How I've Set Up My Art Table For Maximum Creative Flow!

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A few tweaks can work wonders when it comes to setting up your art space. In my latest video, I take you through my current art table setup and all the little things that help with creating an inspired workflow. You'll see how I have adjusted my workspace layout and organised my supplies for maximum accessibility. This setup has been working so well for me and has me happily arting away, creating paper pieces, and filling up my sketchbooks. I hope it provides inspiration for your own creative space.
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@IamSolera 4 месяца назад

I love your videos. This one was so helpful! I often felt bad for having my things all on the surface of a table. It is so nice to see that you work in this way. I also love seeing everything that I have, so I can get into, rather than putting things away and bringing them onto again. Thank you for this inspiration!!! I loved your Mixed Media course. :)

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

So happy to hear this! I love having everything at my fingertips. I'm so happy you enjoy the videos and the mixed media course! 😊💖

@zenlife1200 4 месяца назад

I've recently created a sketchbook that's just for my paint swatches. It has 100% cotton cold press watercolor paper in it. I also have another sketchbook that I swatch out pencils and markers and write notes in, that has lighter hot press paper in it. I don't mind using one of my good watercolor sketchbooks for swatches and mixes as I was doing these throughout my normal sketchbooks anyway and probably repeating things in different books. I'm finding it so much easier having everything in those two books instead of, like you said, searching through various finished sketchbooks trying to find painting notes, ideas and swatches. They also seem to have cleared my workspace of little scraps of paper with partial meaningless notes on them.

@Manifesting_Secret_Sketchbook 4 месяца назад

Sounds LOVELY

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

This is such a great idea, beginning to wonder why I didn't do that 🤔 Though, I do quite like being able to look at different sheets at once. I might end up swatching them all in one single sketchbook too. More swatching days ahead I reckon 🎨🤣

@zenlife1200 4 месяца назад

@@LauraHornArt Swatching is fun 😆 I've swatched by color not brand so all my greens are together, all my blues etc. Some colors feature twice through the book like transparent yellow oxide. I have it in with the yellows and also with the earth colors. Cascade green is a granulating color which shows as both green and blue so it's in with my greens and turquoises. My quinacridone burnt orange is in with the oranges and also the earth colors because I use it as my burnt sienna.

@bogaanb2466 4 месяца назад

⁠@@LauraHornArtWhy both ideas are great! Swatch books could be used when on the go, traveling or outdoor sketching. While your posters of swatches when in your creative studio at home base.

@jesiegirl80 4 месяца назад

Such a gorgeous bright space Laura, inspired to go paint! I love the idea of having everything out and available to use, I find it’s easy to forget what i have available. (It may even help tame my addiction to art supplies 😂)

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Thanks so much! 😊

@janinafisher101 4 месяца назад

I decided a while ago that I wanted to "live in an art studio." I'm in a cabin far from town, but in a tiny hamlet with a population of about 16. I rarely get visitors, and painting is what I do most days, so my living space now has 2 chairs for sitting in one small corner, there is 1 wall of kitchen, and the rest is art studio! (I do have a separate bedroom.) I'm still trying to figure out the best layout as the room is a little awkward, and natural light only comes from one area, but I keep fine-tuning and visualuzing possibilities. So every video like this helps me think of ideas. This was helpful! Thanks, Laura!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

I totally understand that! It always takes re-arranging to find that "just right" fit! Thank you for watching 💖

@normaharrison39 4 месяца назад

Love your idea! I thought that someday I would like to turn my living room into a studio. Happy creating.

@lukrezialaval2406 3 месяца назад

That sounds like a dream come true 😳🥰

@janinafisher101 3 месяца назад

@lukrezialaval2406 It truly is. I am loving my life! And I have just turned my woodshed into a screened porch (it'll still be a woodshed in the winter) and now I have a lovely sitting area for summer with a beautiful view into the woods.

@lukrezialaval2406 3 месяца назад

@@janinafisher101 That is amazing :) I wish you a happy life full of brushes, paint and pretty things ☺

@mrx1278 4 месяца назад

So my obsessive compulsive disorder of putting absolutely everything away and out of sight in a very organized fashion may be inhibiting my creative process??

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

It really comes down to what works well for you and your personality. A clean slate can be lovely too. 😊

@lisabarnes5340 4 месяца назад

I do art in a small spare bedroom, so I always like it to look tidy, but I found I was just too tired to drag everything out I might want to work with, so I just wasn't doing art. I can't keep it on my art table because of too much Arizona sun exposure, so my happy medium has been in neat-ish stacks on the floor next to the art table away from the sun. I do like the idea of a trolly though for more vertical storage. That could be an even better solution.😊

@mrx1278 4 месяца назад

@@LauraHornArt thanks Laura.

@mrx1278 4 месяца назад

@@lisabarnes5340 brilliant!

