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Watercolors On Ink Drawings – from guest blogger Katherine Knapik

Hi everybody! My name is Katherine Knapik. I’m a professional illustrator, long-time watercolor artist, and lover of things that sparkle! You can find me on instagram @kknapikart, but today I’m going to be doing a little bit of a challenge: painting only with Smiling Hippo glitter watercolors! For this piece, I did a drawing with…

Relieving stress through resist paintings – from guest blogger Artsy Bat Brooke

Leaves will be turning, apples are in season, spooky decorations are popping up on people’s lawns, and trick or treating is around the corner. A fun way to decorate is by making your own decorations. Plus, it is getting towards the holiday season with seasonal stress. Today, I have a project idea which can be both a mental…

Watercolor Resist Painting – from guest blogger Heidi Stephens

Hi Painters! Today I will be using Smiling Hippo watercolor paints to show you a fun technique called resist painting. This technique takes advantage of the negative space of the canvas to create a design or pattern as opposed to using the color, or positive space, to make the design. The resist layer is created…

Transparent effects with glitter watercolors – from guest blogger Katherine Knapik

Hi everyone! My name is Katherine Knapik! I’m a professional illustrator (you can find me @kknapikart on Instagram), long-time watercolorist, and fan of all things sparkle! Today I want to talk a little bit about using Smiling Hippo Watercolors for transparent objects! For our demonstration today, I’ll be using two different colors from The Smiling…