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Effects and Tips Using Watercolor Paint on Plain Sketchbook Paper
Hi friends! I am doing the unthinkable – using watercolor paint on plain paper! This is a fun way to sketch, and although watercolor on plain paper is different than on watercolor paper, it can yield some very interesting effects when you use some simple tips for success. Thanks for watching! – My website (free…
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Playing with Oil Pastels and Experimenting with Silicone Blending in my Sketchbook
Hi friends! I am doing a demonstration and experimenting with blending oil pastels in my sketchbook. I have some silicone color shaper tools that I have typically used with acrylic paints, but I have found that they also work great to blend oil pastels with interesting effects. I hope you enjoy this simple sketch and…
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Yes You Can Use Stencils with Watercolor and It’s Fun to Do
Hi friends! I broke out a favorite stencil today to do a couple of simple watercolor layers. You can use stencils with watercolor paint, and it has a very interesting loose effect on paper. You can also dress it up with extra shading, sparkle, or doodles to dress it up. Grab a favorite stencil and…
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How to Paint Super Easy ‘Lollipop Flowers’ in Watercolor with Doodles
Hi friends! If you want to know how to paint some super easy lollipop flowers in watercolor to cover with some sweet doodle designs, give this one a try. It’s so easy and fast, and you can really go nuts with whatever colors and marks you want! Hope you enjoy this one! – My website…
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Acrylic Negative Painting Ideas – How to Paint an Easy Abstract Potted Plant
Hi friends! I love negative painting and I wanted to do a fun abstract potted plant on my green acrylic painted background. If you’re looking for acrylic negative painting ideas and easy paintings for your art journal, sketchbook, or other materials, give this one a try! It’s extremely satisfying to see the plant take shape…
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Create Unlimited Abstracts Part 3 – Creating a Larger Painting from a Small Sketch
Hi friends, welcome to part 3 of create unlimited abstracts! I am getting way outside of my comfort zone with this one by doing an abstract figural painting. I chose my favorite of the tiny enhanced paintings and now I’m working on creating a new, larger version of the painting on a canvas board. Hopefully…
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Create Unlimited Abstracts Part 2 – Evolving One Minute Abstract Paintings Into Stronger Pieces
Hi friends, welcome to part 2 of Create Unlimited Abstracts! In this video, I’m going to take a few of my favorite 1-minute paintings and enhance them with what I think would make them look better. You may or may not love what you create in this step, but it’s worth exploring and learning more…
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Create Unlimited Abstracts Part 1 – One Minute Abstract Paintings with Limited Colors
Hi friends! Want to create unlimited abstracts easily? I grabbed a couple of colors of acrylic paint and some index cards, did a bunch of 1-minute paintings without thinking too much about anything. This is an awesome exercise to just get some things down on paper, and the results might surprise you! I did 12…
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Watercolor + Acrylic Layers = Rich Dark Base for Acrylic Pearlescent Paint Highlights
Hi friends! Today we’re making a rich, dark background with watercolor and layering acrylic paint on top with some beautiful pearlescent white. I’ll show you how to paint leaf sprigs using acrylic and make a pretty composition. Join me and let’s paint together! As always, thanks for watching! – My website (free downloads, reviews, and…
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How to Paint a Jellyfish in Watercolor with Easy Lifting, Glazing, and Texture Effects
Hi friends! If you want to know how to paint a watercolor jellyfish using some easy techniques great for beginners, come hang out a while, grab your supplies, and settle in to make this amazing under the sea watercolor painting with a little added sparkle. We’ll be using a photo reference for this one, but…
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Art Hack – Make Stunning Watercolor Textures with Zero Effort
Hi friends! I am a busy bee with my watercolors and making some amazing textures with zero effort. This is super simple and a great idea for a background, doodles, and so much more. I hope you enjoy this video, and thanks for watching! – My website (free downloads, reviews, and other goodies): https://katemilesart.com Free…
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Simple Acrylic Painted Background and a Dollar Tree Hummingbird Focal Point!
Hi friends! I stopped at the Dollar Tree to look around, and I found these great hummingbird wall decals that I decided to use in my art journal. If you want some interesting focal points for your background paintings, these can be a great, inexpensive, fun option to get creative. I hope you enjoy! –…
