by GCastillo | Oct 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
Watercolor boxes are made from different materials: wood, metal, plastic, and each hold a purpose. Some watercolor boxes are a work of art by themselves. I love to see them, touch them and some times use them for their intended purpose. Mostly, I admire them and make...
by GCastillo | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I am a painter who uses different kind of media, and one of them is watercolor. I also know the importance of having a good idea of the correct hue needed for a specific painting or project. I started collecting swatches to create an inventory of the colors that I...
by GCastillo | Jun 22, 2018 | Tutorials
Pearl Ex is a powdered mica pigment that really has many uses in the craft and art industry. Today, I want to see how to use them to make ink for calligraphy and also how to make watercolor paint with them. I have a set of 32 colors, the are all different, even when 5...
by GCastillo | May 15, 2018 | General
https://amzn.to/2Km3wAc I like lettering and calligraphy but I didn’t want to print and print pages using my printer. For me and for others, I created this notebook. This is a French-ruled practice notebook, known also as Seyè, featuring an 8mm by 8mm grid with...
by GCastillo | Apr 21, 2018 | Tutorials
I watercolor in a tinI have a certain “addiction” to small watercolor palettes. I also like to make them myself, discover how to make a small, efficient and lightweight box. So, here I go again, experimenting with different tins this time. I...
