Welcome to Better With Art! I'm Melinda and I'm here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and practice creative selfcare with weekly smallart prompts that can be done in an art journal or on paper if you don't have one. Link below for my favorite if you’re looking for one. It works well with the dry, wet, and layered applications I use it for.

I got the watercolors back out this week for some Andrea Nelsoninspired fun.

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As mentioned in this video, watercolor blob videos from The 52Week Art Journal Journey as well as Better With Art:
Week 40: Beautiful Blobby Pumpkins    • Week 40: Beautiful Blobby Pumpkins  
Week 41: Unwind with Watercolors (the one with the Nora & spiders)    • Week 41: Unwind With Watercolors  
Week 46: Autumn Watercolor Woods    • Week 46: Autumn Watercolor Woods  
Week 49: Watercolor Ornaments    • Week 49: Watercolor Ornaments  
Get Creative with Watercolor Blobs    • Get Creative With Watercolor Blobs  

More toiletpapertubeart fun...
#My100CollagePapers: Gel Plate FUN with Toilet Paper Tubes & Image Transfers
   • Gel Plate FUN with Toilet Paper Tubes...  

And here's my top valueforthemoney recommendation if you'd like an art journal to get started with my simple form of art journaling:
https://amzn.to/3oThdR4
I use it in my prompt videos, and for the art journaling groups at the library where I work. I LOVE the paper. If searching for something different remember the paper needs to be heavyweight and preferably hotpress because although I love the texture of coldpress it's really hard on markers and pens. This one is 140lb/300gsm.

Other materials:
Crayola watercolors: https://amzn.to/4aTzwbQ

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