I tried Super Rae Dizzle's "Life Changing" Art Hacks

[@SuperRaedizzle]

Dude! I had so much fun watching this! I laughed out loud to your reaction to the sandpaper on paper technique! I’ll have to try making my own alcohol blender brush 👀 that’s next level genius 🔥

[@KatiesKraftsIE]

Hi, Rae! So, in September I’m going to post my first art KZbin video ever! You’ve inspired me to create my own small tutorials. I’ve recorded a few videos and I’m having so much fun! THANK YOU!

[@Sillyheartzx0]

@@KatiesKraftsIE I'll subscribe so I can see it in September!

[@KatiesKraftsIE]

@@Sillyheartzx0 Aww, Thanks SOO Much!!!! Ill subscribe to you too!

[@Sana.12]

@@KatiesKraftsIE I'll definitely check out ur channel in September for ur video 😊

[@KatiesKraftsIE]

@@Sana.12 Thanks SOO much!!!

[@Cyberia398]

Corn starch in America = cornflour in Australia. It’s the same thing - the starch extracted from the endosperm of corn kernels, which thickens really well but doesn’t taste like corn. It’s white, super fine and if you add the right amount of water you’ll have a non- Newtonian liquid. Our Australian cornflour is not to be confused with very fine corn meal (aka polenta), which is a flour made from the whole corn kernel.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

This is helpful! I googled it and the results said they were different. But I think there’s just a lot of confusion with the terminology between countries.

[@Cyberia398]

@@SarahRenaeClark confusingly, some of the ‘cornstarch’ sold in Australia is actually made from wheat - usually marked on the pack as ‘wheaten cornstarch’. I always check before I buy as sometimes bake gluten free recipe for work or friends, and while pure wheat starch shouldn’t have any gluten, I like to be sure. I wonder whether potato starch or tapioca or water chestnut starch would give different results? I would say though: adding carbohydrates to your artwork could theoretically make it more attractive to insects? 🐜 🪳 Has someone tested this? 😆

[@philurbaniak1811]

@@Cyberia398 yep I think we are tiptoeing into pancake territory! 👍😆

[@Voirreydirector]

Here in the northeast United States corn starches are sold for cooking and also for personal and baby care, it is the latter, I believe, that one needs for this.

[@rugileokuleviciute9869]

We have both corn starch and corn flour in my country. Flour is slightly yellowish and is used for baking instead of flour (for example corn bread). And corn starch is a starch that can be used to replace potato starch in deserts (it has better properties).

[@MoriahElizabeth]

9:00 I laughed too loudly at this 😄 Loved the video!!!

[@bhargavipaswani572]

Saaammmeee

[@renemyburgh9598]

Hiiiiii moriah elizabeth!!!

[@Starry144]

I don’t know how to say this without seeming cheesy but MORIAH I’m your number one fan!! I just ordered your book and I’m so exciteddd!!

[@KatiesKraftsIE]

I love your channel moriah!!!! I started an art channel last month and i'm so happy with it!!!

[@abigailhasman122]

Hey Moriah

[@ADCArtAttack]

Makeup brushes are my Wife's go to for painting. She swears by them. I just like to brush them on my cheeks HAHA

[@genaw3563]

Haha! 😂

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I wonder if they are cheaper than a really soft paint brush? Does such a thing exist?

[@genaw3563]

@@SarahRenaeClark I would think so, but then again I’m not sure. I’m definitely going to try to use the make up brushes for my next painting. Great video by the way Sara! ❤️💙

[@Voirreydirector]

Hello dear ADC! You have been in my prayers.

[@Chaotic_Pixie]

@@SarahRenaeClark Wet N Wild makes very soft, very inexpensive brushes that are actually shockingly good for painting and makeup... and as nail art clean up tools too. They have the white handle and pink fading to white bristles. I've actually taken to using makeup brushes I've gotten that I won't use due to shape on my face for painting. I figure, brush sets are often good value and if one or two are used for painting rather than makeup, its still using them.

