Gardening can teach many life lessons, perhaps especially the arts of timing and nurturing – and today I realised that trying to grow tomatoes in less-than-ideal weather has offered me a new perspective on creativity and the artistic journey. Imagine a garden where the tomatoes, heavy with promise, cling to the vine. The weather, however, […]
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How I Fell in Love with Acrylic Markers Sometimes all we need to get our creativity fired up is for something new to happen. What happened for me a couple of weeks ago was receiving a package from Lightwish, which contained a set of acrylic markers. Coincidentally I’d just watched a Danny Gregory video where
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Seven Hours of Non-Stop Christmas Watercolor Tutorials – in just Two Videos! Our latest LOOONG video is now up for your enjoyment! Last week we collated eleven of our most popular and fun Christmas videos from previous years into one four hour long video for your convenience and enjoyment – and today we’re bringing you
Everything You Need for your Christmas Paintings in one place! Read More »
Second Issue of Diane Antone x Craftamo Brush Set available now to pre-buy! Our first limited edition issue of the Craftamo brushes sold out completely within hours! We were delighted to be able to persuade Craftamo to produce a second run, which will be shipped mid-December, and which you can buy NOW on the Craftamo
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Why you shouldn’t listen to me! I spend quite a lot of time – probably too much – reading other artists’ blogs and transcripts to their videos (I rarely listen to them talking, they take up too much precious time and I can read quicker than I can listen!) And one thing I would like
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It was touch and go for a while, but we’ve worked hard with Craftamo over the last week to make sure that the launch date wasn’t delayed again, and now it’s only three days until our limited edition set of six brushes goes on sale! Sales go live on Tuesday 14th November at: 9am Pacific
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Here’s Part 1 in the series: How to Paint in Watercolor (part 1) Here’s Part 2 in the series: How to Paint in Watercolor (part 2) Let’s get started! So today’s the big day and we are going to start to paint in watercolor. Or maybe you are going to start again. It’s not unusual
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Having Trouble Downloading Sketches? There are two ways of finding the free sketch you want, and one way only of downloading it properly. Don‘t attempt to download or print from the square preview on the page as this will not show the whole sketch. Follow these instructions carefully and you will succeed! If you choose
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Here’s Part 1 in the series: How to Paint in Watercolor (part 1) “I don’t know what to paint if I can’t look at Pinterest or Instagram“ So what do you think people used to do before those things existed?! I remember my first art lesson when I was eleven years old. The teacher gave
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That’s a great title, isn’t it! Wouldn’t it be great if you could just read a few hundred words under the heading “How to Paint in Watercolor” and that would be it, done. You’d be able to create masterpieces easily on a daily basis exactly the way you wanted to. Something like “How to Bake
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Announcing the arrival of the Craftamo x Diane Antone Studio Collaboration I‘m excited to announce the collaboration we are lucky enough to have with Craftamo who make fabulous brushes at a reasonable price. They reached out to me earlier this year with a proposal to make a set of brushes to my personal specifications and
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Cheapskate or Paint Smart? My world of watercolor has changed. Not long ago I thought I had a grip on what watercolors were. The major brands like Winsor & Newton and Schmincke were familiar to me and had been the staple of my palette for more years than I care to remember. I felt I
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The new autumn/fall Viviva Colorsheets have arrived! I received my folder yesterday with the 16 colors they suggest are perfect for painting autumn subjects. I always like to paint in autumn colors when the trees start to turn golden brown, pumpkins are ripening in the fields and there is a general sense of warm honey-tinged
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I have too many materials. Too many paints to expect to ever be able to use them all up. And I don’t think I have anywhere near as many paints as many people if the studios I’ve seen online on YouTube are anything to go by. I sometimes wonder why I and others are seemingly
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Would you like to know how to paint autumn leaves and late summer flowers in a modern abstract watercolor floral style? In the meadows near us right now are many flowers and leaves turning their thoughts towards autumn. Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is right upon us already, with the early morning air tinged
Capturing Nature’s Dance – enchanting watercolor wildflowers Read More »
In this video, I show you how to paint loose leaves and foliage in a greenhouse or glasshouse setting – or for a conservatory or terrarium – with a few simple strokes and a few shades of green. This watercolour painting tutorial is for all levels and is an easy loose watercolor project that would
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This watercolor brush sketching flower painting tutorial is for beginners and all levels. Learn how to paint loose watercolor florals with Diane Antone for relaxation and creative healing. This easy semi-abstract loose floral watercolor flower and leaf painting tutorial in modern watercolor style will help you to learn how to paint and also how to
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It’s possible to be afraid of colour and of making a mess of a painting, this is something I know only too well and there are many times when I despair of the piece I’m doing turning out useable for a video. But does it matter? In this abstract watercolor floral tutorial I show you
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