How can i create a realistic crystal material?

You Will Need • Fimo Soft White Modelling Clay, approx. 40 g (1⅜ oz) per dish • Uniball Posca PC1MR Marker Pens Starter Set Tools • Small rolling pin • Ovenproof plate or tray • Oven Stockists For det

Edra’s Gems collection is a modern classic in the making, an innovative use of materials that transforms homes in the twinkle of an eye

MATERIALS ■ Your choice of fabric slippers ■ Quilting-weight cotton fabric: 25x25cm, colour to match slippers ■ Stranded cotton: 1 skein each of green, lilac and yellow ■ Metallic thread: 1 skein each

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I’VE BEEN DEVELOPING A PORTRAIT STYLE of painting that combines realistic female characters in surrealistic backdrops. The women are usually built through a collage-style process; borrowing eyes, nose