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00:00 Intro
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01:26 Clear Acrylic Gesso
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04:39 Pencil extender
05:24 DIY Brush cleaner
05:58 Electrical tape
06:38 Paper Clips
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08:44 Crisp Lines
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Ooh, I have an art hack! You know how marker caps rarely ever accurately represent the actual colour of the ink? It can be a real pain if you have a massive collection of markers (Like say Ohuhu alcohol markers in my case), especially if you're doing gradients and blending. Here's what I did; I went to Dollar General and got blank address labels, like 100+ to a pack for a dollar. I took each marker, coloured a label and wrapped the now coloured label around the marker so I can see the accurate colour of the ink on the paper of the label every time I pick up that maker. Saves so much time as opposed to referencing a swatch sheet, using more and more ink testing on scrap paper, etc. This way, I can just line up my markers according to the labels I've made to help define my gradients and shading!
@Techno Sugar Creations that is a really clever idea. So simple but so effective. Thank you. I will be using that hack. Much appreciated! Merry Christmas!
this is literally the most basic thing to do but how can i never thought of it😭 thank you tho for this!
I have ohuhu markers to this so this Will help me a lot
My Ohuhu 40 pack came with a piece of paper with tiny boxes that have the names next to them for me to fill out and know what color it is exactly. :)
@@codysaurus122202 My Ohuhu Pastel set did too and the colour chart is great, but for me? It just feels easier to have the colour directly on the marker because with the colour chart, the colours seem to be in random spots and it can sometimes get hard for me to match colours for a gradient. With the labels, I can just line up my markers until the labels create a nice gradient.
I unironically love that one of the hacks was "use paper clips to clip paper together"
Lol I can't believe this hasn't gotten more likes over 6 months.
*_THE MORE MEW KNOW!_*
IK
Idk if this is something I came up with or if it's common, but an art "hack" I do with my swatches, particularly with my alcohol markers is: Once I have my swatches of each marker color, I use a hole-punch to punch holes in the middle of them. Then I can hold up the swatch/es to determine the exact perfect matching color of the object i'm trying to draw/color.
EDIT: THanks so much for the support and likes guys! I never thought I'd get this many likes sharing my little advice.
This is actually so smart! I would have never thought of this!
@@user-el1th9xg3h Thank you! :)
Genius
I do so many commissions of characters from anime and cartoons, this is such a game changer for matching up the colours, thank you so much for sharing you’re a king David
@@mossyteef You're welcome! :)
I actually have the opposite problem. I tend to dip my brush into my drinking water
@Alexis I had that issue too, here's what I did in the end. I went online and got myself a litre bottle with a flip top lid and then used that for my water. And I also got myself a camping mug with a cap that has a slot to drink out of. Not only does my brush stay clear of my coffee, but my drink stays hot for longer too. I hope that helps you. It was hell before I got myself that bottle and camping mug. I was ALWAYS sticking my brush in my coffee or glass of water. It was embarrassing! Merry Christmas!
Same
FYI. We all do that.
Same
I dip my brush into my wine 🤷🏻♀️
I don't know how useful this would be for others, but seems to have helped me:
While doing biathlon, my coach once told me that your hand is the steadiest during the exhale. So, in stead of shooting while holding your breath or just not controlling your breath at all, you aim and shoot during a long and steady exhale.
I have since applied this to taking photos, as well as just in general while doing work that requires very small, precise hand motions.
So, if you get shaky hands while doing fine details, this may help.
This is why in archery, you draw back on the inhale, aim, and release on the exhale.
Great idea!
Wow, thank you so much from Spain
I used this technique while taking photos abs couldn't lay my arms down holding the camera in less lightedsituations. Living close to a biathlon training facility has its perks 😂
Hairspray to seal charcoal pencil drawings works great
I have one! But its from my personal experience not social media. If you have (I use acrylic) paint left on a pallete and for whatever reason can't finish a painting and don't want your paint to be wasted and dried up. Put the pallete with paint on it in a zip lock bag with a damp paper towel. I did this and was able to still use the paint a week later. Highly recommend!
