Hawaii Holly Paints

Hawaii Holly Paints Watercolor artist 🎨

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06/07/2026

🎨 MINI LESSON: dagger brush.

Three things I learned using a dagger brush to paint transparent flowers:

1. Wet the paper first!
I figured the water in the belly of the brush would do all the blending I needed. NOT TRUE! While it helped, I learned very on that you still want water on the paper before adding paint.

2. Mind where you start the brush stroke.
On hot-pressed paper especially, be precise where you start the brush stroke. I was not able to go back and correct certain mistakes.

3. Practice different brush strokes with the dagger!
This brush really got away from me a few times! The tip seemed to jump forward and go beyond where I was trying to paint. Definitely practice on scratch paper first!

Stay tuned for what went RIGHT using this new favorite brush!

This exact brush I'm using is from Fuumuui
If you are interested in any Fuumuui products, you can use the code "Holly10" for 10% off 🤗

06/06/2026

Did this dagger brush really cut down my painting time in half?!

When it comes to transparent flowers, the dagger brush pretty much takes care of the dark, hard-edge exterior and the soft, blended interior IN THE SAME BRUSH STROKE! 🤯

I will absolutely continue trying this method. Stay tuned to see the ups and downs along the way 😂

This is the 3-piece Dual-Tip Travel Watercolor Brush set. So you get 6 styles in 3 brushes 🙌 The brushes themselves have a very nice soft, spreadable-ness to them, while still maintaining their shape enough to do lifting and blending.

was kind enough to let me try these out and they are offering 10% off their products when you use the code: HOLLY10

On a transparent note:
I love how Fuumuui is not pressuring and just advised me to share IF I like a product. That aligns with me personally, because I will only ever suggest something if I have used it and believe in it. So this one gets an A+ in my book 🤗

06/05/2026

Water ➡️ paint ➡️ blend out ➡️ dry ➡️ repeat

That's the magic behind pinwheel flowers 😌🌺

I never really share footage of myself. I have a tendency to freeze up, feel very awkward, and want to run and hide!But ...
06/04/2026

I never really share footage of myself. I have a tendency to freeze up, feel very awkward, and want to run and hide!
But I decided to try it here. Maybe it'll be the last time 😂
Thank goodness for my little helper to bring out the real smiles 🥰

06/04/2026

"Let it flow"
Still trying to live by this when painting.
It has been freeing to let the paint just glide through the water on the paper 😌

Check out my last post (on Instagram) to get the traceable outline for these or find it in the Link in my bio (Instagram and Facebook) 🤗

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