Your free Artsydee Starter Kit
Drawing templates, colouring pages, watercolour outlines and vintage junk journal papers. Pop in your email and I’ll send the kit straight to you.
I’m Dee — I taught art in classrooms for years; now I teach thousands of people to make things at their kitchen tables.
These days I make free printable templates so the blank page feels a little less scary. Pour a cuppa, and let’s make a mess together.
What do you love to make?
Free printable templates for every kind of maker — pick your thing, and I’ll start you off with a freebie.
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“These are fabulous! What I love most about your art is how each kit looks different — I find that so many junk journal kits have all the same look.”
“Your artwork is so beautiful and it’s so helpful to be able to start off with a beautiful piece that sparks your own imagination and creativity.”
“With a yard full of citrus fruit here in Arizona, this will help me paint them better than I ever have.”
The paintings behind the templates
Every template starts with real paint on real paper at my kitchen table. Here are a few of my own.
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