I usually get inspiration lat at night so I use this one a lot.
oh my gosh this is such a good ideaa
If you're new at acrylic, use an egg carton with a slightly damp paper towel. Otherwise, the rest of us use pallets that are air tight.
My art tips:
- if you have a hard time peeling masking tape off without leaving a damaged paper, use a hair dryer over the masking tape
- if you want to cover up a bigger drawing quickly, use self made powder. Just use a graphite or colored pencil and rub it against sand paper, you can also use a craft knife.
- odorless paint thinner is amazing for colored pencils! But dont`t use too much, you need also enough pigment on the paper (at least 2-3 LIGHT layers)
- charcoal is a fast medium, but sometimes it can be difficult, to create crisp lines. take a cup with water and a paintbrush and go over the charcoal
Slap the masking tape on your clothes a few times before using it. Makes it less sticky and won't peel off the paper.
peeling*
2:20 I have a better idea instead of the dirty paint water cup I just never drink water big 🧠
@@Bloomkyaaa yeah forgot that, good tip!!
@@-Fungus- w a t e r b o t t l e
Idk if it was mentioned but Murphy's Oil soap can de-gunk your brushes *and* reshape them closer to their former glory. I never diluted but just slicked the bristles with my fingers and then laid them out to dry, that's it. Helps those sad bedhead brushes
You can also just wet them with water, shape them and let them dry like that. That has always worked for me
Funny enough I knew an artist in college who used conditioner to shape the brush, let it dry, then dip in water.
Does it work better than Pink Soap? 🤔
I think she already put it in the video
True
Art hack: Mix white acrylic gesso with cheap apple barrel paint and it makes it like thick-body paint (which is crazy expensive). I use it to paint murals cus I use a lot of paint and don’t want to paint 50 layers. Super helpful
thank you!!
What is apple barrel paint? A brand? A material literally for lining apple barrels?
@@charlieevergreen3514 lmao it’s a cheap acrylic paint brand. You can find it in most stores
@@Abbey-vm1gn Thanks for the reply. :)
It must not be in my area; been painting for 35 years and never heard of it, haha. Anyway, it’s definitely smart to use the cheap stuff to extend the expensive stuff. 👍
@@charlieevergreen3514 :)
Rae!
I was gifted a bunch of oil paints from my grandmother-in-law. She's almost 90 years old so the paints are older than I am. Can you make a video on restoring old oil paints that have dried up or hardened?
I'd really like to restore the oil paints and show her the art that I can create with the supplies she has gifted me ❤️ I think it would mean a lot to her.
i don’t know much about this or the process but i would definitely buy artist grade oil (i think it’s linseed oil but i’m not sure. all i know is Winsor & Newton have a container of oil meant for oil paint) and get a syringe or something like that with a small enough opening to fit through the paint tube opening. push a little oil into each container, and mix the tubes up after re-capping them every like 5-15 min. maybe a toothpick to help stir the contents. this is just my idea since no one has commented and i briefly used oil paints in the past so i know that adding extra oil is meant to soften it up
Once oil paints have hardened and cured, it's permanent and not reversible. That's why there 100's of years old paintings that are still good condition.
While they aren’t technically reversible, if it’s super important, you can grind down the paint and mix it in with new carrier/binder. Like you see people using plate glass and a little grinding block. Or you could motorize it, maybe with a ball mill or ??slurry rollers”?? Not sure what they’re called, but it’s basically two metal cylinders, rotating pretty tight against each other, squish-crushing paint that’s going between them. Look up “paint manufacturing” to see some of this. There are small ones too, not just the industrial size, but more like a home pasta machine size. But you’d still need to get all that dry paint really shredded, like a hard cheese powder grind. It’s a fair bit of work.
