It’s inherent in being an artist that we get creative with lesser used tools. Yes, ink is used to make art but it’s a little more unusual to use a set of Zebra fountain pens in a myriad of bright colors to create something special. I got to get scribbly with these pens, allowing that…
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Giveaway: Zebra & Hahnemühle Swag!
GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. It’s time for another giveaway. Hahnemühle and Zebra Pens are generously sponsoring me to get product into your lucky hands. This time I’m highlighting Hahnemühle’s Sketch Diary and a whole bunch of Zebra products you can use to express yourself. Hahnemühle Sketch Diary: The Sketch Diary is kinda awesome. It has 120…
Plein Air Sketching Gear
I LOVE looking at other artists’ stuff. It’s like art supply porn isn’t it?? And who doesn’t love to be able to use the word “porn” in a wholesome way. Ok, yes, it may cause you to burn your credit card into ashes as you fill your cart with new art supplies. But that’s just…
New Product: Zig Zag Book By Hahnemühle
Did you know that there’s a new accordion-fold book by Hahnemühle coming soon to Wet Paint Art? It’s called the Zig Zag book and Wet Paint is letting you pre-order it. I was so excited to hear about this new offering by Hahnemühle, I’ve always been fascinated by accordion-fold, also called fan-folded books. I love…
Plein Air Painting With Hahnemühle Postcards
Many of you take your watercolors out into the field. By field I mean coffee shops, parks, and other fun places to go and paint. The activity is called Plein Air painting. It makes for such a fun little adventure to go somewhere else other than the four walls of your studio and throw paint…
Valentines Cards With Hahnemühle Postcards
Yesterday I showed you a few ideas for making love notes using Hahnemühle YouTangle.Art tiles. But what if you have more to say? Does your valentine need a beefier card with a little more real estate for you to go to town on? Does your love need more room to make itself known? If so,…
Will You Be My Valentine? (Love Note Ideas)
Do you buy your Valentine’s Day cards or do you make them yourself? I just cannot purchase a card, I always make them. I think, “I’m an artist, the least I can do is use my skills to make the card personal”. There’s no way around it, gotta get the pens and pencil crayons out,…
“Tangle Starts Planner” by Alice Hendon
Alice Hendon has, once again, come up with a brilliant idea to help artists be better artists. A little over a month ago I reviewed “Tangle Starts“, a softcover book filled with beautiful backgrounds that can be so easily be used to make awesome art. On Christmas day, Alice published her second volume, a companion…
Review: Huion Graphics Tablet (DWH69)
I was thrilled when Huion contacted me to see if I’d like to review one of their drawing tablets. I had previously done a little research on tablets and found that Huion’s reputation was stellar, they are well known to be one of the best tablet makers at a very reasonable price. I purchased the…
Review: “Tangle Starts” by Alice Hendon
“Tangle Starts” by Alice Hendon of “The Creator’s Leaf” is a colorful book of backgrounds to help you bring your Zentangles to life. But this book is also so much more. Amazon’s Description: Love to create zentangle/tangle art on colorful backgrounds? Are you a collage artist who loves to cut, tear, rip and glue to…