How I Choose between Light & Regular Modeling Pastes

I love using all different kinds of pastes for my art. It adds dimension and texture. There are many different texture pastes out there but I generally always use two.  TCW's Light & Fluffy and Regular Modeling Pastes. They are quite different from each other. 

How I choose? I ask myself do I a solid or porous paste. To understand, please read I've explained their differences below:

TCW9004 Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste dries porous. It's full of tiny holes that hold color. I like to use it when I want saturated color because it all soaks into the paste. When it's dry, I use either a paint brush or a spray of water to re-wet the surface to add color. Too much water or paint it will lose the stencil shape. It turns into mush.

TCW9004 Modeling Paste dries solid. The paint, unless you mix it in the paste, will stay on the top of the paste. It doesn't soak into the paste. I love to use this when I'm using lots of paint. When it's dried completely it stays solid and doesn't lose its shape when you add lots of paint.

Here is a TCW Design Project where I used both pastes. The tree (TCW866 Cypress Tree) I used Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste but the landscrape in the scene is Modeling Paste. I wanted to use Light & Fluffy on the tree because I wanted saturated color. 

Do you use modeling pastes in your art? What is your favorite one to use? I would like to know.

If you want to see how I created this piece, head over to The Crafters Workshop blog.

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Design Team Project: The Crafters Workshop

I thought I would share a TCW Design Team project from August. It's a simple canvas but it's amazing how one small addition can change finish the project.

I thought I was finished but it was missing something. Just the addition of the bees was all it needed.

You can see how I created it by going the THE CRAFTERS WORKSHOP BLOG.

The Crafters Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

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How I Created a Bee-utiful Canvas

I'm up on The Crafters Workshop blog where I created this canvas.

Here is my special tip for this project. When you are using a large canvas on a small substrate, move it around and find part of the stencil that fits the best.

You can read how I created this canvas by clicking HERE. 

If you read this far, thank you so much. 

My Forest in My Dream

In my dreams I wandering around the forest and come to this area of gorgeous colors. The colors of the leaves are in greens, pinks, blues, and purples. I'm wondering what I would see beyond this beautiful dense forest and push through and see ....... I wake up. So I didn't see what was beyond this beautiful forest but I had fun creating it.

Stencil: TCW831 Faithful Tree Did you know The Crafters Workshop has a Shopify store? Yes, you can now order directly from them. Click here: Shopify - The Crafters Workshop.

TIP: I used modeling paste to create lots of layers. Before adding more modeling paste on top of the existing layer of paste, you must wait for it to completely dry. I use a fan in the summer but in the winter I put my little fan in front of my heater. It helps dry the paste so much faster.

The Crafters Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

You can read more about how I created my forest HERE on The Crafters Workshop Blog. 

Imagine: Mixed Media on Paper

I'm up on The Crafters Workshop blog today. I created a multi-layered piece using the new TCW845 Wisteria designed by Carmen Medlin.

Using TCW Light & Fluffy Modeling Paste I added layers of Wisteria on the paper. The secret is waiting for it to dry before adding any more layers to the piece. Here you can see I added the 12x12 and 6x6 sizes of this stencil.

When you the modeling paste is wet again either with water or paint it soaks it up so you can add great depth of color.

The Crafter’s Workshop provided me with stencils and mediums to create this project. The opinions I share are solely my own because I do love to use them.

I hope you head over the TCW blog to see my post and check out the rest of the Design Teams Projects.

You can see all the New TCW Winter 2019 stencils on Scrapbook.com.

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