5 ART HACKS THAT ACTUALLY WORK! Watercolors + Color Pencils

Five art hacks that you need to know to survive as an artist! 😊
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[@LiobaBrueckner]

Pencil Extenders: amzn.to/2wbDPOg

[@mimilebt5013]

That‘s not a hack...

[@hoddydog7654]

Wattacalla

[@LiobaBrueckner]

XD

[@ivalyssacollado1235]

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[@hkhkhkhkhkhkhk]

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[@eddywaw8725]

HAHAHAHAHA

[@wonderc3237]

Iconic

[@berry5965]

I enjoy slight asymmetry as a human face isn't always perfectly symmertrical well that and perspective. I love how you color!

[@Sal-ts8rm]

When she said to survive as an artist I imagined A and B talking A:you want to survive as an artist? B:yes.i understand how important this matter is. A:oh well...be careful (sobs) Please come back safe B:(sobs)I will never forget you... Lol

[@Angel.C222]

Sabrina 😂😂😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@aloeleafy9309]

XD I love you

[@Flourem-e9c]

Lol xD

[@parkchimmin7913]

**A wild CrazyArt color pencil appears** B: Ah! Stay away from me! **wild Crayola pencils attack the wild CrazyArt pencils**

[@ike780]

In theory, a hint of asymmetry in eyes, nostrils, etc.. can be good because the body is organic.

[@tonygohagan2766]

That's REALITY.

[@tonygohagan2766]

@Song Mei I wonder if you've considered Nature in Reality. It aims for Wholeness, and Proportion, and Symmetry but symmetry is not Reflection/Mirror Image. Perfect Symmetry is man-made aesthetic but exists in Mathematics too. Asymmetry is Always present in everything, your powers of Artistic Observation would've revealed that to you. ( Or they will, once acute. ) As far as nature is concerned, Symmetry has parameters that it can function within: Everything is Asymmetrical but not noticeably so; usually it means something has gone wrong if the asymmetry and proportion is immediately noticeable, yet, sometimes, it's purposefully so, but not in Humankind. Watch this as a fun demo of this fact ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHiWioVpe7egatk

[@tonygohagan2766]

@Song Mei Hi ! You're Welcome! Yes nature is always 'imperfect', in that there isn't ever mirror image symmetry, contrary to the Artist's guiding in this video, as the commenter gently pointed out. I had the impression that you posited Perfect Symmetry as the rule of nature, when you said "If, indeed, there is some slight asymmetry then of course it must be honoured. I respect your view that asymmetry can be introduced deliberately for artistic reasons though." Asymmetry is 99.9% the rule of nature, especially regarding faces, thus i think it should be a foundational principal in rendering them. I realise that drawing mirror image symmetry allows viewers of art to concentrate on the image as a whole. Still: If there is slight asymmetry, the Brain reads symmetry and wont notice, as in Life; until it is pronounced. I really admire people who can draw well and have been watching Watercolour and Coloured Pencil vids... i love the results that can be achieved! I'm a Collagiste, i realised my draughtmanship severely lacked, then i drew figurative works, heads, bodies, no faces... still very expressive.. then i discovered collage and 'haven't looked back since' I wish you well.

[@TheRomane54]

@Song Mei nature aims for nothing. Nature is not a living being, so it can't "want" thing. Sorry, a biologist that like to draw comes by 😂 It happends that cells have same or different objectives. I has happend that "cells objectives on the outside" on humans are symetrical. (Because cells divisions when being a fetus and specialisation) But every tissues, cells, etc has their own development and it can't be identical. So yeah, the first comment is true. But symmetrical is more appealing to the eyes, and in art you can make any choices you want.

