Tag: tools
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Watercolour ground tests part 2 the results!
My previous post Watercolour ground tests – part 1 sets out the conditions for the tests that I did. After painting I actually did another test to see if I could lift the watercolour off and was able to in all. This was from the ultramarine blue which is easy to lift. Conclusions 1 layer…
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Bible journalling case art tool kit case set up
Just bought a new case from Temu hoping it would be a suitable replacement for my DIY art tool case. Art tool cases or any A5 folio or compendiums cover with zips are hard to find online. I’ve been searching for ages for something close to the My first plein air kit Watercolour travel kits…
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Watercolour ground tests – part 1
Watercolour ground is a medium which transforms any surface into a watercolour paper. So far I have found it to be effective on colouring books and creative bible journaling and found that I needed about 2-3 coats for it to not bleed through. See my previous post Watercolour ground for more info. One of the…
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Watercolour ground
My watercolour ground just arrived today. My daughter and I have been getting into bible journalling colouring books lately as it’s a fun meditative mindful activity and the bible does say to meditate on the word of God the day and night. I prefer to use watercolour to colour (faster and more vibrant) and my…
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Daniel Smith Watercolour sticks
My first experience with using watercolour tubes was not great. I bought a cheap paint set thinking I could use them in the studio and also be able to refill my old paint palette. Well my first mistake was buying cheap paint. I filled them up and then when it dried it cracked! I did…
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Sunrise over the everglades
Beautiful spot painting Plein air. Sunrise wasn’t as great as the year before different camping spot but the weather held up and was lovely to see he wild life wake up and test out the new arrangement for my kit. Trying to finish my A5 Strathmore watercolour journal. I don’t like the paper as much…
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Watercolour travel kits – tools for Plein air painting 2023
This is my current list of art tools, paints, brushes, palettes and paper that I use when out and about. When I first started down the rabbit hole of watercolour painting last year I did a lot of researched and the first thing every artist said was to buy the best that you can afford…
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My first plein air kit
I started painting again as a way to fill time whilst the kids played in the park. My oldest daughter has special needs so would often fall asleep whilst everyone played and I’ld be left minding all the stuff. So I started sketching then bringing cheap watercolour paints along to paint what I saw. The…
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