Did you know that there is information about your paint on the backside of your paint (student and professional, not craft paint)? The information is if it is opaque, semi-opaque or transparent and its lightfastness. Opaque means you cannot see through. And lightfastness means how resistant it is to...

I love to journal. For me journalling is part writing, painting, drawing and/or collaging. Having the right paper is so necessary, as too thin of paper will buckle and wave. So, what is the right paper? I have paper 90 pound, 98, 114 and higher. You don't want anything below 90 pounds.

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Here we are to the last Principle of Design; it is Pattern /Repetition. A pattern is when you have a specific order that repeats itself. The object that repeats itself could be line, shape, colours, textures (any of the Elements of Design).

Patterns can be simple; as in the example with only ...