Top 10 favorite art supplies and how I use them

[@emm9699]

You are an incredibly skilled artist and I'm very glad I discovered your channel.

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much, you totally made my day! And I’m also very happy you discovered my channel 🤗

[@theDogEaredpage]

Ooh I like the idea of using acrylic paint first and then water soluble oils on top. I love the look of oil paintings but intimidated by how fussy it is to paint with oils. Beautiful paintings. Would love to see a video of the process!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! And I’d love to do a process video! Will have to plan that out since those take forever, but I think next time I’m doing a canvas painting, I will share the process so thank you for the suggestion ❤️

[@habituallearner7680]

Oh my goodness! I can't wait to try that one either. I have used water soluble oils over oil pastel in a sketchbook and then covered the whole thing with fixative once it dried but this sounds like a wonderful idea

[@ElaTell]

@@habituallearner7680 it’s a great way to go because you can get the base layers down very quickly with acrylics. Just remember not to layer acrylics over oils because then they won’t adhere well

[@Venefica.]

Omg ! Your artwork is gorgeous ! I am soooo jealous! I’m no artist but I mess around with watercolor because it’s therapeutic! Your work is gorgeous !

[@ElaTell]

Thank you, that really means a lot 🥹 And I think an artist is someone who makes art. So if you’re putting other things aside and making time for art, you’re as much an artist as anyone else ❤️

[@Wei00]

Love your videos and the personal style of your characters ! ❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you sooo much 🥹🥰🤗

[@bookishindian]

Love the gorgeous abstract we see Very briefly at 28:31. Probably my favorite from that book, if not all of them.... 🙌🏽🙌🏽🩷

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! I have basically less than zero confidence in my abstracts so that is super encouraging ❤️

[@wingedstarz]

I loveeee the posca!!! And the gansai tabi paints especially on black paper is so good

[@ElaTell]

Oh nice, I never thought to try them on black paper! Will have to give that a go!

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

This is the first person I've ever seen hit pan on almost the whole set of the Gansai Tambi. I knew she'd be good.and I was not disappointed.

[@brookerohleder6769]

New subscriber from SC. Wow, you are so talented. Thank you for sharing your favorites!❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much for subscribing and for the kind words, totally made my day 🥰

[@jbonamo]

I enjoyed your favorites video. Your art work is beautiful and I also enjoyed seeing your sketchbooks. Thank you!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much, that means a lot 🥹

[@jlm517rocks]

wowzers...an imagination bursting at the seams... ty.

[@ElaTell]

Oh thank you sooo much ☺️

[@clearwater7000]

Beauuuuuuuutifuuuuul style art work! Amazing!❣

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much 🥰

[@TheTerrylwg]

Will you please do a video showing how you made your own acrylic paint pens?

[@ElaTell]

I can do one but I can explain it here too because it’s super easy. I took an empty marker (you can purchase them) and then just poured golden high flow paint inside. That was literally it. I’m debating adding in some kind of flow agent to make them even more liquid but I haven’t decided yet.

[@MissLinux2010]

I love your art. So beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

Love your style. SUBSCRIBED!!!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much!! Very happy to have you here 🥰

[@Escherlife]

I absolutely love your work! You have a new fan and a new subscriber ❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you sooo much for the lovely words and for subscribing ☺️💕

[@PuchyTats]

Amazing art 🤩🤩🤩

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! ☺️

[@jjsmakeupobsession323]

Your drawings/paintings look like some adult coloring books that I have. Your art is amazing!

[@ElaTell]

That’s awesome! I’ve always wanted to do a coloring book… maybe someday…

[@1Letter23Numbers.]

Some of those girls in a coloring book would be so fun!

[@ElaTell]

@@1Letter23Numbers. I used to draw princesses for my friends to color in when I was a kid so it would be so fun to do a book like that!

[@martinanelsonartandpsychol6478]

I love that palette. I usually spray the box with some cleaning alcohol before putting the wet sponge in.

[@ElaTell]

Oh that’s a great idea!! Will have to give that a go, thanks!

[@LALyman223]

Always fascinating and informative. Love your work!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much, I’m happy that was a useful video!

[@janecarter4431]

Your artwork is awesome! Love it ❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@jacintasimpson1719]

Thank you for sharing, so interesting. I love your art style. Awesome.

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! ❤️ im glad you enjoyed the video 😊

[@allisondawrant]

Love this video and seeing all of your art journals. Your art is beautiful.

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! That means a lot. I love all your videos and your art is so lovely!

