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How to cover ink that bleeds through canvas

I sketched my canvas with a Sharpie and cannot cover the ink. It bleeds through the paint. What can I cover it with? I tried gesso. I’ve done this before,

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Using oils and acrylics in the same painting

Is it okay to use a mixture of acrylic and oil paints in an abstract painting? Thanks! Regards, Nisha Great question! Generally, it is not a good idea

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Using wood varnish on acrylic paintings

Can I use an ordinary varnish for my acrylic paintings - the type of varnish that is used on wood? I'm a self-taught painter and I'm doing this as a hobby.

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How to draw chrome objects with colored pencils?

I would like to learn how to draw chrome objects with colored pencils. What combination of colored pencils will achieve the best result for drawing chrome

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Adding food coloring to watercolors

Can you add food coloring to watercolors, or would it somehow mess up the paint? Would the food coloring bleed through the paper or stay in one spot?

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Best brands of soft pastel pencils and pastel paper

Which brand of soft pastel pencils are of the highest quality and which surface is the best for museum quality art? If you want to use the best of the

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Using solvents to blend colored pencils

I have heard that you can use mineral spirits with colored pencils to break it down and make a kind of wash, which gives the affect of a water color.

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Attaching Fabric to Mixed Media Supports

I sew and want to use fabric and other fibers on canvas board and craft wood (birch and plywood, 1/4- 3/4 thick) as supports for creating my mixed media

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How do I get a very smooth uniform paint surface?

How do I get a very smooth uniform paint surface? I am painting on smooth composition board. Also should I treat the composition board surface before painting?

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How to Paint Clean, Crisp Lines with Acrylics

I would love to know how to paint clean, crisp lines in acrylic. I have practiced several different mediums with art for my whole life but am fairly

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