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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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Watercolor Paint with Me Loose Abstract Bunch of Grapes – Fruit Painting
Hi friends! Join me with your watercolors to paint these easy loose abstract grapes! I wanted to do some abstract fruit painting, and grapes just called out to me today. Grab your supplies you have on hand and paint this loose bunch of grapes in watercolor. – My website (free downloads, reviews, and other goodies):…
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How to Use Salt in Watercolor – Easy Winter Christmas Tree Painting
Hi friends! I’m doing a snowy winter Christmas tree watercolor painting and using salt for some great texture effects! If you want ideas on how to use salt in watercolor, check out this idea, which is great for greeting cards and getting into the holiday spirit. There is also some great metallic blue watercolor I’m…
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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 this Easy Butterfly with Watercolor Full Process
Hi friends! I grabbed the Kuretake Art Nouveau watercolor palette to paint this easy butterfly. This is a fun little painting and you can really make it your own with patterns and marks on the wings, and use any colors or palette you like! This is a full process video where you can follow along…
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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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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…
