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Mini abstracts exercise and color challenge from Kim Dellow

I hope you have been getting stuck into my easy mini abstract exercise and have been having fun with it! This week I have another mini abstract inspiration but tell you what, let’s spice things up with a color challenge!

Yep, I have some color combo ideas to get you started this week and I hope you have a lot of fun with them! You can hear all about them in the video below.

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VIDEO: Easy Mini Abstract Art Inspiration

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Daler-Rowney – Mixed Media Spiral Sketchpad (I use A3 and cut it down)
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Amsterdam Expert Acrylic Paint (Indigo)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
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Daler-Rowney System 3 brush (size 8 round brush)
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Pebeo Studio Acrylics Paint (iridescent, DNYA, Blue Green)
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Molotow One4All Paint Pens (Vanilla Pastel 1.5mm, Signal White 1mm)
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)
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You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close-up Mini abstracts exercise and color challenge from Kim Dellow

If you haven’t seen it yet, then watch last week’s easy mini abstract inspiration video to get you started with your own mini abstract practice! Oh and don’t forget to grab your copy of my ‘Get Creating’ exercises by joining my newsletter!

Have fun creating today!

Kim

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VIDEO: Easy Mini Abstract Painting Exercise

9 October 201916 October 2019 Kim Dellow

Easy mini abstract exercise video by Kim Dellow

If your managed to catch my Life Book 2020 Summit interview and activity, or you have been following me for a while, then you will know that I have a few different art practices that I try to keep doing regularly. On Life Book I shared my Daily Doodle Diary with some exercises and tips to get you started on yours.

Today I am sharing more about one of the exercises that I shared in my free ‘Get Creating’ ebook – the mini abstract exercise. This is another of my regular art practices and quite linked to the Daily Doodle Dairy.

So I am sharing today why doing these types of exercises, the mini abstract and Daily Doodle Diary, can be so useful and how the two are linked too and I hope that it inspires you to add mini abstracts into your regular art practice along with your Daily Doodle diary practice.

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VIDEO: Easy Mini Abstract Painting Exercise

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Daler-Rowney – Mixed Media Spiral Sketchpad (I use A3 and cut it down)

Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint (Naples Yellow Red, Quinacridone Rose Light, Sap Green)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
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Daler-Rowney System 3 brush (1/4 and 3/4 flat)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Molotow One4All Paint Pens (Signal White 1mm, Skin Pastel 1.5mm, Lilac Pastel 1.5mm)
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…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN

Ball point pen

You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close-up of Easy mini abstract exercise video by Kim Dellow

I mention Inktober in my video today. Are you playing along this year? I’m using Inktober as an excuse to draw some inky animals so come on over to see on my Instagram and let me know if you are too and I will come over and take look!

And if you need an Inktober pep talk then you might want to re-watch my video from last year’s Inktober!

Enjoy adding this mini abstract exercise into your regular practice and if you want a step by step mini abstract tutorial join my newsletter to get your copy of my ‘Get Creating’ book.

Kim

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VIDEO: Abstract Summer Meadow Painting tutorial

2 October 201916 October 2019 Kim Dellow

An Abstract Summer Meadow Painting tutorial by Kim Dellow

Grab your paints and paint with me! I have an easy abstract summer meadow painting tutorial for you today and I thought I would take you step by step through how to put this piece together.

Everything you need is listed below the video, but don’t feel you have to get exactly the same as me to make it work The list is just a guidance, go with what you already have in your stash.

Are you ready to come with me on this abstract Summer meadow paint exploration? Great! Let’s jump on in!

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VIDEO: Abstract Summer Meadow Painting tutorial

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8 x 10 inch Canvas board
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint (Quinacridone Rose Light, Nickel Titan. Yellow, Pyrrole Red, Primary Magenta, Sap Green, Permanent Blue Violet, Cobalt Blue (ultra.))
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Expert Acrylic Paint (Indigo)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Daler-Rowney System 3 Paint (Titanium White)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Palette knives
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…Buy from Blitsy US (Ships Worldwide)

Da Vinci Nova Synthetics Round brush size 2 and 3/0
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You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close up of An Abstract Summer Meadow Painting tutorial by Kim Dellow

Enjoyed that? Then try my other free step by step art classes and if you want more mixed media flower inspiration watch my flower video playlist.

