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Plastic Wrap Watercolor Inspiration, Make Amazing Textures and Marks
It’s been a while since I played with my Winsor & Newton Cotman watercolor palette, and I also wanted to play with some magical plastic wrap for some texture and inspiration. This was such a fun painting to make, and if you are wanting to explore using some household items to enhance your paintings, plastic…
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Practice Mark Making and Doodles on an Easy Abstract Watercolor Background
Hi friends! I grabbed my Marie’s Masters watercolor palette and put down a gorgeous red and gold abstract background and then practiced mark making and doodles! Grab your watercolor painting supplies and join me in this fun and easy exercise. As always, thanks for watching! – My website (free downloads, reviews, and other goodies): https://katemilesart.com…
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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! –…
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Easy Watercolor Doodling Inspiration on an Abstract Background, Cover a Page
Hi friends! Join me in another video of relaxing and easy watercolor doodling on a fun abstract background. Maybe this will give you some inspiration on some simple marks and shapes and patterns you can make that speak to you! As always, thanks for watching! – My website (free downloads, reviews, and other goodies): https://katemilesart.com…
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Easy Negative Watercolor Painting with Leaves and Gold Sparkle
Hi friends! I got out my MeiLiang palette today to do a fun and easy negative watercolor painting with (my favorite) leaves and I also added a really nice golden sparkle to the underpainting which made the whole thing glow! Grab your supplies, metallic watercolor paints or ink, and join me for this fun and…
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Simple Abstract Art with Florals, Practice Gradients and Palette Knife
Hi friends! I got out the palette knife to make this fun acrylic painting with simple abstract art and florals. Blended a nice sunset type of gradient and I love how the bright oranges and reds went with the turquoise and bright white colors. This one turned out great, and I hope you try it!…
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Paint an Easy Watercolor Galaxy with Landscape Silhouette
Hi friends! I’m painting an easy watercolor galaxy with a landscape silhouette and glittery silver stars in the sky! Grab your watercolors, brush, and paper and try this beautiful and easy painting. As always, thanks for watching! – My website (free downloads, reviews, and other goodies): https://katemilesart.com Free downloads on my website: https://katemilesart.com/my-free-resources/ Some of…
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Blank Page Exercise with Simple Abstract Watercolor and Doodles
Hi friends! I am doing some easy watercolor practice today and painting a simple abstract watercolor with doodles to fill my blank page. It’s great for imagining patterns, marks, textures, and making it come to life! Grab your watercolor paint and paper and try this exercise to practice your painting. As always, thanks for watching!…
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Paint Loose and Easy Florals in Abstract Impressionist Style
Hi friends! I’m doing a little bit of a different painting today! I’m painting loose and easy florals, but in an abstract impressionist style. This is an intuitive painting, but I had an idea of what I wanted the final subject to be. I am only using three colors, plus black, white, and burnt sienna…
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Quick and Easy Watercolor Florals Great for Beginners
Hi friends! I got out my Kuretake Art Nouveau palette today to paint some loose and easy florals fast on my paper. I wanted to fill the blank page with flowers, leaves, and any type of greenery from my imagination or memory and just let go and have fun! This painting was super easy and…
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Two Paintings Using Only 3 Primary Colors Abstract Acrylic Paintings
Hi friends! What started as an art journal page became two paintings when I had some paint leftover! I used just three colors for both of these, along with some Posca doodles over the acrylic paint. This is such a fun exercise, especially mixing fun paint colors. I hope you enjoy! – My website (free…
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Paint With Me Easy Beginner Watercolor Flowers on a Yellow Background
Hi friends! I grabbed my MozArt Komorebi watercolor palette today to paint some easy beginner watercolor flowers on a nice and “cloudy” yellow background. I love how it turned out! If you want to paint some easy, loose flowers, give this one a try with whatever watercolor paints and paper you have on hand. As…
