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Tips & Tricks: April 2025
Using her own brand of exciting watercolour paints, Ali shares a Racoon portrait
My favourite adhesives and mediums for collage
A creative Technique Tuesday for April discussing all things collage and which mediums Ali prefers to use in her own work.
How do you use masking fluid and the MANY application techniques
It’s March and time for another Technique Tuesday, this time discussing masking fluid, how to use it and what you might want to purchase to have as few problems as possible
Tips & Tricks: February 2025
Ali shares a short video of acrylic ink experiments for tree silhouettes
What is Gesso and how can I make it work for me?
It’s February and time for another Technique Tuesday, this time discussing Gesso and what it can do for you in your mixed media work.
Tips & Tricks: January 2025
Ali shares a short video of creating an alternative surface from card and tissue paper
Acrylic Gouache: What, why and how
Technique Tuesday is here for January and this month Ali experiments with Acrylic Gouache.
Tonal Values and how to use these skills for fur.
Technique Tuesday is here for December and this month it is all things tonal!
Tips & Tricks: November
Ali shares a short video of painting the Aurora Borealis in line with her theme of the month 'When winter comes'