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Featured Artist: Joni Belaruski

June 28, 2019

Say hello to this week’s Featured Artist Joni Belaruski, 38, based in Clapton, London. Joni uses figurative form of both humans and animals to devilishly blend darkness with light to create strikingly original artworks like no other. Her work varies from personal projects on paper, canvas, drum skins and board to commissioned walls, festival installations and illustrations for books […]

SANE Creative Awards Scheme

June 28, 2019

The SANE Creative Awards Scheme aims to improve the quality of life of people with mental health problems, their families and carers, by helping them fulfil their creative potential. The scheme will make grants to individuals to enable them to engage in creative and educational activities.

Liquitex Soft Body: The Original Acrylic,...

June 24, 2019

Liquitex Professional Soft Body acrylic is low viscosity acrylic paint that gives excellent coverage, a satin finish and high levels of artist-quality pigment for archival brilliance. It’s incredibly versatile. Use it to paint, pour, glaze or print on almost any surface. Soft Body has been redesigned by artists, for artists, with a new shape, new […]

Mixing Oil Paints: Everything You Need To Know

June 19, 2019

You might have heard that painting with oils is more difficult than other mediums, but that’s not really the case. The act of actually painting with oils is no more difficult than working with other mediums, though the structure and drying style of oils can sometimes be seen as temperamental. In our blog, we explore […]

Featured Artist: Jade Gallup

June 19, 2019

We’re bringing you something different with this week’s Featured Artist – introducing Jade Gallup, 42, a ceramicist with a fantastic eye for aesthetics. Jade is based in Hackney, London.

Tips For Priming A Canvas

June 13, 2019

Learning the correct way to prime your canvas is a simple but crucial skill for artists working with oil or acrylic paints. Priming seals and protects the support, makes the canvas less absorbent, helps the colours stand out and can provide a smoother surface with enough tooth for the paint to bind onto. Read on […]

Featured Artist: Maddie Agnew

June 11, 2019

This week’s Featured Artist is Maddie Agnew, 45, from Holmfirth in Huddersfield. Maddie creates beautiful portraits of people and animals in oils and watercolour…

Bullet Journaling With Moleskine

June 07, 2019

Your go-to collection for your everyday note-taking needs, Moleskine Classic Notebooks come in a range of colors, sizes and page layouts. The thick ivory pages of the Moleskine bullet journal are waiting to be filled with your ideas, thoughts and lists, making them perfect for Bullet Journaling.

Infinite Intermixability With Liquitex Acrylic

June 06, 2019

Layer, smudge, blend and mix in your own individual style – intermixability allows you to combine any Liquitex Acrylics, Inks, Sprays, Markers and Mediums, any way you like. Liquitex products are made with compatible binders for maximum versatility and archival quality. This means you can go your own way and create your own techniques. And […]