@@charlieevergreen3514 this would work for watercolour, but not for oil paints
My hack for tracing is that you should add registration marks - a crosshair in a circle works pretty well. if you put them in the corners you can line them up/check them frequently. For transfer paper, the pins are sound, but tape is another option. Paperclips are fine but they can warp the page where you're trying to draw and can easily slip.
I’ve used folder binders because they leave no mark. They are the little black triangle jaws with silver handles that look slightly like mushroom silhouettes. My favorite though is to tape (drafting tape, or painters tape) the reference down, then tape the tracing down separately, and on a SMALL board, so I can spin it around. Never had that setup fail. You can also lift one corner to check beneath, without misaligning anything.
@@charlieevergreen3514 i have a problem the tracing on a light in my case is my chromebook its a laptop fold it its a tablet turn it its a huge phone so it is totch screen it is very hard to trace it because it removes the google tab i am on or it keeps opening a new tab can you help me so it can open new tab or removes my tab
Faber-Castell suggested for their Albrecht Durer Artist Watercolor Pencils, and in general not to dip water color pencils in water as the lead can swell and be more breakable and possibly split the wood. I haven't seen this happen personally I love dipping my water color pencils, but I stopped because they are expensive. Perhaps for the less expensive colored pencils maybe. Or test the theory might be interesting. I love these hacks they are amazing! Happy Holidays
I think it's ok if you just dip just the very tip of the lead, but if you're fully dunking it in the water that's going to ruin it lol
@@ActualCharky just the tip, got it.
I don't think you have to worry about that cause that hack is for cheap pencils that aren't as smooth and pigmented. lol
Using a paint pallette divot for water for water colored pencils might make it easier to dip with!
If you dip more than the tip you’ll likely get the wood splitting. I work in a pool and we use the waterproof pencils (Staedler Lumocolor) to mark the attendance roll. Eventually they all split which is super annoying because you can never find a good pencil when you need one and you get stuck with ones held together with sticky tape 😑
Lol that’s why I use an old tin can for my paint water so it’s pretty noticeable but I think that mug would be cute as a funny mug too 🤗
i use a Tin Can from pastills for a mini Watercolor travel set its fit 9 half tins. just amazing simple for watercolor beginners to reduce to the basic colors. I use the lid for mixing and a mini water Tank Pen.
Just an FYI, the murphys is great as a floor cleaner in general. My mom uses it on nearly everything like cabinets, floors, etc. It smells so clean and it does the same thing to floors and surfaces that it does to your brushes.
Care for your supplies and your studio, too!
An alternative to the gesso stopping marker bleeding onto next page hack would be a bleed page, you put another paper behind the one you’re coloring on
yeah this is definitely a superior alternative. It's 1000% faster, plus you can keep re-using that bleed page instead of using up your gesso
@@LapostropheAura yesss
I use a bleed page for most things, but the gesso hack has a place on paper that is double sided, like an art journal. I've messed up some great journal pages with paint or markers by not considering the other side. I think there is definitely a place for both.
@@haleybastian1483 yeah, I’m not saying there’s no good reason to use the gesso for something like that, I’m just saying paper is an option to prevent bleeding onto the next page, not the other side of the same page
I was going to say that too
Just like plastic straws, the old upper part of a ballpoint pen will also work.
Instead of throwing them away you keep it and place it over your short coloured pencil.
I have been doing this basically my entire life. I think this is even better than the straw, since it's most likely much sturdier.
One thing both you and the video neglected to mention (perhaps because it's too obvious) is to wrap a couple of layers of tape or paper around the pencil to ensure a tight fit if the extension seems too big.
Hi Rae,
Thanks for inspiring me to pick up my art supplies and go at it again.
Can you do a video on your other channel some time explaining your art school experience? I would love to hear some stories and maybe see some of the art you did during that time.
Also, I just love your personality all the way down to the silly noises you make when you scoot up your chair. My friend and I have done that for years, so when I saw you do it I really went back in time with her in my mind.