Kim

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My Life Book 2020 Summit Interview Is Up!

28 September 201916 October 2019 Kim Dellow

Page from Kim Dellow's Daily Doodle Diary

Today is the day!

My interview with Tamara Laporte, the creative force behind the Life Book Creativity and Welbeing Summit, is up! You can learn some more about me in the interview then have a go at my activity!

For my activity I thought I would share more about my Daily Doodle Diary practice. Since I started doing it I have found that it has really helped both my creativity and also my wellbeing too. So I thought it would be perfect for the summit and I have some tips and exercise to help you get started on your own regular Daily Doodle Diary practice.

You can watch the interview and then do my creativity and wellbeing activity over on the summit page and I hope you enjoy it!

Kim

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VIDEO: Acrylic Paint, Watercolour And Ink Art

25 September 201916 October 2019 Kim Dellow

Acrylic Paint, Watercolour And Ink feather by Kim Dellow

I thought that I would work on one of the backgrounds I have been making recently. So this piece starts on an acrylic paint background and I layer it with a whole host of different materials.

Acrylic ink, brush pens, ball point pens and watercolour paint all go into the layers on this piece today. But even though it uses a lot of materials, it did not take a lot of time to do. Well, I suppose it helped having the background already made and ready to work on! It is a great art cheat tip!

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VIDEO: Acrylic Paint, Watercolour And Ink Art

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Goldline Studio watercolor paper (200gsm/ 90lbs cold press)
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Alternatives from Amazon: US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint (Pyrrole Red, Turquoise Green, Venetian Rose, Primary Magenta)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Expert Acrylic Paint (Indigo)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
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Uni Posca PC-3M Pen (Orange) (Vanilla Pastel 1.5mm)
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Molotow One4All Paint Pens (Vanilla Pastel 1.5mm)
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Schmincke Horadam Watercolor Paint (I’m using the leather case limited edition set but I have linked to Schmincke Horadam paints)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide) (The set I used is here)

Pentel Refillable Pocket Brush Pen
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Colored Ballpoint pens
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Daler-Rowney System 3 brush (1/4 and 3/4 flat, size 4 round brush)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Jackson’s Art Raven mop brush size 0 and 10/0
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…Buy from Amazon UK | US (But check Jackson’s first as could work out cheaper for you and they do free worldwide shipping on brush only orders over £20)

You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close up of Acrylic Paint, Watercolour And Ink feather by Kim Dellow

Have fun with your layering today and if you are looking for some resist ideas to add in, then I have a mixed media resist techniques playlist for you, so go watch that next!

Kim

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Life Book 2020 Giveaway News!

19 September 201918 September 2019 Kim Dellow

Hey lovely creatives, I am giving away a free spot on the year long, mixed media course Life Book 2020 over on my Instagram.

Oh and did I mention that I am teaching on it?! Ok, so maybe I have, a few times!

If you want a chance to win, hop right on over to my Instagram feed now and look for the post with the same picture as you can see above. The post will tell you how to enter. Entries here on my blog won’t count I am afraid!

And don’t forget the FREE Life Book Summit is also running at the moment so you can find out more about the teachers next year and get some creativity and wellbeing activities and goodies too!

Let me know how you are enjoying the summit so far. My interview and activity will be coming up soon, I will give you a shout when they are up to watch!

Have fun and good luck in the giveaway!

Kim

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VIDEO: Mark Making Doodle + Teaching News!

18 September 201916 October 2019 Kim Dellow

A page from Kim Dellow's Daily Doodle Diary + Teaching News!

Yay! The Free Life Book 2020 Creativity and Wellbeing Summit has started! You can find out more about it in my video today whilst watching me doing one of my Daily Doodle Diary doodles and maybe being a little silly too *wink!

