Easy Watercolor Circles: Create Calm Blue & Green Art in Your Journal

In this tutorial, I guide you through creating a relaxing and calming watercolor piece featuring varying sizes of circles in soothing shades of blue and green. I work diagonally across the page in one of my handmade art journals, laying down beautiful watercolor shapes and then coming back in to add unique and interesting mark-making once the paint is dry. This simple and meditative exercise is perfect for anyone looking to unwind while creating abstract art, whether in a journal or on loose paper. Join me as we explore color, shape, and texture in this delightful sampler!

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*Supplies I'm using in this video:
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Handmade Art Journal - **New class - Fabric Snippet Rolls and Clusters: Enhancing Your Art Journal
Available on my site: https://2lilowls.com/product/fabric-s...
And Skillshare: https://skl.sh/3Vq9JRS

Ocean Paper watercolor sets: https://theoceanpaper.com/collections...
Posca - Ultra Fine to Fine Paint Marker Pens - black: https://amzn.to/3ZhP4Dd
Posca - Ultra Fine to Fine Paint Marker Pens: white - https://amzn.to/3zmTtKm
Kuretake GOLD MICA Ink - https://amzn.to/3XyeaMW
Arrtx 60 Colors Paint Markers - https://amzn.to/3MA3M0T

*My very favorite supplies that I might mention in every video:

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*Check out my favorite Sketchbox products here: https://shopsketch.com/pages/ambassad...
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StencilGirl Stencil Club - https://www.stencilgirlproducts.com/s...

Joggles Stencils: https://shrsl.com/4e32b


*Facebook Group for Art Peeps:   / deniselovecreativecommunity  

Color Cube:
The Color Cube - https://sarahrenaeclark.com/colorcube...

Favorite Paper:
Hahnemuhle Collection 100% Cotton Watercolor Pad - https://amzn.to/43mlJGA
Arches Watercolor Pad 9x12-inch - https://amzn.to/3PF9Jfi
12x16 Khadi Paper - https://amzn.to/3uOHJOG
8x8 Khadi Paper - https://amzn.to/3SVVKlL
Artway Indigo Journal - https://amzn.to/3SZngPf

Favorite Pens/pencils:
Faber-Castell Graphite Pencil Pitt Graphite Matt 14B - https://amzn.to/443RhB0
Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Single Pencil, 6B - https://amzn.to/3tmLA4h
STABILO All-STABILO -Black - https://amzn.to/3URofU8
Posca - Ultra Fine to Fine Paint Marker Pens Set - https://amzn.to/3wLmIVR
Archer & Olive - https://www.archerandolive.com/collec...



Inks:
Kuretake GOLD MICA Ink - https://amzn.to/3oG04dt
Kuretake Gold mica Paste - https://amzn.to/3V2EpYZ
Kuretake Zig Gold Marker - https://shopsketch.com/pages/ambassad...


Favorite Paints:
Masha's Watercolors - selections vary - https://www.etsy.com/shop/MashasWater...
Kuretake Watercolor Gansai Tambi 48 Color set - https://amzn.to/3qaThZW
Kuretake Watercolors Art Nouveau set - https://amzn.to/3ZWACgp
ARTEZA Acrylic Paint, Set of 60 Colors - https://amzn.to/3MxPKwp
Liquitex BASICS Acrylic Paint Set, 48 - https://amzn.to/3s48vAX
Liquitex Heavy Body White - https://amzn.to/3wCyiCz

Favorite Brushes:
Raphael SoftAqua Brushes - https://amzn.to/3L5Bpq7
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 4 - https://amzn.to/3pkXPgg
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 8 - https://amzn.to/3SznDRX
Princeton Umbria Filbert 8 - https://shrsl.com/4fxsb

Misc:
Artist tape - https://amzn.to/3Hf6fLP
Art Sponges - https://amzn.to/3L9xf0k
Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette (50 Sheets), 9" x 12 - https://amzn.to/423Q7o2
Hardboard art panels - you see me tape things down to these and they come in several different sizes: https://amzn.to/3C8EK3z
Painters Color Diary - 9x12 watercolor - https://amzn.to/3NHFCSm
Ranger Heat It Craft Tool - https://amzn.to/3FVjNLn
Clear Sleeves Storage Bags - https://amzn.to/3R5GbIj
Zoie + Chloe Multipurpose Silicone Bowl Scraper - https://amzn.to/4b5iTKS
White Gesso - https://amzn.to/48rbhiW
Clear Gesso - https://amzn.to/4bH9GIO