@kathyryan7768 4 месяца назад

I think I'm missing the bigger kitchen table to actually work on! I've been feeling cramped on a smaller desk type table.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Oh yes, I do like being able to spread out!

@roksannastephens4375 4 месяца назад

Nice, thank you for sharing. When I was an art teacher (retired now), included in my Rubic, was teaching students how to arrange their work space for maximum success.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

That is wonderful! What a gift for your students. 💖

@roksannastephens4375 4 месяца назад

Ty, you as well, this video is a gift for your audience/students!

@mlcs179 4 месяца назад

Thanks Laura for sharing your workspace, the how and why you have. These sorts of videos are really insightful and useful for us at home.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You are so welcome! I am happy to hear that these videos are helpful to you, it helps inspire me for creating more!

@dorotheebenichou7686 4 месяца назад

Thanks Laura...great help ...i m more ovewhelmed with papers or started art works...do you have tips to get more organised?

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Yes I do! Here's a blog I have for my de-cluttering process www.laurahornart.com/blog/art-studio-organisation that may help you get started!

@reefprayerresin 2 месяца назад

This is heavenly, Laura! I have trouble with ‘out of sight out of mind’, when I have packed things away, trying to be tidy. That just doesn’t work for me. I’ve just lost everything when my storage shed (and 130 others) burnt down 5 days after I moved house….. It will take time to build up my collection again, but a friend gave me a big blank (generic) book, and I’ve bought some graphite pencils, a sharpener and eraser, so I’m starting again, and will draw trees, after starting a monthly subscription with Mike Sibley, an extraordinary realistic graphite artist in England. This will also serve me when I get back into painting. Having a permanent table set up like this is heaven! I’m also a swatch person, and love adding to them when I buy new paints. I want to watch this video often.

@LauraHornArt 2 месяца назад

Oh my, I am so sorry to hear about your shed! I love the positivity you have 💕 So glad that you're not letting this setback get in the way of continuing your creativity

@libbygreenberg4764 4 месяца назад

Loving the way you set up your space. I've taken many of your classes, too. Daniel Smith is a bit out of my budget and I have the Kuetaki, but they are quite opaque. can you suggest a transparent watercolor palette?

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed seeing the space and thank you for being in my class community. I recently tested out St. Petersburg White Knights Watercolours and was impressed with the vibrancy. They are much more transparent and like typical watercolour. Winsor & Newton Cotman and Royal Talens Van Gogh are also good student grade options.

@lisabarnes5340 4 месяца назад

I can vouch for the Winsor Newton Cotman student grade set. I really love the quality of the paint and portability of my pan set. I have noticed WN dries more matte than the Kuretake does, but both have beautiful vibrant colors. Kuretake is also a little more opaque and WN more transparent like traditional watercolor.

@denisecope 4 месяца назад

Thanks for the great ideas and for the encouragement to spend time on our studios!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You are so welcome! That's exactly what I hoped for with this video ✨

@paulenedean3774 4 месяца назад

That was great timing Laura. I’m in the process of turning my office into a reading room + art area. I have a white trolley that isn’t being used, so now I know what to do with it. Thank you very much!😊

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Perfect timing!

@beckyfinkelstein1688 4 месяца назад

I agree. When I set up my art space in a way that I like I am more inspired to create. Love what you did!!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

It's amazing how a few little tweaks can make such a big difference to how a space feels and flows. Glad you enjoyed the video!

@sarac402 29 дней назад

Having purchased your Layer by Layer course yesterday I decided to make a start. Then I watched this video and it encouraged me to set up my studio in the same sort of way you have. A lot of my supplies were in drawers so out of sight and mind. Now it is all laid out in front of me. I think I’ll start swatching my supplies first as I have fallen in love with them all again. After that I will start your course, as I have everything I need to hand now, including a bucket full of inspiration! Thank you!

@LauraHornArt 29 дней назад

That's so wonderful! I love that you're falling in love with them all over again. Happy creating!

@GroundswellGardenDesign Месяц назад

I love seeing your set up and have gotten so many ideas for setting up my space which is currently under construction. I can hardly wait! Would you mind sharing what kind of board you are working on. I see that you have under your papers in your main working space on the table what looks like a piece of plywood, is that correct? Thank you!

@LauraHornArt 28 дней назад

Happy my videos have been helpful. Yes, that's a very thin sheet of ply wood. I actually received it as packaging for something I bought and have been using as an art board ever since. I have several of them. You can likely get something similar at a hardware store.