I'd love a video like that too! I've been considering majoring in art or doing art school but I want to hear someone's experience with it before I make that decision.
Me tooooooooo
@@DreadPirateElla great idea to get some info about art school. I'm not sure your age, but as a 30 year old college graduate I would encourage you to go to art school if it is your passion. I chose not to complete my music education degree because of so many outside factors that convinced me it wasn't the best idea. As a passionate vocalist, it kills me that I chose to change to a business management degree. It's a great thing to have, but it's so much harder at my age to find a place to sing where the other vocalists are just as passionate and serious about it as I am. If I had finished the music education degree I would have had many opportunities other than teaching to pursue my passion. If only I had known that before. Good luck. Follow your dreams.
Oh wow! I have nail brushes that came with a nail kit I purchased almost 3 years ago... I use everything in that kit on my nails, except the brushes... I'm TOTALLY gonna use them for painting now!!! Thank you!!!
Probably someone already said it but well... when I use something that tends to make my brushes crusty even after cleaning (like PVA glue or non-water based paint) I clean/wash and THEN before it dries I use some cheap hair conditioner on the brissels. A small container can last a lifetime if you only use small brushes. Use a small drop and let it dry (I don't even rinse) it will keep soft and they will take longer to get brittle.
@Scarlet Starr does that work on synthetic brushes and oil brushes coz I think that if it does, I am so gonna incorporate that hack into my list of tips and tricks. Also, does it help to prevent build-up on the brushes or is it just to recondition and reshape whacky, dirty, or funky brushes?
That sounds great for glues or oils, but please don't do that to your watercolor brushes. It will ruin them for watercolor.
To piggy back off of the paper clips, when I use my light box for transferring sketches and I just use the same tape as I do for painting. I will either use painters tape, or washi tape. However, I haven't tried electrical tape yet, but we have plenty of it. I will just put a small piece of tape on all four corners of the original page, and also on the new page. Then I don't have to worry about the clips sliding or anything.
So I tried transferring one time and I realized that if it's paper clips, it still moves for me so I just use a transparent folder for the sketch paper and new paper then with the sliding and put a flashlight underneath the small coffee table I was making it on.
Seems tedious but hey, it worked.
I've done this, but also windows during the daytime
I was so happy to see the Murphys Oil Soap hack. It also removes acrylic from brayers you use with gel pads. Simply soak the brayer for about 5 minutes and peel the acrylic off the brayer leaving it almost new!
Eyedroppers are my best friend in water coloring
also, I usually use small glasses (shotglasses) for my paint water and a bottle to refill it. Don't forget, Wiping off your brush before dipping also helps keep your water clean!
I use those little Oui yogurt cups for this reason, paint tastes awful
@@MrMonochromatic i use 1 KG yourth containers , the have a very soild stand and wide rim you cant miss them , also big enough for my xxl brushes when painting
The dirty paint water mug!!!!! Genius😆
I've also stuck my paintbrush in my coffee mug🥴
Me too oooops
This is sort of an added attraction to nail brushes...if you get clear or glittery cheap nail polish you can add it to the tops of buttons, snow...anything that you want to make shiny and stand out.
These tips were great, but I do have one thing to add: if you soak your colored pencils in warm water, they definitely soften up, but if you leave them in too long, it can crack the wood, and destroy your pencils. Speaking from experience here. But other than that, these were amazing, and I loved the video as always!
I have a good hack I learned a while back! To make a super fine paint brush out of any size round brush, you just have to very carefully cut the bristles off with an x acto right where they meet the metal all the way around leaving only the longest bristles remaining. Worked fantastic for a handful of dollar store brushes!
I tend to use a special designated "Gross cup" or two for paint water that are differently shaped from my normal drinking containers and are so crusted with paint as to be their own warning labels.
