Holly Buhler

Creating a Big Impact with Tiny Paintings – from guest blogger Heidi Stephens

These tiny paintings have a two fold purpose for me. Firstly, packs of paper are easier to buy in large dimensions, so I cut them down when I make postcards, bookmarks, and other small paintings. This does leave me with a few inches of paper in awkward dimensions. However, I try to be environmentally conscious,…

Glitter Watercolors for Lighting – from guest blogger Katherine Knapik

Hi everyone! My name is Katherine Knapik. I’m a professional illustrator and designer, a long-time watercolor artist, and a lover of sparkles! Today I want to go over two different techniques for incorporating The Smiling Hippo watercolors into your work to create more dynamic lighting. I’ll be demonstrating the two techniques…

Painting For Yourself – from guest blogger Artsy Bat Brooke

Surprises of glitter and shine in paints are often the bright spot of a painting which draws the eye. In videos, your eyes focus on those parts to watch it change. Sometimes taking those things that make your eyes focus on one part can be used for something else. It could be that while you…

Two Big Watercolor Myths! – from guest blogger Heidi Stephens

Two big myths about watercolor painting! What comes to mind when you think about watercolor painting? I used to picture a very serious looking artist in a studio, intently gazing at a model and painting effortless strokes that immediately became the perfect figure painting. Or a painter in a nature scene flooding the paper with…