[@jameydupuy9280]

My old art teacher never used paint brushes for art. He used only make up brushes. Every type ever created! Best "trick" I ever learned. I forgot about it as I got out of art but just showed my husband, an artist, and he is flipping out. I have a feeling I will never be able to find brushes to apply my make up again! Thanks for sharing!

[@testerwulf3357]

Get him his own brushes so he strays from yours 😂

[@bonnylouwho76]

How funny, I have used makup brushes for years, having discovered that when a "real" brush top fell out of its metal neckband, I had to come up with something to finish a ship a work for someone. I am pretty ticked off that someone STOLE my makeup brush container when I moved as it took me YEARS to collect them and to have my new nice actually ones for my FACE in there as well. Grrrrr. They also stole an entire small tote with ALL of my crochet and stitchery hooks and needles and patterns as well. Who does that? My MOM's collection was with mine as well, worn worn and beloved and she died in 2001. Grrrr Now for buying myself some more makeup brushes. The sponge brushes are great as well. The make up sponges natural, synthetic, and silione work great in art applications as well. As I learned from watching my older sister who was in college ( ten years older than I am.) Use whatever comes to hand to make things with. When I did some huge murals at the age of fourteen or fifteen, for a Nativity play. I did it ALL in pastels. The son of the woman who asked me to do it was a Senior and HUNK and he stood behind me watching me for hours at my work. NO PRESSURE RIGHT? I am self taught only having had my sixth grade teacher who was a wonderful professional artist teach her own 6 week art appreciation course. I LOVED IT. and a six week watercolor course in Jr High The teacher was P_____D off because I was better at dry brush and sketching than see was and her star favorite pupil had no ability for it. As I stated I learned from remembering what my older sister had done and this provided me with the impetus that if she could do those things, I could try it as well. She would come home from school and I would be her figure drawing model for some of her assignments and I LOVED IT!

[@laurelw7682]

Here’s my favorite swatching to match hack. Punch a hole thru a solid area of your swatch then you can put colors under and see if they match or how ever you use swatches! Hole punch ftw!

[@thoughtfulwatcher]

I love Rae and saw this originally but I'm the same with the graphite vs. chalk. Super great hack but I prefer a 6B pencil (woodless if it's on hand or you can afford it) rather than chalk. It's less messy and easier for me to erase on my final product. I've also needed a light box in the middle of the night so I flipped over a clear plastic storage bin and put a desk lamp under it. Worked well enough in a pinch.

[@lizhart81]

I agree - I use the 9B from the large graphite pencil set I own that I otherwise would very rarely use. It lays down smoothly and quickly on the back of the reference sheet or tracing paper, and doesn't need much pressure to transfer evenly.

[@MariaRevArt]

I like compressed charcoal sticks.

[@jmb822]

I personally love using chalk pastel because I’m a painter. When using graphite, when you paint over that graphite, that gray muddies up the paint which can be frustrating, especially for more detailed work where there’s a lot more graphite being transferred. Chalk pastel is wonderful because I can choose a line color that can complement my paintings while still keeping the colors vibrant. One tip I have is after rubbing the chalk pastel on the back of your drawing, tip the paper over a trash can to get rid of the loose powder - this will help keep your transfer as mess free as possible.

[@Whole-Milk]

Soft B graphite pencils for me too! I use 2B or 4B usually since it’s lighter in color and easier to erase than the darker B pencils

[@winterrain1947]

great idea for a light box! so glad I read this.

[@Cyberia398]

Re sandpaper: the best range of sandpaper is available from jewellery supply stores - from 200, or lower, to 2000 and more. In silver jewellery making wet & dry sandpaper is used in increasing grits to get rid of saw and filing marks. One standard rule to get the most even surface is to rub in only one direction, not too heavily, then do a second round at a 90° angle. It’s like cross hatching, really. Also, paper will clog your sandpaper quickly, so shake it out or use a fresh bit of sandpaper for the second round for a more even finish.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

With this info, I’ll definitely have to give it a try!

[@janinafisher101]

Great tips!

[@learnartwithme3766]

Car/guitar finishing also uses 2000 near the end and close to buffing (wheel) stages.

