Sunday, July 10, 2016

DIY Watercolor Travel Case

I was recently watching a video on youtube.com that was created by TheFrugalCrafter, Lindsay Weirich. I adore her channel and all the tips and tricks she has for artist.  I stumbled upon a video about a DIY watercolor travel case.  Link Below. What she presents is much better than what I have today.  I highly recommend you go check out her video. Unfortunately, I didn't have time to wait for some of the supplies she recommended since we are moving in two weeks. After a score at a friend's garage sale and a quick trip to hobby lobby I came up with my own version.



My score!  These are hard to find in store so check out The Frugal Crafter for details on where to purchase these nifty wipe boxes and the other supplies she list.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEiG6UOfcdk
Travel Watercolor Studio in a Wipe Box!



I bought these mini storage boxes for jewelry to store my paint.  They are deep so I can put as little or as much paint as I like in each container.  I separated the boxes and glued (hot glue gun) the bottom edge to the bottom of my wipe box on one side.




Since I am a beginner I chose a cheap watercolor tube paint set from hobby lobby.  I made a case for watercolor and acrylic.  Watercolor is what will be pictured.






I filled the containers and set aside to dry for 24 hours.


(This is what the paint should look like once dry.  It may look differently if you use an artist grade paint.)

Once the paint dried I made a swatch card to keep inside the case.  Placed my brush and a piece of cardboard to place between my paper and the paint.  I did this so if the paint was not dried completely the next time I use it the cardboard would protect my paper.  I also placed the corner of some cardboard for a sweeper. (To sweep paint across the page.)




I hope you enjoyed this little tribute!  Thank you, Lindsay Weirich, for the fantastic idea!  Paint on!




Hadassah