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Starting My Watercolor Swatch Book and How to Mix Primaries Scarlet, Yellow Ochre, Ultramarine
Hi friends! I am starting to learn more about color and pigments on my journey, so I purchased an inexpensive Canson watercolor spiral book to create a new swatch book for my watercolor paints! This book is going to serve as my color mixing and swatch library where I can store all of my color…
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Another TEMU Art Supply Haul – Die Cuts, Brushes, BaoHong Watercolor Paper & More
Hi friends! I got some more art supply items from Temu to try (unsponsored, purchased myself). It has been about a year since I last did a haul, and I found a few new things to try! Products Purchased: Decals/Stickers: Florals: https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099578061420 Florals: https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099535096774 Sentiments: https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099535544590 Sentiments: https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099532063102 Sentiments: https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099551599139 Vintage Labels: https://www.temu.com/goods.html?_bg_fs=1&goods_id=601099519734852 Words Washi…
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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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Making Simple and Cute Little Watercolor Trees with Doodles – Great for Beginner Practice
Hi friends! I’m doing some whimsical little watercolor trees which are easy and great for beginners. This painting was fairly quick to complete and I used my colored pencils and Posca markers to do some cute little doodles at the end! This is great practice or just something relaxing to do, so I hope you…
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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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How to Use Masking Fluid with Line and Wash to Make Doodly Watercolor Flowers
Hi friends! I did an easy doodly line and wash watercolor painting of flowers using masking fluid to make highlights! I really like line and wash with different watercolor backgrounds, and it is a lot of fun combining line drawing with watercolor. I hope you try this one for yourself! As always, thanks for watching…
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How to Paint an EASY Pink Watercolor Sky with Mountains – Kuretake Art Nouveau Palette
Hi friends! I broke out the gorgeous pink colors in the Kuretake Art Nouveau watercolor palette to make this simple and easy pink sky landscape painting. I’ve been loving experimenting with this palette since purchasing it recently, but any watercolors will work if they’re watered down enough to be very light colored, so grab whatever…
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Practice Brushwork, Glazing and Washes with this Easy and Relaxing Watercolor Circles with Doodles
Hi friends! If you’re a beginner, sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. When those feelings come on (or on days you just aren’t feeling very creative), sometimes a great option is to just practice brushwork, glazing, and washes on some simple shapes that can turn into something pretty! The last thing we want…
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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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Painting an Abstract Watercolor Background with Leaves and Berries – Kuretake Art Nouveau
Hi friends! I wanted to do a simple and fast watercolor using the Kuretake watercolor palette (I can’t seem to stop using this! lol), so I decided to make a limited palette painting with an abstract background and some leaves and berries over it. I also brough out my script liner brush for some finer…
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Using Kuretake Watercolor Palette to Paint a Loose Window Flower Box – Art Nouveau Colors
Hi friends! I found a great photo on Unsplash to use as a photo reference for my watercolor today! This window flower box was so fun to sketch out and color with my new Kuretake Art Nouveau palette. The weathered wood, sunlight, shadows, and pretty flowers were wonderful to paint. Grab your supplies and join…
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Relaxing Abstract Watercolor Background Painting and Doodle with Marie’s Masters Palette
Hi friends! I grabbed my Marie’s Masters watercolors, Posca pens, and fineliner pens to make some watercolor doodle art! This is so relaxing after a long day, and I really enjoy just sitting down to have fun with color and decompress. I’m starting with a blue, yellow, and brown background, letting those colors blend together,…
