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Hand piping a petal sized amount of green modeling paste onto clean palette paper

Tip Thursday #3: Just Enough Paste for One Petal (Less Waste, Better Texture)

November 5, 2026|Jen Taylor

Stop piling modeling paste on your palette. Learn how to pipe out just enough for one petal at a time, so you waste less paste and still get raised, dimensional...

Close up of smooth blue and coral textured flower petals on a canvas

Tip Thursday #4: The Simple Habit That Makes Smoother Textured Flower Petals

November 5, 2026|Jen Taylor

Bumpy textured flower petals? Learn how to keep dried modeling paste off your palette knife with a simple cleaning routine and an easy practice exercise.

Filled green and pink piping bags beside a palette knife, spoon and pink textured flower on canvas

Tip Thursday #2: The Piping Bag Trick That Made Textured Floral Art Easier

November 5, 2026|Jen Taylor

Tired of dried modeling paste, messy containers, and wasted supplies? Discover how a simple piping bag can make textured floral art easier and more enjoyable.

Two pink textured petals side by side on white canvas, one flat and one raised, with palette knives and a green piping bag

Tip Thursday #1: Why Your Textured Flower Petals Look Flat (And How to Fix It)

November 5, 2026|Jen Taylor

Are your textured flower petals looking flat or smushed? Learn why using enough light modeling paste creates lifted, dimensional petals, plus a simple side-by-side practice exercise.

Texture Art in background with messy palette knives

An Extra Hour, and I Still Didn't Make Time to Create

November 2, 2026|Jen Taylor

Daylight saving time gave me an extra hour, and somehow I still chose organizing a closet over painting. It got me thinking about why making time for creativity can feel...