Oh and I have a new pen to show you, that I am just trying out. It is a brush fountain pen. Have you tried one? The one I am using is listed below the video.

Sorry! Sidetracked by a pen! So the Summit is an amazing collection of creative inspiration and free art content, so have a load of fun watching the artist interviews, playing along with the activities and enjoy the free goody bag too! And if you haven’t yet joined in, you can join on the Life Book Summit Page.

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VIDEO: Mark Making Doodle + Teaching News!

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Old diary

Caran D’Ache Pablo coloring pencils
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Sharpie Fine Tip Pen (I also used a zig one too)
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Pentel Refillable Pocket Brush Pen
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Uni pin Fineline Marker pen – Brush Nib
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Sailor Fude De Mannen (55 degree nib angle)
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You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

Right, well after that bit of silliness I better get on with my videos. Did I tell you I had the worse boss ever?!

Kim

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VIDEO: EASY Watercolour Backgrounds Made With Acrylic Paint To Try

11 September 201916 October 2019 Kim Dellow

5 watercolour backgrounds made with acrylic paint by Kim Dellow

I have some fun backgrounds in my art video today for you to try in your next art session. They look like watercolor backgrounds but they are all done with acrylic paints.

But why do them with acrylic paint instead of watercolors? Well, you can of course do them with your watercolors but if you like to layer your pieces, like I do, then starting with acrylic paint backgrounds can be really useful can’t it? Because you can layer up over the top and not worry about the layer underneath reactivating and mixing with the new layer.

And you can make a whole batch of these backgrounds and not have to worry about remembering what you used to make them with! Because they are compatible with lots of materials that you might want to use on them.

Very handy backgrounds!

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VIDEO: EASY Watercolour Backgrounds Made With Acrylic Paint To Try

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[There are some affiliate links in this blog post, so if you buy through them I do get a small amount of money at no extra cost to yourself, but it really does help. Thanks for your support!]

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Watercolor paper
I used Seawhites Watercolour Pad (300gsm, A4) today
From ArteSaver UK
…Buy from Amazon UK

But other options:
Fluid Cold Press watercolor paper
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)
Or
Bockingford Hot press Watercolor paper pad
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Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint (Pyrrole Red, Venetian Rose, Primary Magenta, Permanent Blue Violet)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Daler-Rowney System 3 brush (1/4 and 3/4 flat)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Pipette
Toothbrush
Masking tape
Boards
Heat tool

You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close up of 3 watercolour backgrounds made with acrylic paint by Kim Dellow

close up of 2 watercolour backgrounds made with acrylic paint by Kim Dellow

I hope you enjoy playing with these background ideas. I have more in a playlist of videos for you and don’t forget to also try the one in my ‘Get Creating’ book that you get when you sign up to my newsletter!

Have fun creating!

Kim

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VIDEO: FREE Creativity E-book PLUS Life Book 2020 Teaching News!

4 September 20194 September 2019 Kim Dellow

The FREE Creativity E-book by Kim Dellow

I’ve done it! I have finished my FREE Creativity E-book! It is called ‘Get Creating’ and did I mention that it is FREE! What?! A FREE Creativity E-book?!

Before you rush off to get a copy I have a video to tell you more about it below and how you can actually get your copy. But I also have some really big news! Bigger than a FREE Creativity E-book!

I will be teaching on LIFE BOOK 2020. I am so excited to be one of the 30 teachers on this amazing year-long mixed media course. It is going to be so much fun and people have been asking me for more online teaching, so this will be a great way to join a class with me. But not just with me, as the teacher list is WOW and you get classes and goodies from such a wide range of artists on this one course.

I will be telling you lots more about it but I wanted to give you a heads-up about the FREE Life Book 2020 Creativity and Wellbeing Summit that will be running for two weeks from the 16th September 2019.

So go make sure to register for it so that you get all the relevant info on how to access the summit activity videos, teacher interviews, I mean there is even an e-gift bag of art goodness for attending the summit!

