Painting a Beetle in Acrylics on a Teabag

A viewer asked me how I create my mixed media beetle paintings on teabags, so here you go! I used my favorite Micron permanent marker to create the outline on the teabag, then filled it in with blue, green, yellow, cadmium orange and iridescent white acrylic paints.
There are a few tricks for getting a clean painting result, so watch the video to get my acrylic painting tips!
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[@marissapr]

Sooo beautiful!! Thanks for sharing! ❤❤❤

[@TristinaDietzElmesArtist]

Thank you! I appreciate your positive feedback. 💖

[@Kobisashi]

Great Beetle. Very interesting process.

[@TristinaDietzElmesArtist]

Thank you! I love the beautiful colors and odd shapes beetles come in. 🪲

[@SouthernMama2five]

Sketching with pen. Onto a tea bag. Love this so much!

[@TristinaDietzElmesArtist]

A lot of tea flows in my house, so it was a natural for me to use the beautiful stained tea papers! So glad you enjoyed. 😍