[@emerana]

when in the military we had to get brass fittings super shiny with the finest sandpaper or suffer extra drills. If I had known this jewellery supply hack back then it would have been god-mode

[@Comet_Teaser]

Yes, the size of grit of the sandpaper will make a vast difference to your results. A large grit will tear paper to pieces, but the finest grits will give a very smooth finish.

[@TemiDansoArt]

The lion king joke 😂😂😂😂 You might be onto something with the alcohol marker/crayon thing!

[@tasticola]

Yes, but will it work with creamy pastel crayons, or only wax?

[@maxwell_design_studios]

@@tasticola not likely as it would gum up the marker. Worth a try if you’re curious though!

[@tasticola]

@@maxwell_design_studios I'm not that curious 🤣

[@MariaRevArt]

Hi Renee, for the chalk transfer method I often use compressed charccoal sticks. They are quicker than using graphite, but less messy than soft pastels. I can also use white charcoal for when I am transfering an image to a dark paper.

[@TheSalemCrow]

I've used the eraser and blending stick trick for over 30 years (since I was in high school). I'm always amazed when someone finds a trick new to them that I thought many artists have always known about.

[@erikhamann]

Like the charcoal tracing. That’s a standart procedure of the old masters.

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

I have too.👁👁

[@stephh7863]

I keep a retractable kabuki makeup brush in my travel kit. Less than 3 inches long so very compact, and has a lid so the hairs don't get damaged. Perfect for removing stray flecks of pigment, graphite and bits of eraser without smudging my work.

[@Jessica-ch1yi]

As a kid I didn’t have a lightbox so I decided to be resourceful :) I took a big box that some sort of doll had been in, the kind with cardboard on the back and a big clear plastic window on the front. Cut a hole in the back and slid a flashlight into the hole. Bam! Homemade lightbox 🙂 it actually lasted like 2 years too, so not bad

[@Skittl1321]

When I didn't want to use the window, I always put flashlights under our glass coffee table...

[@Jessica-ch1yi]

@@Skittl1321 that works too :)

[@colorcrazy2944]

For the color matching I have seen someone who uses a hole punch instead of just coloring to the edge of the paper. I haven't wanted to match anything that closely but I think a hole surrounded by the color might be clearer for me.

[@gimygaming8655]

THIS IS ACTUALLY REALLY HELPFUL

[@dawsie]

I love this idea it helps to hide the colours near it so you get a cleaner match🤗thanks 🤗🤗

[@colorcrazy2944]

@@bonnylouwho76 I think they made color swatches of all their colors, probably on a rectangle, I think that is the shape people usually use and possibly faded out but I don't remember the exact video I saw this on. On every swatch they used a hole punch to make a hole. Then when you are painting something you put the swatch over the color you want to match and look at that color in the hole. This way your swatch color surrounds the color you want to match and you can tell if it really matches what you want or not. I don't think they said but I am guessing the piece you punch out of your swatch is thrown away since what you want to use is the hole in the swatch. You could do this on your painting or on your reference. I think it mostly helps to isolate the color you are working with so you can see it unaffected by the colors around it.

[@lunarravenstudio]

Re the cornflour, I'd be worried it had a possibility of going rancid and moulding :/ Maybe talc instead? Also big chunky blush/fluffy brushes are fantastic for softening and blending acrylic and oil

[@SarahRenaeClark]

That’s a good point, and applies to SO many “hacks”. You can’t expect your art to last for years and years if you aren’t using proper supplies. It’s handy if you are creating something that you photograph for a print, or if it’s just an activity for fun. But I’m not sure about the longievity of something like this.

[@spifariffic]

I love Rae, but I also cringed when she said to use white colored pencils for blending for the exact reason you pointed out, so I audibly said "THANK YOU" when you reacted how you did 😄 I really appreciate you demonstrating the differences - and it softened my cringe, because I saw that the white pencil is actually a little better at blending when you've already laid down a lot of color! I also appreciated you comparing the eraser to the sander, because I sincerely wondered if it would work as well or better, and now I know 💜 And your waterbrush filled with alcohol hack is brilliant!! I am excited to try that.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

The white pencil definitely “blends” better because of all the extra wax. But it comes at a sacrifice of the original colors.

