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Get Started with Painting Ep. 7. Watercolour

In this months tutorial we will be walking you through how to get started with painting watercolour This tutorial will be taught to you by our amazing teacher Ally who has been teaching since 14 and will be having her artworks in Dya’s – The Art Of Creative Thinking art gallery. What you’ll need paper brushes (the more sizes

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Get Started with Painting Part 4 – How to Mix Colours

In this Getting Starting with Painting series, we have Ruby, who is also a DYA creative instructor, sharing with us on how to mix colours! What are primary colours?What even are secondary colours?How do I mix colours? Primary colours consist of: red, yellow, and blue. From these 3 colours, we can mix into all sorts of beautiful colours. How

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Episode 2: What to Buy

Starting a new hobby can be a very exciting journey, especially in the world of painting! You might ask yourself, “How do I start? Which brushes do I get? What kind of paper do I need? What type of paint will I be using?”. Fear not! Paint for Fun’s newest tutorial series will take you step-by-step on how to

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Episode 1: Where to Start

Starting a new hobby can be a very exciting journey, especially in the world of painting! You might ask yourself, “How do I start? Which brushes do I get? What kind of paper do I need? What type of paint will I be using?”. Fear not! Paint for Fun’s newest tutorial series will take you step-by-step on how to

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“Show Off” – Come Celebrate With Us!

Paint for Fun is turning 2! It’s been an amazing couple of years here in Melbourne. We’ve met so many wonderful people in our classes, and witnessed so much hidden talent – it’s amazing to see the artistic potential in all of us with just a little steering in the right direction. To celebrate our birthday, we are Throwing

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Colour My World- An Interview With Honie

Meet one of our class faves: Honie Head Hey Honie! Tell us a bit about yourself? I’d describe myself as a craft-loving person. Generally, I do scrapbooking, but I like to challenge myself in all areas, learning new techniques and crafts. I’ll try my hand at anything that takes my fancy, really! I’m also a single mum to two amazing,

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5 Creative FB Groups to Get Your Arty Juicy Flowing

By Revi Carmel – Director and Leading Artist at Paint for Fun What was life like before Facebook? I think that toady with all the information and variety we can get a bit overwhelmed, however, if we use social media to our advantage we can, in the comfort of our own house and time, to get exploring and creative.

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The Australian Body Art Awards 2018

Last week, I was blown away by the display of creative talent at The Australian Body Art Awards, where each contestant designed and painted their own interpretation of this year’s theme, ‘A New Dawn.’ 

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Watercolour Painting: Five reasons why you need it in your life

I must admit, I wasn’t a big fan of watercolour painting for a long time. I always preferred to go with what I perceived as “safer” mediums, such as acrylic, collage and sketching. Watercolour wasn’t for me, or so I thought. With greater exposure to beautiful and painfully simple watercolour artworks, I became curious. Then watercolour painting became more

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