If you don't mind making a huge mess for sometimes mediocre and sometimes spectacular results, try marbling Easter eggs. There are a variety of kits, and they're probably on sale this time of year. Or you can do your own.
>> I am taking baby steps; I want to get a firm grasp on what I have learned before learning new things; however, I am itching to learn many of the artistic techniques associated with creating a book.<<
Sensible approach.
>> Chilean politics has some things similar to the USA; others not so much. The alt-right groups here and there are very similar.<<
It seems that progressive politics can go in many different directions, but regressive politics tend to converge as people hate many of the same things. Different colonial dynamics can create very different fracture patterns too.
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If you don't mind making a huge mess for sometimes mediocre and sometimes spectacular results, try marbling Easter eggs. There are a variety of kits, and they're probably on sale this time of year. Or you can do your own.
This DIY version is basic:
https://www.doodlecraftblog.com/2018/03/marbled-easter-eggs-diy.html
This one is a bit more elaborate:
https://www.craftymorning.com/water-marble-easter-eggs/
This modern approach to marbling doesn't use a liquid suspension medium; the paint itself marbles as it is poured onto a surface:
https://www.creativegreenliving.com/2019/04/how-to-paint-marbled-easter-eggs.html
>> I am taking baby steps; I want to get a firm grasp on what I have learned before learning new things; however, I am itching to learn many of the artistic techniques associated with creating a book.<<
Sensible approach.
>> Chilean politics has some things similar to the USA; others not so much. The alt-right groups here and there are very similar.<<
It seems that progressive politics can go in many different directions, but regressive politics tend to converge as people hate many of the same things. Different colonial dynamics can create very different fracture patterns too.