[@mornasev]

I have an old set of very cheap, knock-off colored pencils that work great as blending pencils. lol. They also have a slight hint of the color(s) I'm trying to blend.

[@fangchick93]

I only use the white to blend if I want the colour to look pastel or shiny, otherwise I use the lightest of the pencil in colouring each area with or a colourless blender pencil to burnish.

[@lisa4471]

Personally i don't use white pencils to blend at all. Just use my zest it pencil blend or layer and burnish at my final layers :)

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

This was such a fun video!! Idea: You might try sanding with paper towels. I learned this from my husband who used to make his own custom pens. The last and finest sanding tool he used was a paper towel to get the nice finish on the pen. I have used paper towel when I just needed the slightest bit of sanding and it's worked! Probably the cheaper the paper towels, the better😄 Possibly worth a try on your coloring page sanding idea? I would love to know if it works for you!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Interesting!

[@colorcrazy2944]

I've heard of using paper bags to sand also. I guess paper is just rough.

[@kellyreed8433]

For that first hack with the chalk or graphite, i use a soft pencil like a 6B pencil and trace over the back of the picture then either draw over the lines on the front once you have put it down on where you want the picture to be or you can rub the pencil over the lot and you still get the desired effect. A friend of mine taught me that

[@jenniferbowles6080]

I use this. I hate chalk pastels so I use charcoal or graphite.

[@tanwencooper6928]

On the tracing with calk/graphite - I find it works a lot better with a softer pencil. I usually use a 5B, purely because its the one I don't use very much from my pencil set. Also you can clean the pastel crumbs off with a makeup brush, and it won't smudge.

[@flis625]

Thanks Sarah and Shane. I used to use cornflour for many art activities for the preschoolers, it was cheap! If you mix it with pea glue and colour, you can drip it off the end of the poon to make great designs. If you mix it with boiling water and colour it makes great finger paint, specially if it’s still a bit warm when you use it - you can print it onto paper but it does curl the paper and can peel off when dry. We never had any trouble with ants and often did these activities outside. 😀

[@Dark01978]

Really enjoyed you video, my own favourite hack is using small pencil like you little white baby one, removing the wood and using the core. Put the pencil core in a small jar with lid, add thinner and I use it for backgrounds

[@SarahRenaeClark]

So it becomes like a paint? Interesting!

[@Dark01978]

Yes or liquid pencil, I use the little lip gloss pots with lid, small amount of core and thinner it then turns into liquid pencil, look foward to you doing some testing

[@shadowheartart3898]

Was going to suggest this. Great way to use the last bit of pencil core, when it gets too small to hold

[@_Darkstarmon_]

For those who do scratchboarding here's a few tips! Make-up brushes are a lifesaver when wiping off the ink dust, just do it lightly! Clay tools and sewing needles do just as well for makeshift blades for scratching, I even made a makeshift anti-tremor scratch tool with a old semi-heavy mechanical pencil and a sewing needle! Sadly I only have those two for how- but I hope they help ^^

[@sammyt1313]

Dollar tree has some really great options in the craft isle for scratch tools. The clay scoring tools are my go to! They come with 2 for just $1.25 USD 🎉

[@Sophie-gn8jw]

Wow I was really expecting the cornstarch to make the paint thick and goopy but I was blown away

[@anaperez5442]

When I've transferred an image I don't used chalk/pastels or carbon paper. I take a sheet of tracing paper and trace the figure/image. Then, on the back of the page, apply a simple pencil. Just male sure you cover all areas of the image that you will need to transfer. Then flip it onto the drawing pad and using a pencil or ball point pen, retrace the image.

[@sharonsone341]

I use a very thin layer of clear gesso when I can't lay any more pigment down. Sometimes twice! Best to do it before the pencil is too shiny though. I've also used pastel fixative instead of gesso.

