Painting with acrylic inks and watercolours and my artist process.
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Painting with acrylic inks and watercolours and my artist process. In this video, I revisit some works in progress, and show a little about how I "finish" some paintings. I teach part of one of my favourite techniques with acrylic inks in a reductionistic method of sorts. I use both watercolour and bristol (for acrylics) 140 lb paper, and also talk about my love of "toned" papers by Strathmore.
I use several different brands of watercolour/mixed media paper - Artist Loft(Michael's in house brand) 140 lb watercolour paper, Strathmore and Canson XL 140 lb paper, and Arches Cold Press paper on a block (12 x16”).
Bristol paper by Strathmore is great for acrylic paints.
I love Neo colour Caran D’ache wax (1’s) and water-soluble (ii’s ) crayons
Paint pens I use:
Posca
Sharpie water-based medium paint pen
Metallic ballpoint pens:
Uniball-signo pens
Watercolours I love:
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Acrylic inks I have used:
Liquetex acrylic ink
Dr. Ph Martin India inks
Golden high flow fluid acrylics
Acrylic Paints
Tri Art Liquid paint (Canadian company)
Gouache
Holbein “pale mint” Acryla
I use a round watercolour brush - both size 10 and 12 (quite large).
I use Faber Castell Gelatos or Artist Loft (Michaels) water-soluble crayons.
Course reference: Flora Bowley and Lynzee Lynx ("Fresh Paint")
I like Master's brush cleaner for more soiled brushes.
Lately I have just been checking you tube just to see if you have any new videos. I never do that! Today I saw a new video and it’s almost an hour long!!! What a treat! 😊
Wow, thank you. hope you enjoy it!
I love your technics. Thank you for your generous tips!!!!❤
I had started to watch this video before, but hadn’/t seen what you wrote on your work. I then started to watch it , on a new day, and saw what you wrote. Today is my mother’s birthday. She passed a few years ago, and I miss her terribly everyday. ‘The new day’, which is today, June 26th, that I began to watch the video again, is my mom’s birthday and the saying that you have written “this too shall pass” was a favourite saying of hers. Thank you for bringing my mom’s gentle memory to me, on her special day. You made my day.
wow- this is beautiful. such synchronicity here and almost as though she was sending a message from the universe. this makes me smile. I’m sorry for your loss- may you find distraction in creativity and comfort thru memories and meaningful !! coincidences… xx
Just came upon your videos and find them very helpful. I also agree to your philosophy of using good products. When I was young i babysat a neighbor who was an Artist and on my 16th birthday she gave me 2 canvases and 2 good oil paint brushes. Now at 89 I'm still using good products, but not oil anymore. I pray you are not near the fires. Take care. Thank you for sharing your talent.
thanks for this nice note. I’m luckily not close to the fires and they are now a bit more under control in BC… but it was scary a few weeks ago. seems they are getting closer to home. xx
Love watching as you add more marks and layers and explain your process. Each time I watch your videos I am getting an education! Thank you again for sharing your many talents so generously with all of us. 💗
You are so welcome! thanks for all of your support!
what she said...
Happy again with all your ideas, your enthusiasm and the way it all speaks to me. Thanks again ❤
Thanks again!
I just discovered you and have been watching so many of your videos. I love your artistic style and down to earth process. You are so inspiring! And, as a mental health counselor, I so appreciate how you incorporate the importance of art to your own mental health and struggles with anxiety.
thanks Jessica
I like the way you revisit your paintings. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Pat!
I love your painting "this too shall pass".
thanks so much
I love going back to my older pieces I never threw away.
I’m so glad I found you!! You are so inspiring! I love all your work and your process. Especially going back to revisit old pieces. I’m a photographer and it is the same with older photos. I go back and revisit the edit. I’m going to go watch more of your videos!!
Thank you so much! so glad to hear you do this with photography !
I’m binging all your videos I’m an elementary art teacher out for summer so I have plenty of time to myself. I love your style . It’s difficult to find artist on here that are fun to. Watch I’m learning so much from you. I’m so impressed that you just rather recently discovered your artistic talent. I can really feel how much it means to you. Back to the video!
Thank you for sharing!
Just on #2 grid art journal set, & yr tips got another finishing layer to come together. Even noticing how yr heart for a positive oracle deck has me seeing art differently everywhere. Ty for including us in all yr progressions.
Wonderful! thanks for watching !
My sister Allison that first one is quite there already for me 🥰, Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say😃 but I understand what you mean. I LOVE the rest of the works my favourite is the first and the third with pink and teal colour gelato
thankyou so much
Love it Allison
Aw, thanks Sunny! You are such an inspiration.
Very inspiring, thank you. ☺️
thankyou
Thank you for sharing! I love your processes, I am learning so much. I have a couple of the books you have referred to! Love your work!
thankyou!
Thank you, thank you, thank you 😊❤
You are so welcome!
