*love comes in all forms

One day when I played with blue art graf in my sketchbook, painting dogs and flowers, I thought that this would be a great design for new writing paper. So I painted a flower bordure on a big sheet of paper and included the little happy, running dog on the bottom part and also designed a fitting card that comes with a pretty envelope. It took a while until the ordered notepads and cards arrived from the print shop which made the unboxing extra exciting. It is always a special moment and also a bit scary at the same time, because you never know how they turned out, but everything turned out really pretty! I'm very happy with the outcome, what do you think? I can't wait to use it myself and of course I added it to my little Etsy store, in case you would like to order one. There are two versions, one is the single notepad (A4 and 50 pages) and one has the card included in the offer. I will design smaller size writing paper soon, but for this design I liked the bigger version more!

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*playing with art graf again

Every now and then I am painting with "art graf", which is water-soluble graphite. It is even harder to tame than watercolor, but creates this charming softness and sometimes it's really nice to paint without having to think of color choices. I really like the personality of the last owl. He looks like he is totally happy with who he is, expressing his own individuality. We should all appreciate much more how unique we all are!

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*art graf

Some time ago I discovered Art Graf, it's a water-soluble graphite and I was eager to try it out, so I finally got myself a little tin and tested it. It really exceeded all my expectations. It is very easy to take up with the brush and is extremely rich on pigments and creates this appealing softness. I simply love it! I was inspired to paint a lot of owls, they seemed perfect for the effect Art Graf creates. Hope you enjoy them and if you are into painting you should definitely try it out too!

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