Posts Tagged ‘color’

Polymer Clay Animal Beads

Posted in Sculpture

Why not try making some of animal beads?

Making animal beads with polymer clay is so simple and fun that you’ll just love it! It’s very easy to mold polymer clay just by pressing and giving shape with hands.

So, practically you can make any kind of animal bead with howsoever complex structure. After all, not all animals are straight lines and circles! However, if you wonder how perfectly will you be able to mold the clay to give a perfect shape to your animal bead, you have other option too- you can use a press mold to give shape of an animal to your bead.

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Drying Oil Paintings

Posted in Painting

You have to prepare time for drying. Of course!

Oil painting is a slow drying paint, which consists of particles of pigment suspended in a drying oil, which is most commonly linseed oil. To change the viscosity of the paint a solvent like turpentine or white spirit and varnish can be added to increase the glossiness of the dried film.

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Tricks on Oil Painting Palette

Posted in Painting

These are more oil painting palette tips you can implement whilst handling oil paints.

The purpose of arranging the colors on your palette in a systematic way is to save you time.

There should be no fumbling around your palette to find a color, for all your attention should be concentrated on painting the subject before you.

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