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I’ve been asked a lot who *I* watch on YouTube. I don’t actually watch much of art/craft videos at all, partially to keep myself from subliminally copying anyone else’s work. And partially because I am limited in the time I can watch, and if videos have a lot of circuitousness before they get to the […]

It’s time to gather up all the watercolor pencil tutorials into one beautiful collection! I’ve linked a few general ones at the beginning, then went by brand – Inktense, Albrecht Durer, Supracolor, Museum Aquarelle. Most tutorials can be recreated in any brand though! Pick one and get out your pencils to try it out. Click […]

Rocks and ripples: Combatting Watercolor Exhaustion! | Sandy Allnock

Wanting to get started with Zig Clean Color markers? Hopefully this tutorial will help – and the new ‘starter’ set with the pouch is pretty awesome to get you set on your journey! Big thanks to Kuretake for sending along two sets – one I’ll use today, and one later this week! Quick note: I […]

I’m so excited to show you how I learned to watercolor a fuzzy bunny – I had it in my head to do it this way and it WORKED! Whee! I used just the die – and it was so. much. fun! Technique tips Trace inside the die with a pencil, and add limited details […]

I’ve done a few of these design-related videos from time to time and you guys seem to like them….so today I’ll talk a little about focal points – but this time with *light*….yes your lighting can direct the eye to where you want it to! Light can make your scene more interesting, and doesn’t always […]

Watercolor practice – Daniel Smith Floral Half-Pan Set | Sandy Allnock

Apologies – the link up was broken the last few days, whoops! All fixed now – so those waiting to link up can go do that now on each post! 🙂 Paint-Along Series #4: Forest Scene Yesterday we worked on Bob Ross trees outside….today we’ll take a little walk into the forest! This is a very […]

Sometimes I make a card and think…..ain’t no one out there who will ever try this. My fine art pieces I don’t expect anyone to attempt, but…when it’s a card I usually try to keep it doable! But this one…well you’ll have to let me know! Video Watch the video below or click HERE to […]

“What’s brown, grey, and sticky? A stick!” This might be the only Google search answer for “How to draw a stick.” Ha! And contrary to the title on this video there IS a reason for making a detailed sketch before I leap in to paint this stick, thanks to a watercolor instructor who once tried […]

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Have you got pens that are stuck? Won’t write? Won’t make snow? A little while back I shared a Tiny Tutorial on social media – and today I decided I would try out a couple of the techniques. They were suggestions from various artists and manufacturers…..and I found some of my own dead pens to […]

How about a tweet watercolor wreath to get spring underway? It’s a great home for all the bird stamps! Video Watch the video below or click HERE to see it on YouTube! Supplies MFT Spring Songbird Arches Cold Press Paper: EH – BLICK Daniel Smith Watercolors: EH – BLICK Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8: EH […]

Edited 2020: This post has been edited to remove a bunch of outdated information about a monthly kit that isn’t available. The technique is awesome though, and the supply list links to a bunch of dot card options to try! Two of my artsy craftsy favorites have linked arms for a beautiful kit! There’s a […]

Sandy Allnock | Artist on Instagram: "Day 11…..snowy paw prints! I’ve posted a slower version of this for the watercolor group at Artventure ❤️ Go watch—and paint it too!"

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I don’t know if you’re like me but….I’ve always wished that Clean Color markers had some more muted, desaturated hues. They’re all SO bright, and when everything is bright it’s hard to do anything that’s realistic! But Kuretake fixed that. They might have heard me grumble about that in my head (ha!) because they reached […]

Happy Easter everyone! It's Sandy Allnock, and I'm happy to bring you another technique---a toughie! This technique has many names - graduated wash, graded wash, gradient wash - all the same thing. It's hard to do! I watched a whole...

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