Popular sketchbooks Jane says a few words about the popular range of Pink Pig sketchbooks - prompted by a new delivery to the Market Place shop.Silk...
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The articles below are intended to give a feel for the services and products sold by Gadsby’s. If you have a requirement which isn’t represented below it doesn’t mean we can’t help. Please call us and ask.
Pebeo Marbling Inks
Jane looks at Pebeo Marbling Inks.What do I need to achieve a marbling effect on paper? I’m going to look at Pebeo’s marbling inks. There are nine...
Gesso – buy or make?
Last week Jane looked at making and using egg tempera. In a similar vein, this week she looks at gesso - making your own or buying it.What is gesso...
Egg tempera
Jane takes a look at using tempera (or egg tempera) as a medium for painting. It was replaced by oil paints centuries ago but, for aspiring artists,...
Cleaning brushes
In this blog Jane takes a look at cleaning your brushes. She uses acrylics and has found that soapy warm water does the trick and then a good rinse...
Using gold leaf for your art or craftwork
Adding a touch of luxury to your work Using gold leaf, whether it’s the real thing at 23ct or imitation gold leaf, will add luxury to your art or...
Neocolor wax crayons
Rather good wax pastels Neocolor wax crayons - these rather good wax pastels are available in permanent or water soluble.Water soluble colours...
Page layouts
Jane shares a page layout project from her college days where she practiced the art of laying out a page for various purposes. Largley a...
Using tracing paper
Jane said "I have used tracing paper for a few projects and I thought it would be a good medium to take a closer look at."What is tracing paper?...
Self portraits – why do artists do them?
I screamed inwardly... A question that has been on my mind for many years has been - Why do artists do self portraits? I thought this may be an...
Texture paste – adding body to your artwork
Adding a heavy body feel to your work This week Jane uses Texture paste on a few pieces of her art.Texture paste is a great medium when you want to...
Using acetate for drawing
Acetate is a great medium Recently Jane has talked us through using different papers for acrylics & oils, watercolours, pastels & chalk. She...
Drawing Buildings
Love drawing buildings Jane loves drawing buildings and here shows, and talks about, some examples she has done over the years.Using perspective is...
Quality of canvas for artists
The quality of canvas availableJane said "We sell many stretched canvases for people to paint on, including making bespoke sizes. We also sell...
Music for framing…
Celebrating pictures framers Groglass, a supplier to custom framers everywhere has created a new song / video to celebrate the work of the framing...
What is pouring medium?
The next big art craze - have you experimented yet?Jane said "At the moment a big art craze is pouring medium so, as I know little about this...
What is epoxy used for in art?
Using epoxy resin in your art & craftworkToday Jane takes a brief look at the use of epoxy in art & craft work.What is Epoxy Resin Epoxy...
Painting by numbers
Painting by numbers and why is it so popular Today Jane talks about Painting by Numbers. You might think that Jane, as an accomplished artist,...
Our Gallery has moved floors
New, lighter, airier galleryWe have been keeping ourselves busy, in a Covid secure fashion, and have moved our gallery upstairs on to the first...
Using water soluble pencils as a watercolour
Artists can be staid and follow specific rules they have set for themselves or they can be flexible and adapt. They can enjoy using their creative...
Drawing – Scaling up an image using a grid
Using a grid to scale up a drawingToday Jane tells us about a drawing technique which some people swear by. Using a grid to scale up an image. She...
Plaster figure restoration
Restoring a plaster figureThis plaster figure was brought in broken, tatty and badly worn. We have filled it, glued it and re-painted it so it looks...
Colour Wheels
Why use a colour wheel? This week Jane takes a quick look at colour wheels. Depending on the types of art you create and your 'eye for colour' you...
Box Framing
Always made to order...We often get asked about box frames, mostly if we sell them ready made. We don’t sell ready made box frames but we can make a...
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