Donna Steel Contemporary Artist

Art – Quick Tip – Blending Acrylic Made Easy with Golden Glazing Liquid !

donnasteel — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:38 +0000

Blending Acrylic Made Easy with Golden Glazing Liquid !

How many times have you had trouble with trying to blend acrylic colours?

Acrylic dries fast so can be a real issue for people trying to blend with it!

Glazing is a wonderful way to add depth to your artwork !

There are, several great ways to Blend colours but today I am just going to talk about blending with Golden Glazing Liquid!

Using Golden Glazing Liquid is especially good for those that are new to painting?

You will need : Gel Medium Gloss, Glazing Liquid and 4 different colour Acrylic Fluid paints. (I like to use fluid paint as it doesn’t show brush strokes )

* Golden is the Brand Name, and the name of their product is Glazing Liquid.

1 – Seal your surface that you are about to paint on, with a layer of Gloss Gel Medium and allow that to dry.

2- Paint a straight layer of Golden Glazing Liquid over your surface, now it is very IMPORTANT : NOT TO LET THIS DRY B4 THE NEXT STEP!

3 - On your palate, side by side (do not mix them together!) put an equal amount of Golden Glazing Liquid and Paint.

4 - Dip your brush into the paint and then glazing liquid and apply straight onto your surface, starting from one side of your surface to about the middle or 3/4 off the way across at that point stop and wipe off any paint left on your brush. ( you should notice that the paint where you started should be way more intense in colour and starting to lighten toward the middle of your surface.) After you have wiped off with a cloth or paper towel excess paint on your brush, continue to spread the glaze and paint toward the middle and right across your surface until you reach the other side. ( you should notice by the time you get to the other side you probably will have hardly any paint left just glazing liquid, that is good ! ) * If by this stage the paint is starting to dry and get sticky then STOP and wait till it is dry b4 you paint any more!

Blending Glazing Liquid, Cad Red Med and Hansa Yellow Med Fluid acrylic paint

5- Now starting in another area or corner repeat above process with 2 different colours.

Have Fun !!

( and don’t be shy I would love to hear how you got on ! )

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Art Tip – Transparent – Opaque and changing Pigments

donnasteel — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:43:36 +0000

Quick tip on differences between Modern and Mineral Pigments.

I know a lot of people have problems with trying to blend and mix different colours, and especially having problems with coverage of transparent colours over opaque colours.

1st off know what pigments you are painting with Modern or Mineral

Modern Organic – pigments are usually bright and Transparent

Mineral Inorganic – pigments are usually duller or more earthy colours and are Opaque

Remember that if you are painting over a Mineral pigment Opaque)with a Modern pigment (transparent) to change the colour dramatically then you may strike some problems! To make your Transparent colour opaque just add a Very Small amount of Titanium white to it.

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Handy Art Tips – Meths

donnasteel — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:53:23 +0000

My Art Tip of the Week – Meths

What can you use to get rid of those troublesome bubbles that can appear in your Gel Mediums ?

When applying gel mediums for example Self leveling gel and sometimes you get little air bubbles all through the gel… just give them a quick spray of Meths…. and wolaaa the bubbles will disappear !

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Check out the latest Gordon Harris Newsletter!

donnasteel — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:23:18 +0000

Check out the lastest Gordon Harris Newsletter !

http://email.shoutpoint.co.nz/t/ViewEmail/r/67252825D8FF02E3/EBDABE5A99F7550EF1E87EB810D8F10A

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Art tip of the week- Gesso…

donnasteel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:37:52 +0000

My Art Tip of the Week

What is and why would you use Gesso ?

Gesso is an acrylic undercoat / primer and comes in White or Black

Using Gesso – gives a ground to your surface, thus allowing a layer between the paint and substrate surface. ( which means you ultimately use less paint)

- Gesso is Very Opaque so covers up painting errors very well.

-Gesso needs to be used on any Wooden Board before painting and acts as a undercoat which protects the boards surface from any dampness that could be effected from applying straight paint.

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Just a reminder to check out my Creative Blog … :)

donnasteel — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:00:37 +0000

Hi everyone just a little reminder that if you are interested in checking out my creative blog you can see it by clicking here :)

http://donnasteelsblog.wordpress.com/

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“Transform “Playing around with transfering My Painting and Photography images to create…..

donnasteel — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 07:07:47 +0000

Transform - By Donna Steel

Playing around some of my Artwork Images and my own photography came up with this Image – Transform

cheers Donna

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Check out my new Weekly – Art tip of the Week! Tip 1.

donnasteel — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:55:27 +0000

Donna’s Art Tip of the Week – Titanium Vs Zinc White ?

My Art Tip of the Week - Sunday 8th January 2012

Tip 1. Titanium Vs Zinc White ?

Make sure when mixing White to a colour you use the right one for what you are wanting!

Titanium White is more opaque and when added to a colour changes that colour giving it more of a Pastel Tone.

Zinc White is more Translucent and when added to a colour just slightly tones down that original colour rather than changing the overall tone of it.

See Below

Titanium Vs Zinc White!

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Taylors Mistake – Mixed Media 4 Sale

donnasteel — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 09:48:13 +0000

Taylors Mistake - Mixed Media

Below is some close up photos of the rocks and houses in original artwork above.

close up rocks and houses

close up of houses

1020mm x 510mm

4 Sale

$5500.00

Taylors Mistake is one of my all time favourite places in Canterbury and love the lovely old iconic baches that are nestled into the side of the hill.

This artwork has been created using my own photography for inspiration and likeness, the beautiful Golden Mediums and Paints. This artwork comes with a Certificate of authenticity with the Artworks number and products used to create it.

For more information please contact Donna at donnasteel1@xtra.co.nz

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Art Workshops Coming Soon !

donnasteel — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:43:47 +0000

I can’t believe how fast 2011 has gone by, especially down here in Christchurch! I must admit it has been a year I really would not want to repeat in a hurray!!

2012 will be hear before we know it! I am currently busy preparing next years Art Workshop and Classes !

Because of the Earthquakes this year the venue I was hiring has been used by Civil Defence and the Council while their buildings have been repaired.

So it looks like as from March 2012 this venue will be back in action. Yay!! So I am busy working preparing some up coming Art Workshops!

Workshops will be held on Saturdays, there will be a minimum and maximum number of places in these workshops and bookings will be essential.

Just to give you a little heads up on what some of the up coming workshops will be on ….

Exploring Colour and Colour Mixing- Looking at the different pigments Organic vs In-Organic, Metalic and Reflective Pigments, including Interference Colours

Types of Acrylic Paint – Fluid, Air Brush, Heavy Body and Open Acrylic

Mediums - (Gel) Creating Texture using a wide variety of Gel Mediums

Mediums – (Paste) Creating Texture using a wide variety of Pastes

Transfers – We will look at different techniques for transfering images into artworks.

Skins – Explore what acrylic skins are and what you can do with them, including looking at digital transfers onto skins.

Collage- Mixed media collage

Substractive techniques - engraving, Layering, sanding back acrylic surfaces and using different ways to work back into your artworks giving great layering effects.

Pours- Using different Mediums

Acrylic Ancaustic

Drawing, and resists with acrylic

Drawing Surfaces and what to use on your artworks to allow you to draw, Grounds, Additives

Working with Open Acrylics

Learning different Painting Techniques

Preparing your canvas to paint- supports, priming surfaces, and looking at different tools you can work with to create effects.

Acrylic Painting – using mixed media

Abstracts – using mixed media

Landscapes – using mixed media

Planning Artworks and looking at Perspective

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