Image 1 — Inktober has me inspired! Today’s theme was “cactus”
Image 2 — Inktober has me inspired! Today’s theme was “cactus”

Inktober has me inspired! Today’s theme was “cactus”

couldn’t decide on which one to post so.. Here’s both of my pieces!

u/SecretCaramelTea — 11 days ago

been kind of uninspired lately, could ya’ll suggest me things to paint?

Did these two today following youtube tutorials (I’ll find the channel and link it in the comments), since I’m kinda in a creative block. What do you guys usually like to paint to help the inspiration come back?

u/SecretCaramelTea — 1 month ago
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Cozy lil drawing

Followed a youtube tutorial called “Oil Pastel Drawing Coffee | How to draw using oil pastel” by Kahel Art Studio :)
Materials were Mungyo Gallery 120 color set and Canson watercolor paper

u/SecretCaramelTea — 1 month ago

My favorite painting ever (so far)

Done in Meeden’s 144 color set and A3 watercolor paper! That was a lot of fun, I love trying realistic botanical art :) The orchids were the highlight for me haha

u/SecretCaramelTea — 1 month ago

My first attempt at a “botanical” painting with watercolor -very happy with the results

Also love the matching colors on the sketchbook pages, thought it was worth sharing :)

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago
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is this good enough for a gift? pls be honest, I’m a bit insecure about it since its not my usual style

I dis this for a very dear professor of mine. She loves Paris, fashion (specifically designer bags, so that’s an attempt on a Hermes haha) and flowers. I feel like the coat is a bit off, but I’m scared of overworking it. Please leave suggestions and advice in the comments!

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago
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My biggest piece yet!

Done with Meeden’s 144 color set in A3 sized watercolor paper :)

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago
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Another water lily pond in progress :) advice on how to make it more realistic is always welcome!

This will be a bigger piece, I’m excited!

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago

Some tiny practices I did in my free time this week (pls ignore the green grapes, I gave up halfway through lol)

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago

Tried following a youtube tutorial on how to make watercolor glow (will retry it later)

Youtuber is Beatriz Fedele and the Video is called “The watercolor glow trick that makes this orange look lit”. I found the “glowy” part very hard, specifically since I have a reeeeally hard time blending wet on wet, but her explanations are fantastic!

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago

How can I get smoother layers?

I really like the results of the oranges and the sink, but still have a hard time with getting smooth layers. Any advice?

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago
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Some figs and honey for practice :)

Still need to add some highlights but really like the results :) Done with Meeden oil pastels

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago

still life practice (help me improve!)

shadows were a strugle for me.. How do ya’ll create smooth shadow gradients?

u/SecretCaramelTea — 2 months ago