Diy watercolor paints

Our 12-year-old daughter is really getting into drawing and painting at the moment, which makes me so happy! I’ve always been more of a ‘maker’ and she has very little interest in the crafts I enjoy, so her recent interest in art is bringing me so much joy. I love experimenting with resin art, and one of the most inexpensive ways of adding colour to resin is by adding coloured mica powders. I purchased one of these sets of Wtrcsv - 56 mica colours last year, as an affordable way of quickly…

Learn how to make your own natural watercolor paints with this easy tutorial. I'm sharing the steps to creating vibrant and eco-friendly paints using natural ingredients. Perfect for artists looking to experiment with homemade watercolor supplies.

Today’s recipe started off being a just-for-fun idea to see if it would work, and instead ended up being cheap therapy. No kidding. I’ve been wanting to test this recipe for how to make your own watercolor paints for awhile now. Because I don’t have any little kiddos around my house anymore to play with...

Today’s recipe started off being a just-for-fun idea to see if it would work, and instead ended up being cheap therapy. No kidding. I’ve been wanting to test this recipe for how to make your own watercolor paints for awhile now. Because I don’t have any little kiddos around my house anymore to play with...

My daughter & I do a lot of painting. Up until now, we worked primarily with acrylics. We have a palette of watercolors, but they never seemed to transfer enough color, so when we wanted a watercolor effect we just watered down our acrylics. This worked, but was a hassle & made a […]

Learn how to easily and affordably make your own diy liquid watercolor. All the effects of food coloring without the staining and dyeing!

If your kids go through paint as fast as mine do, you'll love this recipe! It's just 5 kitchen ingredients!

Watercolor Palettes are what I would consider the top three essentials for watercolor supplies. But what watercolor palette is best for you? And how do you go about choosing one?

I’ve been experimenting with watercolor painting lately. I have to admit I like it as I can do it while snuggled in on the couch (it has been raining here in SoCal and I haven’t been mo…

Homemade watercolor paints! Finding this was amazing because my daughter LOVES to paint. I prefer watercolors because they clean up so much easier than other paints. So here is my adventure…. Mix 4 Tbsp Baking Soda and 2 Tbsp Vinegar in a bowl (this is a fun for the kiddos to see the reaction) Add 1 tsp of corn syrup and 4 Tbsp of corn starch. I found this sweet little 8 compartment container at Michaels for only $1.99. Pour the mixture into each compartment. You can also use a mini muffin…