Create a Paint Carving Panel in 3 Easy Steps

The question I get allllllll the time after “what are you doing?” is “how did you do that?”

And I say, “I’m carving paint” and “I layered a paint panel”.

And then people either say “Aw, that’s cool” and continue on their way.

Or

They say “Whoa, that’s neat, how did you make the panel??” And then a fun & magical conversation begins :)

Now that I walked you through that exchange, I want to get into it with you. I want to tell you exactly how to make a paint carving panel. Because 1) it’s really easy, just takes time and 2) I bet that if you give it a try that this could become your next creative obsession!

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