Watercolor

Have you ever wanted to try your hand at making your own watercolor paints? It's easier than you might think and can be a fun and rewarding DIY project. Not only is it a great way to exercise your creativity, but it's also a way to control the quality and ingredients of your paint. In this post, I'll guide you through the steps of making your own watercolor paints, and also share some fun ways to use them. Step 1: Gather Your Supplies To make your own watercolor paints, you'l

Growing up I had many in my family who were clay/tile artists, but sadly that talent I do not count as one of my own. It's something I would love to learn and get better at, but in the meantime, I had fun playing with Air-Dry Clay and making some fun paint palettes of my own. I ordered some Air-Dry clay. There were a couple different brands, you can even get the kind that you bake in the oven. The downside of the Air-Dry Clay was how quickly it started to dry making it hard t

This week we’re continuing to explore colors and how colors affect our emotions. Your project will be to create color swatches and color mixing charts using watercolor paints. Colors Swatches Starting with the paints you currently have on hand. I want you to swatch out each color so you can get a true sense of the base colors you have. If you only have a limited palette of primary colors, that’s ok to start with. If you’ve got a couple of palettes or lots of miscellaneous pai