Mark making is a fancy way of saying go and explore the types of effects your brush can make on the page. Practice your brushstroke by using varying pressures, angles, or even hold your brush at different points on the handle.
If you struggle with having too many creative ideas but too little time or focus to move from inspiration to implementation, then welcome! Or, maybe you're curious how I bring my ideas from a daydream to reality. I usually house a long list of exciting, creative ideas on my Trello board, a project management tool I enjoy using to keep organised while running Carlita Hearts - ideas of themes to paint, products I'd love to offer and simple resources I'd love to encourage in their creative journey. Those ideas can sit as quiet daydreams that don't see the light of day. So when a wave of inspiration and energy strikes, it's helpful for me to have a look over my...
The wet-on-wet technique is a favourite of mine when creating artwork. When your paper is dry and you place your wet brush on the page, that is wet-on-dry. The paint will only flow where you paint it on the page. But, when your page is still wet, you can use your brush to either add clean water, a darker colour or a different one to incorpoate this wet-on-wet technique.
A creative workshop, say, a watercolour workshop caught your eye - it was something you've wanted to try and learn, but you were a little unsure whether you'd succeed with what the instructor promised. Nevertheless, you buy a ticket (or perhaps, you're considering it), and you're second-guessing what to expect, and the following thoughts may be running around in your mind "Will I be able to create something 'good'?" "Maybe I'm not creative enough." "This probably won't be as much fun as I think it will be." It is so natural to think this way because creativity is for 'special, talented people'. And it isn't true! We are all creative - some of us maybe enjoyed getting creative but then...
One of the reasons I love watercolour paints is that you breathe life into your paints by just adding water. Wet your cake pan set with a wet brush, or spritz them with a spray bottle, or if you have some colours you’ve mixed that have dried, you can activate them by wetting them.
