The Art of Bouncing Back: How I Prevented Creative Block by Painting and Mark Making these Flowers

In today's video I'll be sharing a recent creative journey towards - and then away from - artists' block. Join me as I talk about the impact of a painting that didn't go as planned and share the techniques I used to prevent creative block. And at the end of it all we'll have a bright and cheerful painting that's a little outside my comfort zone.

This video is designed with beginners in mind, as well as those who may have experienced artistic discouragement and given up painting entirely - as I nearly did fifteen years ago. Together, let's discover the beauty of bouncing back and find inspiration to overcome any creative challenges we encounter.

The channel I mentioned in this video: Allison Dawrant ‪@allisondawrant‬

Materials:
MEEDEN Watercolor Paint, 24x12 ml **Use code DIANE10 for 10% off**
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Pentel White Hybrid Gel Grip DX Gel pen https://amzn.to/435GarU
Uniball Signo Gel Pens https://amzn.to/3NPTqJd
ZenArt Black Tulip Brush Set. https://amzn.to/3CxV9OG
Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens https://amzn.to/3QIcn2N
Bockingford paper block https://amzn.to/3BBLCGe

00:00 Introduction
00:34 Chatting about artists block
09:18 Chatting about materials
15:00 Painting the flowers
19:09 Painting leaves around the flowers
24:01 Adding line work to the flowers and leaves

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