Vampirella Mixed Media Painting by Fantasy Artist Jeff Miracola

[@rodgerbroadway3649]

I have been an art school student and have studied many books on the subject of comic art and painting as well. I find it funny, (or not), that I learn more in a few minutes with one of your videos than I get in a complete college course. You entertain me but even more you instruct me with what I have hoped to learn. Thank you for the time you give by making these vids.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Rodger, Sadly this was the case with my schooling, too. I learned surprisingly little about illustration even though I was majoring in it in college. I learned everything about illustration by talking regularly with three professional illustrators that had a studio near my school. I just walked right in one day and said "Can I sit here all day and watch you guys work?". They said yes and I did that for weeks or months. And it was all free advice. So I'm thrilled to pass it on and do the same for others.

[@malonesamuels7451]

Jeff, you are so very kind to share this example of your marvelous technique.. thank you very much!

[@Satanicoso]

Really incredible, as usual. It seems unreal how a person can drawing that way

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Carlos, there are much better artists than me out there. But I'll take the compliment. Thanks :-)

[@stulawson]

Beautiful work Jeff. Thanks for sharing. It's a great help to having an insight into your process to help develop our own.

[@viniciosCARV]

8:15 In this part i thought, oh! shit, what he's doing, but you surprise me. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@darioscomicschool1111]

Thank you so much! This is what i needed to day to finish a piece! You are a lifesaver ma man!

[@EmmaIrisLinnea]

I love these chipboard-paintings!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks. They are a lot of fun.

[@elsevillaart]

Great work and process.

[@zombiebrainzzz78]

Sweeeeeet!!!! Baby Jesus.....This is awesome!!! Enjoyed watching all your videos.

[@Shibbsy]

Jeff you are inspiring me - loving your mixed media artworks so much!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thank you very much. I'm glad I could inspire :-)

[@RandyMony]

Amazing stuff and informative video...I like techniques of using a brush pen! Great highlights...great piece!

[@MEGAMIGA]

Always nice seeing you working on a piece! It seems so... Obvious.

[@ArtOnlineTutorials]

I love your work and your videos, thanks.

[@PaulNelson980]

This is why I may never be a good artist,your techniques are counter intuitive to what colours I would lay down .When you do it pop’s and you are like of course it makes sense.But if I do a original I can’t do it as you are able.I try to copy paintings and such to learn the techniques.But I fall a bit short.I will keep trying,but cheers to you and your work.Thank you.

[@GuillaumeDauphin]

As usual it's amazing and inspiring to see the whole process. Thanks for sharing this with everyone, I know that this helps me a lot in understanding the painting process (made me start painting again! )

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

That's great! So glad you're painting again. Hope you're enjoying it.

[@rogelioontiveros5649]

Keep in painting jeff, you make it look easy dude

[@JenniferRefinnArt]

Jeff I love to watch you paint, I could do that all day long. :)

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Jennifer Refinn Art Aren't you sweet. Sorry for the late reply. Thanks for watching me all day long. LOL Happy Holidays to you and yours.

[@wagner240773]

Hi Jeff...thanks for share this!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Wagner Cruz You're very welcome, Wagner.

[@JeffLafferty]

Really nice work Jeff!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks, jeff.

[@MrSirang]

Jeff, ur videos always really we'll done, I always look forward to them

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

That's great, Angelo. I really appreciate you always watching my vids.

[@gangnamkiller]

wow fantastic as always. If someone asked me who my favorite painter was a few months ago, I wouldn't have know what to say. But if someone asks me the same question now, I definitely say Jeff Miracola. Happy Birthday and thanks for the vids

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Man that's very nice of you. Thanks.

[@JohnKrieger]

thanks for sharing your talent!!!

[@maryblackmount9466]

Jeff you are a Awesome painter, I hope to Learn a lot :-)

[@HiVisl]

Love your camera work, Sylvia! 🙃

[@johnmoreno5052]

Jeff- Love it... you're swinging a huge bat, brother...

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thank you very much, John.

[@NintendoWizard24]

i love your vids, im an aspiring artist and so far have only worked with pencil and ink but you really inspire me to try painting and giving me helpful tips with your videos

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Excellent. Just do it. Best way to get started is to just buy a few paints and experiment.

[@gabekarl82]

i learned something new today, the glazing, thank you i am still trying hard with ink, hopefully I'll master it

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Excellent. Glad I could clue you in to something new. Good luck with that inking. It was extremely difficult for me at first, too. Just stick with it.

[@SweetScientist14]

This channel is exactly what I was looking for!!! Thanks man!!! This helps a lot!!!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

SweetScientist14 Wonderful. I'll try to keep posting cool and useful stuff for you. Happy Holidays!

