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My first time watching one of your videos. One minute and seven seconds in and I'm hooked. The minute I heard you say you wanted something other than white paper I thought hallelujah finally someone else that feels the same way I do. White paper feels a bit printer paper or grade school to me and it's getting harder and harder to find ivory paper and something not too yellow.

Holbein gouache is so creamy. I love the Leaf Green!

That turned out great! Now I’ll try. 🙏🏻👍🏻

Hi Lauren! Do you still enjoy this formula? I’m thinking of trying it out… it’s between this or Liquitex soft body.

Thank you…what a ton of info, really useful and f-u-n, too.

Thank you for recommending this box! I had thought about doing something like this for gouache and watercolor so I would have extra-large wells, but in my quick searches I was only finding boxes with the removable dividers. I found your recommended box at Michaels and was pleased by how inexpensive it was (a plus!) I have now had it filled with Liquitex Basics (straight from the tube) for a month or so, and the paint is still completely wet. I did initially spray the paints with a little bit of water and have done that a few more times, but I am not sure it is really necessary, as they never really appear to be any more dry/thickened than before, but I still give them a spritz to be safe. The one other thing I did do, though I am not sure it is strictly necessary, is stretch a piece of plastic wrap (Cling Wrap, Sarah Wrap) across the area of the wells before closing the lid. I have found that when opening the box, this plastic remains stretched and attached to the lid, meaning it does not start bunching up and sticking to itself like one might imagine. It just remains there neatly, even though I had originally smoothed the excess plastic down around the box sides, not the lid, if that makes sense. But this means I can open and close it without problems and any extra effort and the plastic remains like a membrane on the underside of the lid. I assume this is making it more air tight, although I never notice any condensation on the inside of the box, as you might imagine you would see. Maybe it is not airtight or maybe that just has to do with the current temp/humidity in my house. But in any case, the paint is not drying! Whoo hoo!

Gorgeous but I would have stopped where u where before last white and black

I appreciate this video so much. I am working on color mixing right now, and your commentary on the colors here is so helpful! Thanks for all the great info!❤️

Before I started creating as a practice I never felt bad about the fact that I never picked up a paint brush . Now that I have a creative practice where I’m painting way more than when I wasn’t painting . Now I feel guilty??? Where is the logic in that? Perhaps we just need to shift our perspective . 😂 beautiful sketches

Smalt is ground up cobalt glass.

How fun. Loving it all❤

What is the actual weight of the paper??

Great video! The Brusho some people will poke a pinhole in the cap, instead of fully opening them, to limit the Chaos Potential. The pinholes can be made with a safety pin or thumb tack and covered with a bit of tape

Great set up! I've been slowly moving closer to having an acrylic paint box. And this is excellent inspiration to take the plunge!

This is incredibly helpful thank you. Ive literally been looking for this exact information. I love the landscapes with buildings in them, they're really something.

Your journals are great, I know what you mean about mixing up our art practices. I did solid watercolour for 3 years and now am exploring lots of different things. I dont really have those interesting backgrounds, or those reference pics , so I guess step one is getting together materials ans collage papers.

When I want a specific color with the ecoline, I take a water brush (the ones with the tank) and mix it myself! I always keep track of the ratio of the mix, so I always know the color, and I can have a lot more of the color that I like because I buy the 30ml bottle of ecolines! You can try it out for the one that you said you wanted something in between the two :)

Get video. Thank you!

I was at the blick store and there was a cream paged talen arts book in that medium size. I now wish i had picked it up. I got this square leuchtterm instead which is also nice.

Im very addicted to posca markers. I also like the sharpie brush water acrylic markers, they dry matte but dont have a lot of colors. Micheals is carrying the karin ones now too w a brush tip, they dry matte too.

Try Nova color paints! High quality smooth good pigments, soft body decent prices!

Pan pastels remind me of eye shadow. I wonder if i couls use expired eyeshadow as pastels.

I really liked that key largo image, it has a feeling of being underwater, the movement and muffled sounds. Also love the birds on the power lines.

Oh wow, I’m autistic, have mcas and get migraines, scent means I can’t use loads of mediums and I’ve never seen another artist mention it in recommendations or videos like this THANKYOU! 💜

So cool. Thank you. I’m going to get some paints . I have no training but I’m trying to do art to process grief. I really like your channel, it is approachable yet it teaches me without getting so far over my head that I get intimidated. Thanks for sharing! I have my box now to get my paints!!

Wonderful paint tip to help us all paint better-thank you. I can relate to your style of painting-beautiful!

I like how the girl’s skirt is echoed in your choice of stencil; nice composition with it angled over her head.👍

Really helpful vid. Have several of these products and yes! I🖤matte so I can work over it, later. Thanks for sharing.🌼🚎💦p.s. love your third painting you showed…great visual texture in the center-vertical window line? That’s the #good stuff!

Beautiful approach to paints! I usually dilute my heavy body paints down with Golden's GAC100 (which is basically considered a universal extender) but it is more of a satin sheen as well. This is a great idea though especially for matte finish!

Oh wow!! Thank you. I didn't know this. I can't wait to start mixing. I also got the clear container you suggested but I'm so scared the paint is going to dry up. I noticed yours is still juicy. I'll try all this tomorrow. Thank you for the awesome tip.

Lauren … I might have missed it, but what is your ratio of fluid to medium body?

I will have to try this. Thanks. 😀

I love ben the cat! :D

hey Lauren, i am not sure if i got the correct channel, but are you my bestie's mom?

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So cool. Thank you. Did you do a video about your mixture? I just found your channel and I love it!! I am not trained but your videos really make painting seem accessible. Thank you for your work. I appreciate it!! ❤

Love your mixture of organic and still life. The pop of colors are wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

Moody and magical! 🌙✨

That was super fun. Thank you!

What paint are you using.

New subscriber here. I really like how you did this and I hope I can find a video showing how you did the background because I really like what I saw in your journal. Thanks for the inspiration!

another great video, thanks for sharing

Lovely Lauren. Missed seeing your journal videos ❤

Yay, on a journal spread with papers, stencils & colors surprise & mystery happens. Since last video I ordered 2 plastic divider boxes. They are from the nail art side(small). My hope is to put some inks in & Charvin acrylics. My substrate is paper🪷💚🐾🐾🙂

I love your Art!!! Waaaves from Italy!!!! 😊

Ecoline are die based watercolours, so they are not very white fast, and I recommended to be used for work that you will reproduce in prints I have seen other artists, use the liquid water colours to add different colours to the pens, to customise a colour, such as a bright green, adding a hint of red or brown to neutralise it. Also, they move more if you apply water straight away, but it also really matters what paper you are using moleskin paper is not very good for this. If you use good quality 100% cotton watercolour paper it moves a lot better and if you do it straight away you can often dissolve the line and marks you have put down completely

Hey, I just heard you say that the paper you had had sizing because it’s relatively smooth and not rough indicating that texture had to do with whether or not, your paper had been sized or not. Watercolour paper having been sized, either internally or externally or both has to do with a treatment process, not the texture of your paper. You can use rough and coldpressed paper as Wellers hot press paper and they can all have been sized internally and externally.

I loved “ASS IN SEAT” gold!

Thanks Lauren, definitely going to set up a palette box. I have a small one for gouache but never thought about using a larger one for acrylics.😊

Thank you. I am retiring and beggining to paint hopefully. All your tips are very valuable to me. ❤