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  • Ceramic Tutorial: Basic Glaze Technique
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    Ceramic Tutorial: Basic Glaze Technique

    Learn step-by-step how to seal your hand-painted designs onto ceramics using enamel so that they’re ready to use Nuria Blanco (@nb_1980) is a multidisciplinary artist who turns plates and tableware into hand-painted works of art. She is a reference for other Spanish artists, and her work has been exhibited in different galleries and international fairs. She has also been published by the likes of Vogue, AD, El País and others. In this tutorial, she teaches us the basic glazing technique that seals your drawings onto ceramics, as well as allowing them to be used for food. Find out in the video.

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  • Free Guide: A Brief Explanation of Kintsugi Techniques
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    Free Guide: A Brief Explanation of Kintsugi Techniques

    Discover two different approaches of the Japanese method inspired in wabi-sabi to restore your ceramics with gold The ancient art of Kintsugi has its roots in the wabi-sabi Japanese aesthetic, which embraces imperfection, impermanence, and simplicity. Ceramic artist and kintsugi expert Clara Graziolino (@claragraziolino) describes the Japanese restoring method as an active meditation. You can learn to repair ceramics using gold dust—and patience! Clara guides you through every step of the way to discover the history and philosophy of kintsugi. She has created a brief guide to explain the two techniques you can use in your restoration projects: the gold relief technique and the gold flush technique.

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  • Basic Materials for Starting Out in Kintsugi
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    Basic Materials for Starting Out in Kintsugi

    Repair ceramic pottery using basic materials following this traditional Japanese technique Five centuries ago, Japanese emperor Ashikaga Yoshimasa sent off a damaged ceramic bowl to China for repair. When he got it back, he felt disappointed in seeing it had only been put together with metal staples. He, therefore, turned to Japanese artisans, who restored it using gold powder. Without knowing it, they had invented Kintsugi. The bowl still had cracks in it, but the result was something else. It was art. This Japanese artistic discipline is one of the most renowned traditions of the country. It is also tightly linked to Buddhist and wabi-sabi philosophies with their tendency to move away from the fast pace of modern life. This may explain why it can sometimes take months to complete one piece in the traditional Kintsugi technique.

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  • Ceramic Tutorial: How To Make A Pinch Pot At Home
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    Ceramic Tutorial: How To Make A Pinch Pot At Home

    Learn the pinch technique to create simple ceramic pieces at home with ceramist Lilly Maetzig Ceramist Lily Maetzig (@mae_ceramics) runs her ceramics business, Mae Ceramics, from South East London and specialises in creating handmade functional objects for everyday use. Her ceramic style is mostly minimal, with sharp lines and a limited color palette. She fell in love with ceramics after attending art school in New Zealand and bought her business with her when she moved to the UK in 2016. In this tutorial she teaches you how to create a pinch pot from scratch using minimal resources. Pinch pots are an easy way to create ceramics from home and have an authentic, handmade look.

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  • Free E-Book: Patterned Tile Coloring Book
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    Free E-Book: Patterned Tile Coloring Book

    Unwind and enjoy coloring in different tile patterns with this free e-coloring book Tiles have been around for thousands of years. In fact, their origins date back to the 27th century BC in Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia (a historical region that today would include most of Iraq and Kuwait, as well as eastern parts of Syria). In this post, we look back on the history of tiles and share a free e-coloring book filled with Portuguese tile patterns, created by studio Gazete Azulejos (@gazeteazulejos).

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  • 7 Books on Wabi-Sabi and Japanese Culture
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    7 Books on Wabi-Sabi and Japanese Culture

    Learn more about the japanese art of putting broken pottery back together that sees beauty in flaws and imperfections Clara Graziolino (@claragraziolino) is an Italian ceramic artist and kintsugi expert living in Madrid. She creates sculptures and installations for galleries and international interior designers and teaches ceramic restoration and kintsugi. Kintsugi is the centuries-old Japanese art of putting broken pottery back together using a special tree sap lacquer dusted with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, which highlights the cracks. It results in one-of-a-kind pieces of pottery.