[@mistertoad6497]

@@TheRomane54 The phrase " Nature aims for symmetry" was just a figure of speech. Nevertheless it is useful to think of Nature ('Guia' if you will) as something which needs to be considered as a complete entity ie as if it were indeed, a single massive organism. Symmetry, in nature, exists for practical reasons, thus: "When an organism normally moves in one direction, it inevitably has a front or head end. This end encounters the environment before the rest of the body as the organism moves along, so sensory organs such as eyes tend to be clustered there, and similarly it is the likely site for a mouth as food is encountered. A distinct head, with sense organs connected to a central nervous system, therefore (on this view) tends to develop (cephalization). Given a direction of travel which creates a front/back difference, and gravity which creates a dorsal/ventral difference, left and right are unavoidably distinguished, so a bilaterally symmetric body plan is widespread and found in most animal phyla. At least 99% of animals are bilaterally symmetric, including humans." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symmetry_in_biology

[@susangarland6869]

Instead of air brush paint (acrylic ink) for underpainting or increasing chroma, I like to use permanent (alcohol based) markers like Sharpie or Copic. Because they aren't acrylic, it's much easier to layer over them. Your art is beautiful, by the way. Thank you for the video.

[@SunnyCDolls]

Copics are not lightfast and will fade over time on original paintings. They are great if you are going to do prints.

[@red0421]

I use Promarkers, they're alcohol based markers that with a bit of practice can be blended quite nicely. Each marker can cost roughly £2 individually, but given the amount of ink in each pen I'd say it's worth it. You can get sets with about 20 pens or so for £25 online, but my memory could be faulty. You can buy them on Amazon. If you're looking for fair priced, good quality markers for artwork, these would be my recommendation, I've tried a few different markers over the years but my promarkers remain my favourite!

[@lillymuller6015]

thats one heavy german accent. Aber ernsthaft Respekt, dass du eine Videos in Englisch machst ist bestimmt nicht sehr einfach

[@Stellax-bt6ow]

Das wollte ich auch gerade schreiben

[@c.t.2806]

Great video and instructions. Lioba's English is very good! Accent is totally irrelevant. Every language has different accents - even German.

[@MissTinaTv]

Genau. Und frei! Amerikaner können dumm sein. (I'm an American living in Germany, struggling to learn complex German language). Danke für das Video. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zu Ihrem wunderschönen Kunstwerk.

[@mitchietamax]

@@MissTinaTv Sag nicht Amerikaner sondern Menschen..was hat das Land damit zu tun?

[@92blckt]

i almost can´t pay attention to your tips looking at so beautiful paintings you make... omg! such skill, such tallent! congratulations and thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@lyvie307]

(After the ink hack) "Man but what about the paper?" *number four the right watercolor paper hack* "You read my mind."

[@dindonpoo163]

For the uneven eyes problem, I take that as something I need to improve on. I first draw the left eye slowly, then draw the right eye while looking at the left one. After the sketch, I take a picture of it and flip horizontally to see if there's any mistakes. And also, if it's during the night and you have a big light source, I flip the drawing on the light to see the other side.

[@jeanniemcd0321]

hi im just irrelevant but that is a very good idea bc I have the same problem ,something I do to help it to draw both eyes at the same time,for instance drawing the left pupil then adding the right pupil and just going thru step by step.

[@SimLicy]

This video was so helpful and so entertaining. 💕😊

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Thank you!!!!

[@aliceranger8681]

I had to watch this video a couple of times because the lady in the video had the best facial expressions. She is priceless. Good art hacks, thanks.

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Hehe thanks!

[@olebirdy3752]

Miss Bruckner you are an inspiration to us all.

[@gayatrisasubilli9724]

You are one of the best artist I know 💕💕💕

[@jbdesign9704]

Mainly a colored pencil user but this is making me want to use water color now! Thank you for the inspiration and sharing your talent! Great work

[@Jaruple]

Have you tried "fluid" watercolor blocks? I've found it to take ink, watercolor, colored pencil, and gel pen really well together. It's a budget option, but I love the quality and minimal texture without having to turn to something as smooth as hot press. Very insightful video!

