Watercolor Painting

One of my favorite types of art is watercolor painting. Watercolors are a great way to introduce a child to painting -- they are fun and easy to clean up. It's also the media to try if you want to paint, but you have a limited amount of space or time. Easy to set up, interrupt, and pick up again, these paints provide a great deal of flexibility. Watercolors differ from other paints in that they are transparent. When light meets the paint, it actually travels through the paint to the white paper beneath, then bounces back from the paper. There is a large variety of supplies to choose from when beginning, but we’ll go through them so you can find the ones that will best fit your needs and budget. For example, you’ll find that cheap paper tears easily; too much rubbing or too much water can cause it to fall apart. Below is a list of what you will need to begin your own watercolor painting: Although there are many types of WATERCOLOR BRUSHES available, you will only need a few to start.

Apprendre a dessiner - Améliorer la qualité de son trait en deux temps trois mouvements - Lorsqu’un débutant ou un amateur peu confiant dessine d’observation, et qu’il veut dessiner sans perdre de temps, il essaie fréquemment de tracer plus vite, et la qualité du dessin s’en ressent sur le croquis final. Très souvent, il va repasser au même endroit maladroitement, sera un peu tremblant, voire crispé et son trait semblera ne pas trop savoir où il va. Bien heureusement, on peut corriger les mauvaises habitudes, surtout si cela ne fait pas longtemps qu’on dessine. Aujourd’hui, je vais vous apprendre à dessiner avec un trait plus confiant, ou en tous cas, je vais vous montrer comment faire. Ce n’est qu’une question de comportement. Eh oui, avant de faire passer le mur du son à son crayon, il va falloir se forcer à analyser plus vite ce que l’on observe et à aller à l’essentiel des formes et des contours tout en cherchant la beauté du trait. Quelle(s) forme(s) résume(nt) ce que je veux dessiner ? C’est simple, vraiment. Dessin réalisé sans trop réfléchir.

Viking shoes Edited to add: Due to alle the comments regarding the title of this instruction, I've changed the name to 'iron age shoes' which might be more historycally correct. I learned to make these by using my own foot as a template. Therefore, all the measures given here are highly approximate. If your foot diverges a lot from mine (European size 39, long and narrow/slender), some sewing experience might come in handy. That said, there's no reason to be too specific in making these. creative.com - Watercolor Painting for Beginners: A Complete Guide Starting a new hobby in watercolor painting doesn’t need to be daunting; watercolor is a versatile painting medium that’s been around even before the invention of watercolor sets in the 18th century or the influence of the English school that helped popularize the craft in continental Europe. With just a few simple art supplies and techniques, you’ll be on your way to creating stunning watercolor paintings akin to Paul Cézanne in no time. The great thing about watercolor painting is that there are several price points available as you’re learning. You can get a great 36 color watercolor set to get going and then expand your collection of colors easily by purchasing tubes, and drying them out in watercolor pan sets or other paint pans to create your own customized set. When making the jump into professional-grade tubes it’s a good idea to get a set with colors from a basic color wheel (look out for promo codes or free shipping sales online).

Making reversible bag | :: verypurpleperson :: from top of straps to bottom of bag: 50 cm / 20 inchesheight: 28 cm / 11 incheswidth: 40 cm / 16 inches I don’t know because I used leftover fabric for my bag. You can print the pattern and place it on your fabric to make an approximation. It is only one piece of pattern. Fort similar bag, you can check Charlie bag by Burdastyle ($1.99). It is a bit bigger and has squared bottom. Please go to the bottom of this post to download the PDF pattern and tutorial. Disclaimer: You may use the finished products for both personal and commercial use (craft shops or markets only – no mass production). 1. 2. If you use my pattern, sew the darts before sewing the bottom and sides of bag. 3. 4. 5. Pull out each of the remaining straps. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. A reversible bag! Thank you for reading and I hope this post is useful for you! Click to download:

Fox + Hazel - The 30 Day Watercolor Challenge! Some links in this post are Amazon affiliate links to products I love! I really meant to get this post up sooner, but life happens (a lot of exciting life stuff, I might add!) so here we are. Last month, I was determined to find a way to build some more community on Instagram. I also really love watercolours, in case you haven’t noticed! So, upon further reflection and thinking of ways to connect more people, I dreamt up the 30 Day Watercolor Challenge. I know watercolors are a popular medium to use right now, and everyone wants to learn how. And you know what the absolute best part is? Everyone who’s sharing their quick paintings is taking the time to look at other’s work and encourage each other. Here’s a recap of my paintings I did for the first 7 days of prompts. If you are reading this thinking “I totally missed out, man!” Jump onto to Instagram and check out the hashtag #foxandwatercolour to see what everyone else is creating.

Fabric Folder Portfolio Tutorial This week I made a couple more fabric portfolio folders, and so as promised, I'm here to show you how I made them. I decided not to use the iron-on vinyl with these, but I'm not totally giving up on the laminated cover idea, yet. ;-)Let's get started... 1.) First you'll need 3 pieces of fabric all cut to 13"x10". (you can customize the size to your specific needs). And 2 pocket pieces 6.5"x5.5". 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) If anything isn't clear, just yell. If you're not ready to try this project on your own, I'll have a few of these in pretty vintage fabrics on the website or in the Etsy shop this week. Happy sewing! This project is also part of The Twice Remembered Cottage "Make Your Monday" link event.

~ Doodlewash®- Monthly Watercolor & Drawing Challenge Who’s ready for fun art challenges? Every month, I offer up a brand new watercolor and drawing art challenges where I create a little theme and a set of daily prompts and love it when people paint along with me! I refer to them as “adventures” because painting and sketching every day for a month is fun yet challenging! Latest Art Challenge October 2024 Art Challenge Art Challenges Everyone Can DO! Doodlewash art challenges are meant to be personal challenges that you set for yourself, whether it’s creating every day for one week, two weeks or all month long! If you’d like to sketch, draw, or paint daily for your personal art challenge, you might try using a smaller sketchbook. Archive Of Prompts From Past Art Challenges If you’d just like some ideas of what to paint next or would like 30 things to draw, sketch or paint this month (or 28, or 31 depending on the month, of course!) Related MAY 2018 ART CHALLENGE: Smile Makers! APRIL 2018 ART CHALLENGE: Like A Kid Again!

Thick and warm crazy rug This is a super easy rug to make and it is a lot of fun! You will need about 5 yards of T-shirt material or something similar that coils up easily when stretched. You will also need a square (or any shape) of fabric for the base. Step 1: Base of rug Cut out a piece of fabric that measures 15" x 20" after you fold and hem in the sides. Step 2: Cut strips of fabric Next cut long strips one inch wide of the T-shirt fabric. Step 3: Sew rug Take the long pieces of material and stretch them out so that they coil, then cut them into about 4 inch lengths. Step 4: Great time saver! Here is a great time saver! Step 5: That's all there is to it Keep sewing until you fill the base.