My new Acrylic Painting Workshop Videos: Colorful Backgrounds, Acrylics Demystified, Raw Canvas Staining and Creating Canvas Texture are out now and I am super excited. It was so much fun to make them and I love how they came out. They are loaded with techniques, tips and fun things. Here is a preview for all four videos:
You can purchase the videos as DVD’s but also download them. Here are the links:
Have a wonderful day!
Last year in November I went to the F+W studio to record some Acrylic Painting Workshop videos, which are being released at the moment. But…because I like to laugh…I thought, you might enjoy this blooper reel with all kinds of silly outtakes from the 4 day shoot.
I hope you laughed as much as I did because, hey – we all need a good laugh once in a while ;)
I will share all links to the videos and more about the content soon :) I promise that the videos are seriously loaded with tons of information and techniques!
Have a wonderful day
That was so funny…You all really enjoy your work day. Looking forward to the workshops.
I am glad you liked it Margie :)
YES, Yes, YESSSSSSSSSss… I am still laughing. Totally cracked me up Nat. This is just INCREDIBLY fun…. heheheheheheh. Love your laughter and even your snort – eheheheheh!! PRICELESS!!! XXj.
theehehe- can’t help the snort Joi :)
Thanks for the morning giggle Nat.
You have such a playful nature!
Happy I made you giggle Sue :)
LOL! That was so endearing you guys!
:) glad you liked it :)
I love colors and I love texture …and I love adding both of it into my art journals, which is pretty easy :) Here is a fast forward video on how I create texture with Gesso and then add the super vibrant and pigmented Liquitex Inks to emphasize the texture even more.
Playing With Gesso and Acrylic Ink from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
Hope you liked this little playful video :)
Please note: I am an official Brand Ambassador for Liquitex, but all my ideas are my own and the opinions, comments and my love for their products are genuine!
Have a wonderful day
Liebe Nat,
Wow! Gerade zur rechten Zeit ein kleiner Schubser von Dir!!!! Gleich ausprobiert und ich bin super Happy mit dem Ergebnis! Danke Dir für die immer guten Tips!
Liebe Grüße, Sabine
woot woot, freue mich, dass Du es gleich ausprobiert hast :) Danke, Sabine!
Hi Nat! Love your journal page! The video was awesome! So inspiring! I think it’s time to bust out my gesso and inks! Thank you!
Thank you Michelle- so good to see you – and happy you bust out your gesso and inks !
Wicked awesome! Love the colors and watching you do the lettering!
thank you Tracy !
Just could watch you create forever Nat. This is SUPER FINE FUN in every way. I don’t have the acrylic inks yet but ohhhh how I want them! One day soon. Loved this…. love you too!!! j.
aweee – thank you Joi – you are the sweetest!
Just what I needed to watch this morning! Love your technique, the colors, the interesting tools, AND the music. Nice! Thanks!
thank you Rebecca :) glad you liked the music too – always hard to choose :)
Love this, so cheerful
Thank you Kathy!
Totally, totally awesome, Nat. The things you did to texturize your paints were fantastic…going to try this today! Thanks for the ongoing inspiration!
Yeah- glad it inspired you to try it too!
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a stroke of luck” – Dalai Lama
And sometimes you won”t find out about that until much later… ;) For this spread I wanted a layered look to go with this quote. Let me share with you how I worked on this art journal page
I chose three vibrant but close red /pinkish Liquitex Soft Body Paints: Naphthol Crimson, Fluorescent Red and Hibiscus and dry brushed and blended them together on the blank page.
Using the Art Deco Wallpaper Stencil I designed for StencilGirl Designs I spray painted here and there a second layer with Cadmium Red Deep Hue 5 onto the spread.
The result was very subtle as I used the same color scheme as for the background but exactly that gives it so much dimension and depth. So I grabbed my Lilly Wall Decor Stencil and sprayed over it with Cadmium Red Light Hue.
I just love the crisp stenciling effects with those spray paints!
For my next layer I wanted to tone down the brightness a bit and was going for a white. But I also didn’t want a shiny white to not pick up on the brightness of my background and so I chose Gesso instead of Acrylic white paint to use with my Batik Stencil.
I used only parts and bits of the Batik Stencil here and there.
For my next layer I picked up the Lilly Stencil again – Repetition of Patterns is also a good way to layer and I had already used the Lilly Stencil AND I knew I was going to use my Elephant Stencil that has the Lilly in a smaller form as a pattern too :)
I used Iridescent Bright Gold and used a cosmetic sponge to stencil through. BTW the sad looking foamy thing on the right is the cosmetic sponge. It looks like this because I use it several times cutting off the tip for new colors to make the most of it.
And since I was talking about repetition : As the Elephant Parade Stencil also has small parts of my ornament stencil included, I pulled out the Ornament Wallpaper Stencil and stenciled with gold here and there.