[@rebekahbaker7877]

I love this video! You did such a great job editing it and it was great to see more of your face :) Also, the tips you gave were amazing! I didn’t know that a pencil holder was even a thing until now!!!

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Awww! Thank you so much!

[@LynnnTerrace]

This mirror technique is sooo smart!!

[@arafatlabib3289]

YOUR ART IS STUNNING!

[@theworldismysensei4735]

Ich danke Dir so, so herzlich! Ich war so niedergeschlagen, weil ich in den letzten Tagen nichts zeichnen konnte, ich war so immens frustriert, und Du hast mir mit Deinem Video dieses Kribbeln, dieses "Ich will machen, ich will machen!" wieder gegeben. Es ist 19:02 und ich sitze bei meinem Freund, aber ich mache mich jetzt auf den Weg und hole mein Skizzenbuch und meine Aquarellsachen. Danke, danke, danke! Ich bin hiermit Abonnent und wünsche Dir alles Gute und viel Erfolg mit Deinen Zeichnungen. Bei ihnen bleibt einem echt die Spucke weg.

[@lilscenechick1995]

Your work is beautiful and these tips are fantastic! Thank you so much.

[@blackkcat2364]

You're so creative and this is really helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@user-jl3ls3mj8j]

ARMYYY

[@blackkcat2364]

Dont spill J-hopes YASS

[@user-jl3ls3mj8j]

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[@deadacc3623]

jungshook

[@BrushesandBunnies]

I LOVE these hacks!

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Thank youuu!!!!

[@validflaxa8978]

OMG I LOVE YOU

[@charishyase6140]

Brushes and bunnies

[@NyanCrush]

O my freakin god...I LOVE YOU BRUSHES AND BUNNIES!!

[@wladapoljakova7006]

this is genius :D I also learnt about pencil holders just now

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Ahhhh! Thank you, Wlada! That top is from H&M I wear it soo often! So glad you like it!! 😍

[@wladapoljakova7006]

...also: LOVE the new editing!!!

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Yaaaay! :D

[@beheadedbat4925]

Omg the pencil paintbrush hack opened my eyes.

[@josephpfeiffer-herbert8384]

Bonus Life Hack: Instead of drawing with graphite on the back of your drawing to be transferred, scrub Pencil all over a regular piece of printer paper and place between your transfer sketch and the paper. This graphite covered paper can be re-used over and over again. Thank you for the great video!

[@hunt.editzzz]

Thanks for such brilliant hacks.... I was looking for these for hours😍

[@mariamakermanMarz]

very informational very easy to understand N THIS HACK ACTUALLY WORK! uneven eye problem is soo annoying

[@krystenchambers7748]

Practice makes perfect though. Doing this too much will only keep you from growing and being able to freehand it. ❤🙏

[@moonshinedreams3745]

Thank you for these tips! Also the fact that you uploaded this on my birthday really makes me happy!

[@djungelskogs_bf]

very helpful video. When you started talking about the too small pencil problem, I immediatly thought of this pencil holders haha (I have so many of them :1 )

[@playdoe3275]

my gawd yor art is soooo pretty.i luv the designs, colors,subjects, papers,etc.u're so talented.i hope u're making gd $ with yor artwork cuz u deserve it.

[@ramonasmith257]

Very good advice and you’re so cute when you make the faces. 😃💕

[@rea.neeko.artemis]

dein Werk ist sehr schön und ich genieße deine Akzent und der Ton in deine Sprechen zu hören! :) (i'm sorry for the really bad German, i tried)

[@gyramoon8444]

rea actually pretty good just a little bit too formal 😂:O👏❤

[@rea.neeko.artemis]

thanks!! aHh yeah i don't know the more casual way of speaking :DD

[@gyramoon8444]

It's kinda cute 😆😂 where do u learn German? And is it as hard as I think? :O

[@rea.neeko.artemis]

i've been studying it in finnish school. it's SO difficult i haTE how hard it is :DD

