New Toys

Sometimes, it doesn't take much to give you a lift. Case in point, these new gizmos from Dick Blick.

I have for a long time had some texturing things like this. But these are very ergonomic; fat in your hand and I love the colors! We must have pretty things, musn't we? Cheap, too.

They're really made for heavier body acrylics, but I tried them with fluid Golden paints and they were equally fun.

Here's a close-up:

I'm anxious to try them on canvas with some heavier paint, but in the meantime, I played more in my journals. If I do this just right, I can imagine writing between the raised lines.

I had to get that orange in there somehow :-) But, I do try to use other colors.

I really like this version.  One of the wedges has notches that graduate from thick to thin. I can see I'll have a lot of fun with these new tools. I've been in a bit of a rut lately, so I need all the help I can get. Spent time in the studio just laying down paint on tons of paper, getting ready to make a new journal.  

What ways do you have when you seem to be stuck?

Comments

[Gina]

Cool idea! Connie Rose, I found them online at Blick--they are called "Princeton Catalyst Wedges".

[connie rose]

Love those tools. I can't find them anywhere at Blick. Do you have more specific info on them -- product number would be ideal. Thanks!

[Donna Knadle]

It wouldn't be you without any orange Judi! My boring credit card and cardboard cut-out versions have nothing on these great looking ones. I hope you show us some of your work in those journals after playing/writing in them.

[elizabeth]

those look like really cool tools. i love what you did with them anyway.
i am going to have to go on over to dick website to see if i can find them.