Level
Note: I try to categorize the paintings in appropriate levels, however, sometimes it may be subjective and vary based on painter!
How To Check Your Email Settings!
If you haven’t been getting emails, check your email settings to make sure you have them sent to “Instant”. That way, when a new tutorial is released, the entire tutorial is sent immediately to your inbox! If you tried this and are having troubles, please reach out!
Here is how:
- When you are logged into your account, look for the little “Bell Symbol”.
2. Then Click on the little “Settings Symbol”
3. It will take you to an email notification setting page. Then set your email notifications to “Instant”. This means that when a new tutorial is released, you will get it instantly in your inbox! Note: this is the way it has always been, however, when the software updated in June of 2026, some settings were not transferred correctly for some members.
Some other things to try…
- Try adding “email@e.podia.com” AND “tracieannekiernan@gmail.com to your email contacts. These are the emails that get sent out with the new tutorial. If you add those to your email contacts, they won’t be put in Spam or Promotions.
- Look in your promotions tab or Spam tabs. If it’s being sent to Spam, you can specify it not to go to that area in your email anymore. The Promotions Tab I don’t have much control over because it’s based on the algorithm of your email, however, I believe if you add either of those email addresses to your “contacts”, it shouldn’t be putting the email in that folder.
Lavender Fields
The download for this lovely “Lavender Fields” painting is ready! Emails for this will be going out soon. Traceables are in there now!
Tranquil Crane
Update: video should be fixed now! The video sent out in the emails cuts off towards the end but the one in this post is updated.
Learn how to paint a red crowned crane with serene lake background and cherry blossoms. This tutorial includes an optional traceable as well as instructions for how to draw the crane.
Candy Cane Mouse
This is an adorable painting of a mouse holding a candy cane with snowy background! The level of this painting is set at “intermediate”, however, you can make this more simple by not doing all that fur texture! An optional traceable is included as well as instruction for how to draw the mouse.
Preview the video:
Fall Catalog
I am in the process of organizing all of my paintings (from 2017 to current) into PDF catalogs! There was an email sent out today with the newest “Fall Catalog”!
This is a PDF file that will show you ALL of my Fall paintings organized in a visual friendly “Catalog Format”. The picture also links to the tutorial for that painting.
The goal with these catalogs is to help members find paintings and view them in an easy format! There will be a Winter Catalog sent out soon and I’m planning on making Spring, Summer, Bonus and other categories!
Whimsical Ornaments
This is an older tutorial created in 2018 and it now has a PDF download with optional traceables!
Owl On A Christmas Tree
This is an older tutorial created in 2017! There is a new PDF tutorial for this including templates for the owl sized to different canvas sizes.
Owl Moon Silhouette (Older Tutorial)
This is an older tutorial created in 2017. The instructions are in a slightly different format and a poor quality video. However, this is a very easy tutorial with optional templates.
Pumpkins With String Lights (older tutorial)
This is an older tutorial created in 2017! The download version looks different than newer tutorials. It is a very easy, simple design! No traceable is needed for this.
Whimsical Turkey – No Traceable
This is an older tutorial created in 2017. Written instructions are in a slightly different format. The video for this does not have verbal instructions (only painting set to music). There is also no traceable for this. That said, this is a super easy and fun design to do!
Thankful Wreath (Older Tutorial)
This is an older tutorial created in 2018 and it does not currently have a download version. A few of my older tutorials don’t have these because I used to not do downloads for my tutorials. You can see the tutorial at the link here: https://stepbysteppainting.net/2018/11/01/how-to-paint-a-thankful-wreath/
Download versions of older tutorials are still being added and this one will have one soon!
Christmas Cactus
This is an older tutorial created in 2017 and it does not currently have a download version. A few of my older tutorials don’t have these. You can see the tutorial at the link here: https://stepbysteppainting.net/2017/10/08/christmas-tree-cactus/
A download version of this will be created soon!