by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Sep 2, 2015 | How To, Paintings
I’ve filmed/timelapsed a few of the Spring Floral paintings that I’m doing this month. They’re being released onto Instagram each day – $55 each. Today’s sold in 6 minutes flat – bought by someone to give to a friend that needed...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jul 1, 2015 | How To, Paintings
I’ve been itching to paint a larger-than-my-usual canvas with a vase of bright flowers in it – so late last week I got started on it and timelapsed the whole thing, from wo to go – enjoy! I’ll get this baby varnished and it’ll be...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Jun 1, 2015 | How To
Pretty much anyone who’s been to a Shiny Happy Paint Along knows I love my dragonflies. They add a little “somethin’ somethin'” to a flower painting and fill in simple backgrounds quite nicely. They add movement and detail and sometimes a bit...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Apr 13, 2015 | How To
There are stacks of premixed green acrylic paints on the market. Here I compare NINE of them (oh wow!) and you can decide which ones you like! Here’s a link to my sample sheet so you can download it for yourself. Please remember that colours may differ screen to...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Apr 12, 2015 | How To
It’s no secret that I recommend Prismacolor coloured pencils. But what about that tin of pencils you were given as a gift last year? Well I compared a few brands and this is what I think: If you can’t see the video here, you can watch it through...
by anna@shinyhappyart.com | Mar 2, 2015 | How To, Paintings
Do you have a special space to paint and draw? Or are you a ‘portable person’ and you simply make space wherever you go? While you’ll sometimes find me sketching in a notebook or scrapbook in front of the telly, I do prefer drawing at a table and...
