Make watercolor paint

It's very easy and inexpensive to make your own watercolor paints. Here's a 'how to' taken from my new book Art Spark with homemade watercolor paint recipes and links to famous art example that use paint made from natural ingredients.

Homemade Watercolor Paints – The Pinterested Parent

This is a game changer if you love liquid watercolor! Make your own easy and affordable DIY liquid watercolor. I love this recipe for process art activities or if I need watercolor right away! It is the perfect substitute for food coloring and dyes. Plus, liquid watercolor is washable!

Our 12-year-old daughter is really getting into drawing and painting at the moment, which makes me so happy! I’ve always been more of a ‘maker’ and she has very little interest in the crafts I enjoy, so her recent interest in art is bringing me so much joy. I love experimenting with resin art, and one of the most inexpensive ways of adding colour to resin is by adding coloured mica powders. I purchased one of these sets of Wtrcsv - 56 mica colours last year, as an affordable way of quickly…

DIY Liquid Watercolor Paint is an inexpensive way to add to your art and craft supplies! This easy recipe uses a common art medium for kids!

It's easier than you might think to make your own watercolor paints. Click here to learn how to make gorgeous, shimmery paints using mica powder.

As promies here's a static picture of options for light watercolor skin tones that I usually use ❤️ #watercolors #colormixing #watercolorfun

It was really hot and humid here last week, so we decided to try out some fun water play. Rather than just splashing around in a water table (which is totally lots of fun on it's own!) I decided to try shaking things up a little bit and I pre-made some coloured ice cubes to add to our water bin. Basically I just put a few drops of food colouring into each section of the ice cube tray and then filled it with water and gave each section a little stir before popping it into the freezer. After…

Watch how I mixed my own watercolor paint from natural pigments! This was such a fun process that brought intention and mindfulness...

Make your own watercolors at home using only 2-ingredients !

Techniques and Tips for Watercolors When it comes to watercolor painting, these are the tricks that draw the ooh's and aah's every time. Watercolor as a medium seems like such a challenge because it seems unpredictable at first glance. It's so important to learn what to expect from the pigment when it meets water. When learning watercolor basics, these will help form a better foundation in painting with more enjoyment. The frustration is lessened because you have a better idea of how the…

Discover how to make liquid watercolor paint with old markers. Kids will have fun recycling markers to make homemade water colors to use for crafts.

🙌 Just finished filming a LONG exclusive video for Patreon members where I share ALL the pigments and brands of watercolours I currently use in my palette. As an bonus Patrons can also watch the process video for painting the actual palette (no I didn’t clean it up specially) So make sure you sign up to my Patreon to watch as it’ll be ready by Friday (or before) . . . Although I was annoyed I smudged some of the swatches it’s a lesson in patience - I should have left that page to dry before…

​Don’t you think it’s curious? The way certain watercolors provoke emotion, but others fall short of your expectations. Color plays a huge role in successful painting, which is why color theory in watercolor art is a valuable thing to grasp. Understanding colors and how they interact with each other can go a long way to

Learn how to make natural plant-based watercolor paint for children. Step-by-step process and fun activity for the whole family.

Join in with this easy watercolour painting lesson for children to explore five simple watercolour techniques. This is an easy STEAM lesson that combines art and science. It encourages children to explore process art, and to think like a creative scientist and a scientific creative. It’s the perfect beginner lesson in watercolours for children. […]