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Palette Knife Watercolor Paint Technique – Watercolor Painting Tutorial #5
Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 5 of my watercolor tutorial series covering a variety of watercolor painting techniques. Today, we’ll be talking about using a palette knife with watercolor and the different effects you can get by using this technique. If you’re a beginner just getting started with watercolor, this should give you some ideas…
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Moonlight and Mountains – Easy Acrylic Art Journal Abstract Landscape for Beginners
Hi friends! I’m mixing paint colors, lifting paint, blending highlights, and adding lots of brush strokes in my moonlight and mountains art journal spread. Today, I wanted to work with some darker colors, so I made a mixture of cad orange and ultramarine blue to create a nice dark blue for a night sky, complete…
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Adding Salt to Watercolor Technique – Watercolor Painting Tutorial #4
Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 4 of my watercolor tutorial series covering a variety of watercolor painting techniques. Today, we’ll be talking about using salt with watercolor and the different effects you can get by using this technique. If you’re a beginner just getting started with watercolor, this series should give you some ideas on…
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Splattering and Spattering Watercolor Technique – Watercolor Painting Tutorial #3
Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 3 of my watercolor tutorial series covering a variety of watercolor painting techniques. Today, we’ll be talking about splattering and spattering watercolor and the different effects you can get by using this technique. If you’re a beginner just getting started with watercolor, this series should give you some ideas on…
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Six Abstract Acrylic Paintings Using Art Prompts – Beginner Art Exercises
Hi friends! I love love love doing these art prompts to make abstract paintings with acrylic paint and mixed media. Grab your supplies and follow along with me as we draw art prompts together to create some beautiful mini artworks great for beginners or any skill level! These art exercises can help loosen you up,…
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Dry Brush and Scumbling Watercolor Painting Technique – Watercolor Painting Tutorial #2
Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 2 of my watercolor tutorial series covering a variety of watercolor painting techniques. Today, we’ll be talking about dry brushing and scumbling watercolor and the different effects you can get by using this technique. If you’re a beginner just getting started with watercolor, this series should give you some ideas…
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Wet on Wet vs. Wet on Dry Watercolor Technique – Watercolor Painting Tutorial #1
Hi friends! Welcome to Episode 1 of my watercolor tutorial series covering a variety of watercolor painting techniques. Today, we’ll be talking about wet on wet vs. wet on dry watercolor and the different effects you can get by using each. If you’re a beginner just getting started with watercolor, this should give you some…
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More DIY Art Embellishments – Make Sketchy Florals and More – Free Download File
Hey everyone, it’s Kate! Today, I’m excited to create some journal collage pieces with you. I’ve got my Bristol paper pad out, which has smooth, thick paper perfect for this project. We’re going to make some embellishments that I’ll make printable on my website for free. Let’s dive in! Starting with some fine liners and…
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Recycle Ugly Art! Mixed Media Art Journal with Collage and DIY Embellishments
Hey guys, it’s Kate! I wanted to share a journal page project with you today. I had this cute background I liked and this not-so-great piece of art I was playing around with. Despite not loving it as a whole, I thought it could add some interest to another spread or collage. So, I decided…
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How to Use Air to Create Watercolor Texture in Abstract Watercolor Paintings
Hey friends, it was Kate! I hope you are having a fantastic day. I dived into a watercolor adventure with my Marie’s Masters palette. I wanted to get creative with some abstract watercolor and explore different mark-making tools. For my palette, I stuck to a limited color scheme of blues and browns: indigo, burnt umber,…
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Mixed Media Art Journal Spread with DIY Homemade Focal Points – Free Download File
Hey guys, it’s Kate! Hope your day’s going awesome. Today, I’m diving into some fun collage work with pieces I made earlier. You can snag these designs for free here. Just print, cut, and use to your heart’s content! I have my pre-painted background with matte craft paint, and I’m laying going over it with…
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Exploring Texture in Watercolor Abstracts with Brushes and Palette Knife
Hey everyone, it’s Kate, and I hope you’re all having a great day! Today, I wanted to share a relaxing watercolor session with you, focusing on playing with texture. If you’re interested in adding texture to your paintings, stick around to see the techniques I’m trying out. I started by spraying both sides of my…
