Welcome, all my fellow sewers and quilters of the world! Here, I'm going to share with you my latest project... and it's these super amazing "popsicle" quilt blocks! Ah!!! This pattern is super simple, although it helps to have some prior knowledge in general sewing before you tackle it. It's just a few steps to …
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Welcome back to the Canvas Academy online blog! Today, I'm going to share a short and sweet book review with you... and today's book to-be-reviewed is called "Painting Party", which is a book designed for beginner artists to learn new and unique painting tips and tricks. As an experienced artist myself, I wanted to kind …
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Have you ever wanted to paint the perfect artist signature on every of your finished paintings, but not sure how to actually do it? No worries, fellow artist, because I've got 7 tips to share with you on making your signature stand out. Aside from just practice that is—I'm talking real tips that will actually …
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Welcome back to the blog, fellow painters! Or, if you're completely new here... welcome to you, too! Today, we're going to share a totally free (and totally awesome) BINGO painting challenge with you. It's an interactive and downloadable BINGO card that you can use for yourself or share with others. Plus, if you happen to …
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Welcome, fellow quilter! Today, I've got an amazing, beginner-friendly tutorial for you... and it's all about sewing/piecing heart blocks. Now, these blocks can actually be done two ways: one, with just a single heart square or, two, with a 4-heart square. In the video tutorial below, I'll be showing you how to do both (and, …
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To trace or not to trace—yep, that's the question. And, while there are (probably) some very strong opinions on this one, I'll just tell you now, artist-to-artist, that tracing is not always cheating. Hear me out! Specifically, I'm talking about tracing a preliminary sketch for a painting that you might do. Because... why would we …
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Hey there, fellow artist! Know what a fan brush is? You know, the one paintbrush in your arsenal that is, likely, the least touched and used? Well, whether you've ever picked up and used that one brush with the fan-shaped bristles you got in that beginner painting kit years ago or not... let's show you …
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Ever felt frustrated with your watercolor paintings? Don't worry—you are 100% not alone. Learning to paint with watercolors can be extremely tricky, especially as a beginner. And there's actually a scientific reason (yes, really!) why. And, of course, there are ways to make watercolor painting way easier on yourself, too. So, if you're looking for …
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Hey there to anyone and everyone who absolutely loves the art of watercolor! Recently, I picked up a copy of a sweet lil' book called "Five Minute Watercolor" by Samantha Nielsen. It's pretty well compact, and it highlights a lot of beginner watercolor painting techniques and approaches to creating things like cityscapes, trees, flowers, and …
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Have you ever had a special vision for what you want one of your paintings to be? And you can see it so clearly in your head, and you know exactly how you want it to turn out... but then, once you get out a blank canvas, you freeze. Because how in the heck do …
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