The Technique Tuesday Blog

Adding metal leaf to your projects
A creative Technique Tuesday for June where Ali shares how she enjoys adding a touch of glister to her paintings
Creating soft backgrounds in watercolour
A creative Technique Tuesday for May where Ali shares how she uses watercolour to create soft backgrounds called vignettes
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
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.
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!
Pencil Sharpeners, how to sharpen and acrylic gouache
Technique Tuesday is here for November and there is so much to chat about.
Mounting, Framing and Calligraphy
Technique Tuesday ris here for October and so much to chat about.