Free watercolor cupcakes clip art set

This download is for 6 png files (zipped) of cupcakes painted with watercolor. The clip arts are available through my deviantart account. Instructions: to download the zipped file, click the download link which will open the deviantart page. Click the "Download" button on the right side of the page. You may use this set of clip arts for personal use only.

Download the watercolor cupcakes clip art set

Free Printable Watermelon Art

This is a free printable of a watermelon. The size is 8x10 inches and 300 dpi resolution. This image is available through my deviantart account. Instructions: to download the correct full size, click the download link which will open the deviantart page. Click the "Download" button on the right side of the page.

Free Printable Leaf Art

This is a free printable art featuring a  simple Philodendron leaf I painted with watercolors. The size is 8x10 inches and 300 dpi resolution. This image is available through my deviantart account. Instructions: to download the correct full size, click the download link which will open the deviantart page. Click the "Download" button on the right side of the page.

Download free printable leaf art

Download free printable leaf art

Please visit my Etsy shop for more printable leaf art available at an affordable price.

Printable Eucalyptus leaves painting

Printable Monstera watercolor

Printable Moringa leaves

Printable Banana leaf watercolor

Free Printable Wall Decors / Printable Art

I made some free printable art files. The image size is 8x10 inches, 300 dpi. They are for personal use only. I hope to create more free downloadables especially for teachers. These images are available through my deviantart account. Instructions: to download the correct full size, click the download link which will open the deviantart page. Click the "Download" button on the right side of the page.

1. Download "Faith Hope Love" free printable art

2. Download "Walk in Love" free printable art

3. Download "Don't Give Up" free printable art

4. Download "Creative" free printable art

5. Download "Pink Roses" free printable art

Free Oil Pastel Photoshop Brushes

I made these oil pastel brushes 4 years ago and it has over 2,500 downloads in deviantart. I hope this can be helpful to anyone. I'm also planning to create free stuff especially for teachers. Download the Free Photoshop brushes here.

Small paintings and opening an Etsy shop

This summer, I've started painting small watercolor pieces (post card size). I enjoy doing small pieces because they don't take a lot of time to finish.

Finally, my Etsy printables shop has been opened! I have 3 products right now and I'm slowly adding more. I was torn between making it look generic or making it really artistic. I preferred making it look more creative - yet simple. That means more experimenting and plain work. I know the start requires all the hard work, failures, bloopers and I pray that my work will  be blessed. I've read my journal and realized that it was my goal to open an Etsy shop since 2012. I'm really thankful to God I can finally work on my shop. It is still under construction so I won't link it for now.

My summer vacation (I'm a teacher) is almost over! I'll be reporting to school next week. I will surely make time to still paint and update this blog.

Watercolor flowers

It's 2017 already! I totally forgot about this blog already. I was planning on creating a new blog but when I logged in, I was surprised to see 3 posts. My last post was back in 2013 and I was thinking of the reason why I stopped posting. It's probably because I studied again, took the board exam and had a job (not freelancing anymore). I'm starting my 4th year in my job (How fast time flies). I have been painting a lot lately so I also want to document my learning here. Anyway, I'm back to posting here.

About the picture above, last year I was practicing how to paint flowers for my friend's wedding invitation. I wasn't satisfied with the outcome and I'm not sure if my scanner will do justice to the paintings so I abandoned the idea and kept the papers. I found them earlier while looking for stuff to throw away and thought that they're actually not that bad. I have to paint more flowers! Okay, that's it for my comeback post.

Finishing

Happy New Year. I haven't been sleeping early since the the last days of December. I have been thinking and reflecting about the past year and what I've done with it. I did not see much accomplishments, in fact I thought it was a lazy year for me. Not that I have been sleeping and not working the whole year, I even remembered working one Sunday night to Monday morning, trying to tweak a program (it was successful btw) and being frustrated and angry with a shopping plugin. Maybe, it's just not enough, I was still so comfortable OR I want to do something else. (and I admit, working from Sunday night to Monday morning is not good for both body and soul. I won't do this again unless it's a drawing/artwork that I'm passionate about.)

Last week, I started reading the book, The Hobbit. I read it during the night before I sleep and find it to be really an entertaining read. I haven't seen the movie yet. I will finish the book first. I thought that being a (not so) old book it will be hard to read but it's rather easier to understand than some modern books that I've read.

Last night I've finished an old drawing of a portrait of my sister. I remembered that the reference photo was left with my grandmother so I don't have a reference for the hair. I think that hair looks... not the best.

It's really 2013 already! 2012 was so fast, I did not even feel September. So this year, by God's grace I want to be happy and go out of my comfort zone more often.

The year is almost over.

Here we go with the last days of 2012. I thank God for His goodness for the whole year :) I've finally decided that I will use this blog for my traditional artworks. I've just finished an artwork (a fan art in traditional form) for a friend. I should feel accomplished somehow, maybe I am but I still have this feeling of being inadequate. I'm really critical with my own work. Maybe because I expose my eyes to seeing the best artworks (on the web) and I compare too much? Sometimes I plan of not looking at my favorite art blog or not opening deviantart so I can focus on my own work. I'll definitely do that. With that, I remember this quote:

“ Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through. ” — Ira Glass

I know, i know, we should be patient, right? Anyway this is the painting I've worked on, It's 8x10 inches, watercolor and acrylic on Canson Montval.

Another Start

I've decided to create another personal blog. It didn't take so long to think of the url to use. Diligent Hands just popped out from my mind. It's a good title. It reminds me to be productive, to avoid being lazy.