I wish the photos could do the gorgeous golden color justice…but you just have to take my word for it…it is amazing in real life! Then it was time to get the big guns…eh Elephants out. My Elephant Parade Stencil.
I mixed some gesso with a drop of Ultramarine Blue and stenciled through the Elephant Silhouette part.
I may repeat myself…but remember …I was talking about repetition? Using the patterned Elephant part of the stencil showing parts of the Ornament and Lilly Stencil I used the leftover paint and stenciled some of the images here and there onto my art journal page.
Then I layered the patterned elephant stencil part over the area where I created the elephant silhouette and sprayed over with three different spray paints – variating the pressure and areas to get color graduation and more dimension. I used: Parchment, Phthalo Blue and Neutral Grey.
To get a bit contrast in I knew I needed some black in the page and since I do love to make a mess…I grabbed my Splatter tool and some black acrylic ink. To make sure that I was not getting any splatters into my elephant, I shielded it off with the elephant mask that is also part of the Elephant Parade Stencil. YES…three in one : Mask, Silhouette and Stencil – pretty pretty cool- if I dare to say so ;)
And then I used my new found Love… I had tested the Derwent Graphik Line Painter already in spring at NAMTA and I couldn’t wait for it to finally be available. LOOOOOVEEEE – I am a nerd for a really good black journaling pen and this one writes beautifully and without any problems on dried (!) acrylic backgrounds and it is permanent once dried. Awesome journaling and sketching pen – the black is one numbered #18.
Here are some details of the finished page
Hope you liked the little layering tutorial – I won’t lie – it takes some time and usually …I would even go for more layering before adding the final focal points on my spread :)
Here is a list of all the supplies and colors I used
Have a gorgeous day:)
Nice layers and I’ll have to try working with multiple shades of the same color for a change. I must search for that new black pen as well.
I love Liquitex Acrylic Inks for their wonderful colors, high and fine pigmentation and their versatility. I use them for staining raw canvas, painting, stamping and sketching and I love to use them with a Bamboo Sketching Pen- especially to handwrite journaling or quotes in my art journals. A couple of you have asked me how I use the Bamboo Sketching Pen with the Inks and so I thought I show you in a quick video how easy you can use those two supplies. You will see they are a match in heaven .
Liquitex Ink and Bamboo Sketching Pen from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
I did forget to mention in the video that some of the pens of an indent that is called inkwell- where some of the ink can accumulate and gives a bit more writing time in between dipping. The dipping pen I used in the video has a tiny inkwell- which can be almost neglected. So if you have a bigger one- dipping right into the jar is a good idea ;)
Here is a supply list:
Please note: I am an official Brand Ambassador for Liquitex, but all my ideas are my own and the opinions, comments and my love for their products are genuine!
Have a wonderful day
I didn’t even know about bamboo pens – thanks for the video tute, Nat!
Great instructions for a cool looking tool! Sometimes it is good to get back to the very basics. I’m a little curious as to the history of the bamboo pen. Is it an ancient tool? It must provide an organic feel when being used. Thanks for the Vid, Nat. You rock!!
I like the feel of it Laura :) As about the history I am no expert on it but I have a feeling it has been around for a long time especially in Asia.
I like the drawing of you and the lady “swinging” in the book.
Thanks for the video as it is so much easier to understand videos than just the written instructions.
thank you Sue!
Love the look of this. I smile all the time too. Probably belying my sadness or other emotions. But they say that a smile can actually change the way you’re feeling.
Thank you Madeline! I totally believe in the magic of a smile ;)
Thanks so much for the video,Nat! And your smile is awesome-nothing like an idiot! you silly!
snigger- thank you ;)
I inherited mine from my son E (Graphic Designer) and never have used it.! Now i am anxious to start with my “new toy”!…Really inspiring video! TFS, Nat!
Glad you like it :) Cannot wait to hear from you when you used it. Thank you Petrin!
LOVE my Liquitex Inks….thanks for the demo!!
Thank YOU Diane :)
We get the New York Times on the Weekend and I love to read it but every time I put the paper into the recycling I look at the sometimes very colorful pages and think “what a shame” …and so…I came up with this Painting with Newspaper Technique. Basically you use the colors of images in your newspaper to create the background. Apply Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish thin onto surface (here water color paper) – press down newspaper image /text and wait for a couple seconds, peel off- repeat several times with different colored images until background is “painted”.
I painted the canvas board – just outer space with Acrylic Inks, tore the water color paper- applied with Gloss Medium and Varnish. Added Ink again to fill gaps – and stamped with the inks and household items to tie elements together. Made some marks with a graphite pen. Mounted photo on top. Done- FUN!
