Inspiring Art Projects

Welcome winter with a charming hand lettered sign featuring a leaf wreath drawing. In this short tutorial, Lois Sparks will guide you through the process of drawing a basic leaf wreath and the phrase “Hello Winter” using Legion Stonehenge Aluminum Artist Panels and Sharpie Creative Markers.

Complex city scenes can be intimidating to sketch. Illustrator and Urban Sketcher Christina Wald breaks the process down into easy steps using Caran d’Ache materials.

Create a patchwork color block painting with Pebeo Origin Acrylics! In this project, artist Tristina Dietz Elmes will walk you through mixing up a range of colors and applying them to a black gesso-treated canvas panel for a bold and eye-catching piece of art.

Create your own winter wonderland — and stay inside where it’s warm! Paint a seasonal scene with Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache on Arches 300 lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper using Cotman Watercolor Brushes. Learn to create a quick sketch from a reference image, then use pigment-loaded gouache as you mix colors, tint, and paint using the incredible opaque properties of this varied medium!

Explore tips and tricks for drawing a hyper-realistic eye with Prismacolor Premier markers and colored pencils. Learn how artist Keena Gozé combines markers and colored pencils to create colorful blends and realistic effects.

Grab your paintbrushes and gather the whole family around for a simple, all-ages holiday painting project! Follow along step-by-step to create a stenciled snowy forest scene that will artfully decorate your home for the holidays and well into the winter months ahead!

Find your creative calm with a meditative mandala project! Intricate mandalas may seem intimidating to create, but Julie will show you how to simplify the process by stenciling portions around an axis to form a whole image. Add layers of matte and metallic acrylic color for a relaxing, mindful project that will complement any décor!

Inspired by images of nebulae and supernovas, this simple scarf embodies the wonders of the galaxy. No two are alike!

Learn tips and tricks for drawing realistic flower petals with Prismacolor Premier colored pencils. Discover how artist Keena Gozé layers and combines different pigments to create a vibrant rose. Explore her useful techniques for bringing petals to life by creating seamless blends and colorful depth.

Learn how to draw bright florals with the new Sharpie Creative Markers! In this tutorial, artist Lois Sparks will show you how to draw basic flowers and leaves to create a floral bouquet bursting with color.

Follow along with artist Anna Wilson as she demonstrates how to draw detailed sunflowers on a Legion Stonehenge Spiral Pad.

Learn to paint vibrant citrus slices using Fabriano Artistico Watercolor Paper, a luxurious, bright white surface that makes colors pop.

Create a vibrant Monstera print using Utrecht Artists’ Fluid Acrylic Paint and an easy monoprinting technique.

Paint along with watercolor artist Jenna Rainey as she shows how she uses the Princeton Blooms Brush to create colorful watercolor flowers, including petals, leaves, and stems.

Organic forms can be a wonderful starting point to let your imagination grow wild. For this project, choose photos of your favorite plants and flowers or surround yourself with live flora to inspire your sense of wonder, but don’t feel you must make exact copies. Follow along with artist Jimmy Leslie as he uses new Liquitex Basics Acrylic Fluid to create whimsical shapes on a contrasting field of vibrant color.

Have a zest for texture? Use palette knife painting techniques to create vibrant lemons using on Blick Premier Canvas! Learn every step of the process, including priming and toning your canvas, sketching from observation, and color mixing. Find out how to mix and apply Utrecht Cadmium-Free Acrylic Colors and matte medium for a textured finish.

Learn how to paint a textured landscape with Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paints! Great for beginners, this tutorial focuses on fundamental oil painting techniques like fat over lean, modifying colors, and adding texture with a palette knife.

Flutter into spring with a colorful butterfly painting! Use Utrecht Artists’ Oil Paints to glaze and layer, then add palette knife techniques to create a uniquely textured piece. Learn important concepts like managing paint drying times, sketching with charcoal, and more, in this seasonally-inspired tutorial!

Let creativity bloom with an everlasting floral bouquet! Use Sennelier watercolors to create a custom palette, then paint a loose floral composition with Blick watercolor brushes on a Fabriano watercolor block. Master the watercolor process with this step-by-step demo, which covers sketching from observation, color mixing, highlighting, and wet-into-wet painting techniques.

Grow your watercolor skills! Find out how to paint a vibrant Monstera leaf using a masking fluid resist method and staining and lifting techniques to add texture to your painting.