Thanks..... top work.... top prices. lol

Great tip thanks Graham, I have never used acrylics and did not even consider the heat..learning all the time...

Rosemary..you never know until you try..I use something called Nu clay, it has fibre in it and it air dries, you can also keep it moist to carry on working with another day..when dry it paints up really well..I had never touched clay until 3 years ago..it's good fun...

That's what it's all about..well done ..obviously a hidden talent..why don't you put a picture of it up on the forum...we could have the official BE Forum art gallery luvvie....gives you a nice feeling when you create something doesn't it......

I used to work therapeutically with children and the best thing about our sessions was how superior they became over their efforts with clay and their laughter at my efforts.

Rosemary

Yes an art gallery is needed xx

Ahh, now you are talking ...art therapy , the great healer....what a fantastically rewarding job...maybe in the next life..

Nu clay is very easy to work with and very forgiving...I can see you nodding off...I won't bore you with clay talk anymore...

..Glad you like it..took an age...seeing as its you 5% discount...

Not nodding off.

I will have to get some and try it. Not sure what we used to be provided with, probably some cheap rubbish.

Rosemary

well i really like using acrylic paint on terracotta, its a really good thing to play around in, when i got married i made all my own table dec with a flowerpot painted in cream paint, with a bit of gold dry brushed on, put a bit church candle and surrounded it with dried roses and gyp. they did look lovely! people asked to take them home!
i also had a spate of painting sunflowers on pots. I've also done decopage on papier mache , made a standing cat for my mum out of a coke bottle and carrier bags, then moulded papiwer mache on top, painted with that white glue that goes clear, stuck floral wrapping paper on top and them covered with glue again. it did look good when i finished it, sat by her fireplace for years!

...That's your new career sorted then, this is exactly the sort of thing I am talking about, I have seen that type of work and it always looks so rustic but so chic...rusty chic eh...goodbye shabby chic ... are there any interior design shops in your area in Spain...maybe there will be soon...? you sound very talented..got any pic's....

Hi BB,

Michael says that you should prime the canvas with gesso. You should be able to buy it from the same place you are buying your canvases. You can mix gesso and pva to get some texture. You can even mix some plaster to get even more texture, or just buy a texture additive.

For acrylic paints, you can buy a wet palette (it's not massively expensive), it keeps acrylic paint wet for weeks.

Great thread by the way
Martha

Not really talented just like faffing around!! No I haven't got any pics I'm afraid. Would love to be able to earn a bit of money from doing something like that, at one time in my house if you stood still you got verdigri'd! I wish i'd done more crafts when i lived in the states, they're craft mad over there! at least theres the internet now for ideas!

Depends on where you are, there is a lot of artist materials available and many shops selling canvas, paint, brushes, paints for glass and ceramics. There are, certainly around here. plenty of craft shops selling card making materials, and if you can't get it locally, there is always e bay, postage for that sort of thing isn't that high. There are also numerous stalls at car boot sales selling such materials. My wife buys hers from them or from e bay.

Two of Michael's latest.....(hoping I don't get banned for the first one ....she is, afterall, fully clothed....well almost )

Oh btw jdr....the upload thingie seems to have sorted itself out

Its not you is it?