How I Repurpose My Art: Turning Practice Paper into Creative Projects
As an artist, I've always been drawn to the idea of breathing new life into old things. This holds especially true for my art. How can we transform...
Natural Brushes vs. Synthetic Brushes in Watercolor Painting
Embarking on your watercolor journey feels like stepping into a realm of boundless creativity. However, amidst all the excitement, selecting the ri...
Art as a Meditative Practice: Finding Peace and Mindfulness
When was the last time you got so caught up in something that you lost track of time? Maybe it was during a chat with a friend, reading a good book...
How to rescue dry watercolor tubes
Have you ever found yourself staring at dried-up paint, wondering if it's destined for the trash bin? We've all been there. It's a familiar dilemma...
Harnessing Nature's Beauty for Your Artistic Inspiration
For me, nature has always been the ultimate muse. There's something about its untouched beauty that ignites my creativity like nothing else can. It...
Online Watercolor Workshops with CreativeIngrid
The virtual classroom is open! It doesn't matter where you live, now you can take classes with Ingrid Sanchez, AKA CreativeIngrid from the comf...
Painting lights - Using values and layering with watercolors
One of the main qualities of watercolors is that by varying the amount of water and pigment that we use, the result can be very transparent or ev...
DIY: Christmas Ornaments - Paint on glass using Watercolor Ground
It’s that time of the year when we start thinking about Christmas decorations, and because I am all about handmade, I want to share one of my favo...
My experience writing ‘DIY Watercolor Christmas’
The dream of writing a book Way before I became a full time artist, I worked in the publishing industry designing and managing manuscripts and corr...
Tips for painting with masking fluid and watercolours
If you know me, you know that I love working with masking fluid. I use this medium in almost all my paintings, and it is very common that people a...
Can you make a living as an artist?
When you meet someone for the first time, there are some questions that one would expect. Given how jobs tend to define us as individuals, it is on...
Social media features, my Etsy experience
Exactly a year ago Etsy published a blog post titled 'A Day in the Life of CreativeIngrid' and I thought that this happy event was a good opportuni...