[@missjoshemmett]

I bought a makeup brush because you recommended it. I have never used one in real life on myself. My father got upset when I coloured outside the lines, so he told me to outline the area with the colour and I wouldn't do that anymore. It worked. Then, I recently ran across people who do that now, then was in the 1940s, and it still works for some reason. Some weird mental hack? Just wanted to mention that I ran across new markers two days ago. First I didn't know Crayola had 24 skin tone pencils but what caught my eye was Crayola's 24 skin tone markers. I have never coloured skin with markers!

[@penelopefp]

I just saw the skin tone pencils on vacay and was so excited I bought them as a souvenir for myself! (I'm not a frig magnet or tshirt person.) I love them!!

[@NamsMArt-tl3hh]

I love your art hack of using alcohol marker blender on top of intense ❤️❤️

[@Voirreydirector]

My dear, I am just happy you survived the five minute craft ordeal! Thank you for continuing to enlighten us on the good and not so. The trick with transferring the old fashioned way is to not blow off the excess, the excess is what is pressed into the tracing lines.

[@ProudPlatypus]

To save your colouring page, this is something I've seen from Lachri Fine art. But she does a lot of art with colouring pencils, she uses powder blender with her which means she needs to be able to not have all the layers interfere blend into each other. So she uses a spray textured fixative between them. It lets you put more pencil over the top, and since its textured the pencil will grip onto it more than whatever finish you get with other kinds of fixatives. There's also clear gesso, which is used to prime surfaces to paint onto but you can use pencils over the top of them too. You might need to test to make sure it doesn't smudge the pencil already on the paper though.

[@Tentaclestudio1]

I use a similar technique when painting theatre/ masquerade masks- paint the basic colours on, then a quick coat of varnish before adding the aging/ texture, then on other coat of varnish before adding the highlights. It makes painting the masks much less stressful, and I can paint with speed and confidence- knowing that if/when I mess up, I can just white that one layer off!

[@fahadtariq6167]

After watching this video I really want to watch Sarah paint with acrylics or oils. It's going to be very interesting. Great video btw. I love both you and Rae and it's nice to see KZbinrs supporting each other. ❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@janinafisher101]

Acrylics are a lot easier because of faster drying times, but I bet she'd fall in love with acrylics. Oh dear...just what she needs...another medium, and more colours to buy!

[@allthecolorsinmyhead]

I like using soft graphite sticks for the transfer method. It’s dark enough to show up, but much less messy than chalk or charcoal.

[@kb9847]

*My Hack* when I need a pencil extender and I'm not around any I take out my Staedtler pencil-shaped eraser and replace the eraser with the pencil in the eraser case. Works like a charm and I can keep using the pencil by moving the guide up.

[@jenniferalvarez4041]

Do Prismacolors fit in the Staedtler eraser?

[@daisyshinesdraw8812]

Love your studio background.......it just matches your energy sarah

[@lynnleigha580]

I use a number 5-6 pencil and put it on the back of my paper, and then trace, plus doing it that way, I can do more than one

[@cbf8521]

Using an empty reusable marker and blending solution has been my go to blender :) for a while. Get a bunch of blending solution fill a empty marker and there you have a great travel amount for colored pencil.

[@liesbeth9810]

Graphite works great. I personally use a softer graphite like a B3 or 5. It doesn’t smudge as much as pastels do, and is very easy to erase if needed. Downside of those carbon copy sheets is that they don’t erase at all. Which can suck big time if you make a mistake or when having paint that doesn’t cover it completely.

[@janinafisher101]

You can get light coloured carbon papers. A friend bought me some sewing carbon and it includes pink (and white).

[@viviennart]

Adding texture to paper with sandpaper - we used it for soft pastels in art class.

[@LatulaArts]

Already on the first one, I used go use that graphite method! Using a 6b pencil is best for the back of it. They keep dark and transfer really well, whereas harder pencils won't transfer as visibly.

[@oliviahollyandpoppy]

For tracing I put a torch under a glass/ clear table the trace on top of the table. I don’t like tracking on the window because of the weird angle.

