• Upcycling art • Testing art supplies and kits • Graphite drawing • Watercolor painting • Acrylic painting • Water mixable oil painting • Image editing tutorials for selling your art
Free coloring pages of my art at www.ivylilycreative.com/2017/05/free-printable-adult-coloring-pages.html
All My Acrylic Painting Supplies & How I Use Them ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Yvtt77wQ0UY.html Coloring pages of my art on Patreon: www.patreon.com/IvyLilyCreative I’m having a flu, so if I seem low energy, that’s why. I forgot to mention, but the bigger paintings in the photos in the beginning of the video were community paintings, where you could work on one of them, take a photo of it and then someone else could continue it or paint over it.
Patreon link: www.patreon.com/IvyLilyCreative I started uploading and scheduling the first rewards since filming this video and noticed that Patreon limits image sizes more than I thought. (Video was also very slow to upload directly on Patreon.) So, I need cloud storage for the coloring pages, wallpapers and reference photos and I currently don't have enough to keep the backlist of them up. So, there will be a backlist of the ASMR audio and extended art videos, but the images will possibly disappear after each month, when I switch them out for the new ones.
Yeah, it works differently depending on the surface (wood and paper have turned out nicer for me than canvas or cardboard, for example) and the type of paints.
I’m just starting to look into Merch On Demand and I am wondering 1) What happens with returns? 2) Do you get penalized? 3) Once you’re accepted is there any risk of getting kicked out if you don’t make enough sales? 4) Is there an upload fee like Etsy? Hopefully I can find all the answers in one shot but it’s hard to find in the big sea of RU-vid. Thanks for this informative video.🙏
1) It gets deducted from your earnings. (It's usually not a problem, but while researching for this video I found out there is a hypothetical scenario where you could owe money to Amazon, if Amazon already paid you for the sale before it got returned and you never make sales again after the return. But there is at least a 30 day delay in getting paid anyway after the product has shipped, so it's unlikely to happen.) What I meant in the video, when I said I don't know how cancellations and returns affect tiering up, is I don't know if they count towards the number of sales needed to move on to the next tier or not. 2) For customer returns? No. I've understood that the reason for the higher return rate on Amazon is people buying a shirt to wear on one occasion and then returning it the next day, so they don't need to pay for it. Some people might also buy the same shirt in two sizes to test the sizing and then return the other one. 3) Not that I know of. 4) No upload fee.
This step-by-step tulip drawing tutorial is fantastic! 🌷✨ The instructions are so clear and easy to follow, making it perfect for anyone looking to improve their drawing skills. I love how you break down each step and make it accessible. Thanks for sharing this beautiful and informative video! 🎨👍
Great video! 🎨✨ I’ve always wondered if oil paints could be used on terracotta pots, and your demonstration was really informative. The results look fantastic, and I appreciate the tips on how to make it work. Thanks for sharing this creative idea and the detailed process!
Wow, your acrylic squeegee painting turned out amazing! 🎨✨ I’m definitely hooked just from watching your video. The techniques you used are so creative, and the results are stunning. Thanks for sharing your experience-I’m excited to try this method myself! 🌟🖌
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A university nearby has a fine art print shop as part of their visual art college which the public can use. I have my work scanned their on a good art scanner and they also make high-quality giclee prints.
my favorite video game is the horizon zero dawn and the last of us and i want to do my own version of the cover art. how to get permission from the company who made the video game sorry if not explaining this well. copy right laws
I tested another solvent-FREE cleaning method for oil paint brushes → Can You Clean Oil Paint Brushes Without Solvents? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rjymH8j_0yU.html
Can I Save These Dried Out Paint Brushes? (Comparing vinegar, window cleaner, rubbing alcohol and turpentine) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Y7uAwzerrqo.html How to Clean Oil Paint Palette ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XPKmswiGeVA.html I Removed YEARS of Dried Paint from This Palette ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-lYJK3nvLZ1s.html
My “primed vs unprimed” videos are a fun little experiment that came from people in the comments (of my videos about using gesso) questioning whether you really need to prime things before painting. Even if the unprimed one doesn’t always look different or even if it creates an effect you like, it doesn’t mean that the paintings are going to survive the same over years and decades. Depending on the medium and the painting surface, the painting might yellow, dull, crack or even rot over time. I’m not emphasizing this in every episode of this series, but it’s something to keep in mind when you decide whether you want to prime your painting surface or not. Watch next → Do You Need to Prep Clay Flower Pots for Paint? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-hKkoCnKVDm0.html Oil Painting on Primed vs Unprimed Wood Slices ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-H14k1ewqj7c.html