Lots of free creative fun to tell you about today!

VIDEO: FREE Creativity E-book PLUS Teaching News!

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE!

All fired up for some creative fun? So you can download my ‘Get Creating’ e-book by signing up to my newsletter.

And don’t forget to register for the FREE Life Book 2020 Creativity and Wellbeing Summit now too!

Have lots of creative fun today!

Kim

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Art Journaling

VIDEO: Fabric Art And Craft Challenge

31 August 201931 August 2019 Kim Dellow

Painted fabric DIY book cover by Kim Dellow

It is art challenge time and I have teamed up with Gerry van der Velden from Gerry’s Craft Room to bring you some inspiration for using fabric in your art and craft projects. So in this collaboration we both went off and made some projects and the only rule was that they had to include fabric.

And it was kind of lucky because this month I have been making DIY art journals and sketchbooks with my $5 and above Patreon members. So I decided to make a fabric book cover with my Patrons and then decorate it for my collaboration with Gerry! Yay!

You can see the decorating of this cover below in my art fabric video and if you want to see how I made the cover, and the whole book, then come join me on Patreon! (Not sure what Patreon is then watch this short video explainer!)

VIDEO: Fabric Art And Craft Challenge

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[There are some affiliate links in this blog post, so if you buy through them I do get a small amount of money at no extra cost to yourself, but it really does help. Thanks for your support!]

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Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint (Naples Yellow Red, Quinacridone Rose Light, Nickel Titan. Yellow, Pyrrole Red, Turquoise Green, Brilliant Blue)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Daler-Rowney System 3 brush (1/4 and 3/4 flat, size 8 round)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Daler-Rowney System 3 Paint (Titanium White)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Molotow One4All Paint Pens (Vanilla Pastel 1.5mm, Signal Black 1mm, Petrol 2mm)
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN

You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close up of Painted fabric DIY book cover by Kim Dellow

What was the last art or craft project you did that included fabric? I would love to hear!

Now if you are looking for more ideas for what to but inside your DIY art journal then I have a whole easy art journal video playlist for you to binge next!

Enjoy!

Kim

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VIDEO: Abstract Painting With Acrylics- Speedpaint

28 August 201928 August 2019 Kim Dellow

Abstract painting with acrylics by Kim Dellow

Today’s abstract painting speedpaint video starts with some painted pattern making and you think everything is going to be calm, and pretty… then it takes a bit of a nasty turn! But I don’t want to spoil the abstract painting process for you! I just thought I would tease you before you watch the video.

Hope that you enjoy it, go grab a cuppa and a nibble and I will catch you on the other side.

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VIDEO: Abstract Painting With Acrylics- Speedpaint

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[There are some affiliate links in this blog post, so if you buy through them I do get a small amount of money at no extra cost to yourself, but it really does help. Thanks for your support!]

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Daler-Rowney – Mixed Media Spiral Sketchpad (I use A3 and cut it down)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN

Amsterdam Standard Acrylic Paint Quinacridone Rose Light, Pyrrole Red, Turquoise Green, Naples Yellow Red Light, Venetian Rose, Brilliant Blue)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Amsterdam Acrylic Paint nozzles
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Daler-Rowney System 3 brush (1/4 and 3/4 flat, size 8 round brush)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Liquitex Paint marker 2-4 mm (Bright Aqua Green, Brilliant Blue)
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…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)

Molotow One4All Paint Pens (Vanilla Pastel 1.5mm, Petrol 2mm, Signal Black 1mm)
…Buy from Jackson’s Art UK (Ships Worldwide)
…Buy from Amazon: UK | US | CAN

You can find a list of my favorite and most used art supplies here.

close-up of Abstract painting with acrylics by Kim Dellow

I hope that you enjoyed this week’s abstract painting inspiration speedpaint video.

Don’t forget to watch the project that this one inspired if you haven’t seen it yet. And If you have, then I have some more art idea in a video playlist to get you creating today!

Have fun!

Kim

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