Love those purple colors in that art?
I like those videos on how you resolve painting after a painting, thanks
thanks
Love your style and never get tired of watching you. Can you tell us/me about your bracelet????
i made my bracelet. thanks so much,.
Allison is there a video on how you create the reticulations with inks? I’ve heard you mention it in a couple of videos but can’t find the method. Your work inspires me.
it’s a secret I haven’t decided to share yet. maybe one day.:)
Do you have any hints for being comfortable using my own handwriting on a painting? A video about that?
I can touch on this in my upcoming videos but it's all about practice... just like exploring different marks in art, maybe carve out some time to play with different types of printing /writing - Choose a word and try writing it upper and lower case and different styles... You can fall in love with your own handwriting which will be authentic to you and your work.
Allison, how is your Oracle deck coming along? I can’t wait to purchase it. Thank you.
it’s coming soon!
I love the pink, gold and teal piece. So beautiful. What fixative do you use for Caran d'ache crayons? I'm afraid of doing a piece with them and then spraying them with a fixative and ruining them. Your work is so pretty. You seem to strike the perfect balance in the picture.😊
thanks! As far as a fixative for the Caran d'ache crayons. there are 2 diff types: Neo Colour 1s , which are wax, non water soluble crayons, and Neo Colour 2s, which are water-soluble. It also depends how the artist uses them in their mixed media work... When I use a fixative over the crayons, it's when I use the wax (neo 1's), and it helps prevent them from smudging flecks of crayon on the work. I use that before using a varnish on canvas work. Most of my work on paper gets framed, so it's less of a risk. I love Spectrafix as it is non toxic, low odor, and it works well to "fix " the crayon in place... I know artists that use Krylon sprays -or pastel fixatives, but they tend to be more toxic and you need a good ventilated space ect... (I don't like aerosols personally). that's just me tho- it's all about experimentation!:)
@@allisondawrant thank you so much.
Hi Allison, thankyou once again for sharing your creativity, you're such a prolific artist, that in itself is inspiring. I previously mentioned that since watching your videos I have been inspired to create an Oracle deck. You said to reach out, but I can't help feeling guilty as you are clearly a very busy person, but I wondered if you could provide a little bit more information on the process involved from artwork to print. Does it matter what size art the photography comes from, did you send your own photographs to a printer and do the words have to be in a print type face or would it work for them to be hand written? If it's easier maybe you can add a little segment on the end of one of your videos rather than waste your time typing to me, and let us all know how your Oracle deck is coming along.
Thank you
read! thankyou for these great questions. i’ll do a little video or blurb over the summer, and email if you still have questions :)
i use my iphone and do all of my own photography. i use a colour card and put it in the photos so my printer can match the colours better if he doesn’t see the original. i don’t use a scanner as he does that for me and corrects the background to be white in photo shop (or whatever program he may use). you can also do that in canva now. if you have good photos it shouldn’t matter the size of the original. take photos on an easel with overcast day(lighting). keep the work flat to the camera lens. you can add writing after in canva or a photo editing site:)
@@allisondawrant Thankyou Allison I appreciate you taking the time to reply and answer my questions.
@@allisondawrant Hi Allison, when you talk about a colour card for the printer, is that you making a swatch of all the paint colours you used in the painting? Thanks
@@chrisjohnson7609
How to Use a Color Card for Photography (Color Checker)
A color card for photography is an essential tool for any photographer who wants to ensure accurate color reproduction in their photos. They are simple to use and can help you achieve the perfect color balance in your images. (taken from google search). I bought my colour card at a Camera store and they are usual less than $30 CAD
Allison, I just wanted you to know your in my thoughts and prayers. Really hoping 🙏 that you, and your loved ones are safe from the wildfires. ❤
thankyou. we are all safe. xx
You have a gift!
Just wondering if you could give some more information on the very sturdy surfaces used in this video please!
just bought a little art table at Michaels Canada. it came with a still and has 2 drawers and tilts .
@@allisondawrant sorry I should’ve worded that differently. I meant the sturdy plastic paper you use to paint on? 😁
Another great video! What is the name of the Caran Dache watercolor pencils you used. I dont think they were the Luminescence.
supracolour soft 2 pencils by Caran D’ache, and thankyou!
they can be harder to find. I purchased them a few years ago at a local art store in Calagru Canada- but they don’t carry them anymore.
Any softer lead watercolour pencil would be a good option.
Thankyou Allison. I too live in Calgary @@allisondawrant
Oh! We are neighbours! well then I can tell you I initially bought them at Kensignton Art Supply in ?2021 I believe... but I went back to purchase a set for family and they no longer had them@@LindaRadcliffe-wk8ws
let me know how you do with finding them!@@LindaRadcliffe-wk8ws
Allison, do you do Instagram?
yes , i am on instagram and my business is pretty much on Ig