CreativeGIRL features art projects that teach you how to draw and paint your story using pencils, watercolour paints and simple mixed-media supplies. CreativeGIRL features art projects that tell a story--when words don't seem to fit. Danielle Donaldson shows you how to tap into the pretty pictures in your noggin, infuse your art with delightful colour combinations and work through creative frustration with simple fixes. Chapters in the book share with the reader how to work with big colour palettes, tell visual stories without words and add depth with layers using a plethora of mixed-media techniques and little details. She'll discover easy ways to stay connected to creative friends across the miles, repurpose old or no-longer-loved art into something new, and unwind and nurture herself with easy art and craft projects. Find your artistic creativity with delicate doodles, big colours and lavish layers! CreativeGIRL features art projects that teach you how to draw and paint your story using pencils, watercolour paints and simple mixed-media supplies. Danielle Donaldson shows you how to draw the pretty pictures from your imagination, infuse your art with delightful colour combinations and work through creative frustration with simple fixes. You'll learn how to paint with watercolour, tell visual stories with and without words and add depth with layers using mixed-media techniques and little details--all while finding inspiration and gaining confidence in your own artistic style.

Draw, paint, layer and create! More than 30 techniques and projects including drawing, painting and adding layers for artists and aspiring artists of all levels. Learn how do draw and paint figures such as creativeGIRL, busyGIRL and tutuGIRL. Then create your own girl to channel your story. Find even more inspiration in a gallery filled with extraLOVE from the artist.