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How to Start Creating Art When You Feel Stuck
Hi friends! If you’ve ever opened your sketchbook, stared at a blank page, and felt completely stuck, this video is for you. Art block happens to all of us, and starting can sometimes feel like the hardest part of creating art. Today I’m sharing some gentle, low-pressure ways to get unstuck, from simple scribbles and…
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Feeling Uninspired? Just Slap Some Paint Down and Play on the Blank Page
Hi friends! I knew I wanted to paint, but I had no idea what and I was feeling so uninspired. So I decided to slap down some paint and play on my blank sketchbook pages. I had such a fun time with my paints and supplies! It is stress-free and so relaxing to lay down…
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Anyone Can Paint These Easy Abstract Watercolor Flowers – Mixed Media Watercolor
Hi friends! I wanted to do something easy and pretty, and these abstract watercolor flowers were just the thing. It is a great warm up exercise and anyone can paint these! I also turned it into a bit of a mixed media sheet with extra marks, shading, and decoration with colored pencils and pens, and…
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Exploring Watercolor over Gesso with Scratch Marks and Texture – Easy Flower Painting
Hi friends! One of the things I like to do is mix watercolor and acrylic paint. In this video, I’m exploring using watercolor over textured gesso as a base layer, made by scratching in marks with a stylus, palette knife, or anything on hand. If you want to try this gesso and watercolor technique, it’s…
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Practice Painting Four Abstract Flower Vases in Acrylic – Fast Intuitive Painting
Grab your brush, acrylic paint, and paper and practice painting four abstract flower vases in acrylic! I spent about a half hour painting these fast intuitive paintings and it is a great exercise to practice your painting styles, brushwork, color mixing, and so much more. It’s also a great warm up if you just aren’t…
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Try This Fluid Art with Liquid Watercolor Ink and Stencils and Doodles on Top
Hi friends! I’m doing some fluid art today and making this quick and easy page with liquid watercolor ink, stencils, acrylic ink, and alcohol ink on a page. I love the flowy look of fluid watercolor, and this one was a fun little page! If you have ten minutes today, give this one a try…
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Pebeo Masking Fluid Marker Review – Watercolor Pine Tree Landscape
Hi friends! I’m trying the Pebeo Masking Fluid Marker today for the first time and making a simple watercolor tree landscape with highlights. This masking fluid pen was easy to use and the latex came off cleanly with my tool. I hope you enjoy this one! Pebeo masking fluid marker: https://amzn.to/4oHqkOD – My website (free…
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Relaxing Watercolor Page Doodle Ideas – Simple Botanicals and Floral Doodles
Hi friends! Let’s paint a relaxing watercolor page together with some simple doodles of botanicals and florals. This is a very easy page to create, and you can use any shapes and colors you like! Hopefully this gives you some doodle ideas or feel free to listen along while you work on a project of…
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Paint These Easy Watercolor Autumn Leaves on Abstract Background
Hi friends! I’m painting some very easy watercolor autumn leaves on a base layer of watercolor turned into a pretty abstract background. We’re working with earthy colors today, and a mix of browns, reds, and greens. I’m definitely in the fall spirit, so this one was a lot of fun! As always, thanks for watching!…
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Painting a Whimsical Landscape with Dried Gouache in Pans
Hi friends! I got a test palette to dry and reactivate my gouache for painting. Join me and try this little whimsical landscape with a house and you can use gouache, watercolor, or anything you have on hand! This one is super easy to do and so cute when it’s done. Thanks for watching! Supplies…
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Explore Marks and Patterns – How to Use Art History to Inspire Your Sketchbook
Hi friends! I found this great vintage Japan art book and wanted to share it as a part of my recent art inspiration. These vintage art history books are a great source of creative ideas for illustration, sketchbook, and play. I love to use these things as a source for interesting marks and patterns to…
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Sketchbook Acrylic Painting of Mama and Baby Birds Whimsical Folk Art
Hi friends! I wanted to try a texture technique with acrylic paint in my sketchbook, and I ended up doing a really sweet folk art painting of a mama and baby birds in a flower. I used light over dark and scratched with my stylus to reveal a scribbly pattern and texture in the paint,…
