Art & Craft Tutorials

Smitha Katti

How to create an art journaling sketch tutorial by @smithakatti — Hello friends! This is Smitha here today sharing one of my favorite techniques with you! I love creating mixed media art journaling spreads with positive quotes and this spread I created today makes me absolutely happy! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens Bright Set Tombow MONO Twin Permanent Marker Tombow Blending Kit […]

Mixed Media Art Journaling Tutorial

July 23, 2019 in Art Journaling / Design Team / General / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Dual Brush Pens / Hand lettering / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Smitha Katti

Smitha-happy-mail-1 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! Today, I am sharing a few fun ways to make your happy mail envelopes pop with a touch of bright color! I love sending happy mail to my friends and decorating the envelope just makes it look even more special. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pen N15 […]

Fun Ways to Create Happy Mail Envelopes

July 11, 2019 in Design Team tagged Envelope Decorating / envelope design / envelope lettering / envelopes / happy mail / Lettering / papercrafting / Rainbow TwinTones / Smitha Katti / Tombow TwinTones / twintones by Smitha Katti

How to paint watercolor flowers in red white and blue with @tombowusa @smithakatti — Hello friends! It’s Smitha here today creating something red, white and blue! July 4th is just around the corner, so I painted some easy watercolor florals to decorate the house with. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pen color numbers 847, 555 and 403 Paint Brush Blending Palette Watercolor paper or […]

How to Paint Watercolor Florals in a Patriotic Color Scheme

June 26, 2019 in Design Team / Watercolor tagged Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

Nautical themed sketch tutorial using @tombowusa pens by @smithakatti — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! Today, I’m creating something nautical themed. I am using a really cool resist technique that I think you will enjoy recreating! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens (555, 403, 528) Paint Brush Tombow MONO Twin Permanent Marker Blending Kit Mixed media sketchbook A white crayon A nautical themed […]

How to Create a Nautical Themed Watercolor Sketch

June 12, 2019 in Design Team / General / Mixed Media / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks tagged Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

Smitha summer sketch5 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here today with my sketchbook. Let’s create something summery today, shall we? Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Bright Set color numbers 195, 993,845, and 379 Paint Brush Pre made cardstock card Tombow MONO Twin Permanent Marker Blending Kit Mixed media sketchbook Step 1: Start with a simple pencil […]

Summer Watercolor Quote Sketch Tutorial

May 30, 2019 in Design Team / Watercolor tagged Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

smitha retro vibes — Hello friends, This is Smitha! I’m here today with a fun retro themed project! This week, the Tombow Design Team is throwing it back with their projects. I was inspired by some 1970s floral fabric to create my project. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens, choose a retro themed color scheme! Paint […]

Retro Watercolor Sketch Tutorial

May 15, 2019 in Design Team / Watercolor tagged Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

Smitha Teachers appreciation6 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha! Today, I am sharing a few different teacher appreciation card ideas. All of these ideas are simple, so you can have fun while creating! Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens, Bright Set (colors 993, 195, and 845) Paint brush Premade cardstock card Tombow MONO Twin Permanent Marker Tombow […]

Easy Teacher Appreciation Card Ideas

April 23, 2019 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team tagged Card / card tutorial / Dual Brush Pens / Hand lettering / Handmade / Teacher Appreciation / Teacher Card / teacher gift / Tombow Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Smitha Katti

smitha katti organic art 5 — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here sharing a watercolor rainbow with you today! This is the easiest art that anyone can create! No special skills required. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens Set, Bright Paint Brush Journal, sketchbook, or any kind of paper! Blending Palette There are no steps to creating this art […]

Simple Rainbow Brush Stroke Art

April 10, 2019 in Design Team / Watercolor tagged Dual Brush Pens / Tombow Dual Brush Pens by Smitha Katti

Smitha_Katti_pencil1 — Hello friends! It’s Smitha here with a new blog post! Today, I am drawing my all time favorite things ever: florals! I’ll be sharing tips on why I always use a pencil first in my illustrating. Material list: Tombow MONO Twin Permanent Marker Tombow MONO Drawing Pencil 6H Tombow MONO Dust Catch […]

4 Reasons Why I Love Using Pencils in my Illustrations

March 28, 2019 in Design Team tagged Floral Illustration / how to draw / MONO Drawing Pencils / Tombow Drawing Pencils / tombowusa / Tutorial by Smitha Katti

Smitha Katti brush lettering1 — Hello friends! Smitha here today reminiscing with my old sketchbooks and Dual Brush Pens. I skimmed through my old sketchbooks and found three of my earlier brush lettering sketches to recreate today! Let’s see how my lettering style has improved or changed over time, shall we? Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens […]

Brush Lettering Progress

March 13, 2019 in Design Team / Handlettering tagged Lettering / Tombow / Tombow Fudenosuke Hard Tip / tombow usa / Tutorial by Smitha Katti

Small Paper flower tutorial — Hello friends, it’s Smitha here with a new blog post! March is National Craft Month, so this week the Design Team is getting a head start on crafting. Today I’m pulling out my paper and glue to make something I love – paper flowers! Material list: Tombow MONO Multi XL Liquid Glue. […]

Small Paper Flower Tutorial

February 25, 2019 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team tagged National Craft Month / paper flowers / papercrafting by Smitha Katti

rainbow-watercolor-lettering-tutorial1 smitha katti — Hello friends! This is Smitha here sharing a rainbow with you today. I’ll be showing you in a few easy steps how to create a rainbow watercolor birthday card. Material list: Tombow Dual Brush Pens Set, Bright Paint Brush Watercolor paper or pre-made watercolor card Step 1: First we add color […]

Birthday Card Tutorial: Rainbow Watercolor Lettering

February 12, 2019 in Cards & Papercrafting / Design Team / Handlettering / Tutorials, Tips & Tricks / Watercolor tagged Birthday / birthday card / Cardmaking / Dual Brush Pens / Watercolor by Smitha Katti