One art hack that I like when working with white paper is to first make an underlayer of watercolor or marker, then shade and detail with pencils. It can save a lot of product and wrist pain if you are like me and get obsessive over paper texture showing through the drawing
Murphy's Oil Soap is a petro based cleaner that's why it works :)
Love the way she pronounces Oil like awl
Awesome video.
I know I mentioned it before on another comment, but a neat little art hack for blending Crayola Crayons is to use a colored pencil as a blending stump over them. I use it all the time when editing printouts.
my problem with a lot of art hacks, coughcornstarchinpaintcough, is a good art supply is formulated specifically to last the test of time, if you go round adding shit you're going to compromise the longevity of your art. so if you're planning on selling your art you want to sell a well crafted piece that could last generations. supplies matter.
I always love Rae’s hack videos because so many of them are for us broke artists, like tips to help us keep our brushes crisp and last longer, cheap fixes for common problems, ways to upcycle supplies, etc.
Oh my gosh the bread hack brought me back to my childhood 🥺 my grandma taught me to blend my graphite drawings with bread (and my fingers too). We were really poor but we always had bread on hand. I'm 30 now and I can afford art supplies of course but this part unlocked lovely memories with my grandma, thank you Rae 💕
Thanks for all the useful hacks. I don't know if you know this, but bread was used by conservators before to clean wall paintings in churches (At least over here in Sweden.). However today they have understood that the starch in the flour in the bread actually makes the paintings mold.
My tip - if you're tracing an imge, but it's hard to see, and you don't own a lightbox - tape the image to a window, and tape your paper over the top. The light from outside shines right through. Merry Christmas!
To get extreme detail when working with oil pastels, use colour pencils. The oil pastels work as a solvent for the colour pencils and make them extremely bright and colourful. This was the reason that I started to like oil pastels because the are so hard to get details. But this changes the game
I usually do this why my polychromos.
I hold two papers together by painters tape. I first press it against my skin to make it less sticky then just tape on the edges.
Thank you so much for the hack on Murphy's Oil Soap. I had put my art supplies, away for several years. I'm ready to be creative again and when I unpacked my brushes, some of them were hard from acrylic paint not being cleaned well. I soaked all my brushes in Murphys Oil Soap some of them didn't need much and couple of them needed 48 hrs but I saved all but one. Fantastic product and the bottle is large enough to last for years. ❤
i watch her videos for almost an hour everyday...that's dangerous
Same
Same lol 😂😅
Ho dosent😂😂😂😂😅😅😅😅
1 hour? Ive just spent the last 21 hours watching her videos over and over i didnt sleep so dont ask
Same 😹
Thank you for those hacks. Here are 2 of mine. I use a microfiber towel from the Dollar Store to clean my soft pastels. I can clean as I go without keeping potential mouse food in my studio. I also keep a eye dropper in my clean water when painting so I can transfer water quickly, with less dripping than using a brush.
My Drawing tip:
It is not really a hack it just can make a beautiful painting.what u need is make some oobleck (mixture of cornstarch and water) and add a lot of food coloring (color of your option) than spill it on your page or canvas and wait for it to dry.when it's dried just scrape it off . Now you have beautiful painting and you can doodle on it. It is better than spilling colored water on it and you can add texture to it by adding some foam beads in to oobleck. I hope it helps.and I love your videos it inspires me soo much.
That's a really cool ideal! I would have never thought of adding foam beads either. You should post your hacks on your channel (subscribed ☺). Plus oobleck is just freaking cool to play with. Definitely trying that out!
@@sinsitysinderella790 thanks for subscribing ❤️❤️
BRO the coloring book gesso hack!? As a kid I tested a bunch of things to stop the bleeding and found out putting a white pencil under the marker works perfect too!
The clear gesso on a coloring page is genius! I'll have to remember that one.
