Easy Accordion Swatch Book with Simple Bookbinding.

 This swatch book is a great way to get to know your paints. I have swatched all my paints, pencils, markers and art materials by setting aside time each time I make a new purchase to sit down and play. It’s a great discipline to help keep track of what you own! 

We can sometimes feel overwhelmed with the amount of stash we have tucked away in our craft rooms and art studios, and I love having an easy reference for my art materials and craft stash. This fun little book was a joy to make. 

I used my Inktense pencils to create designs on each pebble by drawing directly into the wet paint. 

Have a marvellously creative weekend! 

Vicki x🎨🏞🙂

Line and Wash Christmas Card with Inktense Pencils!

 I am so in love with Inktense Pencils! They are permant once dry, and made from ink. They work beautifully with Watercolor paper of any kind. Here I have used cheap and cheerful lightweight paper from the Dollar Store, and the results are sensational. 

Glazing can be done over and over again without degrading the paper, since the ink sets once each layer dries. 

If you love to colour, I recommend asking Santa for a 12set of these lovely pencils! Or if your budget doesn’t run that far, you can buy Colors individually from the art store. Start with a red, yellow and blue, then mix them on a palette to create more Colors! 

Have a marvellously creative weekend! Vicki 🎅🏼🎁🙂 X

Latest Art Haul, Swatching, and Make a Card!

 

Have a marvellously creative weekend! Vicki 🙂

This is the no line colouring technique I demonstrate in the video using Inktense pencils.

After I filmed the video, I used the Inktense pencils to draw lines directly into wet watercolour to create this fish painting.

Look at the vibrancy! This has now become my all -time favourite way to combine ink and watercolours. I added the gold and white lines with paint pens once the paint had dried.