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How to guides and tutorials on different techniques of art mediums

watercolor swatches, studies

Mixing Watercolors with a Limited Color Palette

January 11, 2023February 20, 2021 by Sylvan Mist

Understanding how colors work and how to mix them to get exactly the color you want is a very important skill in painting. Mixing watercolors, or any kind of paint, in the beginning can be a challenge. But, with a …

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Categories Artwork, Beginner, Tutorials
Creative Color wheel star made with watercolors

Make a Creative Color Wheel Design from Scratch

March 9, 2022February 12, 2021 by Sylvan Mist

Creating color wheels are great practice for color mixing, as well as if you’re a beginner wanting to understand color theory. If you want to take it up a step and have a little bit more fun, consider making your …

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Categories Artwork, Beginner, Tutorials Tags art, beginners, tutorials
watercolor art supplies, brushes, paint, paper

Watercolor Supplies for Beginners

February 11, 2021January 14, 2021 by Sylvan Mist

So you want to learn to use watercolors, but where to start? What kind of paper should you use, and paints? Are those cheap ones like you used as a kid good enough? What about brushes? Well hopefully I can …

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Categories Artwork, Beginner, Tutorials Tags art, artwork, beginners, supplies, watercolors
Watercolor color wheels

Create your own Watercolor Color Wheel!

February 11, 2021February 10, 2021 by Sylvan Mist

If you’re new to painting, one of the most important things is learning about color. How they relate to one another, what happens when you mix them, what colors go good together and why. This article won’t go deep into …

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Categories Artwork, Beginner, Tutorials Tags art, beginners, color wheel, tutorials
handmade Watercolor swatches

Make your own Watercolor Swatches!

January 29, 2021 by Sylvan Mist

Create watercolor swatches to help you to see exactly what your paints look like on paper, and size them to fit in your palette box so you can take them with you on the go!

Categories Artwork, Beginner, Tutorials Tags art, artwork, beginners, tutorials, watercolors
capitol reef national park watercolor painting

Watercolor Landscape Painting Tutorial from a Photo

January 22, 2021January 23, 2019 by Sylvan Mist

So you have a photo that you really like and would like to try doing a painting of it. Where do you start? How do you start? I’ve broken down the steps here that I take on how to make …

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Categories Artwork, Intermediate, Tutorials Tags artwork, Capitol Reef, tutorial, watercolors
Logo Design 101, a Free Guide to help you design a logo

How to design a logo

January 13, 2021November 16, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

So, you’ve got your brand name picked out for your business or website, but now you need a logo designed! How do you design a logo? Where do you start? Well, if you don’t have much in the way of …

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Categories Artwork, Beginner, Tutorials Tags logo creation, logo design, logos
Scenes from the Smokies - Acrylic Paintings on mini canvases

Painting a Mini Canvas – Smoky Mountain Artwork

July 9, 2019September 19, 2017 by Sylvan Mist

I got myself a little 2×2″ mini canvas pack at a craft store years ago. I thought they would be so neat to make tiny paintings of, and they really were a LOT of fun to do! In fact, probably …

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Categories Artwork, Intermediate, Tutorials Tags acrylic paintings, smokey mountains, tutorial

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