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Gelli printing with Oil pastel resists tutorial

Gelli Printing with an Oil Pastel Resist

mixed media and collage paintings

Mixed media and collage small paintings : A few techniques you can use

Bauhaus inspired postcards

Bauhaus inspired postcards

How to make paper collage cards

How to make paper collage cards

dress up illustrations

Dress up illustrations

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Simple and fun monochrome painting

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Painting over life drawings with mixed media

4 versions of the same linoprint by North Vancouver artist Sandrine Pelissier

1 linoprint – 9 plates- 4 versions

Stretching mini linoprints on canvas

Stretching mini linoprints on canvas

why should artists go to a life drawing class

7 lessons learned in life drawing class

painting over varnished paper

Painting over varnished paper

life drawings

Organized chaos : Reworking life drawings in mixed media

in between drawing and painting

Between Drawing and Painting – part 2

A visit of my studio, Sandrine Pelissier in North Vancouver

A visit of my studio in North Vancouver

spirograph tree

Spirograph Tree: Using a spirograph for visual texture

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Travel Sketching basic supplies and techniques for beginners

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Dry brushing for mixed media portraits

Paintingover life drawings with Indian Ink part 2 on Artiful painting demos by Sandrine Pelissier

Painting over Life drawings with Indian ink – part 2

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Charcoal portrait on paper step by step : Beehive

mixed media flower painting from imagination

Painting flowers from imagination: 3 Paintings for the Anonymous Art Show

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Painting with India Ink over life drawings

add-visual-texture-to-your-watercolor-or-acrylic-paintings

How to add visual texture to watercolor and acrylic washes.

sketchbook experiment

Sketchbook inspiration | What to draw in a sketchbook

How to apply an isolation coat to your paintings

How to apply an isolation coat to your paintings before varnishing

No phone selfie, part of culture days 2016

Culture Days 2016 : The No-Phone Selfie

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How to paint on stone paper with acrylics and alcohol based inks

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6 masking fluid tips

ink resist (1)

Ink Resist Technique, a video tutorial

How to add patterns to a forest painting by Sandrine Pelissier

Painting a forest in acrylic with patterns : Discovery Walk

prepare you paper before painting with watercolor or oil pastels

Clear gesso or gel medium for making your life drawings paper waterproof?

Dry pastels alternative ways of using them in mixed media paintings

Dry pastels, alternative ways of using them in mixed media

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Life drawing challenges: How to draw hands

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Customizing your sketchbook into an Art Journal

Is that cheating ? The controversy about using a projector or a lightbox for your paintings

Is using a lightbox cheating? The controversy about using a projector or a lightbox for your paintings

The importance of scale in painting: Small and Large paintings on ARTiful, painting demos by Sandrine Pelissier

The importance of scale in painting: Small and Large paintings

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How to use oil pastels, what you can do with this under-estimated medium.

Artists and the M word (money)

Make money as an artist

In Jakarta

Painting flowers from imagination for the Anonymous Art Show, a step by step painting tutorial

6 things I learned about painting on ARTiful, painting demos by Sandrine Pelissier

6 tips to become a better artist

Everyone is an Artist: A collaborative work of Art in North Vancouver becomes a world wide project onartiful painting demos by Sandrine Pelissier

Everyone is an Artist: A collaborative work of Art in North Vancouver becomes a world wide project

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