MARK-MAKING with no brushes allowed! - Day 3 (Creative Elements Challenge)

The creative task for Day 3 is to discover a new type of mark or pattern!
🎨 5-DAY Creative Elements Challenge 🎨

To keep things interesting, try using alternative tools such as twigs, feathers, sponges, palette knives, or items from around the home.

For paint, I am using Daler Rowney FW Ink in Antelope Brown, instant coffee, and teabags. If you prefer, you can use watercolour,  acrylic, or any other supply.

This is a fun exercise and always a good one for loosening up and getting outside of your comfort zone.

When you have finished the exercise, take a moment to notice if there is a type of mark or pattern you want to incorporate more often into your work. If you want to keep going, how about adding some marks to your backgrounds from Day 2?

I love seeing your work under the hashtag #creativeelementschallenge. It's all so inspiring!
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🌻 Hello there, If you're new around here, I'm Laura Horn, an artist based in the Adelaide Hills. I teach online classes on how to paint abstracts and botanicals in acrylic, watercolour, and mixed media. If you are looking for a weekly dose of creative encouragement and inspiration, press subscribe!

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[lindahigham]

Good afternoon 🤗 Laura 🌹 I used tea and inks with a old tooth brush, a little pine corn from the tree in the front yard the round finger end of a dabber and wooden skewer and a plastic pipette just so much fun till tomorrow enjoy your evening ☺️🌹💌🖌️🎨🦄🤗

[andreatorraca]

Yes, love that twig!!!! Like chicken foot.

[jennifer]

Thank you for all your effort in this video and for sharing your techniques.

[Cyrilmc]

Thank you so much Laura, I really really enjoyed watching you create this beautiful and organic artwork. I absolutely love ❤❤❤❤ what you’ve created and I really really love ❤❤❤❤ the natural look you’ve achieved here. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

[kanariya]

The good time spreads from short videos.

[llf]

I love using coffee I keep some in a spray bottle and I picked up a tip recently that if you add a few drops of alcohol it stops it going mouldy 😁 loving these videos ❤xxx

[donnaallgaier-lamberti]

I am in LOVE with acrylic inks; the jewel tones, the sheen and the colors.

[sketchbookscheming]

So much fun to see you gathering materials from your garden and using them in your sketchbook!

[Cynthia.B]

That was a lot of fun! Love your sweet kitty coming into the picture! I have been collecting a few things on my nature walks to try out different kinds of marks. That blouse is such a beautiful shade of green, by the way. Thank you for sharing your great ideas. 💚

[deborahruth]

I am loving this challenge. I couldn't wait for today's challenge. ❤

[KittehNow]

So simple, yet incredibly beautiful results🤩

[nikki.]

Laura, I'm so glad I came across your Chanel and your work. Really enjoying the challenge so far and loving listening to your podcast too. Sending loads of love from the UK <3

[annam.myburgh]

Loving this challenge week. Really interesting prompts. Great work Laura ❤

[daniellehenault]

Merci infiniment Laura ! Je souriais tout le long de votre démonstration. Merveilleux !💙🤎🖤

[pamelallewellyn]

I love this challenge. I feel like I can really do this because it doesn't have to look like anything in particular and this allows a certain freedom to flow. I will try this. Thank you for the idea.

[susanorban]

Loved this video and such great ideas. I've always wanted to do art with coffee and this has given me the push. Thanks! Your outdoor area is just beautiful!😊❤️

[Iamlynie]

Brilliant idea, thank you for sharing. Very natural art 😊❤

[purplephoenixartbymicheled]

🌬🎨Loving this Abstract painting class. 😊 of course I chose black for my one color 😊

[LuchaCatDIY]

I love coffee art! I’ve always wanted to try 😊

[anjalisart]

Awesome and nice video...👌 so beautiful artwork!!...❤️❤️❤️ thanks for sharing..👍👍👍