Watercolor

Three Watercolor Leaves Tutorials

September 11, 2015 by Lindsey Bugbee 27 Comments
Inspiration· Tutorials· Video· Watercolor· Watercolor Tutorials

Watercolor leaves are one of the best design motifs to utilize on anything, really, because they’re beautiful and gender-neutral. They’re a great go-to when you want to quickly add a little somethin’ somethin’ to a piece of artwork or calligraphy. In today’s blog post, I’m going to go over three watercolor leaves tutorials with you, which I have arranged in order from least time-consuming (~5-10 minutes) to most time-consuming (~20-25 minutes).
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Watercolor Floral Monogram Tutorial + Artisanal Watercolors Giveaway

September 8, 2015 by Lindsey Bugbee 72 Comments
Tutorials· Watercolor· Watercolor Tutorials

Today is a big day! Not only will you learn how to paint a simple watercolor floral monogram, but you also can enter to win a set of artisanal watercolor paints and a mixing palette valued at $138. This giveaway is the result of Greenleaf & Blueberry‘s generosity, so it’s only fitting that I introduce you to G&B owners Jess & Matt to kick off this post!
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Creative Hand-Lettering Tutorials: Part II

March 28, 2015 by Lindsey Bugbee 19 Comments
Calligraphy· Design· Tutorials· Watercolor

In Part I of Creative Hand-Lettering Tutorials, I showed you how to create three eye-catching styles of hand-lettering. Today, I’ll be showing you a few more styles so you’ll have a veritable artillery when a lettering situation arises. And — make no mistake — a lettering situation is always around the corner! A birthday party {invitation design}, an overdue birthday card {card design, envelope}, a “just because” piece of snail mail, a poster … or perhaps you aspire to be the lettering equivalent of Banksy. Whatever the case may be, a little hand-lettering inspiration can never hurt! I’ll stop blabbering now so you can get to the good stuff. 😉
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Easy Watercolor Art Tutorial

January 14, 2015 by Lindsey Bugbee 38 Comments
Inspiration· Tutorials· Watercolor· Watercolor Tutorials

I’m going to be up front with you here: this easy watercolor art tutorial is only going to be easy if you are willing to obtain art masking fluid. The reason I am putting this in the first paragraph is I think it’s the worst when you’re lured to a blog post about making, I don’t know, the “easiest DIY coffee table ever”, only to find out you need a bunch of specialized and expensive tools.
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How to Paint Watercolor Jewels

January 2, 2015 by Lindsey Bugbee 61 Comments
Inspiration· Tutorials· Wall Art· Watercolor· Watercolor Tutorials

I know you probably didn’t wake up this morning thinking, “I really wish I knew how to paint watercolor jewels.” But: this is one of those things where once you make one, you can’t stop. It’s hard to believe that something so pretty could come from such a simple technique.
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All About Watercolor Paints – Guest Post by Greenleaf & Blueberry

November 1, 2014 by Lindsey Bugbee 74 Comments
Guest Post· Interviews· Watercolor

If you have read this blog for any length of time, you must have noticed my affection for using watercolors. I think watercolor is just about the best medium out there because it’s easy to work with, forgiving when the artist makes messes up, and renders beautiful results. Today, we’re going to dive deeper into the world of watercolors with Jess of Greenleaf & Blueberry.

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