Welcome, everyone! 🌞 Today’s session is all about blending art and wellness to create something truly special! Join me as we dive into "Abstract Mixed Media Quads - Part 1," a soothing, fun, and creatively rich project designed to help you unwind and find joy in the process. 🌈 This video's Art Project is created due to the request by one of our subscribers, @janedevonshire .
Here’s how our journey unfolds:
🌟 Featured Supply: We’re using Staedtler Ergosoft Pencil Crayons, which will surprise you with their buttery softness and vibrant color. These are not your childhood pencil crayons! They blend beautifully, making them ideal for adding color and finishing touches to your work.
🌞 Guided Meditation: In our mindfulness segment, we’ll focus on the sun as a symbol of healing, letting its energy and warmth fill us up. This visualization is all about soaking up the sun’s light to recharge and uplift.
🎨 Art Project - Abstract Mixed Media Quads (Part 1): Today, we’re setting the stage by creating a background layer for our four-part abstract. We’ll start working on the first piece, using the Ergosoft Pencil Crayons and ink for dynamic, expressive marks. Neocolor 2 will add the first layer of color, but feel free to use any paint you have on hand!
🔮 Oracle Card Reading: To wrap things up, I’ll pull a card from the “Namaste: Blessing & Divination Cards” by Toni Carmine Salerno. Today’s card is "The Blessing of Patience," reminding us of the importance of perseverance, especially when we hit those tricky middle stages in our work and want to give up.
Every part of this video is timestamped for easy navigation, so you can jump to whichever part speaks to you - whether that’s the meditation, the art project, or the supply review. I’m thrilled to have you here and hope this video inspires you to dive into the creative process with a little more joy and patience. 🌞🎨
Happy creating!
MUSIC
Song by: Cody Martin
Song: Radiant Garden
ORACLE CARDS
Namaste: Blessing & Divination Cards
by: Toni Carmine Salerno
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 INTRODUCTION
02:01 FEATURED SUPPLY: Staedtler ErgoSoft Pencil Crayons
07:46 If you are starting out in pencil crayons, use these certain brands.
08:45 GUIDED MEDITATION
23:35 ART PROJECT: Abstract Mixed Media Quads Part 1
25:04 Supplies needed for this artwork
30:28 Taping the paper
34:42 Putting marks down on the paper
35:13 Taking away the fear of the blank/white surface.
36:53 Next layer: Colour
39:39 The colour Carmine (red)
42:10 The use of materials can make it a series
44:42 Warm & Cool colours
46:56 With NeoColor 2, start with the lightest colour first.
53:35 How can you tell if a watercolour is dry?
54:14 Next layer: Adding details
59:35 Use different types of lines
01:00:09 Listen to yourself more
01:00:58 Unity & Contrast
01:01:29 Do what you think will work; trust yourself
01:02:33 Why using pens on acrylics doesn't work well
01:03:37 What do you do when your pen stops working due to a waxy surface
01:05:41 Waxy surface = Smudging of ink possibility
01:06:15 ORACLE CARDS: Namaste, Blessing & Divination Cards by Toni Carmine Salerno
01:10:52 The need for perseverance/patience i.e. in the middle of your work and the "I hate this" stage we all go through.
01:12:10 FINAL WORDS
01:12:23 Keep going / Do your best / Take a break