[@leannewith3]

I have been using the graphite pencil hack since primary school. A heavy coat of pencil on the back and a firm trace work the best, but you can make it as light as you need.

[@HellzSayzDANCE]

Thank you for this video! Between you and Rae these are some fantastic art hacks! I saw Rae’s video when it came out and loved the hacks, and it was interesting to see the spins you put on some of her hacks as well! I love seeing collars between artists, even though this wasn’t technically an official collab, it was pretty close 😄

[@AppleStrawberryLove]

This one you have to do carefully, but you can also use Turpentine to blend colored pencils too. I was just taught that last semester in art school.

[@VoicesFromBeyond]

Blending stump hack. I use the paper nail files you can buy for my blending stumps, I use the rough side first and then turn it if I need the stump tip to be finer. The good thing is they are cheap and I can put them in my art bag easily.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Great idea!

[@emerana]

You, Rae and Claire are top notch. Brilliant content

[@philurbaniak1811]

Great tips! 👍 I kind of want to take up colouring now.. and oils and pastel and charcoal and, weirdly, macrame 🤷🏼‍♀️ I just need to finish some outstanding projects first, to make space 😆

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I WANT TO TRY THEM ALL! - Me too. All the time.

[@philurbaniak1811]

@@SarahRenaeClark 😁

[@JayJay-lz1es]

If you put a paper towel on top and bottom of crayon colored paper then iron with low heat, it melts wax off and leaves pigment in paper.

[@marian_hayes]

Here’s an art hack I use: I draw with fineliners regularly and when I want a lighter value, I just use the hatching technique and apply less pressure to the pen.

[@siimplyh3l3na.]

Black crayon also works on the first hack! I tried it at school it worked!

[@jamiegossett]

The sanding board is gorgeous sharpening pencils by grinding down the point to change the point into a wedge or chisel or to make smoother or shape it.

[@Stef_T-G]

This was super fun! I agree with you about the blending with pensils. It's harder to do something else with the drawing after you saturated your blending with white.

[@YukinoKary]

Interesting artistic tricks. Will try some of them soon...that makeup brush is essential to spread the powder of the pencils and you can also paint with eyeshadow makeup hahaha I used to paint large areas at school and then apply marker or pencil depending on the style to show. Another coloring trick is with parchment paper where you can make reliefs of drawings with a pen that does not write and paint on the face upside down with markers. They turn out very nice three-dimensional style cards

[@loreannlegends]

When I didn't have a lightbox I would take a clear glass baking pan, turn it upside down and cover my phone with the flashlight on facing up then use the glass pan to trace on just being careful not to draw over the makers stamp on the middle it's been quite useful in a pinch

[@jenniferalvarez4041]

Very clever!

[@chriskilue]

Interesting hacks (some). The first one is a substitution of a light box. But it is messy and I really don’t use pastels or graphite as they are expensive. The window hack is the best as you mentioned: it is cheap and saves material. A brush that also works is a duster made of feathers. I know it might sound cruel for some, but here in Mexico is common to find dusters made of hen feathers, they are cheap and effective. Acrylics come in two options: satin and matte. Matte acrylics are so good to lay prismacolor on top of them. Avoid satin acrylics they don’t really work with prismacolor colors. This is another alternative to using markers as base layers. Matte acrylics (scholar) work so nice, I use a local brand called Politec. Satin acrylics (like the brand Pebeo) are much better for other artistic projects. Watercolor, ink and pencil colors create beautiful results. Not in cheap paper, the one used in coloring book for kids…avoid that. But in books with good paper (over 160 grams) the effects are fantastic. For watercolor you just need to know how to control the water and pigment. It sounds easy, it takes a learning curve if you want to professionally do watercolor as an artist… but for coloring books it is not that hard. I will be trying my own art challenges, and probably record them (share? I am not sure yet). I have seen that no KZbin artist has done any of them so far, so that will be interesting. Nice video as always. Thanks!

