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Watercolor Pencil Tutorial

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Watercolor pencils!  I just love working with them!  These are the colors I used. Start with a light circle of green. Add some color and shape here and there. Hint at some leaves and ferns. Then get out the brush and water and wet it all down. Stay loose and don't worry about any lines and then refer to the top picture and get out that Sharpie Pen and line away.   That is great television work!   

Mandala Tutorial

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Simple Tools Sketchbook or Paper Dollar Store Drafting Tools (although I am shopping for some better ones) Pencil Sharpie Pen (or your favorite, that just happens to be mine) Draw concentric circles and divide them up.    This one is at 30% increments but you can choose,  just so it is even.  You will do this lightly with a pencil so that  it can be erased later.  Then you just start creating  Don't worry about a ruler. In the end the lines will look fine.  This one is mostly simple straight lines.  I never have an idea in mind,  I just wait and see what happens.  You will make a line and repeat the  same line the whole way around.  And remember, it is only paper. Big rule of thumb with a sketchbook,  never rip out a page,  your mistakes could become  masterpieces!  I repeated that same idea in one of the bigger circles....