This was originally 3 videos, and I edited them into one to help you see the flow of the creative process.

Starting with how to get inspiration, to playing and getting ideas, to making first marks and techniques for getting unstuck when you don’t know what to do.

As I was putting the videos together, I was reminded of some great ways to get past the fear of starting and how to make edits in the messy middle. So good!

Let’s take the journey together. I hope you get some inspiration and always know that you are loved!

Supplies used:

1. 4 – 8×8 wood panels
2. 12×12 gel plate
3. Brayer
4. Collage paper, tissue paper, deli paper, copy paper
5. Liquitex gesso black and white
6. Liquitex matte medium and Liquitex matte gel
7. Black posca pen, Stabilo all pencils, General’s charcoal pencil set
8. Generals charcoal pencil (ex. soft), Pacific arc grahite pencil
9. Acrylic paint – green gold, olive green, teal, cobalt teal, quin magenta, titan buff, unbleached titanium, florescent magenta, florescent pink, rosy red, neutral gray, raw umber
10. Transparency film
11. Clear sticky notes
12. Clear sheet protectors for binders
13. Small round brush
14. Markers – Poscas or any kind
15. Generals charcoal pencil
16. Soft pastel pencil, black soft pastel stick
17. Bits of collage paper
18. 1/2″ angle brush

Stencils used: These will be on sale this week

1. Rambling flower 9×12 & 5×8
2. Fun dots 9×12 & 5×8
3. Fun dots 2 9×12 & 5×8
4. Simple background 7 9×12
5. Scrappy mask 8×10