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# Wednesday, March 03, 2010
A Discussion and a Demo on Customized Art Tools
*If you've been redirected from an artistsnetwork.com article on unconventional tools, please click here to share your thoughts in the comments section. If you're visiting the TAM blog for your daily dose of art chatter, please read on!

As part of her research for an upcoming North Light project, author Lisa Cyr wants to hear from you. What types of unique and customized tools are you using in your artwork? She has identified three categories that most unconventional tools fall into: altered tools—traditional painting tools that have been modified in some way; repurposed tools—non-art tools that have been adapted for art making; and custom tools—tools made up of everyday materials that don't fall into the other categories.

  • How have you altered your traditional painting tools to make unique marks on the painting surface?
  • What tools have you repurposed from other industries (culinary, construction, fashion, etc.) for use in your paintings? How have they enhanced your art?
  • What custom tools (tools that have not been altered or repurposed) have you created using everyday materials? What effects have you been able to achieve?
Click here for a free demonstration on how to create a customized painting tool!

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For reviews and press coverage of Lisa's first book, Art Revolution, please visit Lisa’s website for more info. Or to purchase your own fabulous copy, visit northlighshop.com. Visit Facebook to join the Art Revolution fan page or follow Lisa on Twitter.


By Sarah Laichas
Wednesday, March 03, 2010 8:10:57 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)  #  Comments [1] 
Friday, March 05, 2010 10:07:09 PM (GMT Standard Time, UTC+00:00)
That is a great idea Lisa!!! I do a similar tech with the small sponge paint rollers from Walmart ( the fuzzy ones really didn't work so well) and over a pencil rendering, workable fix and a thin layer of colorful acrylic color, let dry and then I roll a thin layer of gouache, let it dry and then lift off the color to make a full toned painting. That is an overly simplistic explaination but give it a try.
Don
Don Rogers
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