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three jars filled with milk sitting on top of a cutting board next to a knife

What is a Gel Medium? Gel mediums perform three main tasks when used in a craft project; change paint viscosity, act as a binding agent, and create texture. This is just the tip of the iceberg of what gel mediums can do in the craft room. When you make distress gel medium at home, not […]

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an altered photograph of a baby's face in red and orange squares on white paper

Acrylic transfers or photo transfers are an easy art-making process that can be created by anyone. Learn how to make one in this tutorial.

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an abstract painting in gold and silver on black paper with white border around the edges

For those of you who enjoyed yesterday's tutorial, we're going to step it up a notch today. For this task we were given several tools to select from ranging from forks and gauze to pallet knives and several others. We had to create a textured background using that specific tool and some colour medium. I selected a comb and opted for Perfect Pearls as my colour Medium. If you're not a subscriber to SNR then you need to get over there and sign up because you'll be blown away by what the ladies…

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the contents of a bottle of gel sitting on top of a wooden table

What is Gel Medium and How to you use it for Art and Crafts. This is a comprehensive guide to this useful art supply. Great for Collage work & Mixed Media Art.

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an abstract painting with white paint and lines on the paper, including strips of tape

For a long time now I've been wanting to develop my abstract painting skills and to create things on canvas that I would want to hang in my home. I take the occasional half-hearted stab at starting a painting, but mostly I just wistfully think "maybe someday" and go off and make another batch of postcards. But ENOUGH ALREADY! I will never develop my painting skills if I don't paint! (duh) 8x10 work in progress on canvas Plus I'm on this "use my stuff" kick, and I have all these great…

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an abstract painting with squares and rectangles in orange, yellow, gray and white

Mark Bradford, DMA interim director Olivier Meslay and DMA curator Jeffrey Grove (l to r) in front of Detail (part of the work, Mithra) The exhibition of Mark Bradford's works at the Dallas Museum of Art is the first major survey of the artist who won a MacArthur 'genius grant.' KERA's Jerome Weeks reports that Bradford's artworks are both simple and highly detailed. They're collections of scraps -- with a lot to say. Highly recommended, way-cool website on Mark Bradford, the exhibition…

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the silhouettes of trees against an overcast sky are seen through thin branches in this photograph

Adding images or text to your paper or fabric art projects will add a unique touch, especially if you use images of your own photos. With just an inkjet printer, a sheet of transparency film and some gel medium, you can create images that range from solid and full-color to those that appear hazy and ethereal.

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an image of a painting with blue and green colors on it's side, in the middle of a black frame

Join artist Micah Goguen for monoprint landscape printing with Gel Press gel plates. In this video, we will be using opaques and metallics to print landscapes on black paper. This inventive and playful approach is perfect for the creative that is ready to dive straight into art making. This goof proof technique doesn't require any drawing or composition skills but simply allows you to focus on effects and results.

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