@sueabbott3753 4 месяца назад

Wow! What a great space. You have really inspired me to change my set up, so THANK YOU! PS, I love your work! Thanks for sharing!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Wonderful! Thank you for watching! Good luck with your set-up change 😊

@ArtDreamPainting 4 месяца назад

Love it. Great video ⭐️

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@tasticola 4 месяца назад

Thanks Laura! Great video as always. I'm with you, if I have materials within reach, I'll actually reach for them....and I love the look of them too! Thanks again! x Nell

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Thank you, Nell! You're so kind 😊💖

@ChantelleArts 4 месяца назад

This is so good, what a gorgeous space ☺☺

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Thank you! 😊

@mendyhand3895 4 месяца назад

WOW Laura! Your studio/house,… (Studihome)… is so amazing! You have really made it your own space, something most of us long for. Congratulations. Loving that you have your favorite handy supplies a dining room table. And YES to the three tier carts on wheels. Hmmm… I feel an Amazon purchase coming on! Thx girl! 🖌🎨🙏🏻👍

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Studihome 💖 I love that. YES! The three tier cart is very handy. Thank you for watching!

@paulinabm_ 4 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your beautiful space. I find it inspiring if I ever go big in my art space. I find it intimidating, but it looks so beautiful it might be worth the effort some day. Btw, I also look for inexpensive papers to play and reserve my cotton paper for the finished pieces but, I would love to play in cotton paper too.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You are so welcome! It's so worth trying out! I think that playing creatively on a larger scale can certainly be a little intimidating but it's also very interesting to see where your creative flow takes you when your boundaries are expanded!

@lisabarnes5340 4 месяца назад

Easy access to supplies is so helpful. It was confirming for me to hear how you keep your swatch sheets because as a hobby artist who only does art here and there, I found having my swatch sheets put together and handy at my work table was key to really knowing the colors I want to work with. I also find it handy to just grab my swatch sheets when I go shopping for new supplies to determine what I really need and avoid duplicates. A quick glance reveals gaps in colors. I did put mine inside sheet protectors for the added strength and protection. I slip them in back to back and attach them to a bull clip. I can add swatches as my collection grows. I am also enjoying the vibrant opacity of the Kuretake Gansai Tambi water colors. Thanks for sharing your space with us. Always enjoy your videos.

@LauraHornArt 3 месяца назад

I love how you use it when shopping, that's brilliant! Thank you for watching, I deeply appreciate your comments and they bring me so much joy! 💖

@CherylsCreativeWorld33 4 месяца назад

I love this idea of actually seeing what you have, it means they get used. I’m currently organising a creative area in the living room because we have a new puppy, and this has given me ideas. Now I just need some time lol

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Exactly! It's much easier for me to know what supplies I have at my disposal when they're out in front of me. I know how puppies take up quite some time, they're such a sweet distraction to have though!

@alisonC4HG 3 месяца назад

Inspiring! What a lovely space to create. Thank you for sharing

@LauraHornArt 3 месяца назад

Thank you, feel very fortunate to have a studio space that feels so good. I love it in there! Definitely my happy place 😊

@juliaspittel1095 4 месяца назад

Love seeing how another artist lays out her space and what a great idea with the carts!!! Much appreciated!!! I need to get things off the floor and my eyes crave clean spaces! Thank you Laura❤

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

It certainly helps my creative flow! Happy creating! Thanks for watching 😊

@jor4557 2 месяца назад

Thank you for a great video. Where do you get your trolleys from, please, and what do you do to minimise neck pain from looking down all the time? Thanks for any advice on this pesky problem!

@LauraHornArt Месяц назад

You are welcome. All my trolleys are from IKEA, though you can get similar things from other homewares stores and places like Amazon. As far as neck pain, I don't really have a solution. I just try to limit my time in one position and often move around from my table to my floor, to an easel, and back again. If I spend too long at any one thing I do suffer with neck pain and headaches. It's hard to avoid, just have to keep moving!

@jor4557 Месяц назад

@@LauraHornArt thank you Laura. Your time in answering and sharing is very much appreciated. 🥰

@ilenearena9166 3 месяца назад

Do you use primarily acrylic ink or alcohol ink ?

@LauraHornArt 3 месяца назад

Thanks for your question. I use acrylic ink and sometimes fluid watercolour. I actually don't work with alcohol inks, might try them some day!

@emilkac.4137 4 месяца назад

Great video! What is the brand of watercolor swatches you're showing at 8:10? :)

@kellyh4344 4 месяца назад

From looking at the names it seems to be Daniel Smith

@LauraHornArt 3 месяца назад

Thank you, those lovely swatches are all Danel Smith watercolours, my favourite!

@gila1959 4 месяца назад

Love the sunny room you have

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I love the natural light

@maryjones3369 4 месяца назад

So many great ideas! Thank you so much❤️

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You are very welcome! 💖

@juliasartchannel4577 4 месяца назад

Hello! I’ve bought today the Fabriano sketchbook because of your last video and I am going to have it for the watercolour abstracts as you do😊 this is how inspiration spreads 😃

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Then you share these lovely comments with me and inspire me to continue sharing! Thank you so much for watching 💖😊

@juliasartchannel4577 4 месяца назад

@@LauraHornArt Thank you Laura! Our YT art community is so awesome and a lot of another artists I watch, they mention your beautiful art works!

