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Make your Oil Painting Dry Fast to Meet a Deadline
When using Oil Paints, add about 10% Liquin Original (medium). Your painting will dry fast (great for meeting deadlines), and you’ll still be able to work with your paints. It is also great for...
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Remove Dry Acrylic Paint from your Clothing or Rug
If you get some drops of acrylic paint on your clothing or rug, wait for it to dry and remove it with denatured alcohol using a Q-tip. Then wash gently with regular soap. This Trick Remove Dry Acrylic...
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Use an Old Phone Book in Collage Work
For fresh work surfaces in collage work, use an old phone book. Place your items to glue on a page (flip to a new page when it gets too sticky), then apply to your project. This Trick Use an Old Phone...
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Easily, Quickly, and Safely Remove Oil Paint from your Hands and Tools
Easily, quickly, and safely remove oil paint from your hands and tools by using baby wipes. They are easy to grab while working, and you won’t need to wear gloves or scrub your skin afterwards (which...
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Keep your Halyard Lines Straight when using Oils and Acrylics with a Pizza...
When you need to make sail boat lines (or any straight vertical lines) for oils and acrylics, use a pizza cutter. Thin the paint the same way you would using a liner brush (medium), then roll your...
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Go on a Diet to Lose Weight and Save Money
You won’t just lose weight when you go on a diet, you will save money too! The savings came from reducing portion sizes and from buying fewer of the high-calorie foods that tend to increase the amount...
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Overcome Artist’s Block by Using the Wrong Hand
When drawing and struggling for ideas, use your non-dominant hand. You will be so busy concentrating (due to the lack of control and co-ordination) that you will forget all about your artist’s block...
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Make your Paint Brush Like New Using Milk
Wash your brush, dip the end into some milk or moisten with saliva, then use a small rubber band to make a coil around the brush to form a point. When the brush is dry, it will be like new. This Trick...
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Make your Trees Come Alive in your Water Color Painting Using Salt
To make an area of a watercolor painting heavily textured (eg: for trees or bricks), apply some paint, then add a thick amount of salt to it. Let that area dry, then dab your brush to add in different...
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If a Product Scans in at a HIGHER Price than it’s Listed for, Get it for Free!
At almost every major retailer in Canada, if a product scans in at a price HIGHER than what it’s listed for on the shelf, mention the “Scanning Code of Practice”. You will receive the item free, up to...
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You might be surprised how much that 5 minute search can save you. You can also check prices between similar stores online to find out where you can get the best deal on the item(s) you are planning to...
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Bring your Bristle Brushes Back to Life with Inexpensive Hair Conditioner or...
If your sable or natural bristle brushes are getting scruffy, inexpensive hair conditioner will bring back some spring to the bristles. If the bristles in your brushes are losing their shape, apply a...
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On Sale and Sold Out? Ask for a Rain Check to Get the Same Great Deal!
If a special offer item is out of stock, some stores will give you a rain check (which is a voucher entitling you to the same great deal at a later date). This Trick On Sale and Sold Out? Ask for a...
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In Between Working with Watercolors, Cover your Palette with
When taking a break from working on your watercolor painting, cover your palette with “Stretch and Seal”. It will keep your paints moist longer, and help to prevent drips from leaking outside when...
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Take Advantage of Sign Up Perks and Make Money off of your Credit Card Company
Say a credit card is offering you 40,000 points when you spend a certain amount of money within the first 3 months. Get those points, pay off your card immediately, and reap the rewards of essentially...
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Check the Mirror Image of your Drawing for Accuracy
To double check the accuracy of your drawing, try viewing it in a mirror. Having everything flipped around makes it look unfamiliar, and errors in observation will be more obvious. This Trick Check the...
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Use a Magazine as your Art Palette
Instead of using an art palette for your acrylic paint, use a magazine. The glossy paper won’t absorb the paint and you can flip over the page for the next session. This saves a ton of time on...
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Place a small square of saran wrap over your paint tubes before putting the caps on. This keeps the paint from drying on the inside of the cap and sticking to the tube – making it much easier to open!...
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Easily Change an Area of your Painting after it’s Already Dry
If your painting is dry and you want to change an area, tear off a piece of non-bleeding tissue paper in the color you wish to add, and apply it with a bit of water. Gauge the effect of the new shade...
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Shop Off-Season for Holiday Decor for Big Savings
Instead of paying full price next year, buy your Halloween costume in November, your Independence Day flags after July 4th, and your Christmas ornaments in January. These items usually go on sale up to...
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