Merry Christmas, Painting a Nutcracker

How to paint a cute Nutcracker in your art journal using acrylics and mixed media! This beginner-friendly tutorial shows you step-by-step how to create a whimsical Christmas page using simple shapes, fun details, and layering tricks that make holiday journaling magical and stress-free.

I hope you have a wonderful and healthy Christmas!

Watch the video HERE

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How to paint a cute face with Acrylics (And Clouds too!)

If you are new to painting: Learn how to paint a charming girl with blonde hair and a pink hat in this easy-to-follow tutorial! 🎨 This step-by-step guide offers valuable painting tips, including how to paint a Super Easy Clouds! Starting with the face, making your acrylic painting journey smooth and enjoyable.

Get ready to embrace the art of painting and create your own beautiful piece! 💛

Watch HERE

If you want me to paint something in particular let me know!

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Want AMAZING Art in Minutes? Watch This Gelli Print Tutorial

This Gelli Plate Printing me-time was so much fun! I printed several and the "cleaning paper" to remove some of the paint ended up being one of my favorites! Watch the video and let me know if you are monoprinting too! 

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Easy Way to FIX Messed up Sketchbook Pages

This is how I fix a face that was painted with acrylic paints, on my Art Journal. It's easy and fun! Sometimes we just want to paint a page (or canvas) for fun, and later on we see that the results were a bit off kilter. It works for beginner artists painters with more experience ♥ 

I have been trying to bring to the blog all the work I do in the youtube channel.

Let me know what you think!

Step by Step Acrylic Painting Tutorial: Plus Art Tips

July is the birthday month of Frida Kahlo, and inspired by her self-portraits, I made this colorful Art Journal Page. Let me know in the comments here, if you like Acrylic Paint more or Watercolors!

Watch the video by clicking the image, or HERE

Sweet Sketchbook Page Idea: Ice cream and a Bee

This weather calls for ice cream cones! Grab your Sketchbook and acrylic paint, lets create an ice cream cone with me. Recently it was bee appreciation day, and you know bees are what keeps flowers and food living 💖

This video is a detail of a larger painting, but it is super fun by itself, as I paint and collage it to the page

Watch here: https://youtu.be/t88s7f4pGDE

Thanks for visiting and let me know if you paint one too! I'll go visit your post as well  ♥

Stress Free Art with Neurographic Lines ♥

Have you tried Neurographic art lines? 

It's such a fun way to relax, have fun, and create art!

I have a couple of videos to share with you and I'd love it if you tell me about your neurographica art as well!

Watch here Part 1 - -  https://youtu.be/O9ySYfM9vZk

And here for Part 2 - -   https://youtu.be/JJqABUBVam0

See you soon! ♥

Changing the color value in a painting

I made some corrections on values in this angel painting. Here's a comparison from before and after, what do you think?

Click HERE or the image to see the video on how I painted it!

Color Value is so important when you are painting and don't feel like the page or canvas is working, like, something is missing. Try re painting More contrast in your color value!

Do you have an Ugly, Messed up, or Bad Sketchbook page?

I know some people tear the page of the art journal or sketchbook, because they hate the art, but, I do not, and here's why. Click the image to watch the video.

I'd love to read your opinions, drop me a comment ♥

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Sketchbook tour and a very colorful painting

I have not been painting as much, but it is so nice to work on my art journal.

Watch this Sketchbook tour, and the painting I created with #AcrylicPaint and #MixedMedia plus Art Tips. Click on the image to see more!

By the way, every Second Saturday, I'm organizing a fun video hop, so if you enjoy art painting videos, don't miss it ♥