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What Happens When You Layer All Your Favorite Art Supplies?
Hi friends! In today’s sketchbook session, I’m playing with a variety of art supplies to create a colorful mixed media abstract. Using granulating watercolors, acrylic ink, colored pencils, Neocolor crayons, acrylic markers, and water-based markers, I’m layering color, texture, and mark making to see what interesting combinations emerge. In this video: * Paint an abstract…
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Fill Your Sketchbook with This Relaxing Watercolor Mixed Media Exercise
Hi friends! In today’s sketchbook session, I’m creating an easy mixed media page by starting with simple watercolor shapes and then layering a variety of art supplies to explore color, texture, and mark making. This is a relaxing exercise that’s all about creative play rather than a finished masterpiece. In this video: * Paint a…
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Beginner Abstract Watercolor Landscape with Texture Techniques and Colored Pencil
Hi friends! In today’s watercolor session, I’m creating a simple loose landscape and building it up in layers using watercolor, mark making, and colored pencil details. This is a relaxed painting exercise focused on color, texture, and creating depth through simple materials and techniques. In this video: • Paint a loose watercolor landscape base •…
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Painting Without a Plan – Loose Watercolor & Mixed Media Exercise
Hi friends! In today’s video, I’m doing a loose abstract watercolor and mixed media color study where I focus on simple shapes, intuitive mark making, and exploring color without a strict plan. This is a relaxed creative exercise using watercolor, pencils, and paint layers to build a soft abstract composition in pinks, yellows, and earthy…
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Loose Watercolor Landscape + Testing New Soft Pastel Sticks
Hi friends! In today’s video, I’m creating a loose watercolor landscape and testing my new soft pastels some more over the finished painting to see how they behave on watercolor paper. This is a relaxed mixed media experiment focused on color, texture, and discovering how different materials interact on the page. In this video: •…
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Easy Textured Watercolor Background with Rubbing Alcohol & Collage
Hi friends! In today’s mixed media sketchbook session, I’m creating a simple textured watercolor background using rubbing alcohol, handmade collage paper, markers, and NeoArt crayons. This project is a great reminder that simple supplies and easy techniques can create beautiful mixed media pages full of color, texture, and personality. In this video: • Create watercolor…
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Simple Flower Painting for Beginners with Kwik Stix
Hi friends! In today’s sketchbook session, I’m creating a loose and whimsical vase of flowers using Kwik Stix Tempera Paint Sticks over a simple acrylic painted background. This painting begins with a single-color acrylic base layer that helps unify the page and creates a colorful foundation for the flowers. From there, I use Kwik Stix…
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Mixed Media Flower Vase Using Handmade Painted Papers
Hi friends! In today’s sketchbook session, I’m using some of the handmade collage papers I created in a previous project to build a whimsical vase of flowers. I love finding ways to incorporate painted papers into my artwork, and this page was the perfect opportunity to put those colorful patterns to use. Rather than creating…
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Painting a Loose Landscape with Kwik Stix Tempera Paint Sticks
Hi friends! In today’s sketchbook session, I’m experimenting with Kwik Stix Tempera Paint Sticks to create a loose landscape inspired by a reference photo featuring a small cabin. Rather than trying to make an exact copy, I use the photo as inspiration and focus on creating a playful interpretation in my sketchbook. I’ve been wanting…
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Easy Sketchbook Landscape Using Tempera Sticks + Watercolor
Hi friends! Today I’m playing in my sketchbook and creating a soft, peaceful landscape using watercolor, tempera sticks, and acrylic paint markers. I start with really loose shapes (no pressure, no details!) and slowly build things up with layers and texture, which makes this such an easy and relaxing mixed media art process. This exercise…
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Relaxing Watercolor Exercises Anyone Can Do to Just Get Started
Hi friends! Today I’m sharing a relaxing watercolor exercise where I turn one large sheet into six small mixed media paintings using simple layers, loose color, and easy marks. This is a great way to loosen up, especially if you’re feeling stuck or don’t have a clear idea of what to create. There’s no sketching…
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Trying a DIY Stay Wet Acrylic Paint Palette (Plus a Simple Landscape Painting Demo)
Hi friends! In this video, I’m trying out a cheap DIY acrylic paint palette idea using small containers to create a simple, budget-friendly setup and see how well it actually works in practice. I was inspired by Sandi Hester’s approach to making a DIY acrylic palette, and I wanted to experiment with a version of…
