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Succulents Painting Process, and Trying Liquid Leaf

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How I Tried Gold Leaf over Acrylic Painting

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Posca Pens Over Acrylics

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Are You Using your 4 Energy Channels When Painting?

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These 3 Painting Shortcuts Saved Me So Much Time!

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Completing Plein Air Painting in Studio

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How to Price Your Paintings - a 5-Step Strategy

"What do you do to determine your art pricing?" I get asked this question so often, that it was time... to make a video... to show that there is no one-size-fits-all solution, but rather a series of specific steps that you, as an artist, can take to come up with your own numbers, and your own adjustable formula.
"How to Price Your Paintings - a 5-Step Strategy" explains what types of data you can use to effectively introduce your paintings to art collector's market.
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VIDEO CHAPTERS:
00:00 - INTRO
01:00 - Your Collection and Appeal
03:09 - Market Research
04:27 - Beta Testing
05:57 - Refine Your Formula
13:57 - Raise Your Value, and Be Mindful of Bad Advice

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Succulents Painting Process, and Trying Liquid Leaf

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Succulents Painting Process, and Trying Liquid Leaf

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Succulents Painting Process and Trying Liquid Leaf - watch me create this painting of succulents, and then follow along for my first ever trial of Liquid Leaf! After my attempt with genuine gold leaf, I've been looking for other ways to apply shiny accents to acrylic pieces that would resemble a rich gilded finish, and this paint peaked my curiosity for being so "metal-like". The succulents pai...

How I Tried Gold Leaf over Acrylic Painting

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How I Tried Gold Leaf over Acrylic Painting

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How I Tried Gold Leaf over Acrylic Painting: Join me on this experiment of first time EVER gold leafing over an acrylic painting. Will it turn out great? Will it be a mess? Let's find out! MY WEBSITE: LEARN - amakart.com - (subscribe to mailing list here, and grab a freebie!) SHOP FOR ART - anastasiamak.com/

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Posca Pens Over Acrylics

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Posca Pens Over Acrylics - Well, looks like you guys have found my previous video on combining paint pens with acrylics QUITE helpful, so I am back with this NEW expanded version! Here are 8 tips and tricks that will get you making smooth drawings with Poscas over your paintings (and seal them too, without smearing). (Disclaimer - this video is NOT sponsored by Posca or Liquitex) MY WEBSITE: LE...

Are You Using your 4 Energy Channels When Painting?

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Are You Using your 4 Energy Channels When Painting?

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Are You Using your 4 Energy Channels When Painting? - Being a very "practical artist", I wasn't one of those creatives who paid any attention to how and where my energy flowed during the painting process... UNTIL I discovered how transformative it actually is to tune in to my WHOLE self while moving that brush on canvas. Eventually my posture changed, my breathing changed, and heavy tension lef...

These 3 Painting Shortcuts Saved Me So Much Time!

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These 3 Painting Shortcuts Saved Me So Much Time!

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These 3 Painting Shortcuts Saved Me So Much Time! - As someone who makes a living from my art, I'm always looking for ways to streamline that art creation process. To me, that means spending less time fumbling with acrylic colors and palettes, and more time actually, well, PAINTING! These little basic shortcuts have greatly improved my experience over the last couple of years. Do you find any o...

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Completing Plein Air Painting in Studio

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In the previous video, I demonstrated how I mount a small "paint sketch" (that was started outdoors) on loose canvas to wood, and this one shows me completing same plein air painting in studio. I snuck in some Chicago winter scenery for your enjoyment, to show off what inspired this little creation. "Winter Willow" is an 8x10 acrylic on canvas. Thanks for watching! REFERENCED VIDEOS: How to Mou...

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How to Mount Canvas to Wood

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How to Mount Canvas to Wood - an easy tutorial, with explanations, showing my method of mounting canvas to cradled wood panels. Let me know in the comments if you decide to try this, or if your process is different! As always, thanks for watching! FREEBIE: 📬 GRAB MY GUIDE of acrylic painting supplies a VIDEO LESSON here: amakart.myflodesk.com/ 👉Website - anastasiamak.com/ 👉Instagram - instagr...

Acrylic Painting Process - tree time lapse

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Acrylic Painting Process - tree time lapse

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Acrylic painting process - tree time lapse 🔷 This video shows time lapse creation of "Wind Swept" - my large painting inspired by a wind-shaped tree, that we saw on a hike in Patagonia. Watch how I build up the vivid sky around and in-between tree branches, via layering paint from dark to light. Did you enjoy viewing the process? Let me know what you think in comments! Thanks for watching! FREE...

Using Paint Pen Over Acrylic - my trick for smooth application

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Using Paint Pen Over Acrylic - my trick for smooth application

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Using Paint Pen Over Acrylic - my trick for smooth application. | Sometimes paint pens (a.k.a., paint markers) don't flow well over acrylic paint if it has slick / shiny texture. This video describes my trick of getting around this issue, and making your paint pen application much smoother. Let me know in the comments if you decide to try this! And of course, thanks for watching! CHAPTERS: 00:0...

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Should You Use Student Grade Paint?

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When it comes to acrylic painting, you may be asking: "Should I use student grade paint?" In my opinion - nope! Even if you're a newbie, start off with artist grade colors. Because, when you run the cost benefit analysis, you'll always win with higher quality paint, and - surprise! - even your wallet won't feel the difference. This video explains what is student grade paint, gives you examples ...

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Painting with my head hair!

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When my hair was super short, I couldn't miss out on this experimentation - applying acrylic paint with my head! Downside: I couldn't see the process either, so this type of paint application was brief :) The painting was then finished with a paint brush, but "head painting" created some super interesting textures! You may not learn much from this, but perhaps you'll be entertained! Donations c...

How to Tighten Stretched Canvas - more reliable method!

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How to Tighten Stretched Canvas - more reliable method!

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Saggy canvas can take away your joy of creating a painting! It also causes wrinkles on artwork, and can distract the viewer from all the beauty of the piece. Many factors can contribute to canvas losing its "stretch", but there is a way to resolve this issue. Unfortunately, highly recommended canvas tightening methods, such as spraying water on the back and using a hair dryer, or hammering in c...

Paint brain train: introducing "Brush Stroke Swagger" acrylic painting workshop

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Paint brain train: introducing "Brush Stroke Swagger" acrylic painting workshop

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Train your brain and hand in expressive acrylic brushwork - so you can rock it in all future paintings! Introducing "Brush Stroke Swagger" - a self paced acrylic painting workshop. Brushwork confidence gets honed OUTSIDE of your carefully planned out painting, because this method is the ultimate "paint brain train," allowing for plenty of mistakes and zero stress! In order to create expressive ...

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Choosing Beginner Acrylic Colors

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☑️ Choosing Beginner Acrylic Colors UPDATE: ☑️ Since creating this video a few years ago, I revised my list of essential colors a little bit. All the principals in this recording still apply, but to give yourself the best color mixing start, be sure to stock up on a WARM tone and a COOL tone of each primary. (Hence, Magenta becomes an essential color now, since it serves a role of a COOL RED on...