Hello World!…Again

Time for a total remodel…or several. It’s been many years since I’ve given this site a new look, or played around with the latest and greatest plugins. So, while I’m learning the new version of Elegant Themes Divi, this place could change a lot and often! Don’t be put off – it could be fun. I’ll try to get the rss feeds back in place asap, too, so you have something interesting to read while I hammer away.

By the way – the current theme is Tempera v. 1.83 by Cryout Creations

UPDATE: I’ve added rss feeds for Creative Bloq (the absolute best all around art/tech/design resource around, imho!), James Gurney’s blog, “Gurney’s Journey”, Metalsmith Society, The Artists Network & Jewelry Making Journal. Lots to read – so get to it! 😉

I’ll be looking for a couple more feeds.

Artist Review of Roman Szmal Aquarius Watercolour Starter Set

Roman Szmal Aquarius Watercolours are handmade in small batches in Poland using their distinctive recipe of linden honey, distilled water, and pure pigments, creating a creamy and richly saturated paint. The Aquarius range is known for its focus on single-pigment formulations, making them an excellent choice for clean colour mixing. In this article, artist Jane Northcote shares why the Starter Set of five pans has become a favourite in her urban sketching toolkit – a compact and versatile palette that offers the wide range of surprising colour mixing possibilities.   Artist Review of Roman Szmal Aquarius Watercolour Starter Set By Jane Northcote     The five colours in the Roman Szmal Starter Set of Aquarius Watercolour Paints are all interesting and useful colours straight from the pan. I bought them for use on a journey and found the paints quick and fun to use for painting landscapes outdoors.     The Aquarius Green, for example, is a natural green, which is the dark green of fir trees when concentrated, and dilutes to the colour of dry grass. The Ultramarine Light in a dilute wash is the colour of northern skies, but gives a plausible Mediterranean sky with more of the …

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Painting in Black: Working with Pure Pigment Powders

If the advice “Don’t ever use black paint! It dulls your paintings, and mixing blacks with colours always looks better” sounds familiar, then you’ve probably been thoroughly scared away from using black paints in favour of mixing them to create chromatic blacks. Although this can be brilliant advice in many cases, the beauty and individual assets of black pigments should also be given fair consideration. In this article, I give practical demonstrations using the Jackson’s Artist Pigment Set in Black, by transforming the six pigments into ink, oil, watercolour, and egg tempera to paint with, in response to historic artworks.   Painting in Black: Working with Pure Pigment Powders     Properties of the Jackson’s Artist Pigment Set in Black The beauty of working with pigments instead of buying paints is that you can transform them into a host of different mediums by combining them with different binders. This means you could use the same little pot of pigment to make drawings and paintings, without having to reinvest in the same colour in tube form for each medium. Working with pigments is often more economical, since they are relatively cheaper than pre-mixed materials, and give you the flexibility to jump …

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win £1000 to spend on jewellery tools, materials or training – the jewellers academy support fund for november

Every other month, we award £1,000 to one jeweller to invest in their
business and how you use it is completely up to you. Whether it’s tools,
materials, training, or something else that will support your growth, this
fund is designed to help you move forward with purpose.

Plus, the winner also receives a 1-hour 1:1 mentoring session tailored to
their needs, whether that’s business strategy, marketing, or hands-on
jewellery making support.

Find out how to enter.

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