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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:30 Clean art supplies
01:26 Clear Acrylic Gesso
02:19 Dirty Paint Water Mug
03:18 Murphy's oil soap
04:39 Pencil extender
05:24 DIY Brush cleaner
05:58 Electrical tape
06:38 Paper Clips
07:24 Vaseline
08:13 Nail Brushes
08:44 Crisp Lines
09:36 DIY kneaded Eraser

[technosugarcreations]

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!

[ReimaginedSkies]

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.

[TheShelbyTheShelby]

I unironically love that one of the hacks was "use paper clips to clip paper together"

[davidsmock]

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.

[Alexa-cpoo]

I actually have the opposite problem. I tend to dip my brush into my drinking water

[kellyjounsbbb]

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.

[lisa]

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

[Abbey-vmgn]

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

[teelakovacs]

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

[sstarr]

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

[merchantarthurn]

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.

[GoudaaCheese]

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.

[PlancoandChill]

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.

[aenithharper]

Art Hack: You can also use a cheep clear or slightly tinted plastic clipboard and a window as a lightbox to transfer images. The clip at the top secures the two sheets of paper.

The clipboards are most commonly on sale during back to school events.

[deborahbeatty]

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!

[jessieoakes]

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 🤗

[thethriftyfawn]

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!!!

[unnecessaryartwork]

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!

[vinegardoppio]

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

[standupp]

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.