Watercolor abstract painting ideas with simple shapes, dots, modern marks, and layered blue green mixed media texture.

Playful Grid Painting with Ocean’s Paper Watercolors & Copic Markers

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Join me in this relaxing mixed media art tutorial as I create a 12-piece grid painting using Ocean’s Paper handmade watercolors from Hawaii!

Inspired by a palette from the Color Cube, I walk you through how I layer rich, vibrant watercolor swatches, add expressive mark making with Copic Acrea markers, and finish with dreamy Joggles stencils and shimmering gold accents.

Whether you’re into mixed media painting, abstract watercolor techniques, or simply want to explore handmade paints and creative layering, this video is packed with ideas to spark your imagination.

Looking for the supplies I used? I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used materials on one easy-to-update page here: https://2lilowls.com/favorite-supplies-for-mixed-media-abstract-art/

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Note: I don’t list individual supply links on every post any longer, simply because keeping up with that for each video or project took more time than I have. Instead, I’ve created one easy-to-browse page where I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used art supplies. It’s always up to date, and a great place to find what I’m working with most often.

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Twelve abstract watercolor grid paintings in blue, pink, teal, and gold with hand-drawn patterns and Copic markers.
Close-up of abstract watercolor grid paintings with blue, blush pink, teal, and metallic gold lines and organic patterns.
Abstract watercolor grid paintings with curved shapes, blue and pink patterns, dots, and shimmering metallic gold accents.
Mixed media watercolor square with teal, blue, blush pink, red, and gold dots layered with hand-drawn abstract patterns.
Abstract watercolor grid painting surrounded by Copic markers, watercolor pans, and paintbrushes on an artist’s worktable.
Finished mixed media watercolor grid with blue, pink, teal, and gold patterns beside watercolor pans, brushes, and markers.

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