Edited on September 3, 2016 to add photos.\u00a0 Scroll down to just past the supply list section to see them.<\/p>\n
I have been fascinated with Pebeo’s “Fantasy” Paints; Moon, Prisme, and Vitrail for a long time.\u00a0 The way they behave, and the fabulously patterned results they create, drew me in right from the beginning.<\/p>\n
I’ve been fortunate to see them demoed at various trade shows and watched my fair share of YouTube videos, consistently captivated by the movement and interaction between three of them.\u00a0 Watching them self-manipulate into patterns, some reasonably predictable and some not so much, is like watching a magic show in slow motion.\u00a0 Watch, walk away for 20 minutes, and when you come back you’re very likely to see more change.\u00a0 Of course that stops as the paint begins to dry, but for the first couple of hours… magic!<\/p>\n
A while ago I was given some paint and one of the Liquid Art Panels.\u00a0 Rubbing my hands together in glee, I felt like a 16th century alchemist just waiting to create magic.\u00a0 Thinking I knew what I was doing, I jumped in with both feet (right into the deep end) and added paint\u00a0 to the Liquid Art Panel; some of this, a bunch of that, a little of something else.\u00a0 I quickly discovered that running before I walked was not a good choice – did I mention the epic fail??\u00a0\u00a0Let’s just say the results on that first piece were… not what I was hoping for.<\/p>\n
I took a big step back, spending\u00a0a lot of time figuring out what the reactive characteristics of the paints were.\u00a0 How do Moon and Prisime self-manipulate?\u00a0 What happens when they’re combined with each other?\u00a0 Or with Vitrail?\u00a0 Glitter Medium?\u00a0 I NEED Glitter Medium. What happens when you add it to a piece?<\/p>\n
Reactive is the key word and in today’s video you’ll see me demo how\u00a0to create what I call reaction chips.\u00a0 Unlike color chips that are meant to provide a sample of what a color looks like, my reaction chips capture the magic of how the paints interact.\u00a0 If you’re new to\u00a0them I highly recommend that you take the time to make some.\u00a0 Let them dry, then adhere to the pages of a small journal so you’ll have them as a reference.\u00a0 I think you’ll find them invaluable.<\/p>\n
I have a freebie promotion for you too.\u00a0 Starting today, August 31 through Friday September 2, 2016 we’re giving away small pieces of chipboard and acrylic shapes so you can experiment with the paints on some fun surfaces.<\/p>\n
Spend $35 and I’ll give you a set of three of the Mini Acrylic Hearts.\u00a0 Spend $50 and I’ll give you those hearts plus 3 chipboard squares measuring 3″ x 3″.\u00a0 This way you have small\u00a0pieces to\u00a0work\u00a0on as you learn about the paints.\u00a0\u00a0You do not need to do anything.\u00a0\u00a0The warehouse will send your\u00a0freebies.<\/p>\n
I hope you have as much fun making magic as I have!<\/p>\n