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Framing a Dream Catcher!

Jane gets her Dream Catcher framedThis is my dream catcher, my husband bought it for me years ago from an Navajo Indian reservation in Arizona USA....

Paper for Acrylics and Oils

Paper surfaces - for Acrylics and Oils This week Jane looks at paper for Acrylics and for Oils. This follows from the previous review of paper for...

Recent Framing Jobs

Between lockdowns the Gadsbys framing team were busy. Here is a small sample of the types of jobs which they did. From Framed Rugby Shirts through...

Paper for watercolours

Paper surfaces - for watercolours This week Jane starts to look in more detail at paper surfaces for different media. First up is paper for...

Acrylic paints for artists

Looking at Acrylics Jane recently looked at brushes best suited to acrylic paints. This article reviews the acrylic paint ranges themselves from:...

Brushes for oil paints

Brushes - part 3 - for Oil Paints ...brushes for the thicker medium of oil paints Oil paints are thinker than other painting mediums - Jane...

Brushes – part 2 – Acrylics

Brushes - part 2 - for Acrylics ...the benefits of a good selection of brushes Jane continues her look at brushes - moving on to brushes for...

Watercolour brushes

Brushes ...overlooked by beginners, treasured by experience! Jane starts a mini series on brushes. This time she is looking at the ranges of...

Framing Vellum Indentures

Framing Indentures We frame a lot of unusual items and these came in fitting that description. There were 4 of them and they are indentures which I...

Picture frame regilded and oil painting cleaned

Regilding a picture frame Sometimes the frame of a picture carries as much sentimental value as the oil painting it holds. So, while we are...

Restoring an Oil Painting

Restoring an oil painting - a multi skilled jobRestoring an oil painting requires a range of skills and techniques. The first task is to identify...

Multiple double mounts

Cutting a multiple double mountSometimes we have a multiple double mount to cut for a customer. To explain what this is our framer took pictures of...

Oil painting stretching and restoration

Every restoration job is different This oil painting came in looking a little worse for wear. It wasn't framed and, on this occassion, we were not...

Lino Printing

Jane provides a brief introduction to Lino Printing. What is Lino Printing? Lino printing is a form of fine art printmaking where the printing...

Oil Pastels

Jane gives us a quick guide to Oil Pastels and looks at the leading brands. What are oil pastels? They are crayons made up of a soft, oily...

Ready Made Frames

Do it yourself picture framing using standard ready made framesLast time, Jane looked primarily at custom made frames for your pictures. This...

Designing postage stamps

When you are looking for ideas...Today Jane shares a college project she did. It is something both children and older artists can try and is great...

Framing your pictures

I have a picture I’d like to get framed, what is the process?Ready made frames or made to measure frames. Jane walks us through the options and...

Artist’s Sketch Books

It's all about the paper surface Jane sheds some light on the different paper surfaces available in artists sketch books. Some artists will stick...

Pen and Ink Drawing

Trying new mediums... Jane talks us through another new medium you can try if you want to expand your skill set and discover a new angle for your...

Sketch book project

'Old and New' project ...churches and ornate architecture Jane talks us through one of the projects she was given at college. It was simply ‘old and...

Children’s crayons vs Artists crayons

Crayons or coloured pencils ...children vs artists We have recently written about pencils in a number of articles. Today we are answering the...

Pencil Sketching

Possibly the most portable medium Pencil sketching is great fun and you don’t need much to get started, if you carry a sketch book with you all the...

Polychromos coloured pencils

Using coloured pencils is enjoyable. To someone who paints it can feel like a completely different skill set and trying out different sets /...