Thursday, May 1, 2025

Studio Tip Videos


I love creating these skins to use in both my sculptures & collages. They can be layered, glued, woven, stitched into the surface or shaped into 3D forms. Enjoy my process of peeling back the dried skin!
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Add more interest & depth! Many thick acrylic products can be used tinted with acrylic paint or in their natural state then painted once dry. 
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Adding more color! This sample is a combination of an image transfer and a raised stencil pattern, painted using Fluid Acrylic Paints in a Water Media technique.
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Splash of Color! Water Media wash of color over collage using Fluid Acrylic Paints.
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Building transparent layers over Collage using Acrylic Mediums & Gels! FYI Acrylic Mediums & Gels are white when wet but will be transparent once they're dry.
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A perfect way to build transparent imagery within your layers! 
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Which product do I use for gluing Collage papers?  A question I frequently get asked... 
Here's a short video tutorial about my favorite methods & products!  
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Printmaking with Acrylic Paint is simple and addictive! These accordion books were created with all my leftover printed & painted papers.
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Questions? Contact Barbara De Pirro, depirroart@gmail.com