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Welcome to the first Diane Antone Studio newsletter of 2024
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Patreon Ad-Free Videos now available to all subscribers!
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We have already uploaded over 200 full-length, real time AD-FREE video tutorials for you to access on Patreon if you are a member of the “Inspiration” level or above. Now we are also introducing a Beginners Course of 20 Ad-free videos for every level from the first tier “Support” upwards. You’ll find this under the “Collections” tab on the home page of our Patreon site.
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We really hope you will enjoy this improvement in our offering. And perhaps some of you who have not yet enjoyed the benefits of belonging to Patreon will pop over there and take out the trial FREE membership which gives you a taste of what is in store for members of our Patreon.
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Craftamo Brush Set - Now available from stock
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The last few brush sets are now available for ordering from the Craftamo website.
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This Artist Brush Collaboration delivers a set of six of my most loved brush shapes & sizes, beautifully presented within a beautiful Diane Antone original watercolour gift box which also contains a lovely frameable print of my pink poppy painting which is on the box lid.
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The price of the set of 6 brushes is $54.95 plus shipping.
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Craftamo's 100% cruelty-free brush hair provides the perfect amount of control & water absorption that I expect from my brushes. Combining this with gold ferrules and rich green, gold-tipped handles has resulted in a stunningly unique brush set which delivers exceptional performance across many styles of watercolour painting.
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To Inspire You...
With my friend Art Intelligence I have written this little rhyme to celebrate us women who paint. Art also painted us a nice picture depicting how we look when we are throwing paint around nice and loose!
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The Woman Who Painted with ART
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There once was a woman who painted,
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In watercolor so loose and so free.
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With each stroke colors swirled,
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And her art danced like waves by the sea!
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Join January's Daily Watercolor Challenge
#lightoutofdarkness
On January 1 our new year’s challenge started, but there’s no reason not to join in any time. You don’t “have” to do all the paintings, but the idea is to give you some inspiration to get the brushes wet! It’s called Light out of Darkness and all the prompts are about ways to paint light and dark and create luminous paintings.
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If you are a YouTube or Patreon member you will find the challenge prompt sheet in the Facebook Private Members Group under FILES. Patreon Members will also find it in their Patreon feed, and YouTube Members will find it in their Members Community tab.
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To share your paintings and receive emails and videos with guidance on how to paint the prompts it’s a good idea to join the Diane Antone Studio members group on Facebook. To be a member of this you need to either belong to our Patreon or be a YouTube member. You’ll then receive a code so you can apply to join the private facebook group. It’s a friendly and supportive group with no trolls where you can safely share and view others’ paintings which is very encouraging and incentivising.
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If you aren’t a member this is a good time to join as either a YouTube or Patreon member - why not make it your NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION to support your favorite art channel on YouTube!
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For non-members, you'll find the prompt sheet on our website to download for free at the end of the month.
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Here’s something I got for Christmas. It’s a little jar of gold powder. You just mix it with a tiny bit of water, a little at a time and you get a fantastically bright golden paint. I had my doubts about it but having tried it I recommend it if you love to paint in gold, and it can be used for calligraphy too.
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Have you seen our most recent long video?
(And did you know there's a sketch bundle to go with it?)
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It's 3 hours of fun and easy watercolor birds and animals, and we've gathered together the sketches for every tutorial in a handy Sketch Bundle.
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