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| Welcome at To be defined, a website filled with creativity. Here you will find numerous manuals in words and images on various subjects. On this page you can only see a selection. Choose from the menu on the left for more articles on your favorite topic. |
 Oil paint is a beautiful material with a lot of allure. Many people think it's very difficult to work with oil paint. There are many possible additives like oils and quick-drying mediums. Actually, it's not all that difficult. The results you can achieve with oil paint really make it worth giving it a try. To achieve beautiful results with oil paint, some basic rules are important. |
 I'm going to make a tavern for D&D. I use Fusion360 to create a design and then laser cut the base out of foamboard. I'll make the floors, walls, roof tiles, and whatever else I need out of XPS foam or balsa wood. I made an model in Fusion 360. |
 I thought it would be incredibly fun to participate in the 365 Challenge. In this challenge, you receive a new quilt block pattern via email every day for a year. All the blocks together form a beautiful quilt measuring about 2.40 by 2.40 meters (including a border).The templates, rotary cutting, and foundation patterns for the challenge can be downloaded here. The patterns are conveniently grouped into one file. You can easily view the file on your tablet, saving paper. If you want to use the paper piecing patterns, you only need to print those pages. You can also download an Excel file with the placement of the blocks. For EQ7 users, there is a project file with the released blocks, which is regularly updated. If you find the original design too labor-intensive, the smaller design with many of the original blocks might be for you. you can find it on the website. |
 Pillows are a beautiful subject to try out a new technique. This is a pillow that utilizes the paper piecing technique. I've already made a few pillows in these warm red tones, so a third one won't hurt. The pillow measures 40x40 cm. For an extensive explanation of paper piecing, you can also view this article. |
 There are incredibly many colors of oil paint, all of which you can mix together. Here are some commonly used color mixtures.Probably you can use these examples also for other mediums. The colornames may be different though. |
 A technique commonly used in watercolor (and gouache) painting is the covering technique. With this technique, you cover parts of your artwork so that they do not absorb pigment. Depending on what you intend to do with it further, you can use materials that can be removed or materials that remain permanent.Here you see a watercolor where the flowers were covered before the green wash was applied. When the wash was completely dry, the masking layer was carefully removed, and the flowers were further developed. |