[@gyramoon8444]

So it is hard to learn I kNEw iT!! :O I'm super bad at languages and I'm this close👌 to fail my Latin class 😑 it's hard as fuck.. BuRN It!!!!! 🔥

[@kimjunoof6712]

You probley wont see this but i just want to say that I just started using watercolor and paint in my art and i thought I wouldn't like it since my comfort zone is markers, colored pencil, etc. And I actually enjoyed it to my surprise! So I'm trying to learn how I can improve since I just started just a week ago and this helped me understand quite a few things about it because I was struggling a bit, so thanks! I'm thinking about starting a channel of my own although my art isn't the exact best thing but there is always room for improving! I hope I become as good as you in the future and you really inspired me. :)

[@soraninja]

seeing you art makes me want to start painting again =) so beautiful

[@almabayomi8065]

Appreciate your sharing these tips. I never thought of using inks. Such a great idea.

[@sophiafranchescacorporal4548]

Your style is BOOTIFUL

[@ene_77]

excelent inspiration for prompts for specific look in mind!

[@askthefrog]

Lovely! Thank you, this will really help! Also, I love your hairstyle 😍

[@cadaverousghoul8008]

Another hack with even symmetry is to use tracing paper you can get even symmetry with eyes, wings etc. by tracing and flipping the tracing paper over. it saves folding your work and using a light box.

[@redangrybird7564]

2:48 #2 The short pencil hack. I first watched my father doing that and now it's my favourite hack for all short pencils.

[@mayacold8263]

This is one of the most amazing hacks videos I've ever encountered. Vielen Dank!

[@DaniellaMakingLearningArt]

Wow! Stunning!

[@magdalenaz2024]

This is gold. Thank you!

[@karen_smith]

your channel helped me a lot on my artwork.

[@dozukum7999]

wow!!!your drawings are soo beautiful!!😀😀😀

[@jenbo2547]

Enviable talent. :) Beautiful work!

[@artifexmom3824]

Thanks for sharing your nice tips and it’s very helpful for me. ☺️💕👍🏻

[@emmad4308]

Honestly bless you for this!!

[@spookywolf6008]

Your artwork is amazing

[@saydvoncripps]

Good hacks...love your art! Beautiful pictures.

[@blinddatereject]

what a great video! thanks! I never knew about the pencil extenders

[@MichelleReidArtintheWords]

You learned a lot very impressed.

[@StarPrismatic]

These are all incredible tips! Thank you!

[@frankiemyway]

good tips！at lease I know I am in the right path of colouring. Thanks!

[@melondek]

Your style is freaking perfect, subscribed

[@rebeccachiffers3539]

So helpful!!! Omg i find using watercolour pencils so hard and using watercolour paints muh easier

[@boredbox8315]

Great hacks! Thanks for sharing.

[@DinaraAMVS]

For the brighter colors (she said brilliant but I'm assuming she meant brighter!) you can mix your color with white guache, make sure you add a lot of the watercolor, it's going to be brighter and more saturated too depending on what mix you have, plus it's easier cause you can erase your mistakes like this, not permanently but it's much better (and cheaper) solution.

[@angelmochi9630]

Shiroxwhoopz brilliant can also refer to colors

[@NovaRanger007]

Thanks for the techniques.

[@хочуумеретьнождукамбэк]

i know that video is about lifehacks but your art is SO good

[@АлександраТодорова-з1ш]

This is the first video i watched from your chanell and i find ghis very helpfull! I subscribed ! You are trully talented! Keep up the good work! Havea nice day

[@abam1206]

She looks like a painting thats come to life

[@YUN4NCAIN]

Your art is beautiful so is your face and your accent. ❤️u helped me alot. Thank u

[@taposree2012]

Today I became a artist because of your inspirational video

[@kaleidoscope222]

your work is stunning. Another good check is to look at your work in a mirror.

[@vrnki]

Wow. Your drawings are SOOO PRETTY!!! How did you learn to draw so well???

