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What I Learned About Tombow Watercolor Markers. My Best Tips and Techniques watercolor watercolor demo Jul 20, 2023

 When I recently started journaling, I invested in Tombow Watercolor Markers in order to decorate the pages.

Since buying them, I have discovered the versatility of these markers. They can be...

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How to Mix Fresh, Translucent Skin Tones with Watercolor beginner watercolor watercolor demo Jul 06, 2023

If you are struggling to mix skin tones with watercolor, I got you. Mixing skin tones with watercolor is not that difficult and once you learn a few key things, you'll be mixing gorgeous, fresh,...

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3 Tips for Painting Pet Portraits with Watercolor watercolor demo watercolor tutorial May 19, 2022

 

Last year (2021) the pet industry reached nearly 109.6 billion dollars in revenue. That's BILLION with a capital B.

People love their pets. Painting pet portraits is a thriving niche in art...

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3 Tips for painting Strawberries with watercolor watercolor demo May 11, 2022

Strawberries are so delicious and juicy that I just couldn't resist painting some before the season ends. I hope you give them a try. They aren't difficult to paint and the results are so...

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How to Paint a Pink Peony Just In Time for Mother's Day watercolor demo May 04, 2022

The key thing that will help you with this painting is to think about painting shapes instead of trying to paint a peony. Breaking the subject down into shapes helps to activate the creative side...

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How to paint Shamrocks with watercolor using negative painting. watercolor demo Mar 17, 2022

Happy St Patrick's Day! May the luck of the Irish be with you!

This is a fairly easy project. You only need a few shades of green and maybe a blue.  When I'm practicing negative painting with...

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How to Paint a Baby Deer With Watercolor beginner watercolor watercolor watercolor demo Dec 14, 2021

This sweet deer was painted on Arches 140 lb cold-pressed watercolor paper. The finished painting is 5x7 inches. 

He's as cute as can be and not very difficult to paint though he does take...

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How to Paint an Old Barn Pocket Painting with Watercolor beginner watercolor watercolor demo Oct 11, 2021

Happy Monday! 

Ready to get your week started off with a quick win and creativity boost? 

This cute little pocket painting is just the thing to get you going. 

This little barn...

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How to Paint a Sunflower with Viviva Colorsheets beginner watercolor watercolor watercolor demo Aug 12, 2021

In my last blog, I introduced you to watercolor color sheets from Viviva.  If you missed that blog post you can find it here :  ...

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How to Paint a Bulldog Puppy with an American Flag with Watercolor watercolor demo Jul 14, 2021

This puppy is not very difficult to paint. Painting the strokes for the fur can be very meditative and relaxing. 

Some tips for the best results:

  1. Use masking fluid to mask off any highlights...
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How to Paint a Summer Seagull beginner watercolor watercolor watercolor demo watercolor tutorial Jun 10, 2021

I thought I would share a quick overview of how I painted my summer seagull. As always the full tutorial is in my online school, Viv's Studio. The tutorial includes 9 step-by-step videos, a supply...

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How to Paint Cherries with Watercolor watercolor demo watercolor tutorial Apr 15, 2021

Just giving you a sneak peek into what is going on in Viv's Studio, my membership site.  This month we are working on painting these gorgeous cherries. 

I created a short video giving an...

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