A Review of whites for Gourd Art
A Review of Whites for Gourd Art goal is to help you solve a frequent problem. No matter what your color schemes, an artist needs a way to add shading…
Marbleizing Colors with Gourd Dyes and Paint
Try these two gourd dye techniques that will give your gourd an interesting effect.Here are two gourd dye techniques that will help you save your gourd dye consumption and achieve…
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Three Gourd Challenges with Alcohols inks
Gourds and alcohol ink don’t always work well together. Many gourd artists confuse gourd dyes with alcohol inks. They really are different and if you learn why and how alcohol…
Achieve a Contemporary Look using Metallic Inks on Gourds
Using metallic inks on gourds, Grace Swanson creates a comptempory look. See how she does it. Metallic inks colors can add real impact to your gourd. There are mixative inks…
Leather Dyes-The Do and Don’ts
Leather Dyes on Gourd can give a great depth of color but, there are issues. Here the Dos and Don'ts.Leather dyes have been around for years. Many experienced gourd artists…
Alcohol Inks and Easter Gourd Eggs
Alcohol ink techniques for Easter Gourd Eggs shows you two ways beginners can create beautiful eggs for display at Easter Alcohol inks are so fun to work with because…
Stop Alcohol Dyes from Fading on your Gourd
How to Stop Alcohol dyes from fading on your gourd is a problem . Here is my answer to keeping those colors awesome! Sealing Alcohol dyes You spend all that money…
Gourd Artist: Mike Harburg
Hawaiian Ni'ihau GourdsArtist, Mike Harburg is working hard to bring back the art of dying and carving Hawaiian Ni'ihau gourds. Learn more about the process and the beautiful results. What…