[@M2019-k9u]

Du bist ein Genie. Dein Kanal ist ausgezeichnet. Auch du bist wunderschön. Vielen Dank. 👍 😘

[@lunaticverse2433]

You are an best artiest in the world

[@jamona9297]

your drawings are so stunning

[@arelcrest5048]

Das sind echt hilfreiche Tipps~! Ich werde mir das Video bestimmt wieder ansehen. 🍀

[@YUN4NCAIN]

Your art is beautiful so is your face and your accent. ❤️u helped me alot. Thank u for this tips.

[@govindgaira8454]

Man! I am subscribing you!!! Your art is FABULOUS 😻😻

[@MsCurufinwe]

Wow, these actually help. Thank you so much, Lioba! :D

[@Janduny]

You know a video is loaded with quality content when it instantly motivates you to do traditional painting after years of neglect :'D Now where are my freaking art supplies... *runs off*

[@LiobaBrueckner]

uhhhhh 😍

[@redmage.]

Great video! So helpful. :) Also I love the top you are wearing, so pretty!

[@laurenreid4279]

You should do a video on how you learned to draw people/anatomy :) Like if you used shapes or just outlines, tips, etc.

[@AmberKCreative]

Very helpful tips! Thank you! 💟

[@skullingtonfly]

You’re a genius. Thank you ❤️

[@jcwt_pdx]

Useful tips. Thanks 😊

[@christierella]

The green eyes on the click-bait (thumb nail) worked. The final girl in the video...Spectacular!

[@monikaramgopal7307]

This is super helpful...and I love all your videos 😍

[@roeumcartoondrawing]

OMG! Your video so amazing .

[@VitasArtworks]

vielen dank für die vielen Tipps. auch mit der Aero Farbe von Schmincke. ich nutze sie in schwarz und weiß bisher in einen Stift :)

[@amritacoin9210]

Geez everything you draw is gorgeous;;

[@winglessfairy564]

Thank you! This is very helpful! 💕

[@jenina1289]

Your art style 😍

[@thompsonfamily8708]

Thanks for the tips.

[@MidnightMelodie]

You can also try liquid watercolor which is highly pigmented just like ink but it is still watercolor so you don’t have the same challenges you would with ink.

[@decapitated420]

I love the way she says color, "colah" heehee

[@3dartstudent973]

Very beautiful work

[@mistercoffee8872]

Very useful hacks. Love the Model ;)

[@michelerellita7936]

Thank you for all these helpful tips. You really inspire me :)

[@LiobaBrueckner]

Thank you for all your lovely comments! :)

[@hkhkhkhkhkhkhk]

Asian and European artists are the best ♥

[@neo5kali]

Nice artwork!

[@Jesicapam454]

this is so great and complete, thank you

[@MrTripletts]

Awesome tips, thank you sooo much for taking the time to make your videos...i will try that paper. Ohhh and that wonderful accent

[@jessefulton8841]

God you’re art is so beautiful!

[@Ok-kh9yw]

*your

[@sansch4492]

I love the art piece you show at your mirror. Do you have a video showing you creating it? It is a bit different of what we use to see but it appears to me as interesting. Will we be lucky enough to see it? Keep doing your videos, they are great to watch and learn from. You are really talented and it is a real pleasure for the eyes to see your pieces! I really look forward your videos every week!

[@cassbarnes7456]

Schönes Video :), ich habe mich erst gewundert wieso mir dieser Akzent beim englisch sprechen so bekannt vorgekommen ist, bis ich durch die Kommentare gescrollt bin und deutsche Kommentare gesehen habe xD

[@sarahschannel693]

haha, war bei mir genau so :D

[@lisetteceja9511]

Cass Barnes wut

[@cassbarnes7456]

@@lisetteceja9511 was? xD

[@isaaccprod319]

Genauso haha hab es in den ersten Sekunden gemerkt