Here are some tips and tricks for painting with watercolors: Use quality materials: Invest in good quality watercolor paper, paint, and brushes. This will help you achieve better results and make the painting process smoother. Plan your painting: Before you paint, plan out your composition, colors, and values. This will help you stay focused and… Continue reading Watercolor Tips and Tricks
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Practicing Your Craft
Drawing and Sketching: The Importance of Practicing Your Craft As a writer, it's easy to get lost in the world of words and forget about other forms of creativity. However, drawing and sketching can be incredibly valuable skills to develop as a writer. Not only can it help improve your writing, but it can also… Continue reading Practicing Your Craft
Watercolor – Maple Seeds
As you can see, these are maple seeds in watercolors. I used Holbein watercolors (the colors are shown below) and Silver Black Velvet Brushes of various sizes. Side note: the images used for inspiration were from Pixabay dot com.
Neurographic Art and Zentangle
This is sort of a mix between neuropraphic art and zentangle. It was relaxing to sit back and just create sizes, shapes, shades...all of it. The only materials use were Micron pens (sizes 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8). The sketchbook paper is 90 lb white. Part of me wants to add splashes of color… Continue reading Neurographic Art and Zentangle
Watercolor – Mailbox
This painting is another one from Matthew Palmer's online workshops. It was a lot of fun to do but I did have trouble with depth as well as creating clean lines on the letters (on the mailbox). You can find more information on Matthew at his website: www dot watercolour dot tv. Materials used: Paper:… Continue reading Watercolor – Mailbox