@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919 4 месяца назад

It resonated with me when you said it was a cozy feel having your table set up to your needs. I only work from my small desk and keep various mediums close at hand similar to you. Lately I've been on a mixed media craze so of course I have the pens, inks, paints, etc. within reach. Edited to add: I love DS watercolors.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Sitting down in a cosy space always inspires me and even though things get chaotic as I work, I often tidy up and reset so I can have that yummy feeling of fresh possibility again! It's a bit of a challenge, though, once you move into mixed media and have to manage so many different types of supplies!! Hope ur having fun with it!

@gigiartstudiowithartistvir3919 4 месяца назад

@@LauraHornArt Girl I hear ya! Yes I'm having fun for sure!

@rebeccamoore4177 4 месяца назад

Excellent video as always ! 🎨

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You're so kind, thank you!

@ladyamalthea85 4 месяца назад

I really love the Kuretake water colours

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

They're a newer supply I've been playing with, they've been lovely!

@beautifulbabiesbybetsy 4 месяца назад

I also save my Arches paper for painting rather than practice. It's too expensive to use to just practice! Have you tried Baohong watercolor paper? They have Academy (student grade and Artist grade, which are both very nice papers, and much more inexpensive. Both are 100% cotton in both cols and hot press. Hope you give it a try. I think you will be pleasantly pleased ❤ Betsy

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

I haven't tried that paper or even heard of it. I will check it out. Thanks for the tip!

@tonyamiller8418 4 месяца назад

Really helpful, thanks!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@kymcrowart7876 4 месяца назад

Love it. Great video

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@michellef1847 4 месяца назад

😂! Yay for trolleys!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Agreed! What a lifesaver they are!

@WGail 4 месяца назад

I love your creative space. I've just recently moved, and I don't have as much space as I did before. I have 2 art carts and I just love them. Moving them around is a major plus. My next step is figuring out how to organize my collage papers.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Art carts are the best! Collage papers are one of the trickier things to organise. But it definitely feels good when you have a system of some kind for them. Good luck!!

@RobinGayl 4 месяца назад

This was fabulous Laura! I love how you are using the utility cart for your journals and substrates! My biggest organizational challenge has been organizing my collage papers and many substrates (different types for making collage papers as well as for actually making collages, journals, etc.)….do you have a method of organizing papers?

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I don't have a huge stash of collage papers so I just have them in a box. I have seen other artists use plastic sleeves or drawers to separate out different colours and patterns. Or you could clip piles of paper into packs using bulldog clips. Organising by colour or value can be helpful.

@ilenearena9166 4 месяца назад

Thank you ! I need to get more organized ....could you talk about lighting please . I'm working in an area of my living room that does not get much light . I use a cheap 3 bulb lamp but it still is not going well . Any tips ? I would invest in other types if I knew what would work in a windowless area.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

Sure thing! Glad you enjoyed the video. As I have so much natural light, I haven't invested in any lighting but I would take a look at daylight lamps. I know my local art store in Adelaide Art to Art stocks them, but you could also google daylight artist lamps and see what comes up. I don't have a specific one to recommend, but if I do get one in the future I'll be sure to mention it. I would like some lighting for the occasional night time studio sesh.

@meganmurillo6963 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for sharing this setup. I have been struggling with this in my own studio space and your walk-through was lovely!

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You are so welcome!

@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933 4 месяца назад

Very helpful. Thank you. My favorite is 140 cold press Arches.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

You're so welcome!

@ladonnarode2979 4 месяца назад

I have 2 of the larger “trolleys” for my watercolor supplies and love their versatility❤

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

They're so versatile, and just make organizing so much more manageable!

@bogaanb2466 4 месяца назад

It’s fun and inspiring to see how other artist organize their creative “corner”! Thanks for sharing.

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

I agree! I love seeing other people's studios and creative spaces!

@Wannaloom 4 месяца назад

Great idea for swatches on individual pieces of paper rather than in a book! What paper are you using for your swatches? 😊

@LauraHornArt 4 месяца назад

I use Fabriano Studio Hot Press Watercolor Pad: geni.us/xAYMvTw so that the papers hold up nicely over time!

@Wannaloom 4 месяца назад

@@LauraHornArt Thank you!

@rashone2879 2 месяца назад

Nice setup for wealthy artists.

@LauraHornArt 2 месяца назад

It is a lovely setup that I’m very grateful for. It’s taken over a decade to grow my art business and get to this point. It’s definitely not the set up I had when I first started working as an artist.