January is often a difficult month for many people. The post Christmas blues set in. Those of us living in northern winter climates are struggling with shorter daylight hours and cold temperatures. I painted “Choose Joy” as a reminder that positive thinking can really make a difference in our lives. I chose a ‘joyful’ colour […] Read more…
Chasity has a tutorial that makes winter and snow look so BEAUTIFUL! Learn how to make some stunning cards with watercolour and a masking fluid pen. Kelly Creates Supplies: Watercolor Practice Paper pad, Watercolor paper pad, Deluxe Lettering Kit, Watercolor Inks Set 2 and Set 3, Lettering Brushes, Daisy Palette, Dream Pens, Blender Pen Kit, […] Read more…
Lately, I’ve been contemplating what 2022 will bring (aside from more Covid variants), and I feel like I’ve been living with lots of fear during the pandemic. This week’s lettering is “Stay Wild” – a reminder to myself to be courageous in the face of the unknown. I painted with Teal & Violet – 2 […] Read more…
January 2022 is here! Let’s practice painting this month in 2 different block lettering styles using a ‘cool’ wintry watercolour palette. I painted with Teal and Blue Kelly Creates Watercolor Inks. I love the look of these two inks combined. They blend beautifully! I used the usual size 2 Kelly Creates lettering brush with the […] Read more…
There are a number of words that are really fun to letter, and “celebrate” is one of them. With the New Year approaching, I thought this word would be appropriate for this week. I wanted to paint with an uplifting, celebratory colour palette so I did my own version of ‘rainbow’ colours, adding in a […] Read more…
Painting the words “Merry Christmas” is so much fun. The playful block watercolour lettering style really suits this phrase. I used a classic palette of Kelly Creates Inks – Poppy and Emerald. As usual, I painted with my size 2 lettering brush and palette. I highly recommend my book The Art of Watercolor Lettering, along […] Read more…
It’s appropriate that I am sharing this free printable lettering worksheet with you today because we are in the middle of a big snowfall where I live in Canada. Let the shovelling begin! One of my favourite colour combinations for winter lettering is purple and blue, so I used the Kelly Creates Watercolour Inks – […] Read more…
It’s Thanksgiving next week in the USA, so I decided to paint the phrase ‘be thankful’ in script with my Kelly Creates Watercolour Inks. The Kelly Creates Orange and Poppy watercolour inks look so pretty when blended. I painted with the Kelly Creates Lettering brush size 2 and my palette. I find that Autumn is […] Read more…