This is kind of cool....

[@andreaharley4047]

Your gentleness shines through in yr work in a dramatic way.

[@susancollacott9884]

Always something to inspire or bring me back to painting. The interview with Anita Rogers and the winners was wonderful in bringing back my love and faith in my own lifes work.

[@Abi_ness_art]

You have taught me that randomness has value x I'm very grateful

[@karenjoy9997]

Ah Ha’a! Oooo! I looove this! Lol! So very cool. So much info. My little mind is blown.

[@crisseagrovenor5568]

Love your experiments .. and what a fabulous idea instead of having to paint around shapes just repaint the shapes how cool is that. Looking forward to doing this experiment. I love using soft pastels too over acrylic on a moist surface and then brushing it in and or using matte medium to fix it.

[@skyqueenstudios]

A little late to the party but I wanted to throw in a small tidbit about the way I’m currently working. Ive lately started working on watercolour paper as my substrate and I usually like to glue scraps of paper down to it before I start layering on it with other mediums. But I’ve recently discovered that I really love the effect of tearing the scraps off before they completely dry so I get a range of layers of different textures of paper. I try different things like laying a coat of gesso on before the collage, and using different types of glues and mediums to stick the collage onto and using different types of paper for the collage. Also going over top of the collaged sections with different mediums like texture gesso, gloss medium, matte medium etc. I like how unpredictable it is because there are so many variations and I haven’t tried them all yet. I don’t think I can get bored with this technique, I think it looks really cool and the way the colour embeds is completely different each time. Love it! I’m eager to play with oil pastels under acrylic - it’s something I’ve been thinking of doing but had t got around to trying yet so thank you for that nudge to do it 👍🏻😊

[@bonnyvondolores2647]

I make attempts at lifting up the oil through the water-base paint -earlier - while theres still moisture & movement, to see what alchemy is already present… theres a magical mixture that begins to set within the oil and water that will bond with different mediums…

[@sanghamitranayak140]

Thanks for sharing🙏 I love your idea, Nick just awesome 👍

[@tantorthebantor]

Repaint the shapes. So simple and so good.

[@AdeleReece-xp1fz]

New to finding my creative side and so excited about this coming week and the workshop. I recognise the importance of having connections with others to enhance the creative juices…people just inspire. Thank you for your motivation and energy in helping some of us emerge or blossom ❤

[@lorrihalliday1499]

Always learn something sooo cool from you. Thank you

[@cynthiasterling7892]

Thank You, all this info!! Blown away ♥️🌸💥

[@elleelle1229]

love seeing the evolution & change in interesting, accidental marks! Thank you Nick!💕

[@rikyvandeursen4911]

Really fantastic! 👍🏼

[@raeb8966]

This is fantastic! So grateful for your sharing heart!

[@p.k.carlson6646]

Thanks for sharing, Nick. Interesting as always !

[@vanessanicholas1498]

I really enjoyed this tutorial Nick..a little peek into your process.

[@Kayfeathers]

Love this technique. It brings so much depth and richness!

[@debbiedavis1534]

LOVE this - now I want to try that only ceramics!... thanks for sharing

[@nancycloonan4646]

Oooh!! I love this!!!! Thanks for showing us!! I’ll be experimenting and playing with this soon!! Love those Sennelier oil pastels ☺️

[@andreaharley4047]

Great Nick. it amazes me how paint can look so much more interesting when it has been roughed.up..ironically. Love it.x

[@stephaniebutterfield7246]

70s vibe, cool technique

[@rosiemulcahy2010]

Nice! ThanksNick!

[@shawn5632]

This is awesome, very innovative and I am going to try. Thanks!!

[@AngelDebstar316]

Absolutely love this technique ty for sharing!!

[@chrisruss9861]

In purist terms it may not be archival but surely work based on this technique using quality paints could last a long time. Stimulating lesson using techniques some of us would not have previously considered.

[@maryspencer806]

I like it! Will try it. Or some version of it. I love to experiment. Thanks for sharing.

[@SingYourselfWell]

Really loved this tutorial, Nick. Thank you so much. Especially the novel way of covering and then simply repainting, instead of straining to outline. Boundary breaking and totally liberating, haha.

