Demo
Painting Waves with Maggie Sutrov
Maggie guides students through a simple process of noticing the patterns within the waves and putting them down with expressive strokes.
66 min
Upcoming workshop
June 10
Thumbnail Magic
Capture the Essence of Your Surroundings with Barbara Luel
Online Workshop
June 10
Demo
Plein Air Watercolors with Opus
Watch a recording of Art Toolkit Founder Maria’s presentation with Opus Art Supplies.
72 min
Demo
Field Sketching and Observation with Robin
Author and field sketcher Robin Lee Carlson uses her sketchbook to understand ecosystems full of diverse flora and fauna and document the impacts of climate change.
59 min
Demo
Backcountry Watercolor with Claire
Environmental artist and writer Claire Giordano shares her favorite supplies and tips for your backpacking adventures!
57 min
Demo
Pet Portraits with Latasha Greene
This is a recording of our live Pet Portrait demo with Latasha Greene!
60 min
Demo
Sketchbook Kaigi with April Wu
This is a recording of our live Sketchbook Kaigi demo on Developing Your Daily Art Habit with April Wu!
55 min
Demo
Holiday Card Making with Lisa
Art Toolkit Ambassador Lisa Spangler demonstrates color mixing and guides us through creating homemade holiday cards!
55 min
Demo
Learning About Mushroom Watercolor Pigments with Julie Beeler
In this video, Julie Beeler from the Mushroom Color Atlas talks all about mushroom watercolor pigments with Maria.
60 min
Demo
TRAVEL & SKETCH Virtual Trip with Maria
Watch Maria and April Wu from TRAVELER’S COMPANY USA as they talk about their limited edition palette collaboration, and Maria shares her favorite adventure sketching techniques.
58 min
Demo
Paper Makes a Difference
In this video, Joe “Paper Nerd” Domeier from Hahnemühle USA shares his vast paper knowledge with Maria!
54 min
Demo
Sketching Feathers Demo
In this demo, Maria shows two techniques for sketching feathers.
4 min
Demo
Tap into Creativity with Anna Brones
Anna talks about her creative practice and leads us through making hand-cut and painted spring flowers.
50 min
Demo
Valentine’s Day Cards with Lisa Spangler
Lisa guides us through creating lovely Valentine’s Day cards using her Pocket Palette.
56 min
Demo
Draw Your World with Samantha Dion Baker
Samantha and Maria play with color, working on a prompt from Samantha’s New Book, Draw Your World.
61 min
Demo
Mixing Triads with Lisa Spangler
Lisa demonstrates how to make small pamphlet books and shares tips on mixing triads, featuring our Greenleaf & Blueberry CMYK Palette.
49 min
Demo
Simplifying Mountains with Claire Giordano
Claire shares some of her favorite materials and go-to techniques for simplifying a mountain scene.
59 min
Demo
Sketchnoting with Mike Rohde
Follow along as Mike shares his Sketchnoting techniques with me in this recording of our live demo.
61 min
Demo
Brush Lettering with Amanda Reid
Watch as Amanda guides me through a series of lettering exercises.
59 min
Demo
New Collaborations with Jess Greenleaf
Jess and I explore our brand new Calligraphy Palette collaborations, and share a few more surprises we have in the works.
58 min
Demo
Sketch Now, Think Later with Mike Daikubara
Mike and I sketch breakfast and talk about his book, Sketch Now, Think Later.
54 min
Demo
Sketching with Barbara Luel
Barbara and I played with color and form and talked about how freeing it can be to create.
43 min
Demo
Ultimate Sketching Palette with Jane Blundell
Join me and Jane Blundell as we talk about our latest collaboration, the Ultimate Sketching Palette.
41 min
Demo
Sketching Architecture with Liz Steel
Join me and Liz Steel as we sketch the Villa di Maser building in Italy, using some of the techniques she has developed for her book, 5 Minute Architecture.
54 min
Demo
Studio Tour
See my workspace, favorite tools, and sketches from various expeditions.
53 min
Demo
Sketching Birds with John Muir Laws
Join me as I sketch birds with nature journaling aficionado John (Jack) Muir Laws.
75 min
Demo
Brush Pen Sketching with Che Lopez
My friend Che Lopez and I explore the Pentel Pocket Brush Pen.
52 min
Demo
Botanical Illustrator Lara Gastinger
Lara Call Gastinger is the chief illustrator for the published Flora of Virginia
64 min
Demo
Russ Roca of Path Less Pedaled
Russ (@pathlesspedaled) creates vibrant, loose watercolors that capture a sense of the freedom felt riding a bike.
59 min
Demo
Live Demo with Chelsea Ward
Chelsea shares ideas and techniques for painting sunflowers, as well as her approach to lettering.
54 min
Demo
Live Demo with Che Lopez
This is a recording of an Instagram Live Demo with artist Che Lopez.
61 min
Demo
Live Demo with Suhita Shirodkar
This is a recording of an Instagram Live Demo with artist Suhita Shirodkar.
54 min
Demo
Live Demo with Symi Jackson
Symi Jackson of Rosemary & Co Brushes chats with me about Rosemary’s line of travel brushes.
48 min
Demo
Live Demo with Paul Wang
Paul Wang talks with me about flexing your creative muscles.
56 min
Demo
Nature Pigments with Jess Greenleaf
A live dmeo with Jess Greenleaf, founder of Greenleaf & Blueberry.
57 min
Demo
Exploring Triads with Jane Blundell
Artist and friend Jane Blundell talks with me about exploring triads in watercolor.
49 min
Demo
Tiny Paintings with Katharina Stoll
Explore creating tiny paintings with Seattle-based artist Katharina Stoll.
52 min
Demo
Live Demo with Samantha Dion Baker
A live demo on Instagram with artist Samantha Dion Baker.
56 min
Demo
Live Demo Series
Join Maria as she paints with other artists, every Friday for a new live demo series.
Tools for Observation
Series of five videos
Follow along with Maria as she shares tips on supplies, contour and gesture sketching, and inspiration on composition. Watch Part 1: Supplies now, and we’ll send you the whole Tools for Observation series when you subscribe to our newsletter.