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Tutorials, Videos

Amazing Mandala Style Mosaic

Posted on by brilliantimpact
12
Jul

Check out Michele Petno and her newest mosaic video course “Amazing Mandala Style Mosaic”  available at www.MosaicMadeEasy.com . Watch the video below for more details. Don’t forget to subscribe to my YouTube station at https://www.youtube.com/c/MosaicMadeEasy for free INTROS to all classes and future courses. Watch the FREE mosaic safety video now!

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Make it Artsy Series, Tutorials, Videos

Make it Artsy – Upcycle Vintage Bottles

Posted on by brilliantimpact
01
Mar

Sandra Evertson upcycles vintage bottles to make trendy Boho decor in Episode 310 of Make it Artsy! 310 – Finishing Touches: Check out Sandra Evertson’s up-cycled vintage bottles to make trendy Boho decor with Aves Apoxie Sculpt. Make It Artsy 300 series is scheduled to start airing on Public Television stations across the country on […]

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Tutorials

The Repair of Lady Death

Posted on by brilliantimpact
20
Dec
By: Erin Gerlach Supply List Drill with small bit sizes Dremel tool Devcon 5 minute epoxy glue Thick and thin wire Wire cutter Fixit® Sculpt Fixit® Repair putty - black Apoxie® Safety Solvent Various sculpting tools Paint brush and micro brushes ASSESSING THE DAMAGE AND PLANNING THE REPAIR There is a saying in the building [...]
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Tutorials

One Twisted Tree

Posted on by brilliantimpact
20
Dec
Instructions by Forest Rogers In case anyone is in need of a 24” twisted tree, I’ll summarize my approach to making one. For me, this tree helped consume those feverish days (and nights) before the New Orleans NIADA conference. It was an experiment, and better ways are likely out there... but, here’s the story: 1. [...]
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Tutorials

Making A Plaque, with Raised Sculpted Letters

Posted on by brilliantimpact
20
Dec
I have always prided myself on being able to make things in Apoxie Sculpt with nice, clean and crisp lines. Now, you can too! The plaque is going to be 30” wide, by roughly 10” tall. The letters are varying sizes, but fit on an 11”X17” piece of illustration board. I made two prints of [...]
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Beginners Tips, Tutorials

Gourd Embellishment

Posted on by brilliantimpact
20
Dec
Aves Apoxie Sculpt How to embellish a gourd…OH MY! by Sherry Goshon Supplies 1lb of Black Aves Apoxie Sculpt Clean Gourd Sculpting tool or tooth pick The end of a paint brush Brown leather dye Black spray paint Acrylic paints…red, purple and green Gold rub and buff Green rub and buff Tassel Small sponge Paint [...]
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Tutorials

Fixing the Dreaded “KC-135 Outer Wing Droop”

Posted on by brilliantimpact
20
Dec
When AMT/ERTL designed their KC-135 Stratotanker kit series (the EC-135 kit is a previously unreleased version of this series), they wanted to get the thinnest possible plastic parts. This was their first effort in designing and tooling a model aircraft kit from the ground up. As a result, the wing and fuselage parts are marvelously [...]
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Tutorials

Modern “Apoxies” Restore Award Winning Doll

Posted on by brilliantimpact
20
Dec
by Dwaine Gipe  The Little Cherub, a 1937 Composition by Harriet Flanders, was restored by Dwaine Gipe, and won a 1st place in the 2002 National Doll Doctors’ Association Restoration Contest. The restoration was done primarily using products by Aves Studio. The three products used were Apoxie® Sculpt, Apoxie® Paste, and Apoxie® Safety Solvent. The [...]
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