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Water Media Demo – February 2024
Here are some of the products I shared in the demo along with paintings/sketches made from them: Water soluble pencils: Derwent Water soluble sketching pencils: https://amzn.to/3P7kg2j Stabilo All pencil: https://amzn.to/4bxVIZT Stabilo Woody 3-in-1 pencil (fat pencil, very intense color): https://amzn.to/3whDWK9 Caran D’ache Museum Aquarelle watercolor pencils: …
Amazon gift items under US $20
Looking for gift items for your art friends? Here are some of my favorite art goodies. And they’re not too expensive, all under US$ 20. (at the time of this posting) These little tools work great to make very fine lines using ink, liquid watercolor, or even masking fluid. Some masking fluid may be…
SketchBox Kit – Diann’s favorite art goodies
Collaboration with SketchBox! I’m excited to share that SketchBox partnered with me to create a kit of some of my favorite art goodies. This kit includes things you may not have but are so much fun — and useful! Art Graf Water soluble pencils Pilot Parallel water-soluble ink pen with extra wide nib Water brush…
10% Discount: Jackman’s Art Supply
I have recently discovered Jackman’s Art Materials and love their paint! Here are paintings I did using the cool and warm primaries set. The paints are highly pigmented, dreamy, blend so well. And they are cadmium-free. Jackman’s Art Materials has offered a discount code of 10% for their entire catalogue. To look at all of…
Water Media Art Supplies
Here are some painting examples using the various products: Water Media Playtime workshop – July 2022 Here are some of the popular items from my Water Media Playtime class, where folks can come and try out all kinds of art goodies! Liquid acrylic, inks, and liquid watercolor: Watercolor – super granulating: …
Made my own palette configuration
Why I created my own palette configuration: I like a large well for my paint to make it easier to use a large brush. I like the well to be slanted so I can mix up a bunch of paint and have it easy to sop up with a brush. I like separate mixing areas. …
Do you speak the language of color?
Do you speak the language of color? When you go to the grocery market, do you read the labels for ingredients? I do. And it’s no surprise that I read the labels on watercolor paints. If you’ve always wanted to know how to interpret the pigment labels, here is an informative article by Etchr: The…
Water Media Playtime class
Water Media Playtime class What do you get when you gather 14 awesome people in a room with all kinds of art supplies? You get amazing art! Here are some of the items we used in the playtime class: I am an Amazon Associate and Jackson’s Art Affiliate, and may earn from qualifying purchases. #ad…
Brusho, Liquid Watercolor and Acrylic Inks
Let’s take our creativity for a drive and try some new things: Pigment crystals, liquid watercolor, and acrylic inks. Our first stop is Brusho. This is simply concentrated watercolor pigment powder. Think of it like freeze-dried coffee crystals. Add water, and it makes magic. There are two brands I use: Brusho and Ken Oliver’s Color…
Schmincke Limited Edition Super-Granulating paints
Jackson’s has their limited edition super-granulating paints on sale. Schmincke sale at Jackson’s Art Supply I love Schmincke paints, especially the Super-Granulating series: Tundra, Forest, Galaxy, Deep Sea, and Glacier. Look at this granulation! So awesome! All I did was wet the rough cotton paper (Shizen)… dropped in various super-granulating paints, and allowed the…