Can you spot what inspired my for this project on my Stroll through the Hood in this post?
Here is a list of supplies I used:
Hope you like this mini technique and maybe you give it a shot :)
Nat
I love your innovations and inspirations! Can’t wait to give this a try!!
Thank you so much for this idea.
This is a great way to recycle the newspapers. Think I’ll try it. Thanks for sharing,
So cool! Love new ways to use what we already have and your page turned out pretty and funky. Thumbs up!:)
Wonderful idea and thanks for sharing it!
Those of you who were part of the Creative JumpStart 2013 saw the videos that me and my artist friends posted on my website throughout January 2013. The videos are not available here anymore, since CJS 2013 was only available till June, but I thought it would be nice to repost my 10 technique videos over the next couple weeks- so that you have access to them whenever you want and see what CJS 2013 was all about.
And now let’s jump to the video Number 8 in my Über*Media Creative JumpStart 2013 Workshop which was the PanPastel Resist Technique 
If you have no external speakers on your pc – turn up the volume a lot (the audio is very low in this video)
CJS 2013 Technique 8 Pastel Resist from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
As you might have seen I just proposed Creative JumpStart 2014!
It will work slightly different this year and has some major improvements like a forum and an easier access- and I can tell you already the line up of artists and the videos are AWESOmE!!! For 20 Dollars -that is less than 1 Dollar per video (23 videos by 21 artists) it is a great deal! Check out the information here
I would love to have you!
And here are my supplies I used for the PanPastel Resist Video above:
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Have a gorgeous and wonderful day!
hugs
nat
Those of you who were part of the Creative JumpStart 2013 saw the videos that me and my artist friends posted on my website throughout January 2013. The videos are not available here anymore, since CJS 2013 was only available till June, but I thought it would be nice to repost my 10 technique videos over the next couple weeks- so that you have access to them whenever you want and see what CJS 2013 was all about.
And now let’s jump to the 7th video in my Über*Media Creative JumpStart 2013 Workshop which was the Photo Painting Technique
If you have no external speakers on your pc – turn up the volume a lot (the audio is very low in this video)
CJS 2013 Technique 7 Photopainting from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
As you might have seen I just proposed Creative JumpStart 2014 !
It will work slightly different this year and has some major improvements like a forum and an easier access- and I can tell you already the line up of artists and the videos are AWESOmE!!! For 20 Dollars -that is less than 1 Dollar per video (23 videos by 21 artists) it is a great deal! Check out the information here :)
I would love to have you!
And here are my supplies I used for the Photo Painting Video above:
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Have a gorgeous and wonderful day!
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nat
This is great news Nathalie! Thanks so much for doing Creative Jumpstart again, I can’t wait! Have a wonderful Christmas, see you in January!
I’m signed up for CJS2014! I can’t wait for it!
Those of you who were part of the Creative JumpStart 2013 saw the videos that me and my artist friends posted on my website throughout January. The videos are not available here anymore, since I have to make room for new fun things to come ..still thinking 
…but I thought it would be nice to repost my 10 technique videos over the next couple weeks- so that you have access to them whenever you want.
And now let’s jump to the 6th video in my Über*Media Creative JumpStart 2013 Workshop which was the Brayer Background Technique – one of my faves
If you have no external speakers on your pc – turn up the volume a lot (the audio is very low in this video)
CJS 2013 Technique6 Brayer Background from Nathalie Kalbach on Vimeo.
This and the other techniques are part of some of my Über*Media Online Classes.
They are there to free your creativity with techniques and how-to’s that go beyond one certain project. I want you to learn something new that you can adapt to your own style and can use for many projects to come.
Über*Media classes are dedicated to different kinds of media that cross a variety of materials.
I do have several Über*Media Workshops available right now for example Über*Media -PanPastel, -Acrylic Paint, -Gesso, -Acrylic Ink and -FoamStamplifier.
For my Creative JumpStart Über*Media Workshop I showed some of my favorite Über*Media Techniques that can be used in your Mixed Media, Scrapbooking, Altered Art and/or ArtJournal Projects.
And here are the supplies I used in the video:
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I hope you enjoyed todays technique :)
Nat
i love this technique, thanks for sharing
Oh yay I can see it now and how pretty it is too!
I agree, a 2014 Creative Jumpstart video series would be AWESOME! I loved the 2013 series:) Hugs and Happy Holidays Nat.
Will there be a Creative JumpStart 2014?!? I had a wonderful time learning and playing this year so I’m hoping there will be! Thanks for sharing these with us again!
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ALL OF THEM sound the most interesting Nat because YOU are teaching them! Perhaps the colorful backgrounds would be my first choice but not sure that’s right either!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUPER choice of topics. So excited that you did these. I know they will be a great resource for us all. XXj.
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Awe- thank you Joi !!!!
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