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How Can a Coffee Filter Help Protect a Watercolor Painting? viv's tips Sep 29, 2022

How can a coffee filter help protect your watercolor paintings? 

I posted a one-minute "Tuesday" Tip" this week and I got so many reactions across social media, I decided we needed to go a...

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Never Do These 5 Things To a Good Paint Brush beginner watercolor viv's tips Feb 18, 2021

Even if your brushes are not the fancy high-priced Kolinsky Sables, taking care of them should still be a high priority. 

Why? 

Because taking care of your brushes will help them last...

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The Secret Weapon for a Smooth Running Electric Pencil Sharpener tuesday's tips viv's tips Nov 10, 2020

Do you use your electric pencil sharpener to sharpen colored pencils, pastel pencils, or watercolor pencils?  This can cause your sharpener to get gunked up with the wax or other binders in...

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3 Easy Ways to Create Darker Colors and Shadows with Watercolor Pencils beginner watercolor tuesday's tips viv's tips Nov 03, 2020

One of my followers on Instagram asked how they could make watercolor pencils darker in some areas of their painting. 

So I created a video demonstrating 3 easy ways to do this using...

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How to Keep the Deckled Edge When You're "Cutting" Down Larger Watercolor Paper to a Smaller Size viv's tips Aug 18, 2019

Ever wonder how to keep that beautiful deckled edge on your paper when you "cut it down" to a smaller size? Then this video is for you. Just click on the picture and watch the 2-minute video and...

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How to Make Your Paint Caps Easy To Open Without Breaking Your Teeth. viv's tips Aug 18, 2019

Having trouble opening your paint tubes? Well, don't break your teeth trying. Instead, click on the picture and watch this 1-minute video and solve that problem lickety-split.

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