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45 contributions to H E F F · creative
Feb 10 •
🎨 Why painting matters (quick one)
I got a really nice email this morning from someone who painted along with one of my tutorials. It reminded me of something I believe pretty strongly — especially for beginners and returning artists. You don’t learn painting by thinking about it. You learn by having a brush in your hand. Something else happens too… time disappears. You stop thinking about everything else and you’re just there, making marks, mixing colour, figuring things out. Before you know it 3 hours has passed by. Artists call it “the zone”. It doesn’t always show up — but when it does, it’s magic. If you’ve been putting painting off lately, this is your nudge. Even 20 minutes counts. Cheers, Ben (Heff)
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@Jamelia Ginns Hi Jamelia. Yes. To be honest you are exactly the kind of person I want in this community. You said you lost yourself. Welcome to the club on that one. I too have always had some fantasy that art would always save me or be my back up one day and magically I would be a successful artist living off my art. More than that tho is the feeling I get when I'm not creating. I left my art behind not intentionally. Work family and life in general get in the way. Art is just something I could do. Yet if I really asked myself what I wanted to do deep inside. It'd be wake up get the kids to school head to my studio and paint.... Done he he . I really hope we can inspire you to find yourself Jamelia. Art is creating, creating is wholesome and gives an amazing sense of self worth. Heff.
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Broader Brush
G'day Legends In this short tutorial I use a larger brush on a small canvas. This gives a loose almost expressionist style and stops you getting bogged down into the detail. Which is fine if you want to create a realism piece. That's not what this vid is about tho. It's a crafty design that I actually put a little pouch on the back so I could ad potpourri to make it smell nice while on the counter or desk or wherever you have it on display. I dont go into that here but you'll get the drift. Not hard not easy but for those of you wanting to ease back into painting it's perfect. Cheers Heff.
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Easter painting
G'day Legends. Now I'm pretty rough around the edges but I do have faith! I'm not a Catholic but considering it's Good Friday here in good ole Australia I thought I'd dig up an old painting tutorial I did for YT a few years back. Although I did it for Christmas I think it befits the Easter message of the cross so ignore Merry chrissy and think happy Easter , he he. I use splatters masking tape and even a ruler for this one. Get amongst it and I'll see you over there. Happy Easter and remember, Jesus, he's the reason for the season! Cheers Heff.
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Nov '25 •
🎨 Welcome to H E F F · Creative! Introduce Yourself 👋
G’day legends! Heff here — truckie, tradie, and part-time artist finally getting the chance to create again after life and work got in the way for a while. This space is for anyone who’s ever felt that same pull to pick up the brush and have a crack at art again. I also run a YouTube channel — Ben Heffernan Art — where I share easy tutorials, time-lapses, and creative tips for beginners and returning artists. Drop a quick intro below 👇✅ Who you are✅ What kind of art or creative stuff fires you up✅ Bonus: Share a pic of your workspace or your latest project! Let’s build a laid-back, inspiring corner where we can all learn, share, and have a laugh along the way.Cheers,— Heff 🎨🔥
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G'day Gordana. Welcome! Hopefully you get some useful tips and inspiration from our humble community. Thanks for introducing yourself and welcome aboard! Heff.
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@Ron Creevey G'day Ron X111 welcome aboard mate. Hopefully we can give some useful tips towards your artistic endeavors and feel free to share any of your own tips n tricks. Cheer, happy to have you here!
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Can I mimik Watercolour with Acrylics?
G'day Legends. In this 10 minute time lapse I take on the master, Joseph Zbukvic. I try to re create one of his amazing watercolours in acrylics. I have come to really love acrylics not only for the fact they're non toxic, don't smell and have no harmful odours and have I mentioned water clean up? But they are also very versatile. They can replicate an oil a water colour and dry so fast the brush sometimes sticks to the canvas mid stroke he he he. hopefully this gives some entertainment and some useful tips to get a brush in your hand, Heff.
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