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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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Need Inspiration? Check Out These Relaxing and Easy Mixed Media Art Pages
Hi friends! If you need inspiration and you’re staring at a blank page, let’s make these easy and relaxing mixed media art pages together. In this real time video, we’ll complete three different mixed media pages at the same time in a similar style, but each with its own personality. Hopefully this helps loosen you…
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Exploring Watercolor Flowers over Gesso and Collage – Easy Abstract Painting
Hi friends! I haven’t done a collage video in ages, so I wanted to explore watercolor flowers over gesso and collage from a magazine. This one is a simple and easy painting, using a text filled page from a magazine for a background pattern and interest. With the gesso and watercolor layered over it, it…
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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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Layering Inky Stenciled Leaves and Gold Ink Over a Watercolor Background
Hi friends! I got out my inks, stencils, and White Nights granulating watercolor palette to do a fun watercolor sheet today! Starting with a watercolor background, I’m adding a new layer of ink and stencil leaves, followed by some gold pen doodles and white pen dots to make it sparkle. I hope you like this…
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Easy Abstract Watercolor and Acrylic Paint with DIY Foam Stamps and Doodles
Hi friends! I’m painting an easy page with abstract watercolor and acrylic paint mixed media. I also broke out my DIY foam stamps and homemade alcohol ink! I hope you like this one! DIY Foam Stamps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oOGK0TmTGo DIY Alcohol Ink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPstoM8V5Gk – My website (free downloads, reviews, and other goodies): https://katemilesart.com Free downloads on my…
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Mixed Media Watercolor with Modeling Paste Texture, Stencils, and Alcohol Ink
Hi friends! I’m using a bunch of supplies today to do this easy mixed media sheet with watercolor, homemade alcohol ink, modeling paste, and stencils! We’re going to finish it all off with some metallic watercolor in gold and metallic purple. I hope you like this one! If you want to make your own alcohol…
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Layer Acrylic Paint Over Watercolor to Paint these Easy Branches and Berries
Hi friends! I’m layering some acrylic paint over watercolor to create these easy branches and berries! This is a fun painting and doesn’t take much time at all, but it can be made in a lot of different styles and colors depending on what you like. I hope you give this one a try! It…
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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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Experimenting Making Backgrounds with My New Powdered Watercolors Creative Inspirations
Hi friends! I’m experimenting mixing powdered watercolors and testing them with different sprays, brushes, and more! We’re making a whole bunch of powdered watercolored backgrounds today that can be used for a lot of different projects. I am loving exploring color on these. Thanks for watching! Powdered watercolors I’m using: https://amzn.to/3Kn3qwJ – My website (free…
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I Got Tempera Paint Sticks! Having Fun Trying Kwik Stix – Tempera vs. Gel Sticks
Hi friends! I got some Kwik Stix tempera sticks to try, and I’m doing an unboxing for you to explore them with me! They were a ton of fun to use, and I am so glad I got them. They are different than gel sticks or other water soluble mediums, and I really like the…
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Have Fun in Your Sketchbook! Easy Negative Butterfly Painting With Gel Sticks and Ink
Hi friends! I’m trying to use up supplies I don’t grab very often and today it’s King Art gel sticks! I’m having fun in my sketchbook and doing a simple butterfly sketch and negative painting using black archival ink and brush. This was a fun one to do and it was with basic supplies. Grab…
