Abstract Realism//Turn Cardboard into Art!

[@Madlizzzie]

You literally had me "I fork around with it a little bit..." for life...

[@lydiabroderick867]

😂😂😂 I'm so glad! My son just rolls his eyes at me in that "I can't believe we're related" kind of way.😜

[@John__67]

“Perfectly proportional faces” are, to me, just not human. We all have a certain wonkiness to our features. Your use of texture feeds into that. Thank you for sharing your time.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you, John! I agree... I know my face isn't symmetrical😊

[@christinaschniz1514]

Wundervoll 😮

[@BetaGolchin]

Seriously stunning!! I know what to do with all my Amazon boxes and water bottle cartons now! Thanks!!

[@ElaineBakerCreepyCaboodle]

"'cos we are artists and that is what we do." He'll yeah! 😁 Great job; I love it! ❤

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you! 😁

[@jillpontiere1814]

Perfectly imperfect. I loved this video and your commentary. ❤

[@TheInnerVortex]

Without ART we die of REALITY - 10Q

[@kyelesley7498]

So cool! Absolutely love it!

[@butterpoweredbike6135]

I can't believe the algorithm actually brought me to terrific content, for once! Really inspiring, can't wait to play. Thank you!

[@createwithbarbbl4125]

Perfect- It is.

[@residentialappraiser4942]

Love the way you allow your art to come into being. Subscribed.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so much!!!❤

[@laurawgarts]

Wow, this is outstanding! Love your intuitive process and the colors you chose are beautiful! Bravo! 😍 Hope you'll be doing more of these!

[@bedivina]

So amazing! Great artist!

[@knieeeeable]

Wow! This turned out incredibly beautiful! I love drawing and painting myself, but I just can't manage portraits. I find the proportions very difficult. But your work is simply wonderful! Subscribed instantly! 😊😮

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so very much!!!❤❤❤

[@knieeeeable]

@@lydiabroderick867 ❤️❤️❤️ I have another question. What kind of backing material is this? Is it a regular canvas or a panel?

[@lydiabroderick867]

@knieeeeable it's a canvas that I stretched with a 1.5 inch profile depth.😊

[@knieeeeable]

@@lydiabroderick867 Thank you for your response. I will watch the video again shortly. It's fascinating how you created the portrait without a reference. Wonderful Art ❤️❤️❤️

[@merryaijlman7833]

Wow, how beautiful ❤😊

[@Tahnja]

I love this!!! I hear ya in the need to take a break from realism and do something really interesting and unique ❤️

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Lydia, I really really enjoyed watching you create this amazingly beautiful piece of artwork. It’s superb and incredible too. I absolutely love ❤❤❤❤❤ and adore it. You are so talented too.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so much!!! That means a lot to me!❤❤❤

[@AJC-s4e]

I enjoyed your process, very cool artwork. Thank you

[@Wade-q8l]

That's awesome 👌

[@Purpurschnecke]

A perfect piece of art! Can you please share your choice of hardener with us? I've never worked with this medium. I do furniture art and this could be a new technique to try

[@lydiabroderick867]

Yes, absolutely! Powertex universal medium fabric hardener.😊

[@JudyJewel]

What a fantastic idea! Do you know of any less expensive alternatives to powertex. Maybe mod podge? or other fabric stiffeners? Have you or anyone here tried any alternatives? Thanks!❤

[@lydiabroderick867]

@JudyJewel I know Golden Gac 400 is a fabric stiffener. I have not tried that one, but Golden usually has really great products. Not sure how it compares in price though.

[@silviagonzalez1365]

Soy Silvia de Argentina. ESPECTACULAR!!! Te Felicito Lydia!!!

This piece of art is just so fricken cool!! I love it!! You did a great job….., and you’re funny too! 😂 I’ve been in an artistic slump from fatigue but now I want to try something like this. So thank you! 🌸

[@chandarussell]

Wow. Just wow.

[@debbiegarland7124]

This is awesome, I love texture in my work. The portrait fits perfectly 👌

[@rubinarana4996]

Wow! Love it ❤

[@lisaoloughlin-tj3sm]

It's absolutely beautiful ❤❤❤❤❤

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you!!!❤

[@leearcher3912]

That's 👍👍 👍👍👍 excellent

[@Mr.Frisky-2x]

This is true real art!! Raw powerful inspiration. Im glad it was not another swinging can with paint.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you!!! Yeah... Those swinging cans sure did gain in popularity.🤔😃

[@dawn4224]

Beautiful!

[@Serryblue22]

Such an inspirational video so many textures that makes my eyes just wander over your creation for ages Thanks Lydia !

[@lydiabroderick867]

You are so kind! Thank you!

[@ameliaclark2947]

I love it. The textures and the colors.

