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Latest blog posts:
Ocean Painting in Alcohol Ink (and Acrylic)
As promised, World Watercolor Month isn’t 100% watercolor anywhere except my fine art Instagram account – instead, I’ll be doing other fun things likc coloring water…in other mediums. Today? Alcohol inks plus a little acrylic! Video Watch the video below or click here to see it on YouTube. I’d been wanting to make clock faces…
Creating interesting blends: wet-in-wet watercolor
Mixing color in a palette might work to create a hue you need….but oh how much more interesting is it when colors mix on the paper themselves! Create a card with a number of areas you can practice; mix a second color right into the first color and watch the magic happen! Video Watch the…
How to shade a life preserver shape (Polychromos Hex Chart or no?)
Today’s another Monday in the Summer of Stamping – so there’s a new little stamp set (dies if you want em!) that’s a partnership with Ellen Hutson and Pretty Pink Posh. SO summery! When deciding whether to choose colors from my Hex Chart or swatch book comes down to what technique I plan to use:…
Tips to help stop Copic marker bleeding (advanced cards but beginner tips!) and weekend coupon code
A common challenge for a lot of us as Copic colorists is keeping the marker where we WANT it rather than where IT wants to go! In today’s post I’ll give you the things that I know cause it and some ideas how to fix it. COUPON CODE ALERT! July 24 and 25 only: B2G1SA…
Inspiration: 28 Colorado Craft Company tutorials
I’m getting close to finishing a bunch of my inspiration posts on the must-do list; and today I’ve collected one of the “brand” posts I’ll be adding eventually too. But in this case I’m advancing it because….well, tomorrow there’s a special sale coming that you’ll ONLY find out here on my blog and social, so…
quick heads up!
I’ll be joining Ellen Hutson to chat a while and show her how to do some coloring on the tiki card I posted ( https://bit.ly/3ruB6Ls ) – please do join us HERE at 11am Pacific time (PDT) today July 22! Join in the laughs!