[@mariannemccutcheon2438]

Love your videos Sarah. Your an amazing artist. I've learnt sooooo much from you ❤🥰

[@maxwell_design_studios]

Lots of people love makeup brushes for blending paint! Some makeup brushes may shed less than a typical super soft art brush. Depending on what you get it could be cheaper too

[@purplemismagius28]

I’ve used the cornstarch method with acrylics, it is an absolute game changer!

[@JustaGirlWhoLovesRats]

The makeup brush hack to clean off your pictures works really well! I always use that and it also doesn't smudge my work. Thank you for sharing! I really enjoyed the video :)

[@themaddtatter6679]

My favorite art hack from you is the alcohol blending marker with the derwent pencils! That view blew me away 👍❤

[@haraldherzog7373]

I paint in acrylics mostly. I find if I’ve painted a dark background, using the white chalk rubbed on the back of whatever I’m tracing works like a charm, plus you can just brush it off when you are done.

[@drawsfelix]

For the alchohol blending crayon hack, I actually keep Crayola Crayons and 2 Colorless Blenders with my prismacolor colored pencils. The Colorless blender can blend the two mediums together. It came in handy because there is one color I can never find in Prismacolor.

[@chelseaclerke3582]

I love your walls and melting clock!! Just literally everything about your studio!😍

[@jsv1891aik]

Use a "block" with the sandpaper so you get even presure on it :)

[@jsv1891aik]

Ohh and lightbox, a picture frame with the cellphone under for light works pretty good, dont have to stand up drawing :D

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Great idea! I’ve also done a variation using an iPad as a light box. But the picture frame idea seems better!

[@jsv1891aik]

@@SarahRenaeClark iPad is pretty smart :D the kids murderd mine, but never thought of doing that :)

[@chanidekock1107]

Rae's hacks work. Tried them all. The cornflour/starch works like a charm.

[@dawsie]

I think if you use automotive sandpaper (ie wet&dry sandpaper) the paper has a finer grit to it which will sand the paper but it won’t damage the paper like standard sanding paper 🤗

[@MelanaC]

The first hack - I use a 3B pencil in exactly the same way that you did and I find that works far better than pastel! Corn starch added to the paint has made the paint chip off in the drying stage or a few days later! I use makeup brushes for all my art! Watercolour, acrylic and oils. I bought really cheap £1.00 set from amazon and it’s really useful. Not fantastic but handy if you know what you’re doing might ruin the brush I use very fine sand paper, nail files or erasers for cleaning my blending stumps

[@MelanaC]

Thank you for the ❤️. I meant to say what a great idea of yours to use alcohol marker or isopropyl alcohol in a water brush for blending crayon or pencil!!! That’s amazing! Love your work 🥰

[@TheArtRoll]

Hi! I love your videos Sarah! ❤️ You made my day with this video

[@coolturavoodoo]

I do the chalk method all the time. Usually with black chalk, but you have to smudge first, then wash hands and thennnnn start to trace 😂. Is very useful and saves you lots of time.

[@creatingwithshanna8454]

These are great hacks! Thanks for sharing and giving your opinions too. I love the “make your own alcohol blending marker” that’s brilliant 🙌🏼

[@chatboulon743]

This was fun! It's so awesome to see you go out of your comfort zone and try some painting hacks. :)

[@64sunshine64]

I feel like the white pencil makes the colors look blurry rather than blended so I prefer to not use then much either

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I think it can be helpful if you’re wanting to achieve a specific effect, for sure! That’s why mine are so short!

[@Colourinne]

Ahhh sorry but your art hacks are GENIUS and we CLEARLY need a whole video on them!

[@kennanlukacs]

My favorite method for colored pencils are definitely layering. Another good option is to find a good base tone and use it to blend into darks and out of lights (for skin especially).

