Welcome to our Create at Home series that has been created for you to find inspiration and tap into your own creativity. These videos demonstrate the creative process, using different mediums, and are accompanied by valuable tips and resources. We hope you enjoy these videos created by the talented staff of Cedar Mill & Bethany Community Libraries.

Each week a new video will be released on our YouTube Channel at 11am on Sundays. New videos and related resources will be added to this page once they are released. You can find more info about the Create at Home series and other online events on our calendar.

Drawing with Sarah

Any art materials can be used to make the drawings in these videos. I use a “grease pencil” (also known as a “china” marker) in one video; crayons are the most obvious substitute. I use colored pencils in another video. Either drawing can be made with anything from pencil to paint.

Backyard Bouquets with Jennifer

Follow Jennifer as she creates unique flower arrangements with common flowers and foliage, including weeds, found in a garden or  yard.

Explore further with books on bouquets and flower arrangement in our catalog. Oregon Metro provides an excellent guide to native plants in the Willamette Valley.

Mandala Coloring Tutorial + Speedpaint

It’s important to sit back and relax, and what better way to do that than color? You don’t have to be an artist or make anything fancy; it’s just fun to do! Join in for a follow-along tutorial, and stick around for relaxing coloring afterwards.

Download & Print the PDF: Mandala “Rosette Soul” by Shaveta B. available here: https://mondaymandala.com/m/rosette-soul
The website also has a lot of other designs you can print out and enjoy from home. This mandala looks like a rosette called echiveria lilacina or a plant known as “Hens and Chicks” that’s easy to grow. There’s a particular flower called an Aeonium Cyclops that is a great source of inspiration for color.
Music: “Quiet Time” by David Fesliyan, discover more of his music on FesilyanStudios YouTube Channel
Discover more of David Fesilyan’s Royalty free music at https://www.fesliyanstudios.com
Supplies used: For curiosity’s sake. You don’t have to have these to make the same thing. =)
Outer Ring: Graph’it alcohol marker. Cobalt 7175, Tombow ABT PRO alcohol, Blues: P555, P476, & P452, Purples. P679 & P36
Teal Ring: Graph’it alcohol markers, Petroleum 7290 & Indian Ocean 7260, Tombow ABT PRO alcohol marker, P282 Prismacolor Pencil, Indanthrone Blue PC208, Cobalt Turquoise PC105, Parrot Green PC1006,
Dark Green Ring: Graph’it alcohol markers. Forest 8160, Chlorophylll 8150, and Brush Blender 0000, Prismacolor Pencils: Indanthrone Blue PC208, Indigo Blue PC901, Peacock Green PC907, Dark Green PC908, & Spring Green PC913
Mint Green Watercolor: M. Graham watercolor. Azo Yellow Kuretake Zig Clean Color Real Brush watercolor markers. Blender 999, Green Shadow 049, & Emerald Green 048 Crayola Washable marker. Green.
Spring Green: Copic Sketch alcohol markers. Veronese Green G09, Lettuce Green YG09, Emerald Green G05, Acid Green YG07, Salad YG05, & Green Bice YG01
Large Olive Green Inner Area: Copic Sketch alcohol markers. Olive G99, Moss YG67, Grass Green YG17, Chartreuse YG13, Yellow Green YG03,
Inner Ring: Spectrum Noir alcohol marker. Meadow LG3 Copic Sketch. Mimosa Yellow YG00
Center: Crayola Washable marker. YellowTombow ABT PRO alcohol markers. P062 & P090

Digital Doodles

This is a quick digital doodle done in ClipStudio Paint with a Wacom Cintiq tablet. Krita, a free digital painting software, has comparable features to ClipStudio Paint; Aggie.io, a free online drawing site, has the same basic features without requiring a download. Cedar Mill Library has a Wacom Intuos tablet available for check out: although not as fancy as the Cintiq model, Intuos tablets are still industry standard for graphic artists. Or a regular mouse will work, with care.

Explore digital doodling further with these resources:

ClipStudio Paint: https://www.clipstudio.net/en/
Krita: https://www.krita.org/en
Aggie.io: https://www.aggie.io
Wacom: https://www.wacom.com/

Additional Resources