This weekend it’s Thanksgiving in Canada! I painted the words ‘gratitude’ in a few different styles but ended up liking only two of them. The word ‘Gratitude’ is one of those words that is visually please to paint or write. I think it’s all those underturns lined up, plus the length of the word is […] Read more…
Do you like pumpkin spice everything? This time of year it is everywhere, and I think the idea is so cute. I love seasonal concepts and decided to paint the words ‘pumpkin spice.‘ I tried a colour combination of cool and warm so I chose Kelly Creates Orange and Teal Watercolor Inks. I used my […] Read more…
It’s Back to School ‘season’ so I decided to paint this wonderful inspiration quote about teachers. I chose to use primary colours plus black to paint the words, using Kelly Creates Blue, Yellow and Poppy Watercolour Inks and my palette and size 2 lettering brush. I like the combination of block and script lettering in […] Read more…
It’s September! Let’s practice painting this word in beautiful Fall colours with Kelly Creates Watercolor Inks. I used some warm tones of Kelly Creates Watercolor Inks like Yellow, Orange and Brown. To make the brown ink, I mixed Blue and Orange together. As usual, I used my Kelly Creates palette and Size 2 Lettering Brush. […] Read more…
This week August has arrived so we will practice painting this word, as well as uppercase A. Capital ‘A’ has lots of variations, and this worksheet will help you practice a couple of them: block and script. Lately my favourite colour combo is Kelly Creates Rose and Deep Yellow Watercolor Inks, along with my lettering […] Read more…
Definitely one of my mottos in life is ‘Focus on the Good.’ There can be so much negativity and suffering in the world that is overwhelming. When you make a consistent effort to look at the bright moments in life, then you will experience more joy and hope. This week’s quote is “Focus on the […] Read more…
Today’s free printable worksheet will help you practice painting block letters. I think you will really find these exercises useful! The best way to practice block lettering is to paint different widths of vertical lines. The Kelly Creates Block Lettering workbook has tracing exercises at the beginning to help you learn these painting skills. A […] Read more…
Let’s paint “Stay Cool” – a fun summer quote! There are a few tricky letter combinations, and double o is one of those that needs lots of practice when lettering with watercolour. I’ve prepared a YouTube video tutorial for you that will explain how hand positioning is important. With summer heat on my mind, I decided […] Read more…