Watercolor Collisions: When Oops Becomes Inspiration

Watercolor Collisions: When Oops Becomes Inspiration

Anna Berends van Loenen
Published on: 2025/12/06

A playful watercolor warm-up where unexpected “oops” moments become inspiration. Letting colors collide, blend, and behave freely makes this a low-pressure creative experiment perfect for beginners and intuitive artists.

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Mindful Overlapping Squares: A Calm Drawing Warm-Up (or Creative Cool-Down)

Mindful Overlapping Squares: A Calm Drawing Warm-Up (or Creative Cool-Down)

Anna Berends van Loenen
Published on: 2025/12/01

A calming 5-minute drawing warm-up using overlapping squares, black fills, and loose fineliner lines. Perfect as a creative warm-up or cool-down to ease stress, reset your mind, and gently ease into (or out of) creative flow.

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Overlapping Circles: A Playful Creative Warm-Up to Spark Your Flow

Overlapping Circles: A Playful Creative Warm-Up to Spark Your Flow

Anna Berends van Loenen
Published on: 2025/11/28

A playful 5-minute drawing warm-up using overlapping circles and random colors to spark creativity, loosen up your hands, and help you get into creative flow.

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DIY Stamps for Creative Play | Easy Patterns for Holiday Cards & Art Journals

DIY Stamps for Creative Play | Easy Patterns for Holiday Cards & Art Journals

Anna Berends van Loenen
Published on: 2025/11/04

How to make your own DIY stamps using just an eraser and an X-Acto knife, and turn them into patterns. Ideal for Holiday cards and Art Journals

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