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I love hearing what happens when you give it a try and also the changes you make to make it your own! 💜

I'm glad you liked it! I had so much fun making that, and I can't wait to try more. Have a great day! 💜

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Oooh that's awesome! It's so funny you mention that board because I just recently recorded a video where I was saving my boards to make DIY stamps! It'll be up in a couple of weeks! 💜

@ sounds interesting- I am up for new projects 🥰🎨

haha! Me too!

Thank you for the kind comment! I am glad you enjoyed this one! 💜

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Fresh eyes really make a huge difference! I have a few things that have been stored away for quite a while. Perhaps I should pull those out also! Thank you for the comment and I'm so glad you ended up with paintings that you love! 💜

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Oooh good! It was a lot of fun!! 💜

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Hello! Thank you for the comment! I will try giving some tips, but I think this will be a long reply! Watercolor as a medium will not permanently "set" like a permanent marker, acrylic paint, etc. Just like in your watercolor pans, it will always reactivate with moisture. Sometimes the blending effect is really pretty, but it may not be what you want. However, you can mitigate some of that with a little bit of planning. (1) Paper - Some papers don't absorb the paint as much as others, and this is just something to test with your supplies you have on hand. I have found that some cellulose papers reactivate and move a lot more quickly than cotton based papers, although cellulose is just fine if you're careful. Try making a few watercolor swatches with your watercolors, and then let them dry. Add some water with a wet brush, moist brush, spray, and see how long it takes to start moving and smearing. This will give you an idea of how long you can "work" it before it smears. (2) Go easy - try to keep brush strokes to a minimum when painting over watercolor. With stencils and brush strokes that repeatedly go over the same area, the chance to activate the watercolor increases. If you do limited brush strokes or make light dabs through your stencil, this will greatly reduce the activation/blending. You can be more free with a second coat of acrylic over the first if you feel it needs more coverage after it dries, since acrylic dries permanent. (3) Sealing the painting before a second layer - If you want to get really brushy, add more fluid media, or something where you don't have to be careful, try adding a clear sealer or matte medium to your page before your next layer. This will help lock the watercolor in place by adding a barrier over the top and make it more water resistant. I like using acrylic matte medium (spread gently) or a spray fixative if I want to do something where I'll have a lot of moisture, and this is really helpful in keeping the underpainting crisp. Even if you don't add anything on top, it is great to seal your painting to keep it in place for storage or framing too. Hope that helps! 💜

@KateMilesArt Hi Kate, thank you so very much 🙏 I really appreciate your reply. I wondered about the paper too, so many things to take into account. Everything you wrote is very helpful and I really appreciate it 💖

You're very welcome! And yes, the materials will all work together a little bit differently. But that doesn't mean you have to go buy a bunch of stuff unless you want to experiment with different things. I always say that any supplies can work as long as you know their limitations and strengths. That will just come from experimentation and trying things. If you make some swatch sheets and take a few notes, that will make a really handy reference so you know exactly what to expect when you're doing things on a real painting that you want to keep! And the Cotman paints are great, I have a field palette and several tubes. The Paynes Grey is my favorite! 💜

I'm glad you enjoyed it! 💜It was a fun one!

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Oh I'm so glad you got some inspiration! Thank you for your comment and subscription, welcome to the channel! 💜

Hello!! The brush is a rigger brush that I got quite a while ago, I think on Amazon. The brand is Zen Art and it is a #2 rigger. I have a couple from Hobby Lobby and Michaels that I enjoy also! The rigger is nice because it can make fine lines but holds more water and paint than the shorter round brushes. I am glad you liked the video, and I hope you have a wonderful day as well! 💜

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Thank you for the lovely comment! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! 💜

Aww, thank you! I loved how this one turned out! I hope you try it 💜

Haha! I absolutely am! A look at my videos page has a little of everything. Thank you for your lovely comment! 💜

Thank you for the lovely comment! I'm glad my videos can help in some small way, even if just a little inspiration! 💜 Have a wonderful day!

@ inspiration is a big thing, and I fully believe that as we expose ourselves to life, learn, it might not come out and be used at that moment but it becomes part of us and comes out later- I just like to let you know you and your efforts are appreciated 🥰🎨

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Hey! I'm glad you gave it a try! Yes, yellow and blue will try to blend, but I just blotted some of the ink back when it started to blend to try to minimize. It helps to add a bit of a buffer around your sun in a color like red or orange between the blue and yellow! You can also go over it again after drying to cover it. This way of playing with inks is fun, but harder to control! I think that's why I like it so much. It just kind of does what it wants 😂💜

@ yes I was just planning out next time, put red around sun, then blue, also I want to try with WC inks… I still have not figured the difference between the acrylic vs WC inks Michael’s had inks 50% off over weekend but I was lazy and now sale gone 😝next time I will go 👍thanks SO much 🥰🎨

