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Happy Halloween! Make a Fun and Easy Spider Web Watercolor Painting Two Ways
Hi friends! Join me in making this super cute Halloween watercolor with a spider web. This makes a great greeting card or other project for the holiday! I’m using Marie’s Masters watercolor, masking fluid, and a Posca pen, but grab anything you have on hand and have some fun! Thanks for watching!
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Negative Painting with Acrylic Paint is Awesome! Art Journal With Me
Hi friends! Join me in negative painting these leaves with acrylic paint in my art journal! Negative painting is a great way to get effects in your painting that are hard to achieve with other painting methods. I hope you enjoy this easy and fun project and explore more negative painting in your artwork! Thanks…
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Only 3 Colors! Easy and Loose Autumn Watercolor Pumpkins Blue and Orange
Hi friends! Join me to make these easy wet on wet watercolor pumpkins, including a blue pumpkin! I am only using 3 colors total to make this entire painting using my MeiLiang watercolor palette. I hope you grab whatever watercolors and paper you have on hand to make these very cute and easy pumpkins for…
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How to Paint an Easy Autumn Pumpkin with Acrylic Paint! Beginners Art Journal With Me
Hi friends! Join me with your acrylic paints to make this easy acrylic pumpkin that is a great, easy painting for beginners. I’m working in my art journal, but this would be great on a card also! I’m so excited for fall!
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Intuitive Watercolor Painting After a Rocky Start – Glazing and Layers
Hi friends! I’m working with my MeiLiang watercolor palette and doing a bit of intuitive watercolor painting. I had a very loose plan (if any), and glazed the day away until I came up with a result that I actually liked! Sometimes powering through is just what is needed to get to a place where…
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Experimenting with Watercolor Brush Marks to Add Tree Leaves Texture
Hi friends! I grabbed my MeiLiang watercolor palette and did some experimenting with a simple landscape with trees and smooshed my brush to make a nice texture. I had a lot of fun doing this exercise, so I hope you get some ideas for your own painting! Happy creating, and thank you for watching!
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How to Make DIY Alcohol Ink with Permanent Markers – Easy and Cheap
Hi friends! Due to popular demand, I am posting this video to show how to make DIY alcohol ink using permanent markers. It’s a cheap and easy way to get art inks to play with! You can mix colors, use any permanent markers you want, and also double up if you want to make your…
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Continuing My Watercolor Swatch Book and Mixing the Sienna, Prussian Blue, and Lemon Yellow
Hi friends! I’m back again with my watercolor swatch book, mixing watercolors Sienna, Prussian Blue, and Lemon Yellow to see what kinds of beautiful color blends we can get. I’m working in my MeiLiang watercolor palette, but if your palette lists the pigments used, you can still follow along, or use any color combination you…
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Abstract with Doodles – Make Endless Watercolor Neutrals by Mixing Your Colors with Abandon
Hi friends! Today, we’re making beautiful mud! I’m mixing all of the colors in my Marie’s Masters palette in order to make this abstract watercolor painting with doodles. If you are intimidated by color mixing, this is a great exercise to throw caution to the wind and mix your colors with abandon. You never know,…
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Yes You CAN Layer Acrylic Over Watercolor and I’m in LOVE
Hi friends! I’m experimenting today with layering acrylic paint over a watercolor background. This is a fun technique that I want to explore more! I’m painting some simple flowers on an abstract blue and green watercolor background after it dries and finishing it off with my favorite white dots. I hope you grab your supplies…
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Paint with Me a Beautiful Bright Watercolor Sunset with Mountain Silhouette
Hi friends! I found another beautiful photo and I wanted to try to capture this bright, beautiful orange sunset in watercolor! I grabbed my Marie’s Masters watercolors and did TWO attempts at this painting, and the second one turned out much better! I have a tendency to overwork skies. haha I hope you grab your…
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How to Make Interesting Watercolor Abstracts with Gauze and Gold
Hi friends! I grabbed some gauze to use in an abstract watercolor page! Gauze adds a wonderful texture, and you can pull at the fibers to make things extra interesting. I highly encourage you to give this technique a try if you’re looking for something different in your backgrounds and more. I’m working with my…