[@zajournals]

Brilliant, absolutely awesome 👍

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you!!! ❤

[@irenebetros2691]

Wow! Your work is absolutely beautiful, i just love it. Thankyou so much for sharing much appreciate ❤

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so much!❤❤❤

[@jargongirl]

Such appealing art 🥰 I haven’t seen one of your videos in a while and it was liking bumping into an old friend that you didn’t know you were missing so much 😄

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you!!!😊❤

[@kreativekat319]

Beautiful.

[@susiegilmour3520]

Sooo different..love the organic, intuitive process. Thanks for sharing.

[@solarpanelcleaning-t9d]

Love the textures and the mood 👌🏻🎨♥️

[@SunnySheoran-uf5yc]

Wow this really amazing 😍👏

[@nirmalajetty6426]

Sooo creative! A true artist! Without even a reference photo!

[@doninis1354]

Really awsome. I love to see your process. There is no such thing as perfect in nature.

[@redlady37]

So cool. Lydia Really loving the rust and patina look too.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you!

[@9liveslisa]

I love that painting! It is beautiful!

[@Komponents]

Love what you’ve done and also your sense of humor.

[@marythomas5656]

Glorious as always, Lydia!

[@kfergus3662]

I love it and so glad you’re taking

[@sheilarubino7241]

This was so mesmerizing

[@uschihora2005]

Looks amazing with all the the texturen! 😍😍😍

[@Skippy66]

OMG that is absolutely beautiful

[@silene553]

Lindíssimo!❤❤❤❤

[@katykrebs9707]

Love this

[@tbaduk]

Oooh! Love this! Takes me back to art college ❤

[@jimadams7828]

Great work!!

[@MysticalWren1111]

Amazing work, as always! I love this piece!

[@neecywatson8250]

What type of hardener do you use to paste the cardboard on. Super Cool!!!!😎😎😎😎❤️

[@lydiabroderick867]

I use Powertex universal medium fabric hardener😊

[@neecywatson8250]

Thank you!❤️

[@Micca_]

Super cool ❤❤❤

[@stephaniepotterart]

This is absolutely stunning Lydia! 💙💛🧡🤎

[@Harper.s_Art]

So inspiring! I’ve only used small pieces of the corrugated part in a collage, but have thought about using it for a painting featuring the inland port near where I live. The stacked shipping containers look cool against the Blue Ridge mountains

[@donstrawberry18]

How cool! You're videos keep me inspired. Great work as always!

[@dnjones3685]

Cool. Thank you.

[@margaridaduarte8339]

Fantastic!!! Love the texture, the colours...everything ❤ I appreciate realism but intuitive art is something I adore!😊 I have been following your work for a while and it is fabulous!!!

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so much 😀

[@TIT5US5]

Wonderful!

[@prabhavathyparameshwar5436]

Beautiful ❤

[@debbiedarby4179]

😍She's so purdy❣Spelling intentional, LOL! My southern comes out when it's gooooood! If I had a shoe on right now I'd throw it! LOVE ever-thang about it! hehehehe

[@williamlaforge4517]

Wow, what an amazing process with the cardboard! Cool face too… BD

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like it! 😊

[@MrArtton]

This is really very cool , i love it 👏🏻👏🏻🙏🏻😘❤️

[@deborahneumann9162]

This is ABSOLUTELY REMARKABLE!! What a creative idea! I'm wondering if I could do something like this, only with collaging on cardboard. I'll have to noodle it. :) Thank you SO much for the tutilage! Again... FABULOUS creation! What a talented Artist you are...

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you, Deborah!!!😊

[@The_Encaustic_Mudlarker]

Wow!

[@christeenmckenzie1659]

Wow! Just found you… and this is gorgeous!

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you!!!

[@christeenmckenzie1659]

@ ♥️can’t wait to explore your work more!

[@lydiabroderick867]

@christeenmckenzie1659 Thank you so much!!!❤

[@susanmarcoux7005]

Well done ❤

[@maitev-p9582]

Superb ❤❤❤

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so much!❤❤❤

[@louisalinton]

Good job, well done :)

[@semraozdil3683]

Harikaaaa 👍🏼💎💎💎👌🏼🦋

[@nickrodis6862]

Salamat po INRI speed artist from the Philippines!

[@ladymary7146]

I absolutely love your work it’s amazing. I like to get inspiration from your mixed media video’s but use magazine images for my focus point as i am not good at free hand painting. Anyway…i have one image i want to work with but by its shape, needs to sit on the bottom corner of my canvas. So there is a load of space above it. Im really struggling with what to do. Its completely overwhelming me 😂 Would you consider doing a video where you focus point is in the corner..so i can get some inspiration please 🙏. For reference my image is a Buddha statue lying in the grass against a tree stump ❤

[@suzannelinch9234]

wonderful which hardner please

[@lydiabroderick867]

Powertex universal medium textile hardener.😊

[@arcuda2001]

this was fascinating as can be!! thanks so much !! i still have that crackle medium( from one of your last videos) on my wish list lol thx for sharing .. Norakag👍

[@jeraldbaxter3532]

