Watercolor writing

I’m continually amazed and inspired by the projects radiating from blogger creatives. 5 oh-so-inventive ideas as of late! Oh Happy Day has the most clever round-up of handmade 3-D valentines. Whip one up for your valentine! Blow-up an old family photo into statement artwork for under $10 bucks at your local printer. Check out A Beautiful Mess for the details! I love this mud cloth diy using a permanent marker from Almost Makes Perfect. Très simple, très cool. Watercolor lettering is next on…

I think that handlettering and modern calligraphy is an amazing art form. It takes talent, but also technique, skill and tons of practice. I don’t think that I have met one person…

Watercolors are perfect as background for your hand and brush letterings. What sounds simple, however, requires one or two tricks. In this tutorial I show you how to create great watercolor backgrounds. With brush pens, brushes or watercolor crayons. For watercolor techniques you should also use appropriate (watercolor) paper. Only the first method also works ... Read more

The long tradition of letter writing doesn’t have to be lost.

How to Create Watercolor Typography in Illustrator | Every-Tuesday

This reminds me of my grandmother in so many ways (down to the handwriting). Makes me want to dive into watercolour experimentation… xox P.S. Source

​Have you ever seen a beautiful piece of watercolor art and thought “I want to paint like that”? Many budding artists hold back because they just don’t know how to start painting in watercolors. I think that’s too bad. Because I believe the joy of creating with watercolors is within anybody’s reach. Some people simply

I am just back from a week-long road trip with my kids. Sketches coming soon, but here’s some of what we sipped last week. Hot tea in a paper cup in Pismo. I’m fascinated by the designs…