Here’s a little video snip-it of DREAMERS WILL SAVE THE WORLD… one of the paintings I demonstrate from start to finish in my online course HOW TO CREATE WHIMSICAL ANIMALS.

For this painting, I played with all sorts of my favorite art supplies: water-soluble oil pastels, vintage postcards, book pages, and acrylic paints.

Whimsical animals are some of my go-to characters whenever I’m feeling stuck.

I hope you enjoy this video!

Find Dreamers Will Save The World prints here in my shop

Happy Painting!

xo,

Juliette Crane

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Juliette Crane

If you’d like to paint together, find details on my online courses here.

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