[@margaretowuadey]

I love this Nick. I feel that each layer of paint that is revealed is a chapter in the story of your art piece.

[@scotthjohnson1558]

Love it...thank you!

[@PatriseHenkel]

I've just started sanding my pieces. W when I was a kid we scavenged stuff from an abandoned amusement park from the 1920s . The old signage (I still have one) is charming, with its hand painted lettering, the paint faded and crackled. In the past number of years I was aghast to see that "farmhouse" decor has made reproducing this faux antiques, and theyre mass produced in China. But there is something so appealing and warm about this worn, 'lived-in' surface.

[@chadelliot6955]

instablaster...

[@theonlycontessa8771]

Nice one Nicholas!

[@Queenie-the-genie]

I din't wirk on acrylic but I use certain similar techniques. Thanks for sharing yours.

[@redgeraniums57]

Love watching you do your thing...I find your approach and voice calming too...and fun to watch...I am working on a series of large loose acrylic paintings of flowers in glass jars and fun containers...what kind of paper do you use and do you gesso 1st? Thanks Nick. Always enjoy your art and energy...happy Sunday 😊

[@seahawk100]

Nice! Like it!!!

[@XOLB1]

Very cool indeed. I'm going to try it :) Thank you.

[@susanneengel-schuster]

Thanx a lot from Germany 🇩🇪

[@susanhale5058]

How cool is that... I can’t wait to try it! (I’ve been doing it backwards. This way makes so much more sense and leaves such interesting marks and “history”.) Thanks Nick, as always!

[@victoriagadd6831]

I love this :)

[@susanrosen5828]

So much fun! Do you think people who don’t make stuff know what they are missing??

[@itsjudystube7439]

I am about to start playing with ink. Different supports and different tools and techniques

[@davidbachiashvili5738]

Hello Nikolas. Now I saw your video, apply Tetri acrylic paint to the oil pastel, dry it with a hair dryer, then add other layers and try to scratch it. In my opinion the result was not effective. I want to tell you that when you apply an oil-based astel, apply acrylic paint on top, you should not dry it with a hair dryer. But you have to wait 10-15 minutes for it to dry naturally and then peel it off. You will get a very nice structure. sorry for bad english. Best wishes David

[@bearbait7405]

Again, thank you.

[@AnnetteSurtees]

I didn’t quite understand how scraping on top of the palette paper helped with the acrylic on top of the oil pastel? Cool painting tho

[@katefleming4691]

Wow

[@karenjoy9997]

Mixed media to the Max!

[@debsheldon7494]

You mentioned it not being archival. once you coat it with the medium, doesnt it make it archival

[@CH.2024.]

This is my question as well.

[@patrickgregg8454]

I don't imagine so because it goes against the rule that you never paint acrylic on top of oil, that is of course if your intent on it being archival! Many painters start out with acrylic and then proceed to oils in the later layers, I've seen this debated with different opinions on it's archival status also, so painters have different beliefs.

[@carab6857]

But surely if you varnish the painting then that would seal it all in? Genuine newbie question, as I’m just starting out. Or is archival such that someone would be able to remove the varnish at some point in the future if needed, knowing that it wouldn’t damage what was underneath?

[@belindaroca4577]

Hi Nick.. I love that.. would love to try it, but u said it's not archival; so how can I sell a painting that's not archival? Love all ur videos!

[@simonekrug2934]

I don't get what's purpose of the oil pastel. It's design doesn't show through. But i liked your ultimate design. Thank you for demonstrating and sharing.

[@boweryboy07]

It adds depth, layer, and visual interest. It shows through at the end especially through the big yellow rectangle on the right.

[@BG-nm5xt]

Like it but oil pastels smell bad and then won't dry, becomes a mess.

[@efkaplan]

UnbeLIEVable!! Is the substrate paper? I’m thinking heavy watercolor paper for strength. You are amazing ❤️

[@lisengel2498]

Interesting way of playing with rules and beyound. You sandhed on top of a paper? Or what was it ?

[@AtomicElf1]

Yes, what was the point behind sanding on top of the wax paper? If you are not breaking through the wax paper, but the objective is just to smooth, then why not just use an implement like a plastic paint scraper or a cloth rag over the wax paper? 🤔

[@lesagray6270]

How long would it take before the paint to chip off?