Create With Aura https://www.createwithaura.com/ Helping Beginner Watercolor Artists to Create Art They Love! Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:28:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/www.createwithaura.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-Create-With-Aura.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Create With Aura https://www.createwithaura.com/ 32 32 172690371 How Painting a New Subject Can Revive Your Creativity https://www.createwithaura.com/how-painting-a-new-subject/ https://www.createwithaura.com/how-painting-a-new-subject/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2015 17:31:04 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=379 Do you ever have a feeling or emotion that you just need to throw onto your canvas or paper, but feel restricted by some self-imposed technical painting process you need to follow? Up until very recently, I was falling into this trap, and painting was just starting to feel like a chore. As someone who […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/how-painting-a-new-subject/feed/ 0 379 Painting a Bold Desert Sunset in Watercolor https://www.createwithaura.com/desert-sunset-in-watercolor/ https://www.createwithaura.com/desert-sunset-in-watercolor/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2015 05:00:36 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=319 If you love bright, colorful landscapes then check out this latest watercolor tutorial I created! It’s a fun project that can be completed in an afternoon, and it’s suitable for beginning watercolorists. You don’t need a photo reference either, since you can invent your own sunsets, mountain shapes, and palm tree silhouettes. You can watch […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/desert-sunset-in-watercolor/feed/ 0 319 Painting Boldly With Watercolors – New Online Class https://www.createwithaura.com/painting-boldly-with-watercolors/ https://www.createwithaura.com/painting-boldly-with-watercolors/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2015 15:00:10 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=349 Hello artists! I am happy to have completed my latest online art course Painting Boldly with Watercolors: The Glazing Technique. In this course, I lay out step-by-step how to paint the yellow rose featured on the left by layering multiple thin glazes of color. This is how I approach most of my watercolor paintings and […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/painting-boldly-with-watercolors/feed/ 0 349 How to Blend Colored Pencils: The Layering Technique https://www.createwithaura.com/how-to-blend-colored-pencils/ https://www.createwithaura.com/how-to-blend-colored-pencils/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2014 06:00:08 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=298 Colored pencils are a fun and versatile medium. They are an easy medium to begin with and are suitable for children and beginners, yet amazing realism can be achieved by a practiced artist. I have a soft spot in my heart for colored pencils because they were my first “serious” art supply when I graduated […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/how-to-blend-colored-pencils/feed/ 1 298 Viva! Mixed Media Collage Project https://www.createwithaura.com/viva-mixed-media-collage-project/ https://www.createwithaura.com/viva-mixed-media-collage-project/#respond Tue, 28 Oct 2014 05:00:04 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=194 I’m posting my first mixed media project for this website! Yay! This one is a lot of fun, it’s easy, and even kids can enjoy making something like this. The best part of all, it’s a great way to recycle and the textures you can create are really, really cool. What am I talking about? […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/viva-mixed-media-collage-project/feed/ 0 194 How to Mix Luminous Grays in Watercolor https://www.createwithaura.com/mix-luminous-grays-in-watercolor/ https://www.createwithaura.com/mix-luminous-grays-in-watercolor/#respond Tue, 21 Oct 2014 05:00:08 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=162 One of my favorite things about Autumn is seeing the orange-yellow-red leaves  with a cool gray overcast sky in the background. It’s just a stunning combination, and has been my inspiration for this week’s tutorial. When I was little, I was taught that gray was a mixture of black and white. Technically this is true, […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/mix-luminous-grays-in-watercolor/feed/ 0 162 Five Creative Prompts That Will Eliminate Artist’s Block https://www.createwithaura.com/five-creative-prompts/ https://www.createwithaura.com/five-creative-prompts/#respond Tue, 14 Oct 2014 05:00:03 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=135 The post Five Creative Prompts That Will Eliminate Artist’s Block appeared first on Create With Aura.

]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/five-creative-prompts/feed/ 0 135 A Touch of Whimsy: Learn How to Draw A Cute Animal Face Step-By-Step https://www.createwithaura.com/draw-a-cute-animal-face/ https://www.createwithaura.com/draw-a-cute-animal-face/#respond Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:13:44 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=112 I don’t do a lot of drawing tutorials, but something about Halloween approaching always takes me back to 5th grade. I have fond memories of making Halloween pictures and poems in class while anticipating a wonderful night of trick-or-treating. So, I have been feeling rather child-like lately and wanted to share with you my process […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/draw-a-cute-animal-face/feed/ 0 112 A Negative Painting Watercolor Project https://www.createwithaura.com/negative-painting-watercolor-project/ https://www.createwithaura.com/negative-painting-watercolor-project/#respond Tue, 30 Sep 2014 05:00:17 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=85   What is negative painting? It means to paint around the subject by focusing on the non-subject, or background, to let the subject stand out. Sort of like a stencil, but not really. OK, this is more difficult for me to explain than I thought it would be so I will just show you! For […]

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]]> https://www.createwithaura.com/negative-painting-watercolor-project/feed/ 0 85 Embracing the Process of “Letting Go” https://www.createwithaura.com/embracing-the-process-of-letting-go/ https://www.createwithaura.com/embracing-the-process-of-letting-go/#comments Sat, 20 Sep 2014 01:31:50 +0000 http://www.createwithaura.com/?p=70 I admit to being a perfectionist. I think many artists are. I like to have a detailed, planned out sketch and my colors presorted and laid before me. I hold my blank white sheet of paper or canvas with reverence as I make my first marks, making sure I don’t “sully” the sacred surface with […]

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