[@AnikaAjmain]

All of the hacks were wonderful! Watching your videos always makes me happy ^^

[@kraznia]

Ever since I started drafting in a CAD program many, many years ago, I almost never draft by hand outside of in-class demos. My drafting brush at home is now my drawing/coloring clean up brush. All about "use what you have". 😎

[@MoltenImaginings]

I love the idea of using sandpaper to get rid of those annoying extra lines on your colouring pages. I have found that I like to colour with something which will cover them like posca pens or paint. (Or even wax - which I am currently making a video about - it's great fun)

[@andrewmandywilsontatham49]

I use those strips of colour swatch myself. And you can also compare colours between different sets quickly and easily, to find the same shades, or a different tone of the same colour from another set

[@zontzooit2415]

0:18 lmao that reminds me of annes how to cook that debunking intros

[@hannahrenae_art]

Have you ever tried using clear gesso on your coloring pages? It does warp the page slightly, but you can use all kinds of mediums on it after that. Alcohol markers don’t even bleed through the page. And if you want slightly less tooth than it gives, you can use sandpaper to smooth it out a bit. I would also LOVE to see you try Neocolors at some point. They’re great for backgrounds on coloring pages. Supposed to be used with water, but it might be interesting to try alcohol as well…?

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Neocolors are on my wishlist! And gesso- everyone keeps suggesting it! So yes, I’ll try it for sure!

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Back in my childhood we had chalk/transfer paper. It was so easy to work with.

[@chaosinca]

I use a similar makeup brush to brush eraser dust off too 😊 top tip- if you use it for oil paints, don't wash it with turps- the glue in the ferrule dissolves and all the hair falls out lol.

[@SarahRenaeClark]

Oh no! 🙈

[@ellie-angel9254]

If you're still thinking about using sandpaper on that page of lumiere and cogsworth, maybe use a sanding block meant to buff fingernails? They should be fairly cheap and they're the finest, tinest grain of sandpaper I can think of...

[@neiribelin]

I saw your swatch pages in another video of yours and that inspired me to properly swatch my own pencils, not to mention trying to blend them BEFORE I get into coloring. Totally helped with my last piece. Thanks!

[@ArcNeoMasato]

Not sure how available they are where you live, but instead of sand paper, look for a foam sanding block. They tend to have the smoothest textures ever.

[@muskanmittal7255]

I was just scrolling down to art videos of rae dizzle and found your video i loved it 😍 and keep going

[@mlfett6307]

Great reactions! For the wax crayon, you can also get a smooth effect if you use an embossing tool (crafting heat gun) which melts the crayon - just a little.

[@gacktist00]

I hope you try sandpaper hack entire page!!! I really want to see the result!! 🤩

[@BelindaShort]

Most kids markers aren't lightfast so it's good to find out if the dyes in the markers are before you decide you want to make something you want to keep

[@unknownusername6980]

That cornstarch paint trick is actually LIFE CHANGING

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I know, right?!? I was blown away by the change.

[@unknownusername6980]

@@SarahRenaeClark It's really good

[@mishca]

My fav one was the cornstarch one... Super easy

[@mishca]

Can we just appreciate Sarah's beauty for a moment

[@kashbrown14]

The Bluey paints you used are actually really decent paints! After my kids painted the Bluey statue, I used the paints for my own art and they were oddly good!

[@SarahRenaeClark]

I know, right? I was surprised!

[@Gabriel-gabriel]

I am a professional artist and I've been using makeup brushes for decades for gold leaf and painting.

[@omniscient.nescience]

Rae: "Use makeup brushes for blending" Me, who as a teenager used to use the makeup brushes in the multipacks I never used because I didn't own any proper paintbrushes: Wait, what?

[@keepyourshoesathedoor]

Yeah, they’re brushes. You can use them.

[@michelescalona3809]

I use a big make up brush for cleaning my drawings too (graphite and color pencils). I'm so happy watching a Pro as you using in the same way

[@Pyscho84]

You are officially an artist. No artist cleans their palate

[@kaelenwoodruff6542]

You could try using workable fixative on that page that won’t layer anymore. Works great for charcoals, and I’m imagining it would work for the pencils as well

[@demzworld..13]

1:34 you should also try maybe doing it with charcoal!

[@SheOceanbreez]

Worldwide known hacks that many artists have been using for years 😊...

[@sandragordon1161]

Love the hacks! Will definitely check out Rae's video!

[@magicalcatbean]

use oil pastels instead of soft pastels! it's so much better! I use them all the time for that c: