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Arches Paper Review & Colored Pencil Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grAmkU1HSzA Is Arches Watercolor paper any good for colored pencils? Find out plus I've got a lot of tips for blending colored pencils, layering and getting highlights for you to use in your own colored pencil work while I demonstrate a...
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Dolphin Acrylic Painting Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTJLMpdf6-k See how easy it is to achieve a background that looks like stone with just acrylic paint, water, and a spray bottle! I'm also going to show you how to paint rays of light on these colorful dolphins! Supplies used: (amazon...
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Acrylic Painting for Beginners – Step by Step Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lPoW6Xjj8Y If you're new to acrylic painting this tutorial is for you! I will show you the brushes, canvas, paints and art supplies I use and walk you through step by step your very first acrylic painting of a copper banded butterfly...
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Watercolor Pencil Review & Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iba0eW3jSpY Are Caran d'Ache Watercolor Pencils any good? Find out if they are for you plus I'm demonstrating a clownfish painting with these pencils and giving you lots of tips for using them! I'm working on Fabriano Artistico extra...
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Painting with Pencils!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmzXwEI8iyE Watch how easy it is to paint with water-soluble pencils in this Faber-Castell Aquarelle floral drawing. Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links) Faber Castell Graphite Aquarelle Set https://amzn.to/2IXbwYE Arches...
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Painting Plein Air with Derwent’s Inktense Travel Set!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsmOsF6XMHU&t=85s Derwent sent me their new Inktense Paint Pain Travel set to try out. This is supposed to be perfect for plein air painting. I've not been one to love painting outdoors in the past, will this small travel set change my...
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Dolphin Oil Over Acrylic Painting Lesson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUf7Fb7egyI&t=25s In this painting lesson, I'm going to show you how I paint a realistic dolphin and water. I've got tips that you can use to paint water no matter what medium you're working in! Supplies used: (amazon affiliate links)...
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Review – Simbans PicassoTab Affordable Drawing Tablet for Artists
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mYPU1mt4Zs Have you thought about trying digital painting? Find out if this affordable Android tablet is right for you and see this tablet in action for a drawing demonstration of a tiger digital painting! I'm sharing some of the...
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Derwent Watercolor Pencil Review & Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q24OcSsUOJM&t=25s Are Derwent Watercolor Pencils any good? Find out if they are for you plus I'm demonstrating a lionfish painting with these pencils and giving you lots of tips for using them! I'm working on Fabriano Artistico extra...
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Bird Colored Pencil Tips & Paper Review
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNn7oB1-99E&t=25s Fabriano Artistico HP watercolor paper is different than it used to be. Is that a good or bad thing for colored pencil artists? I'm also demonstrating a Rosella drawing in Colored Pencil over an airbrushed background...
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Surreal Octopus Acrylic Painting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z92Uf1r8T8&t=21s Learn how to layer acrylic paint to create an octopus and underwater scene with orcas, fish and coral! I've got tips you can use in your own artwork, including how to come up with ideas for surreal paintings in this...
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Surreal Acrylic Painting Demonstration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tS0MwuXOZUA&t=25s In this time lapse painting lesson, I'm going to show you how I layer my paint to create a surreal turtle and space painting. Knowing which layers to apply first will make all the difference in your own paintings!...
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