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…
Video hop time! It's a mixed media hop with lots of inspiration and giveaways too. The video is below and all the details that you need to find out how to enter plus what is up for offer is below, so scroll on down. But don't forget that if you want to enter the giveaway you will need to not here on…
Have you ever woken up with a picture in your head of a project you really need to do? Well, this happened to me yesterday. I woke with a really clear image in my head, this waking art just popped into my head as I became aware of the new day and started to open my eyes. But it wasn't just…
Last week I shared for Jeanine from My Arty Heart in our art collaboration. Did you see it? I made her two backgrounds, I wonder which one she decided to use? Well, before you go find out here is what I did with the gorgeous background she sent me. I decided to go with a portrait, well actually two portraits for…
I really love using crayons to draw with, they can be so expressive can't they? I'm sharing a great flower drawing exercise in my Wednesday art video this week, using watersoluble crayons. This easy flower drawing exercise if great for beginners and experts alike. If you are a beginner it will help you build confidence with your expressive drawing. For the more advanced…
I'm keeping things simple today with a really easy, but totally effective, acrylic paint background. And for a bit of contrast I have also played with one of my geometric designs as I wanted to see how it would look on this background. So if you haven't yet tried using your acrylic paints like a watercolor paint then you will enjoy…