Art Journaling for beginners- Demystifying Acrylics part 1

[orisarijose]

Thanks for sharing all you know !you are great at teaching !

[exceldiva2]

Wow, this is really helpful! I am an old scrapper and I made my first junk steam punk art journal. Thanks so much, and know that even a year later, people are watching your new stuff and then going back to learn from the beginning, too! Thanks for remembering that not everyone is an artist or familiar with all the products... but we want to be!!

[kymrhymer]

Yes Ive learned alot form you!!!!!!!!

Thank You!!!SWEETIE!!!!!!!

GREAT TIPS!!!!

[narutoninjas455]

where is the store Michals???????????

[RedDogGirl67]

Thank you for a fantastic video! I am new to art journaling and painting and your video answered A LOT of my questions. I have watched MANY videos in these last few months and yours are the best so far! Thanks again!!

[Luise22]

When you talk about a "glaze" it seems you are referring to the acrylic fluid? A bit confusing because these are not the same thing...

[JournalArtista]

@Luise22 Yes, I completely agree. I was thinking fluid, but say glaze. I apologize! In other video's I do correct this. Thanks so much for watching. Much Love

[HEiDYoskar]

@JournalArtista & every1

I'm a newbie & want to start a journal art soon, but I try hard to maintain the supplies my best, so I don't stuck right in the midle whilst having fun.

The question is:

what's the ALTERNATiVE for GESSO ???

I'm an asian, and not sure what's "gesso" called in the place I live (maybe there's sort of gesso, only different call for it, but just in case..)

hope I could get help from here

thankyou so much for the vid and for any help from anyone :)

- Heidy -

[maquis69]

I have to buy gesso!!!!!! :o)

[JournalArtista]

@maquis69 Absolutely you do! Did you buy some? hehe Thanks so much for watching.

[clownofpink]

Thank you so much for all of your beginner vids. After watching your vids, I started my first art journal. It is nice to have a creative outlet that is 'no rules'. You are very inspiring, genuine, and informative. Keep of the great work.

Darla

[JournalArtista]

@clownofpink Thanks so much for the sweet comment Darla. I haven't seen you around lately, I hope you are well!  Much Love

[KARLAS001]

I looved this tutorial!!!!! I am trying to lean more about how, what I need & what to buy to start my 1st art journal & you have such great easy to follow answers. THANK YOU!!! tfs

[JournalArtista]

@KARLAS001 Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback Karla!! I'm enjoying sharing what I've learned along the way. So happy to hear it has helped you!

Much LOVE!

[Maribellscraps]

Great tutorial, thanks so much for teaching us about the different paints. I had never seen the difference betrween gesso and no-gesso. Love the credit card technic.

[JournalArtista]

@Maribellscraps Another objective of mine is to compare products and show how they react. I am so happy you are finding it useful! :)

Much LOVE

[TheAmpleGoddess]

Thanks for this tutorial! I've used all sorts of acrylics but never sat down& compared them side by side. I'm learning so much from you!

[JournalArtista]

@TheAmpleGoddess So glad to hear you are enjoying! Let me know if you have any questions! :)

Much Love

[DorisHullett]

Thanks Jan, I enjoyed this.

Doris Hullett

[JournalArtista]

@DorisHullett Not sure who Jan is, hehehe (no worries Sweetie!!), but I am so happy that you enjoyed the vid Doris!

Much LOVE

[katespin99]

Great video showing the different paints. It nice to see someone really explain how great Golden paints are and how good supplies give you good results, so many others go on about craft paint but I always like the good paints so much more.

[JournalArtista]

@katespin99 I'm glad you approve!! I believe it's important to show people thier options. :) I soooo love Golden.

Thanks so much for the comment!

Much Love

[gaylebear]

Thank you so much for doing this tutorial!  You have answered so many questions and it is much appreciated and very helpful!

[JournalArtista]

@gaylebear Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback. I am so happy that you enjoyed and found it useful! :)

Much Love

[sweetcraftychick]

i love painting and i love paper crafting...this is wonderful! thank you for sharing the differences between the different acrylic paints. it's so helpful! the credit card technique reminds me of oil painting with the knife. that's on my list of things to learn ;p'. thank you again for sharing this with us! *hugs* steph :)

[JournalArtista]

@sweetcraftychick Thanks again for the wonderful comment Steph! :) So glad that you found it helpful! :)

Much LOVE

[mybutterflykisses12]

This is awesome Paula! Love how you did the side-by-side comparison. I definitely have to try some of the golden blaze.... I love the smooth texture. Great tip on the credit card. What brand brushes do you use? What's the best brush to use for applying gesso and acrylic paints? I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am that you are doing these vids! THANKS so much!!! :-) hugs, Arlene

[JournalArtista]

@mybutterflykisses12 I can't believe I didn't answer this! OMG! As for brushes, all I've been using so far are the Royal packaged brand from Mike's. I have bought a few more expensive ones here and there, but I'd rather be buying paint. hehehe

I like nylon bristles for gesso and paint, but you may like the more "rough" brushes. ;) All in the effect you are going for.

Much Love girl! xoxo

[juliet03141959]

yay! love that we are going to do this page together! and the information in part one was great with the gesso or non- gesso stuff. i guess i will be using more gesso now. have a great day!

[JournalArtista]

@juliet03141959 I hope you are still enjoying the vids! Thanks so much for the wonderful feedback on this one. :) Gesso is a MUST have, hehe.

Much LOVE

[worker4ever123]

Omgosh!!! This is just what I needed!!!! THANK YOU!!!! Amy

[JournalArtista]

@worker4ever123 Thanks again Amy!!! :)

Much LOVE

[GirlWhoScraps]

yay! thank you for this :) i'm SO ecited to get this going!!

[JournalArtista]

@GirlWhoScraps I'm so happy you liked it!! :) I can't wait to see what you create. Much LOVE

[memoriescrafted]

Great Tutorial! Helped me alot!

Marlene

[JournalArtista]

@memoriescrafted Thanks so much for the sweet comment Marlene, I am so glad it helped. Let me know what else you'd like to see.

Much LOVE