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How to Paint Watercolor Ornaments
Get merry this holiday season by making your own watercolor ornaments! Follow along with artist Jeannie Dickson as she demonstrates how to add bold colors and a bit of sparkle to your design using a variety of watercolor techniques. Once you’re finished, you’ll have a dazzling, one-of-a-kind ornament to deck the tree with or gift to friends!
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Learn to Paint a Portrait with Acrylics!
Learn to paint a loose, expressive portrait with artist Rachel Christopolous and Daler-Rowney System 3 Acrylics! Get Rachel’s top tips for drawing and sketching faces, learn how to layer acrylic colors to create highlights and shadows, and discover how using a non-traditional color palette results in livelier, more vibrant skin tones.
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Learn to Paint a Rainbow Candy Cane Heart
Make the holidays a little brighter with a sweet rainbow candy cane painting! This fun and easy painting project is great for groups and perfect for gifting or adding a colorful touch to any holiday décor.
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Learn to Paint a Rainbow Candy Cane Heart
Make the holidays a little brighter with a sweet rainbow candy cane painting! This fun and easy painting project is great for groups and perfect for gifting or adding a colorful touch to any holiday décor.
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DIY Geode Resin Coasters
Learn how to design colorful, on-trend resin geode coasters with Colorberry Geode Resin and Colorberry Geode Silicone molds!
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Learn to Draw a Poinsettia with Artist Molly Egan
Learn how to illustrate a perfect poinsettia! Start with a sketch, then layer colored pencils, design markers, and acrylic paint markers on paper to create a colorful, textural design great for holiday decorating, greeting cards, and more.
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Learn how to make a cosplay Knight Helmet!
Ready, set, assemble! Build your own knight helmet with basic foam fabrication techniques using HD-Foam in 2 mm and 6 mm.
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Learn to Make Cosplay Fairy Wings
Let your next costume or cosplay take flight with these foam fabricated fairy wings! Made with patterns and HD-Foam, follow these basic steps to create flowing, organic curves with just a utility knife.
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Learn to draw and paint a colorful beetle with inks!
Catch the art bug! Learn how to create contrast and texture on creepy, crawly bug bodies by carving into an Ampersand Claybord panel. Then bring these bugs to life with FW Acrylic Artists’ Inks, a pen holder, and a nib!
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How to Make Tie-Dye Pillowcase Trick-or-Treat Bags
Get into the Halloween spirit with colorful trick-or-treat bags! Learn how to make unique tie-dye patterns on a cotton pillowcase using Rit dye. Apply a Halloween vinyl embellishment as a finishing touch for a trick-or-treat bag that’s so cute, it’s scary.
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How to Make a Fake Blood Splatter Table Cover
Give your table cover a spooky makeover with fake blood splatter! Learn how to make fake blood with Rit dye and a food thickener, then create a splatter look using a squeeze bottle. Set the dye with Rit ColorStay Dye Fixative, rinse in cold water, and wash before using.
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How To Draw a Realistic Wolf With Katy Lipscomb
Learn how to draw a realistic wolf with artist Katy Lipscomb and Derwent! In this step-by-step drawing tutorial, Katy shares her top tips for sketching, shading, blending, and building layers with Derwent Inktense and Chromaflow Pencils. Learn why Katy chooses Derwent for her illustrations, create frame-worthy art, and leave with skills you’ll use again and again.
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Learn to paint a monarch butterfly in oils using Utrecht Artists' Oil Paints to glaze and layer, then add palette knife techniques to create a uniquely textured piece.
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Learn to make a personalized sketch journal cover! Create a pencil holder on the front to make this cover the complete package. Planner Art, Craft Planner, Sketch Journal, Sketch Book, Personalized Journal Cover, Odd Numbers, Pencil Holder
How to Make a Personalized Journal Cover
Learn to make a personalized sketch journal cover! Create a pencil holder on the front to make this cover the complete package.
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Learn to paint postcards using acrylic gouache!
A tropical beach scene — signed, sealed, delivered! Paint along with us as we create colorful postcards inspired by a beach vacation!
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Learn how to block print!
Learn how to print by carving and inking a linoleum block. Learn more about how to get started by visiting our website!