I actually use some cheap clear plastic chopping mats from Dollar Tree that I cut down to the size of my coloring book. I thought about a blotter page but I know I've had the issue of ink bleeding through more that just the page bellow(I have a *lot* of cheap coloring books). With the cutting mat I can saturate the page as much as I want and don't have to worry about it bleeding through to the next page. The design on the back of the page is a lost cause though.
The cutting mats also helped with two other issues I was facing, one intentional and the other a happy accident. The other issue I was trying to address was in addition to the bleed through I would often leave imprints on the page bellow when using pens/pencils. The cutting mat adds a nice firm layer between the pages that prevents any mechanical damage to the page bellow leaving the page bellow nice smooth and unmarred, meaning that I can use any medium I like on that page.(too harsh of indents makes coloring with pencils rather tricky and a pain to compensate for)
Not only do I have one mat under the coloring page but I also cut a second one down to size so I could put it on top to stop any rub off on the page above or bleeding if the page wasn't completely dry and too keep any loose media off the opposite page before I set it. This is where I discovered an unintentional benefit. I was also having a problem with my page baconing after I over saturated but I discovered that leaving the page between the two mats while the coloring book was closed would press the page back to being flat. Not really a problem I was looking to solve but it is solved now. Kind of like if you were to press it by setting it under a heavy book. The mats also make it super easy to find what page you are working on!
also btw with the vaseline hack you can layer a little bit of vaseline on the surface of where you are going to color with the colored pencil and it would work great as well!
Another tip for a kneded earaser replacement: Sticky tac works incredibly well for graphite as well!
Thank you, Rae , for showing arthacks and all of you for commenting. I've learned so many nice tricks=3Happy Holidays=3
When trying to draw fur I use an old EMPTY pen tip to dent the paper for highlights just use it like a regular pencil.
I want to see more of your art and what you want to create! You are an amazing artist. I want to see you create, you inspire me so much.
Murphy's Oil Soap is just old fashioned paint made with fat/oil and lye instead of surfactants from modern detergents.
It is not oily, made from oil but does not hydrate anything. I'm glad you discovered old technology!
Murthy’s is my mother’s floor cleaner of choice, so it is the smell of clean to me. We also use it as the paint and sip studio to clean the brushes.
When I am painting or drawing in a book, I take a piece of cardboard, and I stick it underneath the paper. Preferably something that extends past the paper, and I use that to keep it from getting on the next page. It also gives a slightly better stable surface while you’re out and about. A pencil board would also work just as well.
Another option for swatches that I do, is, I bought this thing called the Col-o-ring. It's 100 sheets of 100lbs/160 gsm acid free 2“ x 4“ paper, on an O-ring clasp. It’s meant for fountain, pen ink, but it’s very small and compact and I use it for both my watercolor, paint pens, and my markers.
I do something similar, but i just use a piece of designated paper from the sketchbook I am using. It doubles as a swatch paper and keeps pressure scratches at a minimum. I also have used old paperwork for the same, and the spare paper can be used as a rest for your dominant hand to avoid smudging
The Murphy's oil soap hack and the cornmeal are my favourites 😍
Me too! I love how she pronounces "oil" like "all" ! Idk why but it made me happy 😊
love the corn starch hack especially, will definitely be using that; Hope you have a lovely Christmas and fabulous new year!
Yeeeessss!!!! I've been using nail brushes for small/fine details for years now! And the metal rounded end thingy for dots and whatnot, patterns take half the time with that.
