Bloghop Winner!!!!

Thank you to all who posted on my first ever blog hop with ColourArte.  It was a true joy to read all of your comments.
I do hope to see all of you in the future and hope you have subscribed to my youtube channel, so I can share future art tutorials and art events withg you.

CLICK HERE to subscribe to  my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC84lipWz8oYs3pCUpfK3w8A

Be sure to check all the blogs...there's a winner on each blog!

And the winner for the Altered Shoe Bloghop on my blog is. . .  

Suman Pandit
Congratulations, Suman!

Complete list of winners and instructions for claiming your prizes can be found here:
http://www.colourarte.com/blog/?p=3715

From Canvas to Frame

by Linda Ann Smith

Take a canvas from a "bad art day" and turn it into....

. . . a 3-Dimensional Picture Frame!

See how this frame was created. . .

. . . with Radiant Gels Dimensional Paints . . .

and Primary Elements Artist Pigments!

  To view the tutorial:                                         Go to http://www.colourarte.com/blog/?p=3323

You will find a video tutorial there also!  

Cinderella goes Cowgirl! Altered Shoe Blog Hop

 

The first bloghop from the first ever ColourArte Design Team!!!!!  You won't want to miss a thing! 

Read the fairytale below

and

don't miss the video !!! (link here and below)

Once Upon A Time. . .       

Cinderella longed to go to the Prince's Rodeo, but her boots were a disaster!   This was a job for her Fairy Paintmother . . . . (who just happened to have a magical brush and a fresh stock of  ColourArte Silks Acrylic Glazes!) 

 The Fairy Paintmother waved her magic  brush over the boots and said the magic  words: "Perfect Paints!"  

   and PRESTO! 

     SHIMMERING BOOTS!     

Cinderella galloped away on her mare and found her two ugly stepsisters at the rodeo fighting over some silly pair of glass slippers. The Prince was bucked off the bull, but recovered just in time to return the boot that Cinderella lost during her Barrel Racing Event.  He proclaimed that from that day forward Cinderella would be his Rodeo Queen!  The Fairy Paintmother rode her paint pony into the shimmery sunset!           

And they all lived happily ever after! 

Be sure to leave a comment on this blog so I can enter you in the ColourArte giveaway!  A prize on every blog on the hop!  Prize:   Each blog on the bloghop will choose one winner who will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at ColourArte!  To win you MUST comment on this blog and on the ColourArte blog at ColourArte.com/blog.  You have until Aug. 6 to do this, but there is no time like now!!!  I will announce my winner on this blog on Aug. 7.

VIDEO:
Don't miss the end of the video! 
A photographer with a wicked sense of humor took these boots on a photo shoot.  

Oh, Baby!!! Let's all do the HOP!  

(The Altered Shoe HOP!)  

 Click here: An InLinkz Link-up for other ColourArte Designers in this hop!

Announcing . . .

Announcing...

I was charter member of ColourArte's very first design team . . . but my term  expires at the end of August.  Am I sad?  

Not at all! Now there is not only a ColourArte Design Team but also a brand spanking new 

ColourArte Video Creator Design Team !!! 

And now I am a charter member of that team!!!  

I'm so excited to be part of this new team!  I am as happy as a monkey with a new banana!!!

 

Click here to see all the members of ColourArte Design Team and ColourArt Video Creator Design Team!!!!

Dollar Store Find...A ColourArte Project

I used Primary Elements Artist Pigments, Primary Elements Clear Gloss Medium, and Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint from ColourArte products to paint feathers on electronic device covers, officially called "Tablet Sleeves."  

Click here to view the this free tutorial (and others) on the ColourArte Blog.

Click here for the YouTube Tutorial Video

 The covers are foam lined and I purchased them for $1.00 each at my local dollar store. Obviously they are intended for an Ipad or other tablet, but can be used for much more.  

Think: Photos, sketchpads, pencils, watercolors, books, travel receipts, etc.

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ColourArte Picture Frame and Color Experiment

Picture Frame made with ColourArte products from an Old Battered Canvas

To view the video above on how to make the ColourArte Picture Frame click on the arrow above.

Materials: 
A tired or discarded canvas
 Radiant Gels Dimensional Paints 
Primary Elements Artist Pigments (mix with Primary Elements Clear Glaze Medium)
Aleene's Original Tacky Glue (or other strong glue)

Directions: 

Ever have days when all your art turns into a disaster?  The day I created this canvas must have been one of those days. 

"Monster" canvas

 I found the monster above hiding in my closet when I was cleaning my studio, and I guess it was just so scary that it blocked my memory, because I don't recall making it.   Since I try to use everything without creating an abundance of trash, it is time to upcycle! 

 So . . . what is your first thought about reclaiming a canvas?  

If you are like me, you will normally grab sandpaper, smooth the surface, and gesso over the canvas to provide a new fresh start.  

But "what if?". . . and so the journey begins . . .  

Think of all the things you would normally do to with a bad canvas and then stretch your brain to try something new!

Flip the canvas to the back and paint white gesso on all the surfaces, across canvas, staples, and wood.

(I had no idea at this point what I planned to do with it, but I had taken my first step on the journey, and that is so important!  If you don't know where to start, just leap out there and begin!)

When the gesso dries, paint the entire front and sides with flat black acrylic paint. 

(I painted this under mainly because I wanted to destroy the "monster" . . . but a new idea began to develop while I was painting!  Since  ColourArte is always the Perfect Paint for any yummy, shimmery surface, I wanted to compare how Radiant Gels Dimensional Paints and Primary Elements Artist Pigments (mixed with Primary Elements Clear Glaze Medium) change colors on different background colors.)

These are all painted with Radiant Gels Dimensional Paint from ColourArte.com

Begin painting areas of the white side and the black side with the same colors and compare the results.

 Paint until all areas of the canvas are filled on both sides.  

Fill both sides of the canvas with these colors:  Stargazer, Coral Berry, Spiced Pumpkin, Emperor's Gold, Olive Vine, Guatemalan Green, Autumn Leaf, and Key Lime.  

Continue painting until both sides of the canvas are filled with color.  Compare the differences of painting on a white surface (above) with those colors painted on a black surface (right).






Flip canvas back and forth to compare the differences of painting over white vs. black as a background.

When you are  satisfied with the first color comparisons add more layers, painting one color over another to see how the layers build new colors.

  

Try mixing Primary Elements Artist Pigments with Primary Element Clear Glaze Mediums and paint over colors on the canvas with those mixtures.

Then try another experiment:

Paint over the colors on the white side with mostly cool colors.

Paint over the colors on the "black" side with mostly warm colors.

 (Warm colors are those that make you think of fire and sunshine: Yellows, Reds, Oranges and Cool colors are those that make you think of water, grass, and mountains:  Blues, Greens, and Violets.)

  I loved the abstract compositions on both sides, but decided it would be nice to see the colors side by side, so out came the scissors. 
Push the sharp end of a pair of nail scissors through the canvas near its center and began slicing triangular shapes from the center outward toward the edges of the wood frame on the canvas.

Punch a hole near the center with sharp scissors.  Don't let this scare you!!! It's fun!!!!

Cut triangle shapes fom center of canvas to wooden support at the outside edge.

Cut radiating lines from center of canvas to the wood on all four edges.

Bring the triangles through the middle and twist, curl, fold to form patterns on the back side of canvas.  When satisfied with the design, glue to the wooden frame.

 Turn frame vertical or horizontal to meet your needs.

And now you have a gorgeous shimmering frame for a photo or your next ColourArte project!

Can't wait to get started on mine!

Don't forget to visit ColourArte.com/blog  There is a new free art tutorial there each day planned just for you by an international design team.

ColourArte and Creative Paperclay project: Broken Glass Pendants

To view the free tutorial and video instructions for how to make these pendants, visit ColourArte.com/blog 

 Another upcycle ColourArte project!  Have you ever broken a favorite dish?  Turn those broken treasures into jewelry with Creative Paperclay and ColourArte.

A bit of foil behind the glass gives even more shimmer to these necklaces.
Easy to make and once painted, no one will guess that it is broken glass, paper, and shimmering paints from ColourArte.com!

Also make pendants from small ceramic tiles .... or ....

From the lenses of old suglasses!

Enchanted

ENCHANTED     Mixed Media on Canvas

A new box of goodies from the magical land of  ColourArte.com   appeared on my porch yesterday.
I think my Fairy Paint Mother delivered it!

 Most of you are probably aware that I am one of the very first members of the ColourArte design team.  (And very proud of that!)  :-)

Yesterday was my first experience with powdered pigments that I mix myself to make my paints.  Once I started, it was so difficult to quit.  You can mix Primary Elements with any water soluable liquid to turn it into a liquid paint form.  I played with water for a bit to make watercolors.

 Just so happens that I had some Mod Podge on my studio desk when these arrived.   So I spent the rest of the day, into the night experiementing with Primary Elements, Mod Podge, and water.  This composition "magically" appeared over an old canvas that I did not like and painted under.  I think I will keep it now!

As I painted I kept thinking, I should take some photos as I go, but I could not break myself from its mystic spell long enough to do so.

Needless to say, Primary Elements will become one of my staples in the studio, and I haven't even touched the surface of what they can do.

Oh my goodness.....I LOVE these pigments...so shimmery, and I can control the intensity!

Peacock Feathers created with ColourArte Paints

I truly enjoy working with my new paints from ColourArte.com!!!

I used several Radiant Gel Dimensional Paints to create this composition.  The only thing I regret is that I cannot get the lighting correct to show the wonderful shimmer of the colors in the painting.  

Fancy Paper Feathers-A ColourArte project

If you would like to see a full tutorial and video on how I made these Fancy Paper Feathers go to Colourarte.com/blog 

For my third ColourArt project, I made Fancy Feathers!  I have made these for several years, but the project has grown from a simple hymnbook feather to very fanciful, fun decorations made from all kinds of discarded papers and found objects! 

Add shimmering colors with Radiant Gel Dimensional Paint and Radiant Rain Shimmering Mists and Daubers and these feathers become individual works of art!