Free Art Tutorials

Monthly Inspiration 

At Powertex Australia, our mission is to inspire creativity!

Therefore, we invite you to follow our Monthly Inspiration Theme, with FULL step-be-step tutorials, created for you by our talented Design Team.  Whether you’re new to art or a more experienced artist… we hope that you find something here that will get you started!

Rise to the challenge of creating your own themed artwork today… 

Enjoy creating…

Brighton Beach Houses

Brighton Beach Houses

Make these stunning Beach Houses as you follow this fabulous DIY tutorial by Erika Venter Designs, with FULL step-by-step instructions!

Vintage Kombi

Vintage Kombi

Make a fun Kombi Caper as you follow this fabulous DIY tutorial by Erika Venter Designs, with FULL step-by-step instructions!

Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Artwork and Blog by Erika Venter (QLD) What’s Christmas without a Christmas tree - it’s perfect for the season! This is how I created my Christmas tree from scratch… using the fabulous NEW kit for Christmas, NOW available from Powertex Australia.  I thought it would...

Spring Birdhouse

Spring Birdhouse

Make a beautiful Spring Birdhouse as you follow this fabulous DIY tutorial by Erika Venter Designs, with FULL step-by-step instructions!

A Window to Life

A Window to Life

Make an incredible sculptural artwork as you follow this fabulous DIY art tutorial by Powertex Australia Design Team member Natalie Parish…

Steampunk Gecko

Steampunk Gecko

Make a Gorgeous Gecko for your outdoor area as you follow this fantastic DIY tutorial by Erika Venter Designs… enjoy!

Owl & Pussycat

Owl & Pussycat

Make your own Owl & Pussycat as you follow our DIY tutorials created by the Powertex AUS Design Team with FULL step-by-step instructions!

Steampunk Firefly

Steampunk Firefly

Powertex Australia has brought out a fantastic new kit for you to create at home – a Steampunk Firefly… it’s awesome!

Steampunk Dragonfly

Steampunk Dragonfly

Steampunk Dragonfly kit is a Dragonfly which is now available from powertex..

White Rabbit – I’m Late, I’m Late

White Rabbit – I’m Late, I’m Late

It’s no secret how much I love Alice in Wonderland Themes and I was very excited to receive this month’s Rabbit Design Kit to build upon by Wonderland Artwork Collection.

Autumn Dreams

Autumn Dreams

The magical colours that Mother Nature throws down as a blanket when the trees drop their summer wear, ready to hibernate, is just awesome and has inspired the colours for my dream catcher.

Autumn Mandala

Autumn Mandala

A mandala is an ancient symbol of wholeness, integration and transformation. Today, this art form endures as a tool for expressing the essence of our creativity.” This is my Autumn Mandala creation…

Nian Chinese Dragon

Nian Chinese Dragon

In my dragon I wanted to emulate the movement of the Dragon dancers through an exaggerated wave in front piece by using my Stone Art Pillar techniques.

Chinese Dragon

Chinese Dragon

The inspiration theme for this month is a Chinese Dragon. Let’s celebrate the Chinese New Year this February. I had so much fun planning this Dragon…

Naughty but Nice

Naughty but Nice

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue. Whilst the November Theme was Naughty, I surprisingly ended up being Nice…

Moulin Rouge Corset

Moulin Rouge Corset

My first idea was to create a jewelry stand by using fabric and wire but then I thought maybe a crackle effect would be good and followed through with that idea.

Halloween Inspiration

Halloween Inspiration

Halloween is here and we are celebrating the holiday of ‘Day of the Dead’ with this awesome Sugar Skull Kit.

Her Name is SUGAR

Her Name is SUGAR

Bringing in a little Mexican flavour to decorate for Halloween! I like the Sugar Skulls they make, garnish in colour and just frighteningly beautiful at the same time!

Sugar Skull

Sugar Skull

Get your hands on one of these Sugar Skull MDF kits now available from Powertex Australia and start creating your Hauntingly Halloween Sugar Skull…

Seahorse

Seahorse

I was very excited to start designing this project and all the embellishments just made me even more exited! So, this is how I designed my Seaside September Seahorse.

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EDITOR

Ashley Hay is an artist and the Importer of Powertex for Australia. Ashley has become a great advocate for this amazing product and wishes to share her excitement about the versatility of Powertex with others.

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