Navigating Frustration: Creating Abstract Art with Acrylic Inks and Oil Pastels
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Ай бұрынIn this video, I delve into the process of creating abstract art using acrylic inks and oil pastels. Join me as I navigate through the challenges and frustrations that often accompany the creative journey. Witness how I work through the various stages of the painting, overcoming obstacles and experimenting with different techniques to achieve the desired result. Throughout the video, I share insights and tips on how to embrace the imperfections and find beauty in the unexpected.
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Color Cube:
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Favorite Paper:
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Arches Watercolor Pad 9x12-inch - amzn.to/3PF9Jfi
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Faber-Castell Graphite Pencil Pitt Graphite Matt 14B - amzn.to/443RhB0
Faber-Castell Graphite Aquarelle Water-Soluble Single Pencil, 6B - amzn.to/3tmLA4h
Inks:
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Favorite Paints:
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Kuretake Watercolor Gansai Tambi 48 Color set - amzn.to/3qaThZW
Kuretake Watercolors Art Nouveau set - amzn.to/3ZWACgp
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Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 4 - amzn.to/3pkXPgg
Princeton Artist Brush Neptune, Size 8 - amzn.to/3SznDRX
Princeton Umbria Filbert 8 - shrsl.com/4fxsb
Pastels and blocks:
Sennelier - Savoir-Faire Sennelier Soft Pastels Half Stick Set - amzn.to/3YpHG69
SENNELIER Latour Spray Fixative Soft Pastels - amzn.to/3Pgsd5Z
Caran d'Ache Classic Neocolor II Water-Soluble Pastels - amzn.to/468tdPw
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Art Sponges - amzn.to/3L9xf0k
Jack Richeson Grey Matters Paper Palette (50 Sheets), 9" x 12 - amzn.to/423Q7o2
Hardboard art panels - you see me tape things down to these and they come in several different sizes: amzn.to/3C8EK3z
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Ranger Heat It Craft Tool - amzn.to/3FVjNLn
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@mistysharman8604 Ай бұрын
Thank you for this ‘struggle’ video. It is awesome to see how you pulled out of that. Thanks for being real and honest with the struggle. Inspires me to keep going when I have a hot mess going on
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Some days are just harder than others! So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 🥰
@Lainers2000 Ай бұрын
“I like that; I mostly like that; I don’t know if I like that.” You just cracked me up! Although I wasn’t sure about the green and orange at the beginning, once it dried, I loved it, especially the one on the right. always love the mark making. You taught us all a good lesson today, Denise. Thank you.🤗
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Haha! I'm a nut... so glad you loved it! Thank you! 🥰
@doloresparra4604 Ай бұрын
I agree!
@bambigallagher7222 Ай бұрын
Lolll..the singing! "come fail with meee, todayyyy" I love it! This turned out beautiful! 🧡💜💕💚
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Haha! Right? I'm a nut... Thank you! 🥰
@jasonballinger3549 Ай бұрын
Way to push through Denise …. Every idea can be art in the end if we “see” and persevere! ❤
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@UFOS4 Ай бұрын
What a great lesson in not giving up. I have a painting with at least 4 coats of acrylic of different attempts and have yet to rescue it. Will keep trying because "what would Denise do?" is echoing in my head. Those pieces you "rescued" turned out lovely.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad you loved it!! Thank you! 🥰
@dianaclaus629 Ай бұрын
One of my mentors says, “Don’t stop at ugly!” Thanks for sharing this one.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Yes! Keep going through the ugly!! Thank you! 🥰
@jeanicecrnich2295 Ай бұрын
I’m gonna make a little poster with that saying. Thanks!
