Art Blog

These are the cutest Valentine's Day and Friendship Day crafts to make for February 14th. Create on any surface from cards, to rock painting, DIY glasses and more.

Keep the kids entertained for the holidays with dozens of step by step art ideas, for kids of all ages. Time to get busy and create something together!!

Just like a 24-day advent calendar only filled with crafty Christmas creations and forget about the usual boundaries of a white Christmas, let's go all out and enjoy a rainbow Christmas!

For the first time in two years, people can commemorate the service and sacrifice of those who have served during the Anzac Day celebrations. We bring you some ideas to create rock painting and craft ideas to talk about this special day with your families.

How to prime your rocks for rock painting. Learn to prepare rocks for our stone painting art. We show you what you need to smooth, prime and seal rocks to make amazing art on stones you find in nature or get on landscape shops.

What are the rock painter's best kept secrets to a shiny rock? The rock painting community is warm and welcoming, so we have no issue sharing the amazing tips we have gathered from more seasoned artists. In this article we will cover the basics to a shiny (or matte, or satin) rock! Sealing isn't all just for looks - a good sealant will make your rock painting last for a long time and withstand the elements.

Gift your Mum the perfect amount of colour this Mother’s Day by making a card to remember!!

In just a few easy to follow steps you can get your creative self in action for an amazing result.

In this blog, we show you how to create a sunset at the beach inspired by US artist Robin Mead. You'll be using your watercolour brush pens, mixed media paper and paint pens to create this fantastic ode to the ocean!

Create amazing mixed media art using the gouache stix and watercolour pens. On these fantastic rainbow tutorials, children of all ages can learn how to blend, drip and stamp using supplies from around the house.

School Break is upon us, and what better way to engage with our children than through art? We are showing you three easy craft ideas your kids can make on their own, or with your help.

The Crafts and Textile Kit is the perfect combination of art supplies to get started into fabric painting on denim, canvas and other textile surfaces - while also having the paint pens to use on all the materials of your house, like cardboard, paper, enamel tins, wood, etc.

Life of Colour is happy to announce we are now accepting your Back to School vouchers to provide our mess-free, high-quality art products for your children

We wanted to bring you the most creative and crafty summer activity of all time, so Life of Colour is teaming up with Flexischools for a fantastic competition and the craftiest summer! 

Find fun artsy activities to keep kids busy in the School Holidays in our blog below, and inspire the children in your family to join the competition fun!