Holly Buhler

Kid’s Watercolor Craft Idea – by guest blogger Megan Harper

Now for the artsy littles in your life I have put together a fun crafts activity. A watercolor painting craft for kids. With my daughter, I made some coffee filter flowers! I gave her the brush and set out a few pans of paint for her to dip in. The coffee filter was already…

Card Idea – from guest blogger Courtney Davis

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed my previous blog post on the creative processes of overcoming artist block. Unfortunately, this is my last blog post with The Smiling Hippo. The last three months have been such a fun adventure of sharing fun tips and tricks, with watercolors and using Holly’s fun paints. This has been a unique…

Art Block – from guest blogger Courtney Davis

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed my last post on using salt in paintings for a fun texture! I would love to see what everyone painted using salt! Feel free to send me a private message on Instagram. In today’s blog post, I wanted to talk about artist block. We all get it sometimes. Or…

Salt and Watercolor – from guest blogger Courtney Davis

Hi everyone, I hope you enjoyed my blog post on sketching out characters. I want to share one of my favorite texture techniques for this blog post. One of my favorite ways to get a fun texture is to use salt. Salt absorbs water and paints, leaving a lighter organic pattern than using a tissue…