Canvas "Gracefulness" by Olya Kravets

Hello there lovely creative friends! Today I'd like to share with you my new inspiration - a mixed media canvas with Finnabair's products! This time I wanted to create something with beautiful flowers and something elegant and feminine. After flat paintings, I always want to do something multilayered!

I used canvas and first of all I covered it with White Crackle and dried it well. The cracks are amazing, I love them! I added colors with pastels and Mica powder to make the cracks even more highlighted. Diluted with water pastels and Mica powder perfectly flow into cracks and you can easily wipe off the excess. Using a stencil I applied a bit of Textured Paper Paste and covered it using embossing powder. It gave an interesting and more voluminous effect.

I used moulds for decoration. I covered them with Black Gesso and after drying I used Acrylic Paints. There are several shades of brown and gold. All the Finnabair’s paints mix perfectly with each other and give a delightful glow!

Then it was time for composition. I wanted to make something voluminous, so I created a variety of layers of materials. Here you will find moulds, chipboards, delightful flowers from Prima, paper cut-out elements and a chic wooden frame in the middle! I added a piquant element of Mechanical jewelry. I fixed the metal inscription on the wire and secured it with Heavy Body Gel.

And of course all this beauty is decorated with glitter and Art Stones. I fixed them with Soft Gloss Gel and sprinkled like a spice. This is real magic! With all these materials you feel like a real magician, when a multilayered picture appears on a blank canvas!

I invite you to watch my video tutorial to see the whole process of creating my project. Enjoy!

I hope you are inspired by my video and you already chose your favorite products to create something new! Be free in your creativity and love what you do! Create with your soul, tell your stories and your feelings, share with us and love what you are doing!

Thank you for visit us today here on Finnabair blog.
With love, Olya.

Products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place online store:

Believe by Kasia Bogatko

Hello,

today I wanted to show you why I love liquid acrylic paints. I made a vintage panel on a wooden base. Remember to prime such raw base (you don't have to do it if you work on a painting canvas). I covered the entire surface with modeling paste. I didn't do it very evenly. I meant to create different bumps, recesses into which paint could penetrate. I applied liquid acrylic paint to the prepared surface. As you will see in the video, you need to act quickly with these paints if you want to get a watercolor effect. Pour the paint with a large amount of water and spread it immediately. If we want to achieve smooth transitions between colors, let's apply colors quickly one by one. After drying, nothing can be done, the paint becomes permanent. On this background, you can easily add more media, even with water, nothing will blur.

The whole composition is not complicated. I arranged several layers of paper, flowers, chipboards. To get a more spatial effect, I glued layers with pieces of cardboard. The main element here is a large, resin frame. I covered it with black gesso and painted with waxes. The main thing is to apply waxes in a small amount and only on details. This way we will get the best effect.

I did not want the whole project to be too clean and new, so I have added rust effect paste here and there. I wanted to get a vintage effect. Also, the flowers and paper elements got some rust to make them blend with the rest. The final touch here is the opal magic paint in blue-green. This color goes perfectly with rust, giving it a beautiful contrast.

Liquid acrylic paints have strong, intense colors. This is their great advantage for me, you will love them, if you haven't already!

Products I have used - all the images linked to Mixed Media Place online store: