The Calm Creative
I’m Louise: an artist, writer & creative solopreneur from Sweden.
In 2020, in the midst of burnout and depression, I turned to watercolor painting as a coping mechanism. A during the coming year, my life would completely change course. This channel is the story of how I picked up art as a 38-year-old, and everything I've learned along the way: from pencil skeching and watercolor technique, to finding my "style", and dealing with perfectionism and fear of the blank page.
View more at https://www.louisestigell.com
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"Is my art good enough to sell?"
4 tricks that loosened up my watercolor paintings
Draw OWLS with me (no music, no talking + references)
This skill is CRUCIAL for the beginner artist
Don't start practicing art before you've done THIS
Draw crows with me (no music, no talking + references)
Things EVERYONE gets wrong about learning art
The biggest MYTH about making money as an artist
Roasting my failed art (Shame drawer tour)
This brush is totally leveling up my art...
What to actually write in your artist newsletters
40k subs anniversary Q&A
How I use Notion to level up my art
Releasing a watercolor painting collection (studio vlog)
Is it even worth learning art anymore?
Walking you through my CALM, social media-free, marketing strategy
Why is everyone raving about this pencil?
5 reasons you're not improving your art
Can YouTube be fun again?
My results after 1 1/2 years on Substack (And why I'm leaving)
Why most artists get email marketing totally wrong
My best trick for improving my art FAST
How to switch art mediums (and find your new style)
New at watercolor? Here's the BEST exercise to start with
Where have I been? (And what's happening with this channel?)
No, you don't need to put your art on TikTok
How to become FEARLESS in your art practice
Is teaching on Skillshare worth it anymore? (Important message to teachers)
5 things I've done to greatly improve my portrait drawings
How Substack finally helped me grow my email list