Art & Craft Tutorials

Katie Smith

Hey everyone, Katie here from Studio Katie! Galentine’s Day is coming up, so today I wanted to show you how to make some cute and inspiring Galentine’s Day cards. Plus, I want to show you how to color realistic lips using Tombow’s ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers and Irojiten Colored Pencils! […]

DIY Galentine’s Day Cards + How to Color Lips Using ...

February 5, 2020 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged ABT PRO Alcohol Markers / coloring / Drawing / Galentine's Day / illustration / Irojiten Colored Pencils / Lips / Tombow ABT PRO Alcohol Based Markers / Tutorial / valentines by Katie Smith

What’s a movie that you can just watch over and over and never get tired of? For me, it’s any of the Star Trek movies and series. I’m a total fan girl. Today, I want to show you how I created this Star Trek inspired page in my task journal […]

DIY Star Trek Journal Galaxy Spread

January 22, 2020 in Design Team / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dot Grid Journal / Dual Brush Pens / galaxy / MONO Drawing Pen / Movie / task journal by Katie Smith

Do you have a limited number of Dual Brush Pen colors, but still want to make a beautiful piece of art? I’m Katie from Studio Katie here! Today, I’m going to show you some tips for mixing Dual Brush Pens to create custom colors. Since this is my first post […]

Mixing Dual Brush Pens for Watercolor Illustration

January 9, 2020 in Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Blending Palette / illustration / mixing guide / water brush / Watercolor / watercolor set by Katie Smith

Do you want to learn some easy methods to make your stamped holiday cards just a little bit EXTRA this year? Hello, Katie from Studio Katie! Today, I’m going to show you two fun ways to embellish your handmade holiday cards using Tombow’s MONO Glue Pen and Whimsy Stamps! Supplies: […]

Two Fun Ways to Embellish Your Handmade Cards with Whimsy ...

December 11, 2019 in General by Katie Smith

Hey y’all, this is Katie from Studio Katie! Are you excited about the launch of the new ABT PRO Alcohol-Based Markers? I am beyond excited! Today, I wanted to share with you a few tips for coloring skin tones using these markers with the colors included in the ABT PRO […]

Six Tips for Coloring Skin Tones with the ABT PRO ...

November 20, 2019 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged ABT Pro / coloring / illustration / Portrait / Sketching / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hi friends, I’m Katie from Studio Katie! Today, I want to show you how to create some easy Zentangle-Inspired Hand Lettered Cards using Tombow’s Advanced Lettering Kit. The Advaced and Beginner Lettering Sets are awesome for creatives using Tombow products for the first time. They come with all the basics […]

How to Draw Zentangle-Inspired Hand Lettered Cards

November 7, 2019 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Zentangle tagged Advanced Lettering Set / card making / Hand lettering / Zentangle / Zentangle Inspired Artwork by Katie Smith

Hi Tombow friends, it’s Katie! Today, I want to show you how to create an easy paper strip collage using Tombow’s MONO Aqua Liquid Glue! This is a really easy and fun technique! DIY Paper Strip Collage: This is such a fun collage technique to use up some of your […]

Easy Paper Strip Collage

October 21, 2019 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Art Journal / collage / MONO Aqua Liquid Glue by Katie Smith

Let’s create some DIY bling pumpkins! This is a great “no-carve” pumpkin project you can do if you want to add a bit of bling and avoid the mess of a carved pumpkin. Supplies: Mini pumpkins Tombow MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue Craft rhinestones for bling Tombow MONO Twin Permanent […]

Easy DIY Bling Pumpkins

October 8, 2019 in Design Team / DIY Decor / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Decor / Halloween / Mono Multi XL Liquid Glue / Pumpkin / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hey y’all, Katie from Studio Katie here! Today, I’m going to show y’all a few fun techniques to create a gratitude junk journal! What is a junk journal? It’s similar to an art journal, however it’s made mostly from found papers, ephemera, and recycled materials, as well as adding some […]

DIY Gratitude Junk Art Journal

September 17, 2019 in Adult Coloring / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Art Journal / gratitude journal by Katie Smith

Hey Tombow fans! I’m Katie! Today, I am here to show you how to create a colored pencil galaxy! We all know that Tombow’s Dual Brush Pens make for a really easy galaxy (Just check out all of the galaxy tutorials here on the blog). Did you know that you […]

DIY Colored Pencil Galaxy

September 5, 2019 in Adult Coloring / General / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged galaxy / Irojiten Color Dictionary Pencils / Irojiten Colored Pencils / Tutorial by Katie Smith

Hey y’all, it’s Katie here today! This week, The Tombow Design Team is creating projects inspired by famous artists. I’m obsessed with Bob Ross! So, today I’ll be showing you how to paint like Bob Ross using Dual Brush Pens! Bob Ross is an oil painter who made his landscape […]

How to Paint like Bob Ross Using Dual Brush Pens

August 20, 2019 in Art Journaling / Design Team / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Bob Ross / Dual Brush Pens / Landscape / Tombow Water Brush / Watercolor by Katie Smith

Hi everyone, it’s Katie from Studio Katie here! Today, I’m going to show you how to create a fantasy book illustration! What’s your favorite genre of books? I’m a science fiction and fantasy nerd. For this drawing, we’ll be juxtaposing a fantasy castle scene in with a book. Supplies: Tombow […]

Create a Fantasy Book Illustration

August 6, 2019 in Design Team / Planning & Journaling / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged book art / Drawing / Dual Brush Pens / illustration / task journal / Tombow Dual Brush Pens Pastel Palette / Tombow MONO Drawing Pens by Katie Smith