[@averymorgan1369]

Your sketchbooks are beautiful ❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much!! ☺️

[@florackunda]

Just found your chanel I love your style and the floral sketchbook is so beautifull wow all your sketchbooks are just amazing ❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! And welcome to my channel, very happy to have you here 🥰

[@diannedupuis2960]

This is a wonderful video!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you! ☺️

[@KCPiper-x2c]

i think your artwork is BEAUTIFUL!!! Also, hopefully you take this as a compliment(because that is what i mean for it to be), a lot of your artwork reminds me of Mary Engelbreit!! i wish i was as good as you!!!!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you sooooo much!! I’m so glad you liked it. And of course, definitely taking that as a compliment as she’s an absolutely amazing artist and I should be only so lucky to one day be as good as her 🥰 But thank you for watching and commenting, the encouragement and support means so much to me!

[@ChantelleArts]

This is so good, these sound fantastic ☺☺

[@ElaTell]

Thank you for commenting! I’m glad you liked the video 🥰

[@GigisART]

I’m curious about the last sketchbook you showed. The pages seem to be fairly sturdy. What brand is it? Thank you. I enjoyed your sketchbook and your beautiful artwork. This was my first view of your channel. Very nice.

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much and welcome to my channel! That last sketchbook is the large Art Creation sketchbook by Royal Talens. The pages hold up very well to acrylics and even watercolor a bit, even though it’s meant for dry media. The pages do buckle with any water added. But for dry mixed media, it’s really great.

[@ElaTell]

And wanted to add that if you want a sketchbook with really sturdy paper that handles watercolor and acrylic and everything else really well, I’d recommend the strathmore mixed media sketchbooks. That paper is excellent and can take anything.

[@GigisART]

@@ElaTell thank you!!

[@ArtDreamPainting]

Lovely ❤

[@ElaTell]

Thank you 😊

[@cziłałakart]

omg, I have the same pencilcase! 😍 thank you for the video!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you for commenting! And awesome, aren’t they the best!

[@kyliescolouringindownunder3098]

Hi hun lovely video .. I do adult colouring in I use artist grade colouring pencils and neo colour 2 water colour acrylic paint pens ect in the books.. I’m recently learning to do water colour painting I did 2 flowers 💐 yesterday but struggled with the leaves is the a particular water colour brush I use my round paint brush.. thanks for sharing ❤❤❤😊😊😊xxxx

[@ElaTell]

Thank you so much! And that’s awesome that you’re branching out! You can get really nice leaves with a round brush by starting the leaf with the finer tip and then pressing the brush down flat to get the wider middle, and then finishing by raising it to the tip again. Hopefully that makes sense? I have a speed paint on my channel where I painted watercolor flowers that might be helpful. Please lmk if you have any questions though! Just have fun practicing 😊❤️

[@ElaTell]

Oh, and I forgot that I did a tutorial video as well as a sped up version. Here’s the tutorial for super easy watercolor flowers: Easy 20min Tutorial - abstract loose watercolor flowers florals with Kuretake Art Nouveu real time kzbin.info/www/bejne/eITGe4x7a9eXlZI And thanks again for watching!

[@jenniferbrusokas1754]

I'm just starting ad an artist. I wouldn't say artist. Lol. So I think my favorite medium is acrylic because I feel watercolor is a constant restraint on color and you, at times,just want the vividness shown with acrylics. I'm stoked about Ponca and the art world. I'm gonna begin to collect because I just can't imagine a marker colorful.

[@ElaTell]

I’m a firm believer that you’re an artist as long as you do one thing - make art! So if you’re making art you’re definitely an artist. And yes, I totally agree about acrylics. They’re so easy to work with and behave themselves, unlike watercolors lol

[@104Margie]

Your art is so beautiful! Do I detect a Philly accent! Used to live there myself!!

[@ElaTell]

Thank you soo much! And omg… that’s too funny. I’m about half an hour from Philly… I had no idea I had a Philly accent!!! 😂

[@CC-jy3el]

Looking at your pens, I was thinking you might like the Ohto Graphic Liners. To me they are very similar to the Microns, but they have a metal tip instead of a felt tip, so it doesn't wear away on rough paper!

[@ElaTell]

Ooh I like the sound of those!! Thank you for the tip (no pun intended lol). Will definitely look into those. I love my ballpoint pens and the microns have been driving me crazy

[@SallyBurns-p1w]

The second to the last blue book that you showed with paintings, who is the book made by ?