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  • 13 Free Tutorials for Creating at Home Using DIY Techniques
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    13 Free Tutorials for Creating at Home Using DIY Techniques

    From printing techniques to ceramics, these tutorials will get you creating with your hands These DIY tutorials invite you to take a break from the screen and try out different handmade techniques. From printing techniques to ceramics, you’re sure to find an activity that inspires you to turn your home into a crafts studio for the rest of the day. Our top experts will share top tips and guide you through their professional yet easy-to-follow processes. Give it a try! Ceramic Tutorial: How to make a rock-shaped flower pot from clay Rocks come in all shapes and sizes and can be a great source of inspiration. Xènia Bas (@xenia_bas) is a ceramic artist and co-founder of Bas, a ceramic workshop in Barcelona. She believes that a clay pot not only provides a home for your plant, but has the power to enhance its beauty. In this tutorial, Xènia guides us through moulding our own rock-shaped clay pot by hand, and shares tips to create the perfect finish.

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  • 5 Instagram Food Styling Accounts Telling Stories for Children
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    5 Instagram Food Styling Accounts Telling Stories for Children

    Learn how you can use food as a storytelling tool that incorporates character design Mealtimes can be highly emotional occasions when children are concerned. The following designers, illustrators, and stylists take the art of gastronomic creativity and pattern composition to a new level. They attract a large community of children (and grown-ups) with their colorful dishes. Using simple everyday ingredients and a large dollop of imagination, they have brought both old and new characters to the table. Their beautifully designed dishes tell stories that draw you into a magical world. Let them inspire you and discover how to use food as a conceptual communicative tool. Edible_food_art_for_kids England Sarah Lescrauwaet, who created these pies, is the founder of Mia Chocolate. After living in Africa for seven years, Sarah wished to continue helping the communities she had gotten to know there. She founded her brand in collaboration with Proudly Made in Africa, which ensures all the chocolate and other ingredients used in her products are fair trade.

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  • Top 10 Creative Projects of April 2021
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    Top 10 Creative Projects of April 2021

    We’ve compiled a list of 10 projects that have received a lot of positive attention from the Domestika community over April It’s that time of the month when we look back at 10 projects that the Domestika community has crowned as their favorites. If you are looking for inspiration, this list shares personal work, final projects for courses, and exciting updates from Domestika teachers: be inspired by creativity in all different forms. While each project is unique, all ten listed have something in common: they have received the most likes from our community. Over April, watercolor and embroidery stood out as the most popular disciplines. However, the community wasn’t just thinking about threads and colors last month: an e-commerce sustainable packaging project and a digital portrait created in Procreate also feature on the list. If you want to explore each project, click on the title in red. We'd love to hear which one you liked the most in the comments section at the bottom of the article. ¡Nuevo libro! Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media, by Ana Victoria Calderon (@anavictoriana) Ana Victoria Calderón, who teaches Domestika courses such as Modern Watercolor Techniques, has published a book titled Creative Watercolor and Mixed Media. The project has been very enthusiastically received by our community. Presented as a beginner's guide, the book encourages you to experiment with different techniques and paint sparkling galaxies, glowing oceans, and dazzling crystals. The author has shared various images of her process to give you a glimpse of what to expect.

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  • What Is a Stencil and What Are the Origins of the Stenciling Technique?
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    What Is a Stencil and What Are the Origins of the Stenciling Technique?

    Discover the creative possibilities offered by stencils or the stenciling technique Perhaps you have used a stencil before to paint a design, in which case, you've already practiced stencil art. This method consists of stamping a design onto a surface by passing paint through a stencil. This is not a visual art that has emerged recently; it goes way back. From cave paintings illustrating everyday scenes to graffiti calling attention to social issues in our cities, there are many ways to apply motifs quickly and accurately. In this blog post, we review the evolution of stencil art to understand why it has been used so much, not only in the artistic world and street art but across a range of disciplines. Finally, we will also analyze how it is applied to textile screen printing.

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  • Free Hand-building Handbook for Ceramics
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    Free Hand-building Handbook for Ceramics

    Do you want to know how to hand-build pots at home? Check out this guide shared by Lilly Maetzig Ceramist Lilly Maetzig (@mae_ceramics) talks about her craft as a sacred and ancient activity that we seem to understand innately. We’ve been molding clay by hand for thousands of years. The slow pace of hand-building ceramic objects brings her a meditative peace and calm, as she creates simple yet refined pieces with a limited color palette and playful touches. Set up your home as a workspace by using everyday objects and understand how pots are made by making a basic pinch pot, a coil pot, and a slab pot.