Hi rae! Your videos inspire me so much and make me want to do art so much more. Thank you so much for what you do! ❤
Have a great holiday season too. Those hacks were so good! Thanks
I make a lot of embroideries by hand and I've learned instead of tracing what you want to the fabric itself which can be tricky use parchment paper to trace what want want then sew the outline of the image through the parchment paper and then once you get your outline done you just gently rip away the access parchment paper and there you have your outline then you can just fill it in with whatever colors you want 😉
That’s brilliant! It’s a lot like my trick: freehand or rubber stamp an image you’d like to embroider onto vanishing paper (fabric store sell water-soluble paper). Hoop it up over your fabric, stitch the outlines, then you can dissolve it with water from a spray bottle, steam it away, or dip it in water. Poof! Gone like magic! Your way is waaay cheaper - love it! - but if you need something for more delicate fabric, the melt-away stuff works great, too. 👍🏼
I love that the mug has the design on both sides! Makes me glad that you're a fellow leftie, as I'm not sure if a left-handed person would come up with this. I mean, there's so many mugs with a design only on one side - almost always not on the one that would be preferable for left-handed folks...
I tried your art hack of make up brushes but on polymer clay with clay softener to smooth the clay and it works like a charm. Plus beauty blender sponges, the wedged shape one's, work great for painting (watercolour) a flawless background colour.
For blending pencils: a dry paintbrush with short hairs.
Every pencil leaves behind a tiny bit of loose lead, even though it's sometimes invisible. Going over it with a paintbrush rubs in those tiny pieces and mixes them. It also works with cheap pencils when you want a More smooth coverage.
The short hairs are for more control, I just used a CHEAP (don't kill your expensive brushes kids) paint brush of which I had two and cut the hairs of one. To clean it you can just rub it on a piece of paper or, if it's really dirty, clean it like a normal paintbrush and let it dry.
I have juvenile arthritis and struggle sometimes with holding pens pencils brushes etc, but just so you know there are things out there to help, you get grips for most items usually on amazon. My art lecturer got me ones for charcoal even aswell. So dont let it stop you. :)
Lmao at 9:30 look close. "Perfectly clean, Perfectly clear" lol then she only shows the bottom.
Loved this!! Best quote - “Use the small pieces to re-wet your water” 😂😂😂😂
These are GREAT ideas! I'm gonna have to get some of that gesso.
Happy holidays Rae! Thank you for blessing us with another video 🤍 hope you have had a great year and I’m looking forward to the content you make next year 😊
Great cup! There is one thing I noticed about the cup though… I think the cup might look a little bit better if you did the yellow/green all around the cup instead of there being white where the handle is. I know you probably won’t see this but oh well!
I agree
Thank you Rae for making videos, both me and my daughter really enjoy them❤️
Hey Rae! I have two art hacks that are sort of simple and mabey comman knowledge to some, but it saved me
1) Personally I don’t like blending stumps. They are never smooth enough and leave streaks. Instead of using blending stumps, use Q-tips, Klenex, and cotten balls. It smooths out EVERYTHING
2) For those who like blending stumps, u know that they get dirty real fast. You can actually clean them by shaving them down with sand paper or a nail file.
Hope this helps someone!
With the marker/gesso tip you will want to paint on the back of the paper only as gesso can be really rough for the marker nibs and potentially ruin them
For the transferring problem I like to use blue tack or gentle tape to stick the images down. I also find that blue tack works just like a needed rubber. Hope this helps 🥰
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I glue little bells on my paint water cups. Happy to announce that it works
That is bloody Brilliant! I am Definitely using that! 🥳
Rae I just learned the best art hack!!!
If u are doing a drawing with soft pastels, chalk or any material that never really sticks to the paper. Spray it with hairspray when your and once it dries it won't smear. This is great for when your doing the creat this book.
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Wow, I can't believe how many great tips you covered in this video, thanks so much!
Thank you so much! These are quite helpful for me, especially the ones with the gesso and the straw. But anyway, these videos always make me happy.
I can say every time you post a video it changes me give me a new prospective in life and makes me think that there is soo much it life and lastly I would like to say that the art hacks are really good I am definitely using every single one of them in a every day bases now best of all they are cheap and that is good cus I am still a kid I am inspired by you and want to became a artist when I grow up...
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I have an art hack!
If your brush is misshapen, instead of spending $15 on a brush shaper, you can re shape it using a soap bar! Wet it slightly, rub the brush on it, re shape it, let it dry and BOOM! Brand new brush!!