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Unless I missed it, it seems like this video didn’t even address the main reason that you shouldn’t oil paint on unprimed wood, or even a lot of woods that you might prime- because the main issue is something that isn’t visible immediately upon completing the painting. The main issue is that most woods contain tannins & other acidic compounds. This isn’t AS much of an issue for acrylic paints, as they’re more acid-resistant in general, but with oil paint in particular, this is a huge deal, because over time, the tannins/acids will tend to leech out of the wood & into the paint, & they can seriously damage the paint film, compromising the archivability & integrity of the painting. Now, in my studies I’ve found that there are exceptions… You can specifically seek out low-tannin woods, like basswood & birch in order to minimize the damage, & the crucial thing is that you SEAL any wood panel before you prime it & paint it with oils… However, even sealing a wood panel isn’t a 100% fool-proof solution, & over time the acid can still potentially permeate the barrier, especially with high-tannin woods. So really, IF you’re going to use wood panel as a surface for oils at all, you really want to do both: choose a low-tannin/tannin-free wood, so there’s minimal acid to leech out of the wood to begin with, AND thoroughly seal the wood before anything else. If you take these precautions, it seems like you can maybe oil paint on wood & avoid most of the damage (or at least protect it for a pretty long while before any significant damage might occur). And if the tannin/acid content is low enough then sealing it should pretty much do the trick & leave you with as good a surface as anything… But given the difficulty of actually measuring the tannin content in a piece of wood, beyond just choosing a generally low-tannin variety, this is an imperfect fix at best. For these reasons, I wouldn’t use wood panels for any really serious oil painting that I intended to sell or hoped to make last in perpetuity. For studies, experiments, practice, etc., sure, they could be just fine, & are a nice, sturdy, cheap painting surface (& because acrylics are much less vulnerable to acid damage, low tannin woods are still preferable but using wood in principle isn’t as serious of a risk for acrylic painting [though sealing & priming them is always a good idea]). But think of wood panel (to oil painting) like newsprint is to graphite/charcoal drawing. It’s an affordable, very usable practice material, but it isn’t acid-free, so it isn’t archival quality & is more prone to degrade over time than, for example, a good acid-free cotton paper, like one might use for watercolor, or something of that sort. So what is the alternative for oil painting, one may be asking… Well, there are plenty of options. From canvas panel, stretched canvas, canvas pads (if you have a way to stretch them taut & pin them in place), hardboard/gessoboard… However, the surface I’ve seen recommended most highly by the most experienced oil painters, in contemporary times, has been ACM board/panel. ACM (aluminum composite material) is rigid & durable like wood panel, but it’s pH neutral, with no acids to leech out into the paint film. It can be bought pretty cheaply if you can find a good supplier (it’s more expensive from art supply stores). It can be easily cut down to whatever dimensions you want… If there’s a downside, it’s that it does require a very specific process to prepare it, so people should look up an illustrated guide or video about how to prepare ACM panels for oil painting (basically you wet-sand the aluminum surface, iirc with rubbing alcohol, to scuff the otherwise perfectly smooth surface, just to give it some toothy adhesion for the primer to grab onto, clean it off with more rubbing alcohol, & then prime it with your gesso or whatever else, but there are specific pitfalls so it’s important to learn the proper technique & materials to use, so you don’t sand right through the aluminum, or use too coarse of a grit, or whatever else)… But it’s really no more trouble than having to seal a wood panel, & unlike a wood panel, if you simply follow the instructions & prepare ACM correctly, you’ll end up with a pretty ideal oil painting surface that will be archivable in quality, with no concerns about acid leeching, none of the concerns about warping or sagging you can have with stretched canvas… I suppose one downside compared to painting on canvas is that canvases can be rolled up, which can save a lot of space & money when shipping… However, I don’t even know to what extent you can get away with rolling up an oil painting after it has dried- that might crack it anyway- so maybe that does or doesn’t apply to oil painting… But as far as rigid surfaces go, it really is pretty much the best of all worlds. I don’t have a TON of experience painting on it (still looking for a reliable, cheap supplier, because at the art shop all surfaces are way overpriced), & I do more acrylic painting anyway, so usually wood panel is okay… But when I’ve painted on ACM, it’s been a heavenly experience. I can absolutely see why it comes so highly recommend it, & so I recommend it to others. Make sure to look into exactly what types are acceptable for painting purposes- but if you can find the right kind at the right supplier, you can get HUGE panels of the stuff for VERY Cheap compared to pretty much any other decent painting surface, & then you can easily just score it & snap it down to whatever dimensions you want, whether that’s a lot of little tiny ones, or a couple of big ones (again, see online guides/videos for the details of which side to score & how to properly snap it off so that you don’t damage it, but when done properly it should split quite cleanly using nothing more than an exacto style utility/craft knife & a little elbow grease). If I could find a cheap, easy to deal with supplier in my area, I’d switch to using this stuff for acrylic pours & such too- because even if acrylic is more resilient to acids, it’d still be that much more peace of mind about the quality & archivability of the paintings. Note: definitely use a respirator, outdoors, in a well-ventilated space, when sanding aluminum (or gesso, or wood, or anything else). The last thing you want is to be inhaling a bunch of ultra-fine aluminum dust particles, ESPECIALLY if you start working with this stuff on a regular basis. Always be mindful of the long-term effects of your artistic practices/materials & take harm-reduction precautions to minimize your exposure so that 5-15 years down the line, you’ll be healthy & able to continue doing what you love, rather than regretting the health cost of your habits. Same with exposure to solvents, toxic pigments, acrylic binder (which itself gives off toxic fumes while drying, even though you can’t smell them)…