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A Whole Lotta Mixed-Media

Lisa Vollrath — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:49:16 +0000

Here’s a big, fat gallery of artist trading cards, postcards, skinny trading cards, and assorted other mixed-media and collage pieces from the very talented Constance Taylor:

Gel Pen Tip

Lisa Vollrath — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:49 +0000

When working with gel pens, remember that gel ink takes slightly longer to dry than other types of ink. Make absolutely sure your ink is dry before handling your work. On the plus side, once gel ink is dry, it’s generally permanent.

Xtra Normal Movies

Lisa Vollrath — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:27:49 +0000

Make your own silly movies with the tools at Xtra Normal.

Shain Erin’s Art Dolls

Lisa Vollrath — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:09:57 +0000

These dolls have a creepy factor of 10! They’re truly wonderful in their dark details…

Today’s Tip

Lisa Vollrath — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:29:43 +0000

Are your paper punches getting dull? Try punching through a couple of layers of aluminum foil to sharpen them. Punch through the foil a few times, and then try your paper again.

For more on paper punches, try Paper Punch Tips.

Will Wagenaar’s Robots

Lisa Vollrath — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:04:02 +0000

I love these little robots and characters made from recycled materials.

Today’s Tip

Lisa Vollrath — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:25:21 +0000

Always use as little liquid glue as possible to get the job done. Too much glue will always cause you some sort of problem like oozing or paper buckling. When it comes to liquid glues, remember that less is more.

For more glue advice, check out Which Glue Should I Use?.

Follow the GMS Blog on Facebook

Lisa Vollrath — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:18:03 +0000

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Oh, Alright…

Lisa Vollrath — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:57:06 +0000

I haven’t been blogging here at GMS, because I really haven’t had much to say beyond “UGH!” whenever anyone mentions it. I already blog daily eye candy at Ten Two Studios, and My Weekly Thing at LisaVollrath.com. Spring is fast approaching, which means I’ll start writing about Lisa’s Garden soon. Add Twitter and Facebook, and I’m pretty sure I’ve exceeded my daily allotment of online blather…

However, I do have a few arty things in my stash that could populate some blog posts over here. I found a ridiculous spreadsheet of tips I put together many moons ago for the altered books group on Yahoo. I also have way more cool artist eye candy links to share than I can ever use in my weekly newsletter. I might as well post them here at GMS.

So, for a while, I’ll do a little blog thing here. Don’t get too used to it, though, because as soon as the weather gets warm, I’ll be adjourning to the garden…

My Weekly Thing

Lisa Vollrath — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:39:07 +0000

I’m still not updating Go Make Something with any new content, but I have started a section on my personal site called My Weekly Thing, where I’m sharing pics of whatever artwork I’m making right now, with a few words about the process.

Not how-to content—but with over 150 lessons here at GMS, how much more how-to do you really need from me?