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  • DRAWING, Painting, Rainbow Art, WATERCOLORING

How to use Watercolor and Pen together

watercolor and pen

I love drawing my illustrations with pen and watercoloring them. I also love watercoloring my florals and then giving them a pen outline. While using Watercolor and pen together there a few key points you need to follow and I’ll…

  • Smitha Katti
  • March 16, 2021
  • Craft Ideas, Crafts For Kids, DIY Bookmarks, Painting, Rainbow Art, WATERCOLORING

How to Make Watercolor Bookmarks with Kids

crayon resist watercolor bookmarks

Learn how to create Watercolor Bookmarks using a simple Watercolor Crayon resist technique that will wow you! A super easy and fun technique that even kids can enjoy! CHECK OUT MORE Fun for kids project ideas and DIY bookmark ideas…

  • Smitha Katti
  • March 8, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Art Ideas, Marker Art

Blending Markers 5 ways + Blender Pen vs Water Brush

brush pen water brush

I use 5 simple methods while Blending Markers and I will walk you through them all today. I’m also answering a common question I get asked when blending markers – What is the difference between using the Blender Pen and…

  • Smitha Katti
  • March 4, 2021
  • Hand Lettering, Rainbow Art, WATERCOLORING

How to Create Beautiful Watercolor Lettering: Videos + Tips!

Watercolor lettering tutorial alphabets

If you want to up your hand lettering game, or just try a new hobby- Watercolor Lettering gives all the joys of beautiful letters with the fluidity of watercolors. Today I am marrying two of my favorite art techniques- Watercoloring…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 27, 2021
  • DRAWING

Brush Pen Drawing: Easy Floral Frame +3 More Ideas!

floral frame

Hello friends! Creating a quick floral frame illustration in my sketchbook today and it is a super easy brush pen drawing tutorial that you can recreate easily! I’m pulling out my Brush Pens today and am drawing this simple floral…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 26, 2021
  • Dollar Tree Crafts, Art Ideas, Painting, Sketchbook Ideas, Unboxing Videos, WATERCOLORING

Dollar Tree Paint! What do $1 paints look like?

Dollar tree watercolor paint color swatch

Today I’m unboxing a set of Dollar Tree Paint and let’s see how they work! I also picked up a few paintbrushes and a plastic palette to test out. Ever since Dollar Tree started selling their Crafter’s Square brand item,…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 19, 2021
  • PRINTABLE CARDS, Free Printables

4 Free Printable Thank You Cards

printable thank you card

Hello Friends! I have 4 Free Printable Thank you cards to share today! Simply download, print, fold and they are ready to be gifted! Ever had a last minute card need? Like you forgot to print something and are about…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 17, 2021
  • Art Ideas, Painting, Valentine Crafts, WATERCOLORING

Bombay inks: Heart Flower Painting in 6 easy steps

Heart Flower Painting

Learn how to create an easy Heart Flower Painting using Bombay inks. Great for your sketchbook or wall art. ALSO READ: More Valentine art and craft ideas! Heart Flower Painting step by step: Painting using Bombay inks video: Pull out…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 13, 2021
  • Craft Ideas, Hand Lettering, Rainbow Art

Rainbow Hand Lettering Tutorial: Make your words colorful

Watercolor Rainbow

Hello friends! I’m sharing a MEGA blog post today, filled to the brim with ideas, videos, and tutorials for Rainbow Hand Lettering. I hope you leave inspired! You can’t go wrong when you go in Rainbow color order. When in…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 12, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Hand Lettering, Sketchbook Ideas

5 IDEAS to Fix a Pen Spelling Mistake in Your Sketchbook

MONO SAND ERASER

Your beautiful Hand lettered quote in your journal has pen spelling mistake! No worries, I’ll share 5 ways to fix it today! It has happened to us all. Even with the best intentions and double-checking every word you pen- you’ve…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 11, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Felt Crafts, Valentine Crafts

Stuffed Felt Hearts with Die Cuts

Mixed_media_heart

Hello friends! Learn how to sew colorful Stuffed Felt Hearts using die cuts. These hearts are soft, beautiful and very easy to make! Fiber crafts are so trendy these days, and honestly, it is just so relaxing to sit down…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 10, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Art Ideas, Valentine Crafts

10 EASY Heart Art Ideas for your sketchbook!

Follow your heart typography smitha katti heart art

Wondering what to draw in your sketchbook this week? I’ve got you covered with 7 Heart Art ideas that you can complete in under 15 mins 1. Color around the heart Video tutorial: Love in color This heart page is simple,…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 7, 2021
  • Art Ideas, Painting, Unboxing Videos, WATERCOLORING

Himi Gouache Paints- What are Jelly Paints?

unboxing himi gouache

Welcome friends! Today I’m sharing an unboxing video! I recently purchased these Himi Gouache Paints– they are not cakes or tubes but come in jelly form in cute little cups. They look intriguing and I can’t wait to open these…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 5, 2021
  • 2 Comments
  • Craft Ideas, Crafts For Kids, DIY Bookmarks, Valentine Crafts

10 minute Valentine bookmark craft for kids!

valentine bookmark craft

I’m sharing an easy tutorial today friends! This Valentine Bookmark craft is perfect for kids to make and can be made in bulk to gift to classmates! This is an easy Craft idea for Valentine’s Day, and I totally love…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 5, 2021
  • 1 Comment
  • Painting, Rainbow Art, Sketchbook Ideas, WATERCOLORING

Watercolor Raindrops Tutorial: Let’s create a quote art page!

Rainbow quote

Hello friends! I’m sharing another quote art page, this time with watercolor raindrops that are super colorful! I simply love how this turned out and hope this tutorial inspires you! This is another tutorial in my Rainbow Art series 🙂…

  • Smitha Katti
  • February 2, 2021
  • Art Ideas

How to Scan artwork at Home In 7 Steps!

how-to-scan-artwork

Hello friends! I’m sharing a quick tutorial that shows you how to scan artwork for prints. There are just a few things to keep in mind and it’s as easy as can be! This is not digitizing. This is just…

  • Smitha Katti
  • January 31, 2021
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Hi, I’m Smitha! I'm a self taught artist with an engineer mind. You’ll always find me painting florals in my sketchbook or creating rainbows of my own. I currently live in Minnesota with my husband and two daughters. While I love the sheer joy of making something with just my hands, my bigger love is capturing it all on camera and sharing it with you. Read more about me here
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