Start With Abstraction and See What Happens! @thefrugalcrafter
Start With Abstraction and See What Happens!  @thefrugalcrafter
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Has this happened to you? You have lovely supplies you want to use but you have no idea what to paint. Why not let the art supplies guide your project! that's what I did today and I ended up with a tide pool!
You can find a real-time narrated lesson for this up in Critique Club: lindsayweirich.teachable.com/p/critique-club

Supplies (affiliate links used)
Bamboo mixed media paper: tidd.ly/4ujxnQb
Jackmans watercolor powder: tidd.ly/4tIPA8Y
Jackmans watercolors: tidd.ly/4drTUTO
Watercolor brushes: altenew.com/products/artists-watercolor-foundation-brush-set?sca_ref=6433269.TbCbSw2Tlx
Acrylic paint pens: amzn.to/4tHUrXS
White gel pens: amzn.to/3RiX3Or
Colored pencils: tidd.ly/4kgq9s5
Other: Random stencils, paper towel, water bucket, tape

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Credits:
Video production and Craft ideas: Lindsay Weirich
Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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