Adding Texture

If you love playing with mixed media, then you know all about texture and how much oomph it adds to your projects. There are many ways to add texture, but one of the easiest (and coolest) ways is with the Finnabair Art Stones and Texture Powder.

This video shows you just how easy they are to use:

You can find the products on our website and in store:

Mini Art Stones

Art Stones

Texture Powder

Double Ended Brush Set

Heavy White Gesso

Prima Stencils

Rusty Old Thing

If you are wondering what to do with the new Finnabair Rust paste set, we have an upcoming class "Metal Magic" which shows you an example of its use along with Ken Oliver Liquid Metals. 

The Rust Paste set comprises coarse, water-based pastes made to imitate a rust effect and it works instantly, so it is perfect for projects where you can't wait for the real rusting reaction. Of course it is only an imitation, but it is perfect for creating matte, rust-like texture and adding dimension, great for steampunk, grunge and masculine projects - it can be applied on all surfaces, especially if it is primed with gesso.

The Brown Rust is coarse, the Red Rust has a medium texture and the Gold Rust has less "grit". To get the best effect you should apply 3 colors of the paste on one project with a sponge, palette knife, texture tool or paintbrush to create multi-tone effect. 

Peta has used the Red Rust and Gold Rust on this masculine card

Other products used on the card:

Ultimate Crafts Rusty Old Ute die

Distress Ink - Forest Moss

Impression Obsession stamp 

It's all about the texture

Obviously the staff at Catchy Crafts LOVES mixed media and that it entails. We love to play with texture and just have to share this incredibly cool tool with you. It is the Finnabair Texture Brush set. To see just what these brushes can achieve check out this video:

To buy these cool brushes just click here