Creativity for Life

Bullet Journal Doodles: Valentine's Day!

Posted on February 10 2020

Bullet Journal doodles for celebrating Valentine's Day! More Valentine's Day doodles for you to LOVE! The holiday is right around the corner, and if you're looking for more journal decor, this tutorial is for you!. Here, you have 5 different doodles to try.

Soft Pastels. Learn how to draw with Soft Pastels!

Soft Pastels for Beginners

Posted on February 10 2020

Soft pastels are favored by artists looking for a media that is easily blendable, and the quality of our Soft Pastels is unmatchable. With a multi-angled shape and multipurpose powdery components, creating with pastels gives artists a unique and versatile approach to their artwork. Capture your various artistic visions in rich detail with Faber-Castell Creative Studio’s Soft Pastels.

Martin Luther King Jr. and Paper Watercolor Crown

Black History Month Lesson Plan: Martin Luther King Jr.

Posted on February 07 2020

A kindergarten lesson plan for Black History Month. With this lesson plan, students can learn about the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and make their own special crown expressing his virtues.

Bullet Journal Doodles: Love is in the Air

Posted on February 05 2020

Bullet Journal doodles just in time for Valentine's Day! It's officially February! As I browse my feed... and every store imaginable, I see Valentine's Day and hearts all around! So it's time to ease into the season with some "lovely" doodles!

Bullet Journal with love borders & dividers

Bullet Journal Love Boarders & Dividers

Posted on February 05 2020

Bullet Journal borders and dividers decorated with love! Add borders and dividers to your Bullet Journal to bring your page together. Whether you're a romantic at heart or you just want to decorate your journal for the holiday, these border and divider ideas are a great fit!

DIY Valentine's Day Gift Tags

Posted on February 04 2020

A Valentine's Day craft for your special valentine with Pitt Artist Pens and Albrecht Dürer Watercolor Markers.

Graphite Sketch Set. Learn how to sketch with Graphite Pencils!

Sketching with Faber-Castell's Graphite Sketch Set

Posted on January 31 2020

Easily accessible and simple to learn and use, with the ability to achieve dark deep shades or gentle light details, graphite pencils are an aspiring sketch artist’s best drawing companion. Through all the media available for artists to draw and sketch, graphite pencils are an easy but dynamic tool to use to get started.

Charcoal Sketch Set. Learn how to sketch with vine & charcoal pencils!

Sketching with Faber-Castell's Charcoal Sketch Set

Posted on January 31 2020

Sketching with charcoal can be daunting to an artist who is unfamiliar with the style. The rich dark hues of the organic material are what make charcoal both fascinating and intimidating. Faber-Castell’s Charcoal Sketch Set was created to aid aspiring artists in finding ease in learning how to sketch with charcoal and discovering its value. Working with charcoal gives an artist depth and is often used when the artist desires to create a quick sketch or art that is rich in value.

Classic Sketch Set. Learn how to sketch with pastel pencils & graphite!

Sketching with Faber-Castell's Classic Sketch Set

Posted on January 29 2020

Simultaneously simple yet dynamic, sketching is an art style that can be achieved with just a few quality products you can trust to carry out your vision. Faber-Castell Creative Studio’s Classic Sketch Set provides that experience. One of three Faber-Castell sketch sets, the Classic Sketch Set is assembled ideally for beginners and art students with various media and monochrome hues; all that is you need to get started.

Valentine's Day Cards with Mixed Media Art

Posted on January 29 2020

Hi everyone, Mou Saha here with an art journal page tutorial that celebrates love. Today I am working with Gelatos Pastels, a Pitt Artist Pen, a rubber stamp, and Gold Gel Paint from assorted Gelatos kits along with a Castell 9000 pencil. I have made a complete materials list for you.

Bullet Journal Succulent & Cactus Doodles

Bullet Journal Doodles: Succulent & Cactus

Posted on January 28 2020

Bullet Journal doodles gone green! I do NOT have a green thumb in real life... so I like to pretend that I do by creating succulent and cactus doodles! These are some of my absolute favorite things to draw. Today, Faber-Castell USA and I are showing you how to build your own for your journals. These are easy to create if you break it apart into steps.

What is Diamond Painting?

Posted on January 24 2020

Diamond painting is a creative trend that crafters and artists of all ages enjoy. Similar to paint-by-number or mosaic art, it attracts fans of such methodical activities and crafts with its creative concepts. Diamond painting enhances those concepts with sparkling diamonds that attract creatives interested in adding dimension and extra fun to traditional painting activities.

Ombre Lettering! with Bullet Journal and Pitt Artist Pens

Bullet Journal Lettering Ombre Tutorial

Posted on January 22 2020

Today, Faber-Castell USA and I are sharing 4 different styles of ombre lettering! This technique is something I discovered while playing with different shades of the same color. If you continue to add a "shadow" to your letters, but use different colors instead of gray alone, your letters will come alive!

And The Colored Pencil of the Year Award Goes to...Polychromos Color Pencil!

Posted on January 18 2020

For the second year in a row, our Polychromos Colored Pencil has received the Colored Pencil of the Year award from COLORED PENCIL Magazine! Polychromos artist’s color pencil has earned its reputation of best of the best and can be defined by its name Polychromos, meaning “many colors.”

Big Gem Diamond Painting DIY Free Printable Valentines

DIY Valentine's Day Printables with Big Gem Diamond Painting

Posted on January 17 2020

Happy Valentine's Day! Well....almost. Helping your child find the perfect Valentine's Day cards to bring to school can be a pretty big deal. Have them customize their valentines this year in sparkling gems with our DIY Valentines Day printables and Big Gem Diamond Painting craft kits!

Winter Hibernation Bullet Journal Doodle

Bullet Journal Doodles: Winter Hibernation

Posted on January 15 2020

This post might make it sound like I dislike Winter, but I actually love it! I also love the idea of staying cozy and warm inside while the weather gets a little bit wild. Why is human hibernation not a thing yet? ... I digress. In honor of this fictional practice, I'm sharing 7 doodle tutorials with you!

How do I Choose the Best Diamond Painting Kit for Kids?

Posted on January 14 2020

The diamond painting trend is one that is taking over the world of crafters and artists of all ages. Diamond painting is a creative activity that takes a paint by number or mosaic style crafting concept to another shining level. Follow colored directions to create images with gems instead of paint; the result being a colorful diamond art 3D creation.

Bullet Journal Doodles: Winter Wonderland

Posted on January 07 2020

So, it's Winter for most of us out there, and that means snow, ice, and temperatures that drop to levels we don't approve of! It's nice to take a look around once in a while and appreciate the beauty winter can bring. Here, I've given you 6 easy tutorials to turn your journals into a Winter Wonderland!

Bullet Journal Dot Grid Patterns Christmas Edition

Bullet Journal Dot Grid Patterns - Holiday Edition

Posted on January 03 2020

I may sound like a broken record, but I love to tell all of my workshop students to USE THOSE DOTS! A dot grid notebook can be such an important tool for our community, and I absolutely love utilizing it. Pitt Artist Pens are PERFECT for creating these patterns in your dot grid journals!

Bullet Journal Doodles: Jolly Holiday Extras

Posted on January 03 2020

Sadly, Christmas has come and gone, BUT I'm still in the spirit! Today's doodle tutorials are super simple and super FUN!

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