@alineroberts 21 күн бұрын
Oh Denise... Been there...done that... Near the end, I told my husband, she needs either bold white or bold black. After you added white, it transformed the painting. 🙂
@2lilowlsstudio 21 күн бұрын
Definitely needed the white (or black)! Was missing that final touch. So glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 🥰
@deborahbeatty Ай бұрын
My personal art credo is: if it’s a horrible mess (in my opinion) do two more things to it and change it up. Loved the peachy ink in the beginning, this was one of your best videos. Thank you for being so open with all of us about fails and your encouragement not to let them stop you.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
That is a great credo! So glad this video was helpful!! We all have our struggles somedays with our art! Thank you! 🥰
@RozWilloughby Ай бұрын
i like how your Fails added depth to these pieces...bring on the fails 😂
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
It did make some interesting layers in there! Thank you! 🥰
@denisevance1045 Ай бұрын
I appreciate you today!!! Your tenacity is contagious!!!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
I appreciate that! Thank you! 🥰
@yovamccoy2806 Ай бұрын
Thank you for showing us how to handle a stencil failure. I loved some marks you made with the scraper. Then the stencil mess happened. I am so glad you added back some orange and pink. This video also proved your other belief: keep adding layers until you like it. I have some brand new Posca pens (white, black, & purple) to try out on a watercolor I did this morning. I love your dots.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad that was helpful! Thank you! 🥰
@animajennation Ай бұрын
Denise, in the very first video I watched by you, you showed two things that have continued to serve me well to remember: always squeeze out the acrylic ink into the bottle first (thank you!!), and how to handle a bit of frustration (laugh, sing, keep going, pivot, if nothing else works, punch out a heart!). Thank you for this reminder that I so needed today, and thank you for sharing your art. Oh! And the white paint "wash" was exactly what both of them needed!! Brava!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Eeeek! You’ve really made my day! So very glad you enjoy my channel! And cutting hearts is still my favorite thing to save the day!! Thank you! 🥰
@julieboyle170 Ай бұрын
That was fun! Very handy to know how one can get out of sticky situations. You saved the day. Thanks for sharing even though you considered your paint day a fail.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you! 🥰
@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, and these pieces turned out fantastic. "Wonky Mask" for the win!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Wonky mask is a good one! Thank you! 🥰
@lindakuck5981 Ай бұрын
These came out gorgeous! Thank you for sharing that you have bad painting days too. 😊❤
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad that was helpful! Thank you! 🥰
@faithisrising Ай бұрын
I really appreciate you showing the process of working through the frustration, as I struggle with those moments a lot. Both pieces came out looking wonderful! I laughed at the rogue missing oil pastel and I sighed in appreciation at the stabillo pencil marks in the wet paint.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
I finally found that pastel under something on my desk 😂… Thank you! 🥰
@nicolezanardi6023 Ай бұрын
It's that..." keep going, till u like it "...that helps... you have saved me several times with that❤ Thank u 4 showing even the strugles...🥰
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad that was helpful!! Thank you! 🥰
@nicolezanardi6023 Ай бұрын
❤@@2lilowlsstudio
@ShareeMonique Ай бұрын
Dollar general and also family dollar had boxes like that also. Love your work Denise!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Awesome! Thank you! 🥰
@dawnkarasaki6172 Ай бұрын
Loved this paint day and I was cracking up all through it. I like the way it came together. You persevered, I hope I learned that lesson. I kept saying out loud, oh no Denise and then you’d do something I would have never thought of. Spray with water and rub the paint away or smoosh it away, 😂 Thank you for sharing this video, made my day.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad you loved this one! Thank you! 🥰
@sheilaschmid7768 Ай бұрын
I am gut-laughing Miss Denise! 🥰❣❣ I seriously felt like I was reliving my last several paint days, and I'm so thankful you actually shared this video with us. What a great exercise in "just keep going" attitude, and reminding us that everyone has crazy days. What an awesome outcome and lesson in perseverance. I'm certain that all of my paint days will be better moving forward if I just get that wonky mask stencil pronto! It saved the day. Thank you for ALWAYS being the bright spot in the day.....your pieces turned out awesome in the end❣
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Haha! It was a struggle to get there today! And I’m so glad I kept going!! Glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you! 🥰
@cindypierce9738 Ай бұрын
This was so great! Love how you pulled it all together. I probably would have quit😂I won’t now, I’ll keep at it until I love it❤❤❤❤
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad you loved it! It was a struggle today 😂 Thank you! 🥰
@patigc1 Ай бұрын
Didn't think you were going to save these. Definitely thought they were destined to be cut up. But when you added the white dots, everything started to come together. I like the results very much. Good paint day!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
I didn’t think so either!! Thank you! 🥰
@debs6182 Ай бұрын
Great save. Loved the colour pallette..😊
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@sculptor210 Ай бұрын
This was amazing! Had me on the edge of my seat🍿...”do this”...”move this over here”...”sop that up” 🤣😂🤣😂 They turned out great. So glad you show the process...good and bad.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad you loved it!! Thank you! 🥰
@kathyb5740 Ай бұрын
These turned out great....they will make two beautiful pieces of framed art !❤
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
@@kathyb5740Thank you! 🥰
@debbieburtenshaw5788 Ай бұрын
love all your videos, however this one was excellent, really great save, the paintings are wonderful x
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thanks so much 🥰
