Hello Peterborough & area families, businesses, and organizations. Here are some details on the face painting situation for 2022. (See the exciting news in Part 2!) Part 1 — No Face Painting Yet… Here’s Why Well, we’ve had a challenging couple of years. We’re all raring to get back to a normal life, and EVERYONE … Read more
Venice Turpentine is a traditional, historic product for oil painters that causes some confusion because it has an archaic name that is misleading. Despite what the name implies, it is not a distilled solvent, but rather it is a tree resin. As a specialist product that is not commonly used anymore, it also generates a … Read more
Vivienne Rew was the winner of the People’s Choice Award in the Jackson’s Painting Prize 2021 with her work Thistledown. Here, she tells us about the nature of the objects she paints and shares some insight into her studio practice. Voting for these years People’s Choice Award opens on Wednesday 23rd March. Until then you … Read more
Naomi (Names) I have been decorating people’s faces since 2004. My face painting journey started on the streets of Mexico where I was performing with my partner of the time. Having seen the street clowns painting children’s faces, I bought a set and painted our faces (pretty badly!) for our street performances. Little did I … Read more
Here’s your chance! Mark will show you how with his latest downloadable tutorial V-Log, available now! “Seagull” Learn how to paint this compelling seagull in just over an hour! only AUD$25.00 Get your background down FAST using only two colours. Learn Mark’s brush techniques for creating realism in feathers. Discover how to create planes to … Read more
Drawing is at the heart of Jessica Jane Charleston’s artwork. She draws from her dreams and her imagination as well as from life, such as self portraits and observational drawings of her son. These drawings act as a starting point for her paintings, prints and clay figures. Her sketchbooks are crucial tools in this process … Read more
I am crazy about Kraze Fx!!! The combinations of these new bright, bold colors, and the unique dome option makes them a must have in my kit! As you may know, I love all things VIVID and bold, so of course when I saw these new color combos I had to get my hands on … Read more
In this webinar, learn the power of the circle with Laura Pennock. Design #1 I’m gonna just go ahead and paint my circle right here. I’m using a 1/2″ filbert and this is some TAG Red. Next, I want to go ahead and I want to do a blossom. So I’m gonna load up some … Read more
In this webinar, learn airbrush tattoos with Marcela Bustamante. Design #1 So the first stencil that I’m gonna use is this one, it’s a Badass Stencil, and the number is 6039 Flutter. This is the most popular [stencil] that I have. I always try it on a paper towel [first] and I let it run … Read more
In this webinar, Elodie will share with you her few secrets to make your unicorns a magical creature! Design #1 So the first design is a very basic design. So I start with Kryolan White because it’s glycerin-based and it’s very easy for blending so I prefer using this for my unicorn bases. So I … Read more