Let’s paint some fireworks – maybe to use as a New Year’s card for a friend, or maybe just for fun! Christmas is over, New Years isn’t here yet, and today we can enjoy being in the space between… It’s the perfect time to sit down and play with silver and gold! You only need a couple of sparkly colors plus a piece of black paper to paint these easy cards and bookmarks, and it’s an ideal watercolor project for children of all ages.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 Materials
02:48 Bookmarks
08:50 New Years Card
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In all my watercolor tutorials, I show you a simple painting for beginners in detail and in real time. By painting along you will learn all the techniques you need to create amazing art. Your watercolor skills will improve quickly when you practice these easy paintings! Whether you want to paint bookmarks, greetings cards, embellishments for junk journals, gifts or ambitious landscapes, you’ll gain confidence and experience by trying my projects.
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25 Comments
Happy New Year 2023 everyone. Thanks Diane for the marvelous gift of your time and talent shared with us this past year. Looking forward to following you into the future for more watercolor fun.
I really enjoy your videos. No two are alike, and I love your conversations. Happy New Year to you
Very nice! Happy New Year to you too. Thank you!!!❤
Happy new year 🎉
Thank you for a very relaxing and peaceful 2022 watching you paint! Happy New Year 2023!
Very good! I used to be creative. Tried a painting this afternoon (no good) with my new paints. Looks so easy when you do it.
Gorgeous!!!
Thank you Diane. Happy New Year to you and your family. I so admire your talent.
I love the tissue paper centers. Happy 2023 everyone!
Thank you Diane. I'm so glad that the dog is safe and will hopefully be loved and cared for.
Happy new year. God bless you. X
Happy New Year, Diane! I'm sorry about your neighbor's passing.
Explodingly joyful! Dry clever. I would not have thought of that! But that’s why we look to you for inspiration! Happy, happy new year my friend!❤️
Simple yet elegant! Great ideas. Thanks for sharing. Have a Happy New Year!
Very nice. Happy New Year!
Thank you so much Diane! Sitting over white paper and turning it into darkest blue/ black and than working with your ideas. It makes me very happy❤
Happy New Year Diane and family, what a weird good/bad year it's been for us ,so I'm hoping and preying things will continue to improve and I'm hoping the same for Bella the dog ❤ God Bless see you on here soon ☺ xx
Happy New year xx
Hi Again Diane, I made a few of these cards last night because I received a few more Christmas cards in the mail after Christmas. Since I was hand-painting each card I sent out, I focused on painting the number of cards I received each day in the mail. This tutorial was perfectly timed. I painted 7 of these yesterday. Six to send out and one to keep on hand for a reference. I really love them and they are so unique. It was quite relaxing painting these. Thanks again!
Perfect! Since I didn’t send Christmas cards- I will paint these beautiful “ New Years” cards. Thank you and Happy New Year!
How fun! Happy New Year everybody.
A Happy and Healthy New Year to you and your family! I’ve enjoyed your tutorials and I’ve tried many….and look forward to the new year with more of your paintings and tutorials!
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Love this fun project! This is a great exercise for people who want to sharpen their techniques while taking a break from the pressure of realistic rendering. Anyone receiving a card like this would feel like celebrating the year to come!
How can tomorrow be New Year's Eve already??!! Where did the year go??!! Diane, I found your channel "way back" in May………hard to believe. You have given many hours of enjoyable painting and watching and listening………and valuable instruction. A very Happy New Year to you and Tamsin and I hope to enjoy much more time with you in 2023! Thanks for this demo – I've got some thank you cards to make and I think I'll use this idea – I have black paper I haven't really used and my trusty Kuretake starry colors which will work!
Hi DIane, wishing you and your family a wonderful and blessed New Year. Thank you so much for all the wonderful videos and content! You have blessed me so much as I started painting just this last September. You are a truly gifted artist and teacher! thank you again , truly fran from California