Art & Craft Tutorials

Yearly Archives: 2025

Hey y’all, I’m Katie from Studio Katie. Have you tried the new Urban Sketching Set from Tombow yet? Keep reading to see how I used this set to illustrate the cutest little Japanese Tea House! First, Let me tell you what comes in the Urban Sketching Set: 3 Tombow Dual Brush Pens, […]

Product Review: Tombow’s Urban Sketching Set

August 20, 2025 in Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Drawing / Dual Brush Pens / Field Sketching / Urban Sketching Set by Katie Smith

Whether you’re just starting your journaling journey or you’re looking to refine your line work, our new Fine Liner Foundations and Trend-Inspired Journal Spread Workshop is the perfect way to build skills and immediately put them into practice. In this free, two-part class, lettering and journaling artist Emma Chin […]

FREE Fine Liner Foundations and Trend-Inspired Journal Spread Workshop

August 15, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Art Journaling / Creator Crew / Design Team / Free Downloads / General / Handlettering / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Workshops tagged art journaling workshop / bullet journaling tutorial / cottagecore art / cottagecore doodles / cottagecore journal / creative journaling ideas / fine liner journaling / fine liner techniques / fine liner workshop / Free art workshop / journal spread tutorial / journaling workshop / line art techniques / MONO Drawing Pen Colors / Tombow Workshop by Audrey Hayes

Ready to combine your love for nature with your creativity? In our latest free online art workshop, illustrator and sticker artist Katie Smith (@studio.katie) will show you how to draw, ink, and color stunning National Park–inspired sticker designs using Tombow MONO Drawing Pens and Tombow Dual Brush Pens — including […]

Free National Park Sticker Art Workshop with Katie Smith

August 11, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Brand Ambassador Spotlights / Creator Crew / Design Team / Free Downloads / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor / Workshops tagged Beginner drawing tutorial / Blending with brush pens / Café Collection Dual Brush Pens / Creative hobbies for beginners / DIY sticker sheet / Drawing step-by-step / Free art workshop / How to make stickers / mono drawing pens / Mythical Creatures Dual Brush Pens / National Park art / National Park crafts / National Park sticker designs / Nature illustration workshop / Nature-inspired art project / Printable sticker art / Sticker art tutorial / Sticker making for beginners / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Audrey Hayes

Hi all, Carola here to show you how to sketch a retro illustration using pencils! I used Tombow MONO Drawing Pencils to draw a camera in a few simple steps. The MONO Drawing Pencils are great for artists, architects, and writers because they are precise. The quality and crispness in […]

Illustrating a Retro Design Using Pencils

August 2, 2025 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged MONO Drawing Pencil / Pencil by Carola Sallis

Hey Tombow friends, It’s Katie here to show you how to create color studies! Have you ever started a painting or illustration only to realize halfway through that the colors don’t quite capture the mood you envisioned? Me too. One way that I’ve been working around that is by creating […]

Color Studies: A Guide to Choosing the Perfect Colors for ...

August 1, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Creator Crew / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Color / Dual Brush Pens / illustration / Irojiten Colored Pencils / irojiten desk cup / Sketchbook / Sketching / Tutorial by Katie Smith

lucky me pennant flag with tombow usa products — DIY Lucky Pennant Flag for National Craft Month By Sara Hynes Hello friends! I’m Sara Hynes, and today I’m going to show you how to create a fun, colorful DIY Lucky pennant flag to celebrate National Craft Month. This project is perfect for crafting with your little ones or […]

DIY Lucky Pennant Flag for National Craft Month

July 27, 2025 in General by Sara Hynes

Hi, friends! I’m Andrea Lake, and I’m so excited to share another fun project to celebrate National Craft Month with you all. Earlier this month, I received my Tombow VIP Mini Box, and after playing with the mini colored pencils for just a few minutes, I felt inspired to get […]

Craft Your Creativity with Tombow

July 26, 2025 in Adult Coloring / Creator Crew / Design Team / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged 1500 Series Colored Pencils / adult coloring / Andrea Lake / Andrea Lake Creates / coloring / Dual Brush Pens by Andrea Lake

Hi friends, Carola here to show you how to create a tea themed journal spread! It’s National Craft Month and a perfect time to revisit your hobbies, such as journaling. If you enjoy a certain beverage (whether it’s coffee, tea, or something else), here’s an idea: save part of the […]

Create a Tea Themed Journal Spread for National Craft Month

July 25, 2025 in General by Carola Sallis

Hi friends, it’s Carola and in this post, I’ll show you one way to get inspired by patterns found in nature and practice creativity on-the-go. I’m lucky enough to live in British Columbia, Canada, where I’m surrounded by beautiful scenery and wildlife. When I go on hikes and nature walks, […]

Practice Creativity By Sketching Patterns in Nature

July 24, 2025 in General tagged mono drawing pens / nature / patterns / Sketching / Wildlife by Carola Sallis

scrapbook page using tombow usa products — How to Draw a repeating Fruit and Floral Pattern for Scrapbooking Using Tombow USA Products Scrapbooking is a fantastic way to preserve memories, and one of the most enjoyable aspects of scrapbooking is adding unique, personalized designs to your pages. In this blog post, I’ll walk you through how to […]

How to Draw a repeating Fruit and Floral Pattern for ...

July 23, 2025 in General tagged fruit and floral pattern / fruit and flowers / repeating pattern / sarahynesdesigns / scrapbooking / scrapbooking page / Tombow / tombow usa / Tutorial by Sara Hynes

Watercolor pattern and printed copy — Watercolor Wedding Invitations, Floral wedding invitations By Sara Hynes Hi friends! I’m Sara Hynes, and today I’m going to show you how to make your own watercolor wedding invitations — complete with an RSVP card and a matching envelope! ✂️ What You’ll Need: Dual Brush Pen Art Markers – Sorbet […]

Watercolor Wedding Invitations, Floral Wedding Invitations

July 22, 2025 in General tagged invitation / Watercolor / watercolor flowers / watercolor wedding invitation / Wedding / wedding invitation by Sara Hynes

☀️ Sun and Self Care By Sara Hynes Hi friends! I’m Sara Hynes, and today we’re talking all things self-care. I’m diving into the Tombow Self-Care Journaling Kit and making self-care a top priority this season. ✂️ What You’ll Need: Tombow Self-Care Journaling Kit Journal (I used this one) MONO […]

Sun and Self Care

July 21, 2025 in General tagged illustration / Journal / journaling / Self-Care / sun / sun and self care / Tombow by Sara Hynes