Stamp Making Tip
So for a while now I have been looking for a cheap and easy stamp making technique. Something that means I can create text stamps easily and small motifs for…
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Exploring Drawing and Painting.
For this exercise we had to choose a subject and then explore different ways of depicting it with media. We were encouraged to use anything we had available and as…
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Welcome
Hi and welcome, I'm Ceri. I'm an enthusiastic art journal fanatic and I'm here to share my art journaling experiences and tips. I hope to help you get more out…
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3 Gorgeous Fluorescent Colours You Need to Use in Your Next Painting
Fluorescent colours are such fun but the paint normally fades in prolonged exposure to sunlight so an art journal is a great place to play with them as the pages are protected.
Choosing Fluorescent Colours in Paints
You can get fluorescent colours in:
- pigment
- paint – claim to be lightfast too which means they should not fade from exposure to light.
- pen – a whole page of different types of pens.
- screen printing ink
- acrylic ink – I find these to be very thin.
format. I have added some links to the list above to products that you might want to check out. In pigment format they can be added to any binder you choose or resin, soaps, candles. I’ve only tried the pigments with resin and they do work nicely.
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It’s Too Expensive!
Sometimes it really IS too expensive … but there are also other times when something’s value is higher even than its price point. Let me try to explain my thinking ….
Value and Cost are not Always Equal
A great example is Amazon Prime shopping. Although I know the prices are inflated I find the reduced stress of not having to navigate busy shops to maybe find what I’m looking for is often worth it. Sometimes cost might be far too high for the value you might place on an item for example, for me designer shoes cost the earth but do not have as much value as arch supports. Another example is the cost of a good holiday. If it rejuvenates you and helps you cope better with your day to day then its value is probably higher than its cost to you. Travel insurance is another good case in point.
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A Contented Koala
Course Notes Contentment will mean different things to different people. To some it may imply having everything they want and need while to others it may mean some sort of…
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Stag Beetles in June
Stag beetles can be seen in the South of England between May and August. Typically they emerge in June from their underground homes where they lived for 6 years as…
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