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Inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with pieces with gold, learn how to use a simple fold-and-press process to create stunning, dimensional abstract acrylic artwork. The gold lines aren’t just beautiful — they tell a visual story of healing, persevering, and embracing imperfections Acrylic Artwork, Abstract Acrylic, Liquitex, Gold Line, Kintsugi, Japanese Art, Painting & Drawing, Amazing Art
How to Create a Kintsugi-Inspired Painting
Inspired by kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending broken pottery with pieces with gold, learn how to use a simple fold-and-press process to create stunning, dimensional abstract acrylic artwork. The gold lines aren’t just beautiful — they tell a visual story of healing, persevering, and embracing imperfections
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Create a planter as colorful as your summer blooms with Posca Paint Markers! Create an original sketch, then layer vibrant POSCA Paint Marker colors on a planter for a fresh, fun piece of summer décor! Vibrant Colors, Colorful, Summer Decor
Decorated Planters with POSCA Markers
Create a planter as colorful as your summer blooms with Posca Paint Markers! Create an original sketch, then layer vibrant POSCA Paint Marker colors on a planter for a fresh, fun piece of summer décor!
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DIY Glitter Earrings with Liquid Sculpey
Put some sparkle in your step with a fun and easy DIY earring project! Liquid Sculpey and Sculpey 3D Jewelry Molds make it easy to create glittery earrings in a variety of shapes and sizes. Customize to create an on-trend accessory for any look or create a pair for family and friends.
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How to Paint a Textured Landscape with Oils
Learn how to paint a textured landscape using the Utrecht Artists’ Oils Landscape Colors Set, Utrecht NOOD Odorless Paint Thinner and Blick Painting Knives! Explore fundamental oil painting techniques like fat over lean, modifying colors, and adding texture with a palette knife.
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Learn to Block Print using this DIY tutorial!
Learn to print like a pro! Explore fundamental block printing techniques, including carving and inking a linoleum block using our template or your own original design. Transfer the image onto paper, turning your carved block into colorful frame-worthy artwork!
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How to Create Custom Alcohol Ink Mugs
Make mornings brighter with a set of custom mugs made by you! Learn how to combine alcohol inks and blending solution to create beautiful fluid designs on white ceramic mugs. Finish and seal with Pebeo Porcelaine Gloss Medium to ensure they’re safe for use once dry.
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Learn How to Paint a Matte Acrylic Watermelon
Create a colorful watermelon painting using the bold colors of Blick Matte Acrylics! Fully intermixable and perfect for beginners, they’re great for creating flat, matte, graphic artwork. Plus, learn new brushstroke techniques with Princeton Velvetouch Brushes—the ultimate tool for mixed media!
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Learn abstract painting techniques using Jacquard Piñata Colors swirled together with ArtResin. This process, similar to paint pouring, relies on intuition and chance, but always yields exciting and beautiful results. Jacquard Piñata Colors are alcohol-based inks that retain bold color when mixed with resin, and ArtResin is certified non-toxic meaning no VOCs or fumes. These paintings are so fun and easy to make, you won’t be able to stop! Toxic Meaning, Craft Projects, Abstract Painting Techniques, Acrylic Paint Pens, Color Swirl, Vocs, Blue Decor, Craft Stick Crafts
Create modern art for your décor
Learn abstract painting techniques using Jacquard Piñata Colors swirled together with ArtResin. This process, similar to paint pouring, relies on intuition and chance, but always yields exciting and beautiful results. Jacquard Piñata Colors are alcohol-based inks that retain bold color when mixed with resin, and ArtResin is certified non-toxic meaning no VOCs or fumes. These paintings are so fun and easy to make, you won’t be able to stop!
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DIY Whimsical Wood Slices
Rustic wood slices make the perfect surface for a whimsical woodland friend! Explore three ways to decorate! Paint directly onto the wood slices, collage with decorative papers, or use a Versa Tool to “draw” the images! Perfect for parties, this easy project is fun for all ages!
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DIY Geode Resin Coasters
Learn how to design colorful, on-trend resin geode coasters with Colorberry Geode Resin and Colorberry Geode Silicone molds!
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Celebrate springtime with bright and cheerful ornaments. This easy project is fun for the whole family! Easter Art Project, Holiday Tree, Deco, Spring Time, Diy Ideas, Mixed Media
Learn How To Create Stamped Spring Ornaments
Celebrate springtime with bright and cheerful ornaments. This easy project is fun for the whole family!
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Learn How to Paint a Hummingbird with Acrylics
Sketch and paint a colorful hummingbird! Learn how to blend neutral and analogous colors to create a harmonious color palette, then paint in transparent layers using Utrecht Artists’ Acrylics!
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Learn To Design with Colorful Metallics
Unwind while learning how to create shimmering, high-contrast artwork that really pops! This easy-to-follow tutorial makes it easy to get started with metallic watercolors and metallic gel pens on black paper.
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Learn How to Paint a Sailboat with Palette Knives
Create a dark-to-light gradient from the top and bottom of the canvas, meeting in the center/Mix paint colors with acrylic mediums using a palette knife/Apply your thickened paint mixture, using the underpainting as a color guide/Use a brush stroke motion to add texture.
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