Painting with Liquid Watercolor and Markers

 Colorex is Pebeos liquid watercolor brand. The range of hues is amazing, as well as the intensitiy of the color with out thinning down with water. And it is also amazing how many shades you get when you add one, two and even three drops of water. 

What you can do also is to wait till the watercolor marks have dried and then apply an alcoholbased markers. These markers are more or less transparent, and you can get very nice color effects doing it this way. Of course you can also do it the other way: first apply the markers and then add a bit of liquid watercolor to them. 

The only thing you have to keep in mind is that both - markers and liquid watercolors from Pebeo - are not lightfast. They both use dyes and not pigments. What I do is to scan the artwork, put it into a binder and have made prints out of the scans. 

From Scrawls to Sketches: Why Your Stationery Should Be as Bold as Your Ideas

 We’ve all been there: staring at a crisp, white, empty page, waiting for the "Big Idea" to strike. Sometimes, a plain notebook just doesn't cut it. To catch a spark of inspiration, you need an environment that feels alive. That was the driving force behind one of my latest creations: the Colorful Flowers and Leaves Spiral Photo Notebook.

The Power of Visual Energy

In the world of creativity, color is more than just decoration—it’s fuel. This design uses a high-contrast palette of electric oranges, sun-drenched yellows, and cool teals set against a deep, midnight-blue backdrop. The 3D-layered effect of the petals and leaves creates a sense of depth that feels like the garden is literally popping off the cover.

When your tools look this vibrant, your morning pages, brain-dump sessions, and midnight sketches feel a little less like "work" and a lot more like play.

Designed for Your Process

As an artist, I know that functionality matters as much as the cover. I chose the spiral-bound format for a reason: it lays perfectly flat. Whether you’re sketching a new character or mapping out a business plan, you shouldn't have to fight with the spine of your book.

Make It Uniquely Yours
The best part about this piece? It isn't just a notebook; it’s your notebook. Through my Zazzle store, you can personalize the sleek blue nameplate with your own name or a title like "My Big Ideas" or "2026 Dream Journal."

Stop settling for "office beige." Give your thoughts a home that matches the vibrance of your imagination.

Colorful flowers and leaves Spiral Photo Notebook
by ullahennig

Variations of a mermaid

 Quite often using the same prompt with different AI Generators will result in getting images which are very different from another. 

This image rendering a cute mermaid was created with Nightcafe Studio. Quite a happy-go-lucky mermaid, with pointed leaves as a kind of hairdress.

The second image was created with Leonardo AI. Take a look at the leaves coming out of her back! And the long strands of hair which were added by the AI Generator. 

By the way, this was the only image out of four which were created - due to moral restrictions.

The last image, created with Google Gemini, shows not only a different pose but also a different headdress. 

From a vector drawing to an AI 3D illustration

 Quite some time ago - actually in 2022 - I did some vector drawings using Inkscape. Here is an example: 

I must admit, it is not very good vector art. I should have spent way more time working on the image. But it is as it is.

Now I was wondering what I could do with it with an AI image Generator. 

The first step was to upload the file to imageprompt.org in order to get a reasonable prompt which I could copy and paste.

The second step was to go to Nightcafe Studio and create an image with it.

And here is the result. I had added "wearing a red scarf" in the prompt and changed the colors given in the prompt.

As Nightcafe Studio offers to remove the background of the created images for free, I could easily do that and use the owl as a design element in my Zazzle store.