Watercolor painting is a mesmerizing art form best known for its characteristic transparency and fluidity. Unlike most other mediums, watercolor offers a unique interplay of light and color, resulting in paintings that can be either delicate or vibrant. If you’re considering adding watercolor painting as a hobby, these essential tips and insights will help youRead more ⟶
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Ripening Creativity: The Art of Switching Styles
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,Read more ⟶
Love at First Sight?
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 whereRead more ⟶
Everything You Need for your Christmas Paintings in one place!
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 youRead more ⟶
Diane Antone x Craftamo Brush Set – Second Issue
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 CraftamoRead more ⟶
10 Reasons Not to Listen to Anyone Else
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 likeRead more ⟶
Diane Antone x Craftamo Brush Set – On Sale from November 14th!
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! If you haven’t already signed up to be notified onceRead more ⟶
How to Paint in Watercolor (part 3)
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 unusualRead more ⟶
How to download free sketches
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 chooseRead more ⟶
NEW and Coming Soon: Extra-Long Compilation Videos and Ad-Free Videos!
We recently tried out a new format on YouTube – bundles of themed tutorials compiled into a single extra-long video without any interruptions from ‘intros’ and ‘outros’. Our idea was that these videos could keep you company and provide inspiration – whether you watch during a painting session or while you’re cooking, cleaning or crocheting!Read more ⟶
Meeden’s Range of 100% Cotton Paper
Meeden recently launched their long-awaited expanded range of 100% cotton, acid free, 140lb watercolor paper blocks! Following the success of their 10 x 7 inch cold press block, they are now able to offer two additional sizes – 12 x 9 inches and 7 x 5 inches – and two additional surfaces – HOT pressRead more ⟶
UPDATE: Diane Antone x Craftamo Brush Set
We’re excited to announce that our custom set of watercolor brushes has finished the development phase! The box design is completed, the brush designs have been tweaked, and the Diane Antone x Craftamo brush sets are starting to be manufactured. We will be releasing the brushes for sale in the middle of November, and forRead more ⟶
How to Paint in Watercolor (part 2)
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 gaveRead more ⟶
Christmas is Coming!
Here’s a great offer this month for members of either Patreon or YouTube at the mid tier or above! We are producing beautiful collections of our Christmas themed sketches for you to download and print out to help with your Christmas projects. So far there are two colouring books – Whimsical Christmas and Traditional Christmas,Read more ⟶
Diane Antone Studio x Meeden Giveaway!
A couple of weeks ago we got in touch with Kai, our contact at Meeden, to see whether we could organise a treat for our viewers, and this month’s giveaway is the result. It’s Meeden’s first giveaway, and it’s our first too – and if it’s successful it will be the first of many! SoRead more ⟶
How to Paint in Watercolor (part 1)
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 BakeRead more ⟶
Exciting News – Craftamo Brushes Coming Soon!
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 andRead more ⟶
Why Pay More for your Paint?
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 IRead more ⟶