Haha! Don't worry, they have sales often! As for the acrylic vs. watercolor, the watercolor ink I use doesn't dry permanent like the acrylic does, so it will reactivate with water. It stains because it is dye based instead of pigment based (like watercolor pans and tubes), but it will reactivate. I think compared to some of the acrylic inks, it is a bit more transparent too! But some of the inks are also pretty transparent depending on the color! 💜

Haha! Pipes are good! I am still deciding on the dark mark. I dipped my pen a little too much and a big ink blob came off. I tried to spread it and just made it worse lol. However, my other half said it looked like a piece of driftwood and that I should try adding some lighter and darker colors to kind of bring it out. Gotta figure out how to make lemonade from the lemons! 💜

Thank you!! And it is so cold here too! We are letting our faucets drip tonight so pipes don't freeze. I can't wait for the flowers 💜

@KateMilesArt I live in the city in an apartment, so our pipes don't ever freeze. I am assuming you are in a rural area. Hoping you stay unfrozen! Our cold weather advisory was lifted a couple of hours ago.

We are in a house, semi rural, but a couple of the water lines are close to the outside walls under our unheated cupboards, so when it gets really cold, they can freeze. When we leave them to drip slowly, there is just enough water flow to keep that from happening overnight 🙂

Thank you! And I am glad you enjoyed the video! Thank you for subscribing and I bet your version turns out beautiful 💜

Thank you for the lovely comment! I am glad you liked this one! 💜

Thank you!! And you should give it a try, it is fun to go through the mini paintings and work on each one 💜

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I'm glad you like it! Have an awesome weekend! 💜

I loved the birdie too, it just popped out at me from the scribble. You never know what you might see! I am so glad you liked this video and I appreciate the kind comment! 💜

Happy New Year to you also! I am very much looking forward to the coming year 🙂 I can't wait to see what is in store with family, friends, work, and this channel (which I wish was my real work, haha!) 💜

Thank you!! Happy New Year to you too, it's good to see you! 💜

@KateMilesArt Thank you,🫠 it's been a busy time, nice to catch up with my favourite youtubers and see what everyone is up too, it'll be good to slow down a bit now, after sewing gift bags and painting some project bags, for my daughter, and running here there and everywhere, time to breath, rest and enjoy some crafting at a slower pace 😊✨️🌾🌈

That does sound like a very busy holiday season! I hope you and your family are doing great! And I'm glad you get to slow down a bit and take some time for yourself 🙂

Yes, thank you 😊 I have new paints to play with from my daughter and a sewing machine to set up from my mum and Brother and his partner, also had succulent leggo and a mini room to make, so lots of fun things to do and play with, I feel like a big kid again, beats clothes shoes and handbags lol 😊 I do hope you enjoyed your Christmas and all is well ? ✨️ Enjoy your evening, take care Kim 🌾🌈🥰

That all sounds great! Holidays went well for us also, got everything done on time and also got some nice quiet time! You have a great day too! 💜

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching!! And yes, definitely get out your supplies and have some fun 💜

Oooh, one of my favorites! That was a fun one! Enjoy! 💜

Oooh! Glad you got to see it here then! From my understanding, the watercolors that you get in pans or tubes are mainly pigment based. The "liquid" or "fluid" watercolors are more dye based. The ones I have can be reactivated with water after drying, which makes them a lot different than the acrylic inks which dry permanent. But I like using them together! The watercolor ones are very transparent similar to actual watercolor 🙂 💜

@KateMilesArt Thanks for the info. I'm going to buy and use with my acrylic inks. tfs.

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Thank you! This was a fun one! 💜

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I'm so glad you liked the video! Gouache is so fun to paint with and that is a great Christmas gift! Thank you for the lovely comment and I hope you enjoy trying this idea! 💜

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That sounds like a great New Year's Eve! I hope it happens! And that is a nice goal for next year too, especially since it's a fun goal to have 💜 have a great day!

I'm so glad you enjoyed the video! 💜 Thank you for your feedback!!

Thank you! Merry Christmas to you too! We just ate dinner and I am stuffed! Now just letting my stomach settle and uploading a video for tomorrow 😂 💜

Thank you for the feedback! I did have a lot of fun making this, and I have another that will be up soon! Have a wonderful holiday! 💜

Thank you for your lovely comment! I hope you let me know how you like gouache once you give it a try! It has a very unique look when it is dry and I have really liked playing with mine. Have a great holiday and happy creating! 💜

I'm glad you liked it and glad it gave you some inspiration! Have a wonderful holiday week! 💜

Thank you for watching, and I am so glad you enjoyed the video! And yes, these little exercises are great for when you have a few minutes and just want to do something creative! Happy creating 💜

If PayPal shared that, then I guess I should call them 🙂 Have a great day!

To be honest, I wasn't sure either 😂 When I first put down the sepia, I was thinking, "WHOA, that's dark!" But I just decided to wait until it dried to see if it lightened up a bit, and it did. I think I would have not liked it much at all if it stayed as dark as when I first put it down. I'm glad you liked the video, and I hope you have a wonderful day! 💜

Thank you!! I did not know that! I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, and have a wonderful holiday! 💜