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  • 10 Online Furniture Design Courses for Beginners
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    10 Online Furniture Design Courses for Beginners

    Learn artisanal techniques to design and create furniture at home and renew your spaces Furniture design, and the ability to build unique pieces is an attractive field for a lot of creatives. Although many different decorative styles exist, designer carpentry can help you move away from generic furniture and allow you to add style to your abode. For this, you will need to learn the appropriate techniques and make use of all your creativity. Whether you want to restore or upholster chairs, design your own cement tiles, weave your own furniture with PVC cord, or create origami lamps, our expert teachers can direct you to the right courses to learn how to design, plan, and build furniture. All ten courses listed below will help you achieve beautiful pieces and professional finishes. Professional Woodworking for Beginners, a course by Patricio Ortega Discover designer carpentry with Patricio Ortega, architect, carpenter, and co-founder of workshop Maderística. In his course, you will learn about the furniture making process, from start to finish, and learn to work wood like a professional. You will also learn to use a router, a coping saw, and a circular saw safely. After creating your first reinforced wooden stool, you’ll be hooked to the magic of this craft.

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  • How To Create a Papercut Tree of Life
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    How To Create a Papercut Tree of Life

    Storyteller and papercutting artist Karishma Chugani walks us through her creative process Karishma Chugani is a storyteller and papercutting artist whose work blends ancient narrative formats from across the world. After writing a story, she creates a visual language with images specifically designed to tell that story.

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  • Basic Materials for DIY Shibori Technique
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    Basic Materials for DIY Shibori Technique

    Discover what materials you’ll need to dye fabrics using shibori techniques such as sewing, tying, folding, and fastening With a history that spans over 1300 years, shibori is a reserve dyeing technique, like batik or ikat, which means that areas of the fabric are left undyed; they are “reserved.” Those who practice shibori techniques use methods such as stitching, tying, folding, and pressing. Designer and artist Carolina Raggio (@carolina_45) grew up surrounded by fabric and colors. Keen to experiment with new materials, she discovered shibori–an ancient technique that has the power to transform your garments and home textile accessories using simple materials. In this blog post, Carolina also shares suggestions for tools you can use to reserve or protect areas of the fabric from the dye.

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  • Discover the Incredible Art of Cake Design with Julián Ángel
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    Discover the Incredible Art of Cake Design with Julián Ángel

    The designer behind the creative cake blog Historias del Ciervo shares a selection of his breathtaking designs How many times have you passed by a cake shop and had to stop to visually devour cakes that look more like works of art than something to eat? Creative cake design really is an art. It involves designing, sketching, and planning to pull off a showstopper. T hose who work in this profession think about the same things that, for example, a painter would, such as color schemes and creating textures.

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  • Top 10 Creative Projects of March 2021
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    Top 10 Creative Projects of March 2021

    We put together the projects that received the most likes in March within the Domestika community We kick off the new month by introducing you to the 10 favorite community projects for March. Final projects of courses from different disciplines, teachers' works and commissions are mixed in this space open to creativity. All of them different but with something in common: they are the projects that have received the most likes. In March, watercolor has had a lot of prominence, but also crochet and illustration. Nature has been one of the most inspiring themes and has also been the highlighted theme in other disciplines, such as packaging. And as for digital arts, a work done with the SketchUp design program stands out. To check their creative processes, click on the red titles. Don't forget to add your comment at the end of the article and let us know your favorite.

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  • 10 Inspirational Bullet Journal Instagram Accounts
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    10 Inspirational Bullet Journal Instagram Accounts

    Discover different techniques, uses, and styles and start bullet journaling Bullet journaling means taking a blank notebook and using it to plan, organize, and document your thoughts, anecdotes, inspiration, task list… anything! Unlike a regular journal, a bullet journal isn’t pre-designed, you shape and evolve its contents. If you love to be organized and creative, you’re going to love bullet journaling. We asked the Domestika Instagram community to recommend their favorite bullet journaling accounts to give you some inspiration. Here are the results: Bullet Journals (@bullet.journals) Bullet Journals is a great space to explore the possibilities that this format offers for recording dreams, fantasies, and events. It showcases the work of artists from around the world.

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  • My Materials: Epoxy Resin Jewelry
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    My Materials: Epoxy Resin Jewelry

    Discover the tools and materials you need to make DIY epoxy resin jewelry at home, with Mia Winston-Hart Epoxy resin is a versatile material that lets you make creative DIY jewelry at home using just a few simple tools. Mia Winston-Hart (@miawinstonhart) is an educator and accessory designer who specializes in creating jewelry using epoxy resin. In this video, she shares simple tips and advice as she takes you through the materials you will need to create your own epoxy resin jewelry.

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