Get Creative and Make Personal Gifts for Your Favorite People for Birthdays, Anniversaries, Holidays and more!
What you'll learn
How to create gorgeous, functional custom art coasters to share as gifts for holidays, birthdays, anniversaries and all occasions
How to use the "dirty pour" technique in making the coasters
How to finish the coasters to protect them from heat and wear and tear
How to apply cork backings to prevent the coasters from scratching surfaces
Requirements
No painting experience needed
Description
Learn how to create gorgeous AND functional acrylic pour coasters!Never be at a loss for unique gifts again!This is an easy, inexpensive, fun, and creative activity for all ages!!I'll walk you through, step-by-step, on:the materials you'll need and where to get themhow to set up your coaster pourshow to mix the craft acrylic paints with the liquefying mediumhow to do a "dirty pour" technique and two other fun techniqueshow to spray finish your coasters to protect them from scratches and hot drinkshow to add a cork backing to your coasters leveraging Mod Podgehow to pour on other objects beyond just coasters such as mugs, vases, paperweights, and decorative piecesThe end results are beautiful functional art pieces that are great table art AND functional coasters you can share as birthday presents, anniversary presents, and holiday presents. A supply list is provided. All the materials can be gathered from local art stores, hardware stores, and dollar stores. All but the final spray steps can be done inside in a small area, like your kitchen table. Set up and pouring take less than an hour with drying of the poured coasters overnight.Have a terrific time doing art and enjoy the beautiful results each time you have your favorite drink!
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Section 2: Coaster Materials
Lecture 2 Materials - Part 1
Lecture 3 Materials - Part 2
Lecture 4 Materials - Part 3
Section 3: Dry Walk-Through - Preview of Pouring Coasters
Lecture 5 Dry Walk-Through - Part 1
Lecture 6 Dry Walk-Through - Part 2
Lecture 7 Dry Walk-Through - Part 3
Lecture 8 Dry Walk-Through - Part 4
Section 4: Wet Walk-Through - Now We Pour!
Lecture 9 Wet Walk-Through - Part 1
Lecture 10 Wet Walk-Through - Part 2
Lecture 11 Wet Walk-Through - Part 3
Lecture 12 Wet Walk-Through - Part 4
Lecture 13 Wet Walk-Through - Part 5
Lecture 14 Wet Walk-Through - Part 6
Lecture 15 Wet Walk-Through - Part 7
Section 5: Finishing the Coasters
Lecture 16 Prepping for Spraying the Coasters
Lecture 17 Spraying the Coasters
Lecture 18 Gluing the Cork Backing
Section 6: Technique 2: Puddle Technique
Lecture 19 Puddle Technique - Part 1
Lecture 20 Puddle Technique - Part 2
Section 7: Pouring on Other Objects
Lecture 21 Heart Shaped Wood Panel
Lecture 22 Flower Vase 01
Lecture 23 Flower Vase 02
Lecture 24 Flower Vase 03
Lecture 25 Flower Vase 04
Lecture 26 Flower Vase 05
Section 8: Technique 3: Using a Grooved Mold
Lecture 27 Grooved Mold Technique for Heart Shaped Panel
Lecture 28 Maximizing use of leftover paint on decorative objects
Anyone wanting to create unique gifts of functional art,For adults of all ages,For children 10 and older
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