@terricaruso7602 Ай бұрын
I really enjoy how you keep your cool if you get frustrated or disappointed with art. Saturday evening I got really upset that I didn't get the outcome that I wanted & was debating about throwing away all my art stuff because I suck. Sunday morning arrived & I tried again & did much better. I try to keep in mind your words of inspiration: I'm here to have fun & not do a master piece of art. I also like when your nail polish coordinates with your art.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Weirdly enough, it’s easier to keep my cool when filming… I used to go to my art table and wanted to paint something amazing and leave angry, ready to chuck it all too! I’ve worked to get to where I am now with my art and my temper! 😁 Thank you! 🥰
@kathrynlarsen5852 Ай бұрын
Great fun! Loved your reactions to each “mess”! I’m working on a mess also… hope it comes out like yours did! Thanks for sharing!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
You got this! 🎨🎨🎨 Thank you! 🥰
@deborahbacate9596 Ай бұрын
This was me a few days ago! Nothing worked and I ended up throwing all kind of stuff on it. Gave up, sprayed the whole thing with water and put a thick layer of salt on it. It actually came out pretty good. It ended up looking like ice crystals with tons of texture. Thanks for sharing!!! I love the way yours turned out!!!😊
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Definitely was a struggle today! So glad you enjoyed it!! Thank you! 🥰
@maryb1342 Ай бұрын
It looks great.... No fail
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@angelakapler2997 Ай бұрын
Good save! You are amazing!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@amherst88 Ай бұрын
I've been waiting for you to do something ugly but this isn't even it! I would never ever do green and orange and you've made it look magical 💚🧡 (and when you sang 'come fail with me' I was hearing Frank Sinatra -- Come Fly with Me -- we should totally rewrite those words :)
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Now I’m singing that in my head!! Ha! Love that. So glad you enjoyed this one! Thank you! 🥰
@doloresparra4604 Ай бұрын
Fun times w DL ♥ Lesson learned!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@ChantelleArts Ай бұрын
This is fascinating, I love these types of video ☺☺
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@bonnerdebbie Ай бұрын
Perfect example of quote by Marlene "if it is not pretty, it is just not finished" I will admit I wondered at a few points but you did have a great paint day. Mine is drying with corrugated cardboard, so we will see about it later. Thanks Denise!!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
It was a challenge today! Hope your paint day is great!! Thank you! 🥰
@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z Ай бұрын
I can *not* find my brand new bowl scrapers which I bought specifically for painting. (I must have put them somewhere *very* safe when cleaning for company.) The other day I was starting to get frustrated hunting for them--already had my paint squeezed out and it was starting to coagulate. So I decided, "I'm a creative person. Get creative." I folded a piece of heavy paper, and used that to spread my paint with. And you know what? It totally worked! I got some really cool looks, and was able to do some interesting mark-making in the paint with the corner of the paper. And the best part-- when I was done, I just threw all my paint spreaders away! No cleaning. 😁 One of the best things art teaches you is that there are many ways to skin a cat. And these lessons spill over into the rest of life.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Great save!! so glad you pushed though and found a creative solution while your paint was out!! 😊
@LynnLBE Ай бұрын
All the oopsies it came out one of the most beautiful ones ever❣️❣️
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@maryannebaker4314 Ай бұрын
You cracked me up today. They ended up beautiful.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Haha! Thank you! 🥰
@MsMyriada Ай бұрын
Thanks for shearing this struggle 😊
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad that was helpful! Thank you! 🥰
@jeanicecrnich2295 Ай бұрын
You are so brave to just “wing it” on every single video. And then you have a rare fail and BOOM! you save it. I have a drawer full of big fat fails. None of them have ever been saved. Makes me feel guilty every time I buy more supplies. I think today I will randomly pull out a fail and see what will happen. Thank you Denise!!!
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
You’re the best. That made my day! Thank you! 🥰
@katemcallister2403 Ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing the fail, the ugly bits, we all experience them! Which color box do you like best- 1 or 2?
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed that! On the cubes - after using them for a while now.. I seem to prefer box 2 the most… can’t really pin point why though 😁 Thank you! 🥰
@katemcallister2403 Ай бұрын
@@2lilowlsstudio thanks for your in put! I appreciate it!
@ann-marielofberg1159 Ай бұрын
It's very good that the fails are shown too, that make everyones fail so much easier" to overcome. Thanks for that, not that I want You to fail, but I think You understand that. 🥺 Why don't You use mod podge?
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad that was helpful! We all have days that are a struggle! Thank you! 🥰
@wendyapple7060 Ай бұрын
Have you ever tried a stencil brush? They work great for me.
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Yes, I have a few of those around too. I just like to experiment. 😁
@valentinalaforge7694 Ай бұрын
Very nice! How do you protect those artworks?
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰 I did a video a while back on how I protect them here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/latgfJN3z8jSiKs.htmlsi=yPeOt7Exedxp8zae
@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281 Ай бұрын
❤️🌞🇨🇦🌸
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
Thank you! 🥰
@tavenchristensen3157 Ай бұрын
I’m SO happy that you showed the “fail”!!!! I’m going to take my failed papers and TRY AGAIN… (deep colors and marks right on top 😄) It’s gonna LOOK GREAT‼️ ➖ THANKYOU 💕👏🏼 I’m going to put gold somewhere on mine❗️🫶🫶🫶
@2lilowlsstudio Ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed this one!! Thank you! 🥰
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