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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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A cherry blossom illustration with Goldfaber Color Pencils

Cherry Blossom Tree Illustration

This cherry blossom illustration tutorial is here just in time for spring! Cherry Blossom trees, forsythia, tulips, daffodils, hyacinths are all abloom. Follow as artist Mou Saha shares her drawing tutorial using Polychromos color pencils and Goldfaber color pencils.
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Black Edition

Brilliantly Bright and Black – Meet the Sleek Black Edition Colored Pencils

You are full of unique ideas and creativity, and you need colored pencils to match your brilliant energy. With a stylish design and vibrant bright colors, our Black Edition Color Pencils do just that. Kids, teens, and adults alike can enjoy the brilliance of Black Edition.
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Petunia drawing with Polychromos Color Pencils

Drawing Petunias with Polychromos Color Pencils

Learn how to draw petunias or any of your favorite flowers with this drawing tutorial using Polychromos Color Pencils. This tutorial includes a video giving all the tips and tricks you need to get your spring inspiration on paper. Enjoy!
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Floral drawing with Goldfaber Color Pencils

Create Your Own Spring - Floral Drawing Tutorial

A "drawing from life" tutorial video by Mou Saha using Goldfaber Color Pencils. Get inspired by the spring nature around you and get drawing! I invite you to create your own spring if you live in cold climate and it’s still frozen out. 
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Goldfaber Color Pencils with coloring page

National Color Therapy Month Coloring Tip with Goldfaber Color Pencils

March is National Color Therapy Month. You can learn more about it here. In my video tutorial, I am sharing a free printable coloring page from my printable coloring book for you to color along with me if you like. Faber-Castell has coloring products for all levels of colorists - beginners, intermediate and advanced.
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Acorn Squash Sketch Tutorial with Goldfaber Color Pencils

Acorn Squash Sketch Tutorial with Goldfaber Color Pencils

Use Goldfaber Color Pencils and a Pitt Artist Pen to create this acorn squash sketch that is fitting for fall.
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Landscape sketch with Goldfaber Color Pencils

Colored Pencil Techniques with Goldfaber Color Pencils

The Goldfaber color pencil is an classic drawing pencil. But what makes it so special? The answer is simple: the quality of the resources that Faber-Castell uses.
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Bird sketch with hand lettering

Bird Study Sketching Tutorial with Color Pencils

A sketching tutorial featuring a nuthatch bird! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a study tutorial of a nuthatch, a common backyard bird, using Pitt Artist Pens and Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.
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Pheasant drawing

Ring Neck Pheasant Polychromos Tutorial

Polychromos Color Pencil tips with a Ring Neck Pheasant tutorial!
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Best Mom award picture

Best Mom Award: Mother's Day Tutorial

A Mother's Day tutorial for the best mom out there! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a tutorial celebrating Mother’s Day using Pitt Artist Pens and Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.

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Happy Earth Day lettering

Floral Earth Day Hand Lettering Tutorial

A hand lettering tutorial celebrating Earth Day! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a word art tutorial celebrating Earth Day using a Pitt Artist Pen and Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.
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Bird house sketch

Signs of Spring Sketching Tutorial

A sketching tutorial with Goldfaber Color Pencils! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a tutorial for a sketchbook entry creating observational drawing using Pitt Artist Pens and Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.
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The Difference Between Castell 9000 and Goldfaber Graphite Pencils

Graphite Pencils: Comparing Castell 9000 and Goldfaber

Consistently priding ourselves on being your artistic companion for life, Faber-Castell offers products for artists and creators at all stages of life. Amidst the creation and celebration of our wide variety of quality products at Faber-Castell, our core competence stems back to our graphite pencils.
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Landscape portrait

Landscape Sketch Tutorial with Goldfaber Color Pencils

A sketch tutorial using Goldfaber Color Pencils! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a color sketching tutorial using Goldfaber Color Pencils. I have made a complete materials list for you.
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Mushroom sketch with a Pitt Artist Pen

Create Visual Texture with Pitt Artist Pens

Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a tutorial for creating visual textures using a Pitt Artist Pen and Goldfaber Color Pencils. For today’s tutorial, I chose to draw a tree with mushrooms growing from its trunk, one that’s on my street. Pick a subject that has a variety of texture to it.
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Valentines Day Hugging Heart Tutorial

Valentine's Day Hugging Heart Tutorial

A Valentine's Day tutorial that has us feeling cozy! Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with a hugging heart project fit for children and grown-ups alike using Goldfaber Color Pencils. When you are done, brighten someone's day with the hugging heart.
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Bird sketches

Artistic Bird Study Art Lesson for Kids

In this lesson plan, students chose a bird of interest to research and create artwork from. They learn how to compose a strong layout using the basic elements of visual design.
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Pet Portrait

Pet Portrait Tutorial with Goldfaber Color Pencils

A portrait tutorial to create art inspired by your favorite furry friend!
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Donkey, bird, and mermaid gift toppers

Holiday Gift Topper Tutorial

How a gift is wrapped adds so much joy to the gift itself. For this holiday season, let’s make some fun gift toppers to personalize the gifts.You can use traditional symbols or create special one unique to your gift recipient for these gift toppers or mix both as I did.
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