Helen Breil Tutorials

Helen Breil continues her popular series with four new pdf  tutorials on surface techniques.  The original tutorials "Creating Your Own Texture Sheets" and "Creating Your Own Paper Castings" continue to be available below.

Be sure to visit Helen's website for tutorial related gallery photos, project ideas and inspiration.

All Helen Breil tutorials and "The Basics" Document are covered by these conditions of sale.

Due to the introduction of a new product on the market, Helen has updated Surface Techniques 1 and Surface Techniques 3. If you have purchased Surface Techniques 1 or Surface Techniques 3 prior to November 9th, 2009, please see this update.

 

New! Textured Tile Tutorials

This series of 4 PDF format tutorials presents instructions for creating tiles using 5 different surface techniques all using rubber stamps. All four Textured Tile Tutorials include "The Basics" Document free.

These pdf files will be e-mailed to you when we process your order. Please ensure that your e-mail address is entered correctly when completing the shopping cart.  

Here is an overview of the series:

"The Basics" Document
Includes a series introduction and overview, tile construction, adding a trim, creating an inverse texture sheet and sample tile templates. Contains 8 pages and 11 images. Receive this document free with each of the Surface Technique tutorials below.

For your "Basics" construction method you will need black clay, textured fabric, liquid clay, needle tool, embellishments as in beads, buttons, and for bracelets, Beadsmith Opelon .7  For Tutorials 1 and 3 which use alcohol inks, Helen recommends Preserve Your Memories II to seal and protect your tiles.

Surface Technique 1 Tutorial
Mica Powders/Alcohol Inks combination
Full Description
3 pages and 6 images plus
"The Basics" Document
HBB03  $4.00 CAD

 

Surface Technique 2 Tutorial
Fabric Textured and Inked
Full Description
3 pages and 9 images plus
"The Basics" Document
HBB04  $4.00 CAD

 

 
Fabric Swatch used in Surface Technique 2 available free. See conditions and ordering details below.

Surface Technique 3 Tutorial
Leaf and Pinata Inks
Full Description
3 pages and 6 images plus
"The Basics" Document
HBB05  $4.00 CAD

 

 

 

Surface Techniques 4 and 5 Tutorial
Jacquard Lumiere Halo Acrylic Paints Antique and Flatten
Full Description
7 pages and 25 images plus
"The Basics" Document
HBB06  $5.50 CAD

FREE For purchasers of "Surface Technique 2" or "Surface Techniques 4 and 5", we have a limited supply of the fabric swatches used in these tutorials. They are available free if you have other shippable items in your order. One per customer please. Many thanks to Helen for her generosity!
HBBFREE 

Tutorial Package
Purchase all four tutorials and save over 20%
Receive tutorials 1, 2, 3 and 4/5 plus the Basics document.
HBB07   $13.50 CAD

 

More Tutorials by Helen Breil

Creating Your Own Texture Sheets

Tired of seeing the same mass-produced commercial textures being used in people's work? Do you want your work to be a completely unique statement? Learn from Helen's years of experience developing unique textures for the polymer clay community.

 

 

 

Learn how to make the texture sheet featured in this striking notebook. This 9 page information-packed PDF format tutorial complete with color photographs covers the following:

• Step by step instructions for her two basic methods to create a texture sheet - indented and raised.
• Use of fine textures to give added pizzazz to your texture pattern background.
• Examples of Helen's texture designs and how they were done.
• Examples of tools you can use to create your pattern.
• How to get a good impression from your texture sheet.
• 5 ways to use mica powders with your textures in your projects.
• How to use both mica powders and acrylic paint together in your textured projects.

Creating Your Own Texture Sheets is a pdf file which will be e-mailed to you when we process your order. Please ensure that you enter your e-mail address correctly when completing the shopping cart.

Item: HBB01 Creating Your Own Texture Sheets (pdf file)
Please see conditions of sale below.
HBB01   $4.95 CAD

Check out the following tools used by Helen in her Texture Sheet tutorial.

-Wire Stylus or Wire Loop Tool
-Ball Stylus (3 sizes)
-Bone Folder (Paper Creaser)

Creating Your Own Paper Castings by Helen Breil

 
Bring true originality to your paper art by creating custom hand-made paper castings. Surprisingly easy (common, everyday supplies) and quick (under 1/2 hour) when you follow Helen's step-by-step instructions. This 7 page pdf format tutorial covers the following:

• step-by-step instructions for making a paper casting using rubber stamps or other rigid texture sheets.
• Drying your casting to prevent warping
• Casting material options (cotton linters, card stock, tissue paper, toilet tissue, etc.)
• A comparison of a cotton linters casting to a toilet tissue casting.
• Casting examples
• Finishing options (blending chalks, paint, etc)

(Click on the photo for a closer view)

Creating Your Own Paper Castings is a pdf file which will be e-mailed to you when we process your order. Please ensure that you enter your e-mail address correctly when completing the shopping cart.

Creating Your Own Paper Castings (pdf file)
Please see conditions of sale below.
HBB02   $4.00 CAD

Related products: cotton linters 

Conditions of sale
** You may sell work made by using these tutorials but the tutorials themselves  cannot be re-sold, reproduced or shared without permission from Helen Breil.

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