I use my ipad as a light box. I activated the guided access shortcut and allows me to trace things without the image moving around and if needed turn off the room lights so the contrast is better.
my favorite way to clean my brushes is to use olive oil mixed with dawn dish soup. swirl the brush around til clean and rinse and put away to dry. the dawn will help clean the brushes while the oil oil keeps the brush hairs hydrated. this will not work with oil paints however.
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My go-to for the bleed issue with paper was cardstock for a long time. Then I found these comic book boards and they performed wonderfully. (They go in the plastic sleeves with the comics to protect them) They also help a lot in protecting the papers under the sheet I am on from inprints, since I tend to be a bit heavy handed.
need the caution mug so bad holy moly 😭
7:29 *Vaseline*
5:22 *DiY Brush cleaner*
3:18 *Murphy's oil soap*
4:40 *Pencil extender*
That mug would make a great art teacher gift!
Literally watching your videos are my favourite thing! as an Artist myself these hacks are really useful. I hope you're doing Great and taking care of your health
I thought the title was “I tasted my subscribers art works” 💀💀
I don't know about trying that gesso hack with the markers unless it's only primed on the back of the page. In my experience, clear gesso is rough and could potentially damage the nibs on your markers, and you would want to avoid that. Especially if you have more expensive markers like Copic. I just use a bleed sheet in between my pages. Now, it would be great if there was a clear primer that wasn't so rough that could help with double-sided coloring book pages that I can't use my markers in.
i simply lay a piece of coated ColorLaser Printer paper unter my Page so it wont bleed through. No need for this lot of work before.A Package is only 6-8€ for 250 piece of paper , its the beste Marker Paper i have found yet. Its almost bleed proof and the ink is absorbed very quickly. When you not overly blending its a amazing illustration papier ( from Mondi) its also extreme White, the colors are vibrant on it. I love for Ink and Fineliners too
Maybe just acrylic medium? If I’m remembering correctly it’s pretty smooth when dry. Aaaaaaand bonus it comes in clear iridescent…😂
I would consider trying traditional wheat paste as a back primer, likely as front primer as well. Heat water and add wheat flour or rice flour, about 12 parts water to 1part flour, more or less by preference. It’s dries to a crisp lightweight sealant that can still take on new ink or whatever. Used to laminate sumo-e ink painting to a second piece of paper, to re-flatten and reinforce the finished piece.
Just learned Murphy soap one not that long ago ‼️Love many of these ‼️
Thank you for another informative video that is designed to save me money and my sanity. Happy holidays Rae!
I love the hacks and good luck with your channel!!!
Rae never dissapoints, can't wait to see what this video has to offer
The first hack was so cool! It literally inspired me to find my chalk and use cornmeal on them, and it worked
I'm really grateful for that Murphy's oil soap hack. My mop brush is a pain to clean. Thanks!
Who hasn't drank their paint water? 😆 I did one worse. I grabbed my water bottle in the dark and it was isopropyl alcohol! I have the big jumbo one from Walmart. I didn't swallow it but having it in my mouth was bad enough.
I use a bowl for water usually since I don't drink from a bowl that works. However, my cat does . Back to the drawing board, no pun intended 😀😺😺 cats can be very helpful.
Paper clips?! To clip your papers?!?! No way
I like that cup! I'm going to be watercoloring again soon so I can see that being useful for me. I may remember these hacks too. 😊
I didn't get it... Is that mug supposed to be for drinking, or for watercolor water?
If it's for drinking, why the huge caution sign?
If it's for watercolors, why is it shaped like a coffee mug?
Also if you're so concentrated and focus on your artwork, all the bright colors in the world won't make you notice something you're not going to notice.
Actually good hack is to use water bottles for drinking water, and just using totally different kind of liquid containers for different things. I use glass jars or clean yogurt cups for watercolors, mugs and water bottles to drinks.