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To make this beautiful raindrop wall art, you don't need to be an "Artist" with a capital A. In this class, Courtney Cerruti shares an easy technique for cutting out artwork on vinyl using the Cricut Explore, and then painting over the vinyl stencil several times to create an overall design. Apply neutral, neon, and gold paint with brushes and spray-paint to achieve a layered multi-dimensional effect.
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Upcycle old vases or bottles with this fun, quick Cricut project. Courtney demonstrates how to use the Cricut Explore to create a floral stencil, and then she spray-paints the pattern onto a glass vase. Drop in a votive or add some water with your favorite fresh flowers and you will have a lovely new table decoration.
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Turn those small, intimate moments from life into a permanent treasure by transferring them onto wood. Working with photos printed out on laser copies,Courtney Cerruti shows you how to create the transfers, offering a few different finishing techniques to customize your miniature works of art.The wood adds luminosity and brings out the beautiful, muted colors in your photograph. Learn more about laser copies here.
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After you know how to burn a screen, watch this workshop with Hilary to see how she creates multi-color prints on a pillowcase. Hilary's designs include one screen that covers a large printing areas, and a second screen with finer details that she prints in two colors. This workshop will spark ideas for grouping screen prints together to take your designs to the next level of sophistication.
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After you know how to burn a screen, watch Hilary screen print a hand-drawn design onto different size tee-shirts. Learn how to mark registration to print on different sizes, and see how to pull textile ink back and forth to work in into fabric, which behaves differently than paper. You'll be printing your own textiles in no time.
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If you've ever considered printmaking but were daunted by the wide array of materials available, this thorough primer is essential viewing. In this Daily Challenge, artist and printmaker Katharine Watson introduces the basic tools and techniques needed to create prints at home. Beginning with the basics of safety and mark-making, you'll learn the full process of designing, transferring, carving, and printing an image. Once you've mastered the basics,...
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You don't need a background in art to create beautiful surface designs on paper and fabric. Join Courtney Cerruti as she leads you through a series of exercises from her book Playing with Surface Design: Modern Techniques for Painting, Stamping, Printing and More. In this three-part series, you will learn creative ways to play with paint, markers, and stamps, plus a simple form of printmaking called monoprinting. Combine all of these lessons to create...
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Like magic, Christine will show you how to print multiple colors in one print. Whether you are new to custom carving stamps or a seasoned printmaker, this versatile technique is a game changer for printing on fabric or paper - without fussing with registration. Plus, this class includes downloadable templates of Christine's signature designs.
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Learn the magic of photo emulsion screenprinting in this workshop. Hilary walks you through the process of creating an image to print, coating a screen, exposing the image and finally pulling your first prints. Photo emulsion lends itself to gorgeous, fine detail and Hilary shows you how to layer different stencils to create multi-layered prints. She covers all the basic of screen printing in a home setup, so you're ready to print at home or in a...
12) Image Transfers
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Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned artist, learning how to create image transfers will introduce you to a whole new world of using creative imagery in your work. Courtney will show you the best methods for a range of techniques using inexpensive materials, including how to create transparent layers. The resulting images are beautiful for adding dimension and depth to various art projects, from paper arts and collage, to fiber arts and more.
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Transform old, boring dishes into bold, geometric decorative plates with your Cricut Explore. Courtney demonstrates how to use the Cricut machine to cut stencils out of contact paper. Then she shows how to apply stencils to plates and spray paint them to create a variety of fun shapes and patterns.
15) DIY Stamp Pad
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Learn how to create your own stamp pad so you aren't limited to the colors of stamp pads available in stores. With Christine's tips, you can create your own custom colors and DIY stamp pad in a snap.
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With simple carving tools and your design sensibilities, you can carve a custom set of stamps to add personality and zip to stationery, textiles and more. Christine shows you how to transfer a design and which tools to use, to celebrate the charm and imperfections of printing by hand.
17) How to Emboss
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Have you ever wondered how embossing works? In this quick class, Courtney Cerruti demystifies the embossing process, showing you how to do this simple technique at home. You will need just a few items -- embossing powder, wet ink and a heat gun -- to create professional-looking, glossy designs.
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Learn how to take a single geometric motif and create a suite of party projects, playing with scale and color to create decorations with big impact. You can use the motif as a stencil to paint everything from a large design on a tablecloth to a small design on a planter, or you can play with quantity by stringing together dozens of paper cutouts for a photo-booth backdrop. Courtney also presents ideas for using the leftover cutouts for party favors,...
19) Ruth's Table
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Every year Creativebug donates a percentage of profits to arts education programs. One of them is Ruth's Table, a center for creative learning rooted in the life of artist Ruth Asawa. Located in San Francisco, California,Ruth's Table creates a place for people of every age and experience to enrich their lives with art.
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