In this DIY art video, visual artist, Ashley Cassens shows you how to build your own canvas from start to finish.

Happy Friday, y'all! Gather around the proverbial fire as I drop a little art hack for the weekend. I'm using gold leaf imitation (not real gold, boo!). A few tips: be sure to shake up your adhesive sizing before using and gold leaf in a well ventilated area. Gold leafing takes some practice and can get a little messy but what fun thing ISN'T? Materials: Canvas (my canvas is primed with a napthol red acrylic paint - many gold leafers will use a warm tone underneath to bring

Happy Friday! Today's art hack debunks creating value scales on your palette. Check out how to quickly make one of your own, using oil or acrylic paints on any palette! (I'm using a glass palette mounted to foam core board, but a paper palette or even a paper plate works in a pinch). Materials: Winsor & Newton Zinc White Winsor &Newton Flake White Hue (all the things you love about flake white without the cancer) Winsor & Newton Ivory Black palette knife palette #tutorial #ar