5 Stress-Free Watercolor Book Projects for 10-Minute Daily Mindfulness

Whenever you have a long day at your school or at your workplace, after getting free, you just want peace and calm by letting all the voices keep quiet. Did you really feel that your brain has overworked and stressed?. Most people think that doing art needs a lot of time and hard work. To make a beautiful painting, they think that it is compulsory to be a real artist. 

At ArtVibe Wellness, we strongly have a belief that art is for everyone. As the main purpose is to “feel good.” Art is not about perfection and being an artist. To enjoy calmness in just a few minutes, using a watercolor book set is one of the excellent paths. 

We are going to explain to you five of the very easy projects. These projects are designed for your help so that your brain can be voice-free. You can do this by spending only 10 minutes of your time. 

All of your stress will go away as you will start focusing on the bright colors and the water. This is the care for your mind. It is just about the enjoyment of what you are doing right now in this very moment of yours. As the book already comes with the pre printed drawings so you do not have to be worried about making the correct lines. 

Why a Daily Art Habit Matters - The Magic of Painting 

Most people, including us, spend too much time on our computers or watching our phone screens. This is the reason behind our stressful eyes and brains. You are doing something in reality, with your own hands, when you use your watercolor book set. Spending only 10 minutes of your everyday life for yourself is like giving your mind a reward. 

You can have the feeling of the thickness of the paper. You will watch the wet paint spreading. This will help you in feeling alive and mindful. You will be creating something new, even if you only paint some blue dots or one small leaf. That amazing feel of completing a small artwork will make you feel proud and happy.

You will think about what the right tools you need, even if you are doing it for the first time, in the start. It is best to make it simple and easy. As you will only need some clean water, your favorite colors, a brush, and a paper towel. 

We have an excellent choice for you, in the shape of our ArtVibe Watercolor Book Set, as everything is already designed in it for you. Now, you do not have to spend your 20 minutes just getting ready for it. You just have to open the book and get a start. To smoothly keep going, it makes it easier for your daily hobby. 

Project 1: The Magic Color Wash

Among all of them, the first project is the easy one. You just desire to see the mixing of the colors in each other. It is known as color wash. 

You can start it by wetting a small area of your paper with the help of clean water. Then you pick a color you love, like a soft sky blue. Touch your wet brush on the paper. See how the paint expands like a little cloud. 

Like a sunny yellow, pick your second color while the paint is still wet. Now, touch it to the edge of the blue. You will see that it becomes a beautiful green when mixed. Do not try to control the paint. Just let it move where it spreads. This looks very calming. 

Sometimes, when you just let the water do its work, the best things will begin to happen. A lesson that it teaches you is that you do not always have to be in control. The paper will not become bumpy because it is a high-quality, thick paper you are using in your watercolor book set.

Project 2: Simple Nature Leaves

Nature is very relaxing. You do not have to go outside to feel nature. But you can paint it. We will make simple leaves for this project. You do not need to make them for starting it. Just pick up your brush and move it down on the paper, then as you pull away, lift up back your brush. It will make an image just looking like a little leaf.

You can paint a number of leaves in a row in different shades of green color. Add a little bit of orange or brown color on the tip of the brush if you want your leaves looking more fancy. The repetitions make this project excellent. By doing the same motions again and again, you will help your brain enter a state of flow. 

A state of flow means that you forget all your worries and become very happy in what you are doing. By using the high quality paper of the ArtVibe Watercolor Book Set, it ensures you that your green color will look brighter and it will not become dull or muddy. 

Project 3: The “Feeling” Circles

Sometimes we have feelings that are very hard to explain. It may be that we are very excited or very sad. This project has the shapes to show those feelings. 

Paint five to six circles on your page. Fill every circle with a different color representing how you feel. 

If you feel energetic, then make a brighter red circle. Make a soft purple circle if you are feeling relaxed. To mix the feelings together, you can even make the circles touch each other.

Nobody should know what the colors are for, so it is a personal way to appear as yourself. It is just for you. This is the use of art for the best understanding of yourself. This is the heart of Art Wellness.

Project 4: Soft Sunset Clouds

The very warm colors of a sunset make us feel that we are safe. Everybody likes to watch the sun setting down. You just have to try to paint three long but horizontal lines across your page. Use pink for the middle, dark blue for the top, and use the orange color for the bottom. 

Do not make the lines sharper, so use a lot of water. Like the clouds in the evening, you have to show more softness. Take deep breaths, deeply from your mouth and from your nose, while painting these images. If you faced any problem today, then just imagine the sun is setting down. 

Tomorrow is a new start. This project looks beautiful in a watercolor book set as you can watch all of your sunsets over and over and see how much peace you have created in a week. 

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Project 5: The “No-Stress” Flowers

As the flowers just look harder to paint, most people have this fear. But they should not be afraid. Just make five small dots of paint in a circle to make a stress-free flower. As these are the petals of the flower. Now put a yellow dot in the middle. And that is it. 

You can make these little flowers all over the page. They will show a scene of a grassland. You do not have to worry about making the dots, as our books have already made drawings for your assistance. You can just have your time enjoying it by adding the colors only. 

To boost up confidence, this project is excellent. You will understand that you are much more creative than you were thinking about yourself whenever you see a page that is filled with the flowers you made with your own hands.

How to Keep Going

To start, it is the hardest part of any new hobby. To help schedule your mindful healthy breaks of 10 minutes every day, a simple table is here. 

Final Thoughts on Art and Wellness

You just have to keep remembering that the main aim of these 10 minutes is not making a masterpiece of an art to keep in the museum. The goal is to make an artwork of your own emotion. You are making your way to a more relaxed life as you are using your watercolor book set. You prefer to choose picking up your brush instead of your phone. As you are deciding to choose yourself. 

By that time, you will note that you do not feel more pressured like before. You will surely find looking forward to the time of these 10 minutes of ArtVibe. Your book will become the diary of your peace. Every single page will become a memory of the time that you chose to be relaxed and not tense. 

Happy Painting! Your mind will be thankful to you for this time that you deserve positively. So open your book, take the water, and breathe freely with the help of the colors. 

Frequently Asked Questions

Is a watercolor book set good for beginners?

Because it removes the fear of the blank page for the beginners, so absolutely, Yes, a watercolor book set is perfect for beginners. Many sets consisting of guided projects and lightly made drawings will let you enjoy the relaxing flow of the paint instead of the skill to draw yourself. To start an art hobby that is stress-free, this is the easiest way to begin.

Why is 300 GSM paper important for watercolor books?

A local paper will tear, wrinkle, or curve when it is wet. The ArtVibe Watercolor Book Set uses the thicker, high-quality 300 GSM paper that remains flat. To have a relaxed and smooth experience of the painting, this professional grade of paper lets the colors mix in a lovely way, and the paper will not be damaged. 

Can painting in a watercolor book really reduce stress?

Yes, because painting is an act of active meditation. You can decrease the amount of your stress hormone (cortisol) by aiming at the simple strokes of the brush for 10 minutes. Making it a powerful tool for mental health and everyday care for your brain, using a watercolor book set helps you train your mind to live in the present moment.