Thank you for this video. The face is fantastic! When you say, "a hardener," are you refering to a gel, or some other, medium? A varnish? Inspired and inquiring minds want to know!😊

[@lydiabroderick867]

Hello! I'm using a fabric hardener. Powertex universal medium. It's a great product that I highly recommend.😊

[@TheElysianPath]

What is the hardener you use for card board? This is sooo cool. I use the cardboard for texture but have never glued it down.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Hi! I used Powertex universal medium fabric hardener. 😊

[@TheElysianPath]

@@lydiabroderick867 cool, I just found it. Looks intriguing

[@nancylemon4120]

How awesome Lydia! You are a magnificent Artist, Well Done Lydia👏👏👏❤❤❤ BTW patina is pronounced: Pah-TINA. 😉😘😘

[@TonyDixonPhotography]

Awesome! What kind of hardener did you use?

[@lydiabroderick867]

I used Powertex universal medium fabric hardener.😊

[@TonyDixonPhotography]

@lydiabroderick867 thank you! I'll have to try that.

[@sandrashinno7231]

Love sour videos. May I ask what brand and name of the hardener you used. Want to try adding texture to my painting. Thank you for sharing.

[@lydiabroderick867]

Hi Sandra! I used Powertex universal medium fabric hardener. 😊

[@pamfrench3644]

You are soooooo talented! Love this idea...but what do you mean by "hardener". What product is that? :)

[@lydiabroderick867]

Hi Pam! I use Powertex universal medium fabric hardener. It hardens any organic fiber. Great product!

[@pamfrench3644]

@@lydiabroderick867 Thanks so much, Lydia. I'll have a look for it. I'm in Canada (don't know where you are), so it might not be available here. I'm sure there is something that will work if it's not...

[@lisaoloughlin-tj3sm]

If you can paint like that you should put it on a canvas

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

What hardener do you use?

[@lydiabroderick867]

I used Powertex universal medium textile hardener.😊

[@bhornannawindeedeigh5007]

@lydiabroderick867 Thanks so much. I love your work - beautiful and exciting pieces. Your ideas are fascinating and make me feel "not silly" for saving my voluminous, cut down Amazon boxes. I've made some simple things like journal covers and small sculptures of little stacks of cardboard shapes. But your tutorial has opened up a whole new world, lol. I'll start out on small canvases. It'll be fun. Thanks again - especially for your quick response. That's lovely of you. I wish you Happy Holidays. Cheers! Ü

[@lydiabroderick867]

@bhornannawindeedeigh5007 You are not silly for saving those boxes! I think it's great! I have bags full of cardboard, egg cartons etc. I'm so glad I could give you some more ideas! Keep creating and Thank you for your comment!😊

[@myriamelaurent5753]

🤩😍👏🏼

[@dorydiaveloneart]

m Miss Lydia I miss your you tube videos I truly LOVE YOUR WORK YOU INSPIRE ME ( I Only wish I could do the same for you) glad to hear your voice , I HOPE YOU HAVE A SAVE AND MOST LOVELY CHRISTMAS…… YOU ARE LOVELY AND BRILLIANTLY TALENTED …..oh and really funny !!!

[@lydiabroderick867]

Thank you so much, Dory! Merry Christmas!!!❤❤❤

[@ginajennings1664]

♥️♥️♥️👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻♥️♥️♥️

[@roxanemontegna9867]

Because the cardboard isn't acidfree will it rot the underlying paper or canvas? Does the hardening help with this? What do you use please?

[@lydiabroderick867]

The hardener does help with this! I use Powertex universal medium fabric hardener. It hardens any organic fiber including paper, cardboard and cotton.

[@wandamanske8667]

Can you spray seal

[@alanhughchandler5504]

what are you using for a hardener on the cardboard?

[@lydiabroderick867]

Powertex universal medium fabric hardener. Great product!!!😊

[@rogerkellman3152]

What is the hardener you use to apply the cardboard

[@lydiabroderick867]

I use Powertex universal medium fabric hardener.😊

[@deannfrey3469]

What kind of hardener did you use?

[@lydiabroderick867]

I used Powertex universal medium fabric hardener.

[@sunshinelizard1]

What kind of paint are you using?

[@lydiabroderick867]

I'm using acrylics.😊

[@reblord5544]

Hardener?!

[@lydiabroderick867]

Yes... Powertex universal medium fabric hardener. Great product!😊

[@lisakirkpatrick7661]

Lydia, I need instructions on how to become a patreon. Do I have to go to your website, do you email me a link, how do I sign up and make payment? Thank you so much!

[@lydiabroderick867]

Hi Lisa! First of all... Thank you! I put a link in the video description. However, you can also go to Patreon.com and search for Lydia Broderick Art.❤

[@DeadRabbitCanDance]

AI generate image like this in 5 seconds.

[@wandamanske8667]

What hardener do you use for the cardboard?

[@lydiabroderick867]

I used Powertex universal medium textile hardener.😊