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I’ve been playing with Powertex which is a fabric hardener. You can also mix it into a clay. After “curing” for 3 weeks it becomes weatherproof. I decided to make a fairy house inspired by those I’d seen online. I started with an old jar and modelled a roof for the house out of tinfoil. I then wrapped it in masking tape to help the powertex stick to it. You can just see to the left the lace I was going to use for the roof.

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I also added some foil and tape to the jar to alter the shape.

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I totally forgot to take a picture of the next step, but I dunked the lace in the powertex and added it to the roof. Despite the whole thing only being about 10 inches tall, it used up almost 2 metres of lace! I made some clay and used silicone moulds to make the door and window frames and some tiny leaves. I covered the base in gauze swabs soaked in the powertex and stuck it all together using the powertex. My basic form was brown, so I dry brushed the roof with red powertex and the base with ivory Powertex. I mixed some pearlescent pigment powders with varnish to finish off the house.

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I’ve been playing with Powertex which is a fabric hardener. You can also mix it into a clay. After “curing” for 3 weeks it becomes weatherproof. I decided to make a fairy house inspired by those I’d seen online. I started with an old jar and modelled a roof for the house out of tinfoil. I then wrapped it in masking tape to help the powertex stick to it. You can just see to the left the lace I was going to use for the roof.

JNrHfIMl.jpg


I also added some foil and tape to the jar to alter the shape.

frRZk45l.jpg


I totally forgot to take a picture of the next step, but I dunked the lace in the powertex and added it to the roof. Despite the whole thing only being about 10 inches tall, it used up almost 2 metres of lace! I made some clay and used silicone moulds to make the door and window frames and some tiny leaves. I covered the base in gauze swabs soaked in the powertex and stuck it all together using the powertex. My basic form was brown, so I dry brushed the roof with red powertex and the base with ivory Powertex. I mixed some pearlescent pigment powders with varnish to finish off the house.

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WKkGEzfl.jpg


l34jF2Ql.jpg


pbGDtyRl.jpg
Omg I love this! [emoji7]

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I’ve been playing with Powertex which is a fabric hardener. You can also mix it into a clay. After “curing” for 3 weeks it becomes weatherproof. I decided to make a fairy house inspired by those I’d seen online. I started with an old jar and modelled a roof for the house out of tinfoil. I then wrapped it in masking tape to help the powertex stick to it. You can just see to the left the lace I was going to use for the roof.

JNrHfIMl.jpg


I also added some foil and tape to the jar to alter the shape.

frRZk45l.jpg


I totally forgot to take a picture of the next step, but I dunked the lace in the powertex and added it to the roof. Despite the whole thing only being about 10 inches tall, it used up almost 2 metres of lace! I made some clay and used silicone moulds to make the door and window frames and some tiny leaves. I covered the base in gauze swabs soaked in the powertex and stuck it all together using the powertex. My basic form was brown, so I dry brushed the roof with red powertex and the base with ivory Powertex. I mixed some pearlescent pigment powders with varnish to finish off the house.

vzvzrHyl.jpg


WKkGEzfl.jpg


l34jF2Ql.jpg


pbGDtyRl.jpg

wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :love:
that is one of the most fabulous/crazy thing i've ever seen! you are super talented.
 
Aww thanks guys. That was my second ever play with powertex. I did a workshop which taught me the basics, where we decorated a shoe from the charity shop. It started off like this,

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And ended up as this,

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Nowhere near as good as the stuff on here but I couldn’t find an earring holder I liked, so made my own!

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a bit late now but thank you for your kind words :lol:

haven't drawn since mid March so I am trying my hand at a pet portrait - I've always enjoyed drawing realistically although admittedly, its never been a strong spot! very basic wip rn, getting down the flat colours of the dog altho the collar and tag (off picture) is pretty much shaded.
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a bit late now but thank you for your kind words :lol:

haven't drawn since mid March so I am trying my hand at a pet portrait - I've always enjoyed drawing realistically although admittedly, its never been a strong spot! very basic wip rn, getting down the flat colours of the dog altho the collar and tag (off picture) is pretty much shaded.
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that's awesome! I really admire ppl who can draw/paint, it's a fantastic skill to have :)

how do you do it digitally? do you use a fingertip or a stylus or what???
 
that's awesome! I really admire ppl who can draw/paint, it's a fantastic skill to have :)

how do you do it digitally? do you use a fingertip or a stylus or what???

thank you! :love:

I draw with a stylus! the tech in the pic is a iPad 2018 6th Gen iirc. its a stylus done by Apple themselves so it has full pen pressure and tilt, meaning depending on how I hold the pen and how hard I press changes how thick the brush is or the way the brush rotates. you can get third party stylus's but they don't work as well/don't hold as much charge. the Apple Pencil gets 30 minutes of charge after 15 seconds of charge and I believe holds up to 10-12 hours? so pretty decent honestly.

I've always drawn digitally personally. I started out on a £60 Wacom Intuos yeeears back - its just like a grey hard pad which is sensitive to the stylus they provide. I decided tho that I really dislike having to look at the computer screen while drawing to see where my drawing is going. after a few returns I upgraded to the iPad 2018 (6th Gen I think) with a 9.7" screen. I really like it as I can draw anywhere and its not tied to having to have a PC. car rides, doctors appointments, airports, waiting rooms, I can get on and do something :D
 
I love digital drawing but haven't done it in years since my tablet died. I actually quite liked the tablet being separate to the screen, meant my hand was never in the way.
Digital art is so flexible compared to any other medium. Make a mistake? Delete it. Like one piece of this drawing but a different piece of another? Merge them! Can't beat it if you ask me.

I'm trying to do the artful daily challenges.

Yesterday was a puffin, and the first thing I've drawn with my new brush pens.
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Todays theme was moth. Third thing I've drawn with the brush pens (second was a disaster!). Could've done with a ruler, a compass and a fine liner but I couldn't be bothered to go get them.
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