Category: Blog
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Enhance Your Watercolor Landscapes with Vibrant Colors
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Creating vibrant watercolor landscapes can transform your paintings from flat and lifeless to dynamic and realistic. Here are three simple key tips to help you mix and layer colors to create beautiful and realistic landscapes. Choose your colors that are complementary on the color wheel One of the most effective…
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Watercolor Shapes – Mini Class
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This time we are using watercolor. Paint a cube, a sphere, and cone in watercolor. Painting monochromatic can help you to understand watercolor layering and transparency without the distraction of color. Check out more videos on Youtube.
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Essential Tips for Planning the Perfect Landscape Painting
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Creating a stunning landscape painting involves more than just picking up a brush and starting to paint. Thoughtful planning can make a huge difference in the final result. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you plan your perfect landscape painting. 1. Try Different Crops Before Deciding on a Composition Experimenting…
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Sketching Shapes – Mini Class with Pencil Drawing
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Check out this pencil drawing mini class on drawing three basic shapes, cube, sphere and cone. These shapes are the foundation of all drawings. More videos and tutorials on my Youtube channel.
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Why Pencil Drawing is Good for Your Brain and Mood
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Ever thought about picking up a pencil and doodling away? Pencil drawing isn’t just for kids or professional artists—it’s a wonderful activity for anyone looking to enhance their well-being and cognitive abilities. Whether you’re into pencil drawing or exploring the fundamentals of drawing, there are many benefits to this creative…
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Feeding your creative soul
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Creativity, much like any other skill, needs inspiration and fresh ideas. Art books and behind-the-scenes documentaries are the perfect fuel; inspiration feeding your creative soul. Art books don’t merely showcase finished works; they guide you through the evolution of characters and offer a backstage pass to the creative choices breathing…
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My sketching on location set up
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Sketching on location is an enjoyable way to interact with an environment. On weekends and in my free time, I love discovering locations to sketch. Over the years, I’ve improved my sketching skills through practice and experimentation with various mediums. While I primarily use watercolors, they can be less convenient…
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The benefits of drawing everyday objects
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Drawing isn’t just about complex portraits and beautiful landscapes; it’s also about the everyday stuff around us that often goes unnoticed. In fact, sketching random objects can be a cool and surprisingly rewarding way to become a better artist. Here are a few reasons why drawing everyday objects can help…
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Avoid these 3 beginner watercolor mistakes
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Watercolor painting attracts many new artists because of its accessibility, but naturally beginners will make some mistakes. Mistakes can lead to frustration, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Let’s explore some common errors and I will provide practical solutions to help beginners create better watercolor art.
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A guide to art journaling for beginners
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Keeping an art journal is a great way to express your creativity, thoughts, and emotions in a visual format. Unlike traditional journals, art journals incorporate a mix of writing, drawing, and collage to create personal pages. It doesn’t matter if you’re an experienced artist or a beginner, an art journal…