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Pretty Peony Blog
Daily writing promptList your top 5 favorite fruits.View all responses My top favorite fruits include a couple of tropical fruits: If you're wondering how I was able to get my favorite fruits all in one image, that's because I used Adobe Firefly. It's an A.I. generator for art. Here are the two photos I generated... Continue Reading →
I ordered the 12 set Holbien Artist's Gouache and decided to paint a book cover. This is my first set of really great Gouache. It went on smooth and was a ton of fun to paint with. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCcDLkL0D1c
I got this little watercolor sketchbook from Amazon. It was free item I received to review. What drew me to this sketchbook at first was the cute little bunnies with floral artwork, but then when I got a closer look at the paper quality, I was hooked. The paper is thick cold press watercolor paper... Continue Reading →
As you know I thing for gouache. This is my third set. I'm still debating on reviewing the first set because the plastic odor was too strong so I haven't been able to use it for awhile because I can't handle the smell. I may just do a really quick review. I don't know...still thinking... Continue Reading →
This was one of the most difficult paintings I did with gouache. I nearly gave up. I think it turned out fine, but multiple times I almost tore it up. It could just mean I need more practice with gouache. You might ask why I keep using gouache and not watercolor if it's such a... Continue Reading →
I tried my hands at using gouache and I'm liking it. I like how smooth it goes on and that it dries matte. What I'm not comfortable with (yet?) is that it takes getting used to. There were a couple times I wanted to give up because what I was trying to achieve just wasn't... Continue Reading →
I created this watercolor card for husband following a tutorial on YouTube. Husband and I celebrated our 20th anniversary in Chicago, IL. We spent a couple of days in the city and made sure to have dinner at Giordano’s—the restaurant where we realized we liked each other, and so sat together. We thought we’d found... Continue Reading →
I started bullet journaling not too long ago. I'd say, less than three years ago. This is my second official bujo notebook. I did some bujo here and there in other notebooks before going official. I wasn't sure what I wanted to bujo so I followed a few Youtubers until I found what I needed... Continue Reading →
In April I tried to follow through with an Instragam "draw in your style" type drawing. Draw in your style is where an artist shares a drawing and others follow along by either drawing it in their style or try to draw it the way the artist drew (which is how I did it). I... Continue Reading →
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