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Creating Art – Watercolor, Painting & Drawing

Watercolor Project - White Door Portrait - How to create contrast and interest with White Subject Matter in Watercolor | ChocolateMusings.com
Project: Creating Contrast in a White Door Subject – Watercolor Portrait Painting
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Watercolor Christmas Wishlist - build your list - get ideas - celebrate | ChocolateMusings.com
2022 Christmas Watercolor Wishlist
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Tape Tricks for Watercolor Painting and Bullet Journals - for when you want to remove it later! | ChocolateMusings.com
Watercolor Tape Tips (for Easy Removal Later!)
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Chalkola Acrylic Marker Swatches + Paint Marker Product Review | ChocolateMusings.com
Chalkola Acrylic Marker Review (Bullet Journal Version)
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How I Painted my Bullet Journal Notebook Cover with Acrylic Markers (how it turned out and process) | ChocolateMusings.com
How I Painted My Notebook Cover with Acrylic Markers
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6 Fun & Easy Back-to-School Doodles for your Bullet Journal or Planner | ChocolateMusings.com #doodles #howtodraw
6 Fun & Easy to Draw Back-to-School Doodles
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How to create a willow branch bullet journal welcome page | ChocolateMusings.com #bulletjournal #coverpage #welcomepage #willow
Willow Branch Welcome Page / Cover Page in your Bullet Journal
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Planet Themed Bullet Journal Set Up
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November Bullet Journal Set Up | ChocolateMusings.com
November Bullet Journal Set Up – Bright Colors & Falling Leaves
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10 Easy Halloween Headers in Your Bullet Journal + Video Tutorial
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How to Draw Flowers Using ONLY a Brush Tip Marker | ChocolateMusings.com #howtodraw #draw #flowers #brushmarker
The Easy Way to Draw Flowers With Marker Tips
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3 Simple Ways How to Draw Circle Wreaths Tutorial | ChocolateMusings.com #circles #howto #floralwreaths
How to Draw Circle Wreaths – 3 Simple Ways
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Motivational Shakespeare Quotes for your Planner - Get the printables in the Shop! | ChocolateMusings.com #motivationalquotes #shakespeare
9 Motivational Shakespeare Quotes for Your Planner
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How to Watercolor Paint Raspberries & Blackberries + Video Tutorial | ChocolateMusings.com #beginner #watercolor #tutorial
How to Watercolor Paint Raspberries & Blackberries Tutorial
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April Plan With Me - Citrus Recipe Art Inspiration | ChocolateMusings.com #planwithme #video #lemons #thyme #watercolor
April Plan With Me Citrus Recipe Art Inspired
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How to Watercolor Paint with Markers in Your Bullet Journal | ChocolateMusings.com Step-by-Step Tutorial + Video
Tutorial: How Watercolor Paint with Markers in Your Bullet Journal
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Custom Digitally Painted Watercolor Family Portraits | ChocolateMusings.com #watercolor #portrait #painting #custommade
Custom Watercolor Family Portraits – Why was I Scared to Try?
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July Plan With Me – Watercolor Wash
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Weekly Horizontal Bullet Journal with mini-time blocking and cute pumpkin doodles
Weekly Layout – Mini Time Block + Pumpkins & Mummy Text
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How to draw mummy text
How to Draw Mummy Text + 2 bonus ways to use this technique
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From the Archives: Fun & Whimsical Bullet Journal Set Up - Ideas and Plants - Loose floral wreaths Lots of spring-inspired doodles with pastel colors. I changed it up this month with horizontal weekly layouts. ____________________ Brain Dump Names: https://chocolatemusings.com/different-names-brain-dump/ Social Links - Let's be Friends! Website: http://ChocolateMusings.com Shop: https://chocolatemusings.com/shop/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChocolateMusings Instagram: http://Instagram.com/chocolatemusingscreates Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChocolateMusings/ ____________________ Products I Used: Daniel Smith Watercolor: https://amzn.to/3Ip8xbD Princeton Velvetouch Paint Brushes: https://amzn.to/42IVnPQ Archer & Olive A5 Dot Grid Notebook: https://archerandolive.refr.cc/triciam Helix Circle Maker Tool: https://amzn.to/49kx5xY Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen: https://amzn.to/42MogKR Video Set-Up: Photography Lights (I use these for my everyday drawing). They're amazing https://amzn.to/2shdb4j Canon PowerShot G7x Mark III Digital Camera https://amzn.to/3yt2lb4 Blue Yeti - USB Microphone https://amzn.to/2SNwb6a Scissor Arm Mic Stand https://amzn.to/2CcGgm0 Contains affiliate links - if you use them, I may receive a small commission at no charge to you. 00:00 Introduction 00:12 Sneak Peek 00:33 Welcome Page 01:26 Monthly Calendar 02:42 Brain Dump 03:34 Weeklies 05:35 Journal 06:17 Habit Tracker 06:55 Flip Through
From the Archives: Fun & Whimsical Bullet Journal Set Up - Experimenting with Watercolor Leaves in my Bullet Journal. Featuring 2-to-a-spread weeklies and a loosely painted watercolor theme - I hope this planning session inspires you to paint or to try something new. 00:00 Introduction 00:15 Welcome Page Wreath 01:41 Monthly Calendar Page 03:04 Habit Tracker & Monthly To Do Pages 05:47 Gratitude + Week 1 06:35 Weeklies 06:52 Brain Dump 07:15 Journal 07:42 Whoops! Adding a Page 09:06 Final Flip Through ____________________ Social Links - Let's be Friends! Website: http://ChocolateMusings.com Shop: https://chocolatemusings.com/shop/ Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/ChocolateMusings Instagram: http://Instagram.com/chocolatemusingscreates Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ChocolateMusings/ ____________________ Products I Used: Daniel Smith Watercolor: https://amzn.to/3Ip8xbD Princeton Velvetouch Paint Brushes: https://amzn.to/42IVnPQ Archer & Olive A5 Dot Grid Notebook: https://archerandolive.refr.cc/triciam Helix Circle Maker Tool: https://amzn.to/49kx5xY Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen: https://amzn.to/42MogKR Video Set-Up: Photography Lights (I use these for my everyday drawing). They're amazing https://amzn.to/2shdb4j Canon PowerShot G7x Mark III Digital Camera https://amzn.to/3yt2lb4 Blue Yeti - USB Microphone https://amzn.to/2SNwb6a Scissor Arm Mic Stand https://amzn.to/2CcGgm0 Contains affiliate links - if you use them, I may receive a small commission at no charge to you.
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