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DIY: Travel Watercolor Kit

chezlin ·

The weather is getting nice so it's perfect for taking a trip to the park to hang out and paint a little bit. This week I'll show you how easily to put together your own travel sized watercolor (or gouache) kit that you can just throw in your pocket, purse, bag, etc. and be on your way! supplies

Remove the makeup.

Clean the makeup pallet with warm soapy water.

Close the pallet and spray the outside with white spray paint. Nail polish can work if you're in a pinch, or if it's raining outside and you're too impatient to wait until the next day (like me).

Set aside to dry. If your case comes apart, like mine does, you can remove the top while you fill the inside.

Fill each pot with a different color. Since this was a pretty basic pallet and there were only four pots, I did the primary colors along with panes grey. Let dry.

Snap the lid back on and you're done! Since you painted the lid white, it acts as a nice area where you can mix colors.

Here's the first ever kit I made. Obviously it's had some use. It had way more pots so I got to add a lot more colors.

In addition to my small portable kits, I also have these aqua brushes that have a water reservoir that are super convenient for on-the-go painting. You don't need to carry an extra cup for the waste water, you just need an extra bottle of water to refill the reservoirs every once in a while.

Click here for an affiliate link for the aqua brushes.

I hope you like this weeks project! Now get out there and paint! :)

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Daily Self Portraits Update # 5

chezlin ·

Here are my portraits for the week! Enjoy~

 

#39 watercolor and gouache

#40 watercolor and gouache

#41 mechanical pencil

#42 watercolor and gouache

#43 watercolor and gouache

#44 photoshop CS6

#45 photoshop CS6

 

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Daily Self Portraits Update #4

chezlin ·

Man I totally forgot to update this on Tuesday. My schedule has been all messed up because I had to evacuate because of Hurricane Isaac! My boyfriend, my cat and I are safe, but the one road going to our apartment is flooded and the power has been out there for a few days so when we finally go home, we will be coming back home to a fridge full of bad food. :( But anyway, less about hurricanes, and more about portraits!

#32 CS6

#33 CS6 (it was my birthday!)

#34 CS6

#35 Pen and ink and white colored pencil

 #36 CS6

#37 Pen and ink, watercolor and gouache

#38 Watercolor and gouache

 

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Daily Self Portraits

chezlin ·

Ten days ago I decided I was going to start a year long project where I would do a self portrait every day. Each day I post them on my tumblr and each week I'll be posting a recap of the weeks drawings. So low and behold, here are my portraits, in a bunch of different mediums.
#1 ballpoint pen

#2 tria marker

#3 mechanical pencil and graphite pencil

#4 mechanical pencil

#5 pastel

 #6 pen & ink and gouache

#7 pen & ink and gouache

#8 mechanical pencil

#9 black sharpie and gouache

#10 digital (CS6)