Crystal Cluster Watercolor Illustration: New Video On My YouTube Channel!

Hi friends! I just uploaded a brand new video to my YouTube channel so please check it out, give it a like and be sure to subscribe. 

For this project I used watercolor paper, pencil, Micron ink pen, and Windsor & Newton watercolor paints, but you can use whatever you have on hand. 

Who isn't crazy for crystals? They're fun to paint (and super easy too!) so I thought I would try my hand at painting my own (Yes, all of my videos are my first-time try, learn as I go!) 

I started with a pencil sketch to get the shapes on the paper, and then I used watercolor paints to color my drawing. I used very little paint - I wanted my crystals to be predominantly purple, so I used some different tones of violet, and then here and there added a bit of blue and then just a whisper of yellow and green to give my crystals that iridescent glow. 

Once my drawing was finished I added a quick sketchy outline in black micron ink. Check it out below!

I hope to do a few jewelry making videos in the near future so be sure to check back! 

If there is anything in particular that you'd like to see just leave me a comment!

I hope you have a great week! 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

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©Laura Beth Love 2017 all rights reserved

New Video On My YouTube Channel: Space Feather Illustration

Hi friends! I just uploaded a brand new video to my YouTube channel so please check it out, give it a like and be sure to subscribe. 

For this project I used watercolor paper, pencil, Micron ink pen, and Windsor & Newton watercolor paints, but you can use whatever you have on hand. 

Feathers are super-popular right now in art and illustration so I thought I'd share my own version...the space feather :) 

I start with a pencil sketch to get my shape on the paper, and then I bring in the big guns (black ink pen) to go over the outline and add the designs. Using simple lines and circles and a few spirals I fill in the feather areas thinking up the designs as I work. 

Once my drawing is finished I add a little bit of watercolor paint just to give it a blush of color.

I added the script lettering so that you could see how you can easily fancy it up by adding an additional line on the down-stroke, and then fill it in with a little bit of watercolor paint to tie it in nicely with your painting. 

I hope to do a few jewelry making videos in the near future so be sure to check back! 

If there is anything in particular that you'd like to see just leave me a comment!

I hope you have a great week! 

Love, Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

Frog in my backyard pond jumping out of the water like a bullet trying to eat a leaf that was stuck on a cobweb - in slow motion (video)

It all started out so innocently.

There was a small pond. 

With a few fish.

And a pretty water lilly. 

And a crazy frog! 

Hi friends! I have something funny to share with you today. It's a short slow motion video! I filmed it last week in my backyard, and yes, I recorded the video on my iPhone. hehe.  

I shared this video clip on my Instagram last week, and then I realized I had to share it with you on the blog too, so I uploaded it to my YouTube channel and here it is. 

I love taking nature photos and shooting nature videos (especially slow motion videos) and if you follow my Instagram you probably already know this because you probably have already seen my "Woodpecker Listening to My Daughter Play Bass" video, my "Friendly Moth" video, and my most recent "Floating Butterfly" video. 

Hehe, I know - they're all kind of silly... But this frog is really something to see. 

The backstory: 
I was sitting outside in my "outdoor office" next to my fish pond, and I heard a splash. Out of the corner of my eye I saw Mr. Frog jump a foot into the air! Then I noticed what he was jumping at... there was a small brown leaf stuck in a cobweb that was strung across my fishpond. The leaf was perfectly suspended about 18 inches above the surface of the water, and it spun and bobbed in the breeze. Mr. Frog took notice. He jumped again. Then again. Then I grabbed my phone...keep your eye on the frog!

 Enjoy! 

I love how he uses his hands to try to scoop the leaf into his mouth! What do you think?

I hope you have a great week! 

Love, 

Laura

My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns

Check out my new jewelry instruction books and DVDs!

Learn how to solder and make unique jewelry!

article and images ©Laura Beth Love 2016