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Watercolor acorn painting with paint brush

Watercolor Acorn Tutorial

A fall watercolor tutorial using the Faber-Castell Watercolor Palette. Follow as artist Mou Saha finds inspiration from a fall novelty item, an acorn tea infuser. Let the simple joys of fall inspire you to pick up your paint brush and get creating with us!
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Lily pad artwork

A Look Inside the Creative Studio Try It Box: Dry Mediums

Explore and experiment with high-quality art materials with the Creative Studio Try It Box - Dry Mediums! What's inside? Check out the blog and find out more.
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A Look Inside the Art & Graphic Try It Box: Wet Mediums

A Look Inside the Art & Graphic Try It Box: Wet Mediums

Explore and experiment with professional-grade watercolor materials with the Art & Graphic Try It Box - Wet Mediums! What's inside? Check out the blog and find out more.
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Chicken acrylic painting

Barn Acrylic Painting Tutorial

This acrylic painting tutorial is taking us out to the country! In this lesson, we will paint a portrait of a chicken in an old barn using acrylic paint. This paint comes complete with a mixing palette and 12 vibrant colors perfect for beginners.
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Kawaii watering can flower drawing and colored pencils

Kawaii Spring Garden

Kawaii drawings are a fun way to put a cute spin on your creativity! This kawaii tutorial will take you step by step on how to draw a cute watering can with flowers. Perfect for Spring! You will simply need colored pencils and a graphite pencil to get started.
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Polychromos Colored Pencils

How to Spot Fake Polychromos Color Pencils

We at Faber-Castell find it important to protect artists from purchasing counterfeit art materials. With this concerning issue on the rise, we have provided a list of ways you can spot fake Polychromos.
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Watercolor paint from Try It Box

A Look Inside the Creative Studio Try It Box: Wet Mediums

Explore and experiment with high-quality watercolor materials with the Creative Studio Try It Box - Wet Mediums! What's inside? Check out the blog and find out more.
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A look inside the Art & Graphic Try It Box: Dry Mediums

A Look Inside the Art & Graphic Try It Box: Dry Mediums

What better way to discover exciting new creative inspiration than by exploring Faber Castell’s new Art & Graphic Try It Box of Dry Mediums? This Try It Box includes an introductory assortment of premium art materials including Pitt Artist Pens, Castell 9000 Graphite, Polychromos, and more!
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Watercolor stingray with watercolor pencils

Watercolor Stingray Tutorial

A watercolor tutorial inspired by a fascinating sea creature, the stingray! Following along as art Mou Saha uses Goldfaber Aqua Dual Markers and Goldfaber Aqua Watercolor Pencils to create a beautiful blue painting. Whether you live by the ocean or frequent the aquarium, observing aquatic creatures is great inspiration
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Jellyfish drawing with art materials

Watercolor Jellyfish Tutorial

A watercolor tutorial that takes a dive under the sea! Create a beautiful watercolor jellyfish with this blog post. Follow along with artist Mou Saha as she uses Goldfaber Aqua Dual Markers and Goldfaber Watercolor Pencils to create this watercolor magic.
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Kawaii alpaca drawing with colored pencils

Peaceful Alpaca Kawaii Tutorial

A kawaii drawing tutorial to create a peaceful alpaca. Use your Faber-Castell colored pencils and follow along with artist Mou Saha as she guides us through this cute creation.
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Doodles with Pitt Artist Pens

Doodle Tutorial with Big Brush Pitt Artist Pens

A doodle a day keeps the boring away. This tutorial uses our Big Brush Pitt Artist Pens to create doodles inspired by daily life. Follow along with artist Mou Saha and create your own doodles!
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Shamrock shake watercolor tutorial

Shamrock Shake Watercolor Illustration

It is officially shamrock shake season! This delicious green drink is a St. Patrick's Day staple. Illustrate your own with this watercolor tutorial from artist Mou Saha using Watercolor Pans and colored pencils.
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Watercolor four leaf clover and Faber-Castell watercolors

Four Leaf Clover Watercolor Tutorial

A St. Patrick's Day watercolor tutorial! Create your own luck of the Irish with a step-by-step watercolor four leaf clover tutorial by artist Mou Saha. Keep for yourself or share with a friend.
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A Valentine's Day card with art materials

Watercolor Valentine's Day Card Tutorial

Valentine's Day is on its way! Show your valentine you love them with a homemade Valentine's Day Card. Follow along as artist Mou Saha will take you step by step using watercolors, Pitt Artist Pens, Gelatos and Goldfaber Aqua Watercolor Pencil.
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The beginning is always today - Mary Shelley

Fresh Beginnings Lettering Tutorial

A fresh lettering tutorial to ring in the new year! Join artist Mou Saha and create inspirational lettering art using Goldfaber Color Pencils and Pitt Artist Pens. Remember, the beginning is always today!
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Watercolor Candles with a Watercolor Pan

Holiday Candle Watercolor Tutorial

A watercolor tutorial for the Holiday season! Learn how to paint watercolor candles with Watercolor Pans with this tutorial by artist Mou Saha. After you are finished, display your art as Holiday decor or use as a greeting card to send to loved ones.
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Candy Cane watercolor painting

Candy Cane Watercolor Tutorial

Create watercolor candy canes with this DIY Christmas card tutorial! Spreading holiday joy is much more fun when it's homemade. Use Faber-Castell Watercolor Pans and follow along with artist Mou Saha.
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Turkey place cards

DIY Thanksgiving Dinner Place Cards

In this tutorial, we make DIY Thanksgiving dinner place cards using our Acrylic Tube Paint Set. This premium quality paint set comes with 12 brilliant and intermixable colors, perfect for anyone wanting to take up painting. We guarantee that your dinner guests will enjoy their personalized little gobbler card just as much as you enjoyed making them!
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Watercolor painted thank you card

Homemade Thank You Card Watercolor Tutorial

Show your gratitude with a homemade thank you card. Follow artist Mou Saha as she uses Faber-Castell Watercolor Pans to paint the perfect way to say "Thanks!"
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