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How to Use Air to Create Watercolor Texture in Abstract Watercolor Paintings
Hey friends, it was Kate! I hope you are having a fantastic day. I dived into a watercolor adventure with my Marie’s Masters palette. I wanted to get creative with some abstract watercolor and explore different mark-making tools. For my palette, I stuck to a limited color scheme of blues and browns: indigo, burnt umber,…
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Exploring Texture in Watercolor Abstracts with Brushes and Palette Knife
Hey everyone, it’s Kate, and I hope you’re all having a great day! Today, I wanted to share a relaxing watercolor session with you, focusing on playing with texture. If you’re interested in adding texture to your paintings, stick around to see the techniques I’m trying out. I started by spraying both sides of my…
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Easy Butterfly Stencil Negative Watercolor Painting with Ink and Doodles
Hey guys, it’s Kate! In this video, I’m having some fun with negative watercolor painting using my awesome MozArt Komorebi palette. I’m working today on cellulose paper from Artist’s Loft! I have been having a lot of fun lately switching back and forth from cellulose to my normal cotton paper, and it’s always great to…
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Playing with Abstract Negative Painting Technique in Watercolor
Hey everyone! It’s Kate here, back with a fun watercolor negative painting tutorial. Today, I’m playing with a limited palette on 100% cotton paper, letting the paints flow and creating some interesting textures. I spritzed the paper to make it damp, but not soaking wet. I wanted some areas to stay a little drier for…
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Watercolor Tubes vs. Pans vs. Palette Sets – How to Choose for Beginner Painters
Hey everyone, it’s Kate here! I wanted to chat about watercolors – tubes versus pans. These were questions I had when I first started, so I figured I’d make a video to share what I’ve learned. This won’t cover every single thing, but it should give you a good idea of what to choose when…
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Art Journaling Tip – Pre-paint Pages for Stronger Paper and Instant Inspiration
Hey everyone, it’s Kate here! Today’s video is a quick art journaling tip for those times you run out of pre-painted pages like I did. You might know from my previous videos that I love working with pre-painted pages in my spiral sketchbook. While the sketchbook paper isn’t as flimsy as regular copy paper, it’s…
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Gelli Plate Printing Fun with Stencils and Texture – Make Your Own Collage Papers
Hi friends, it’s Kate! I’m doing over an hour of Gelli printing on my plate, so you should hang out with me and have some fun printing and making collage papers! I have a few simple stencils, but you absolutely don’t need anything special to make texture. You can use any items you have on…
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Leaf Printing on Greeting Cards: Easy Autumn Watercolor and Stamping DIY for Beginners
Hey everyone! It’s Kate here, and today I’m bringing you a quick and easy watercolor greeting card idea. Fall is just around the corner, and the leaves on the trees outside my window are already starting to change color. So, I grabbed a couple of leaves and thought it would be fun to use them…
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Exploring Salt Texture in Watercolor Painting: Meditative Abstract Art Tutorial for Beginners
Hey everyone, it’s Kate here! I’m so glad you’re joining me today. Today, I’m doing another watercolor painting, but first, I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who’s been subscribing and leaving comments. At the time of recording, I’m close to 100 subscribers, which is amazing! I never thought I’d get this…
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How to Create Layered Effects and Textures with Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Paint
Hey guys! So today I’m playing around with some leftover orange acrylic paint and some teal alcohol ink I made. I thought it would be fun to see what kind of effects I could get by using a watery mix of acrylic paint and then dripping alcohol ink on top. The trick is that the…
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Doodle and Make Marks on Your Own Hand Painted Collage Papers
Hey everyone, it’s Kate! So, today I wanted to show you some cool stuff I’ve been working on using these awesome papers I picked up from Dollar Tree. Yep, you heard me right, a whole pack for just $1.25! These papers are perfect for backgrounds in journaling, collage, or just for some good old-fashioned practice.…
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In-Depth Testing Metallic Markers and Paint Pens! [Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree Art Supply Haul]
Hey everyone, it’s Kate! I’m back with another art supply haul, this time from a mix of places—Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree. So, let’s dive right in! My main mission at Hobby Lobby was to snag some markers, and while I was there, I got a bit carried away. I thought, why not turn this…