[@ElaTell]

It’s an Artway “doodle” leather journal. Don’t think they make those anymore, I got it because Amazon was clearencing it out. a.co/d/cDPFgG0

[@shionyitzumura]

where you get the small metal watercolor travel tin. I would love to get one for my travel set.

[@ElaTell]

It’s a credit card holder I got on Amazon and inside are empty makeup pans that I got on AliExpress that I fled with watercolor. Another option if you want a pre made one is to get one from arttoolkit.com

[@nasseraamri796]

❤j adore vos videos ❤❤ et comme toujours vos poupées sont vraiment magnifiques 😍😍😍. Je verrais bien vos dessins dans des livres de contes pour enfants 😉 c est tellement beau. Avez vous déjà essayé de dessiner des princesse de contes avec votre style ? Blanche neige, cendrillon, le petit chaperon rouge, raiponce etc.. J aimerai trop voir cela ❤

[@ElaTell]

Merci beaucoup! Je suis heureux que vous ayez apprécié la vidéo et j'adore les suggestions ! mes cinq derniers tableaux (j'en ai partagé 3 dans la série ici) étaient tous des princesses différentes. Dans le passé, j'ai réalisé un tableau de Blanche-Neige. Mais j’hésite toujours à faire quoi que ce soit sur le thème de Disney, car ils ne permettent à personne de vendre quoi que ce soit qui soit leur look de marque. Donc même s’ils sont dans mon style mais qu’ils ont la même robe, les mêmes cheveux, etc., Disney pourrait m’obliger à les retirer pour cause de droits d’auteur. et je n’ai jamais illustré de livres pour enfants auparavant, mais peut-être un jour ! L’une des choses que j’aimais le plus quand j’étais enfant était de parcourir toutes les images des livres d’images, alors j’adorerais faire quelque chose comme ça. J’aime aussi écrire, c’est l’autre chose à laquelle je passe tout mon temps, alors peut-être que je pourrais en écrire et en illustrer un. Quoi qu'il en soit, merci pour votre commentaire 🥰 et j'utilise Google Translate, donc je suis désolé si tout cela semble bizarre mdr

[@nasseraamri796]

Ce serait merveilleux un livre illustré et écrit par vous ❤❤❤. Je l' achèterai, c'est sûr 👍👍 et c est dommage pour Disney car j aurais vraiment aimé voir vos oeuvres ❤

[@ElaTell]

@@nasseraamri796 merci! c'est tellement gentil et ça signifie vraiment beaucoup ! vos commentaires ont totalement fait ma journée. Je garde vivant le rêve d’un livre pour enfants pendant un jour, c’est sûr 🥰☺️

[@GekkeSiamees]

Did I see a live long and prosper in one of your sketchbooks?

[@ElaTell]

of course!!! what better way to spend the 90's than with "next generation"

[@GekkeSiamees]

@@ElaTell I was a fan from Day one.. rally from the 60's..I was 7 or so.. have you seen Picard? Was so beautiful woensdag they got the old enterprise out again.. now watching discovery and waiting for cpt.Pike... hahaa

[@ElaTell]

@@GekkeSiamees yep! It was so sad watching the final moments of Picard and knowing that was the last of it 🥹 And I loved discovery (can’t believe they canceled it!) and loving strange new worlds so far as well, it’s the most reminiscent of next generation

[@GekkeSiamees]

@@ElaTell now watching discovery S5.. and oke.. maybe silly but when they pulled out the old enterprise..…..I cheered and cried hahaha

[@ElaTell]

@@GekkeSiamees I mean… not silly to me since I might have done the same…. lol

[@phillipstroll7385]

Yes to the sketchbook tour. Sketchbooks aren't for completed works. They are for ideas, value studies, thoughts, roughing or a plan, etc. I couldn't care less about a pretty sketchbook with "completed" works. They are boring as hell. So what you see the same girl on 100 different backgrounds or the same flowers a 1000 times over. It's shit and teaches nothing. That's what a student does. Not a teacher. The education for viewers comes from seeing the thought process. Not the work.

[@ElaTell]

That’s a good point! I’ll definitely keep that in mind for future videos and will go ahead and do a tour of the two working sketchbooks when I get them done although it’s still hard to imagine anyone wants to see that, even though what you say makes perfect sense :)

[@jenniferbrusokas1754]

And u just came upon this post with absolutely no intent. Hilaruous

[@ElaTell]

I’m glad you did! Welcome to my channel ❤️