[@soulreaver2727]

Very cook Jeff. I really like your videos man. I wish I could paint like that.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thanks, Brandon. I appreciate the kind words. If you commit to drawing a lot, eventually you will be able to create works like mine and even BETTER :-)

[@soulreaver2727]

No problem Jeff. Your really good. I don't know about better but I'll try. I'm not very good with using paints. I'm pretty just about everything else but I'm lacking big time in painting. Thanks for taking the time to write me back. I know you have to be busy. Later Jeff.

[@JoaoTakada]

nicely done sir!, have you tried blending the prismacolors with turp? also happy B-day!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Joao, No, I have never tried that. I'll add that to my list of things to try. Sounds interesting. Thanks.

[@PaulNelson980]

Brilliant.

[@deeproy1441]

jeff what kind of acrylics are you using?…are they the more watery kind?…if so..can you paint large scale with them instead of the tube stuff?…by the way love all your work!!!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

I use both tube paints and the more fluid acrylics in bottles. I've used both for large scale work. And thanks :-)

[@elcaminante500]

wauu vampirella is a terrific character

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

I agree. thanks.

[@chaiborg733]

Amazing work!! Is there a reason why you didn't do a sienna/umber wash in the beginning like you did on your goblin painting? Is it because the chipboard is already off white? Thanks in advance!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

+Rodrigo Perez I know this response is two months late. Sorry about that. Yes, the chipboard is already brown, but that's only part of the reason. For this piece I was going for speed. I wanted to get it done faster as I considered this really just a colored sketch. There was no need for me to spend the time to do a brown underpainting.

[@StonemonkeyTube]

Cool, it kept getting better the more you kept going. But what about Vampi's earrings?!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

um, yeah. I forgot those :-( I can't be perfect all the time. LOL

[@mdd050]

Awesome as always, sir!

[@mdd050]

And, happy Birthday, Jeff. I'm kind of hoping that Monstrosity is what I'm getting for my birthday on the 18th!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Michael Duncan Thanks, Mike. The 18th? Cool. October birthday boys are the best!!!

[@jnear2423]

Nicely done!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Thank you.

[@moxiesaturday]

I love this so much! Thanks for sharing!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

You're most welcome, Grace. Thanks for watching my latest vid :-)

[@ravvu]

Thanks, Through narration it feels that with this technique you are at home. I'd like to ask how do you deal with unfamiliar territories when all elements suddenly go wrong. Do you stop and go back or let it go? The part of the anwser probably lies in some doodles but I had no chance to see them.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Rafael, For this particular piece of art there were no doodles/thumbnail drawings. I just started drawing. I've had many years to make mistakes. But now I seldom get to the point where I have to completely redo a painting. I make sure to plan them out properly ahead of time. Quick drawings/paintings like the one in this video are supposed to be fun for me. If I don't get a line perfect or paint bleeds into an area I didn't want it to, then I just go with it an see where it takes me. These are essentially colored sketches.

[@LivingplantbasewithRosie]

Wow I totally love it.... Damn your good!

[@cyenobite]

Nice! Is the glazing just water and acrylic, or is that an ink? Thanks for posting your work!

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Just water and acrylic paint. The paint is thinned out so it is more transparent.

[@soulreaver2727]

Hey Jeff! Its me again. I was wanting to ask you something. I use prismacolor colored pencils a lot. I've been hearing a lot of things on how prismacolor is not what they used to be and the quality of the pencil is horrible now. I was wanting to know if you use prismacolor and if not what pencil's would you recommend. Sorry I know I have been writing to you a lot. I know your very busy.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Brandon LeMaster I don't do a lot of art with colored pencils. These days I only use white and brown colored pencils during figure drawing sessions or for use in mixed media sketches. They do exactly what I need them to do, so the quality seems perfect to me.

[@soulreaver2727]

Yeah I was looking at your drawing to see if I could find what color pencils you have been using but I couldn't find any. Thanks Jeff!

[@MrCaptainInternet]

Amazing work Jeff...these videos are really helpful..also, this may sound dumb but why exactly people celebrate Halloween? ...

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Megatron Because people want free candy. That's all :-) Seriously though, I'm sure you can find the origins of Halloween online somewhere. I just like all the costumes, candy, and fun.

[@malangopr4404]

beautiful

[@Drestudios]

4 out of 5 fantasy artists recommend Crest toothbrushes for their spatter technique lol

[@crystaleldridge3988]

Hi Jeff. I I was just wondering if the paintings you do on chipboard are archival? Can they be framed just like any other painting?

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

Crystal, I don't normally work on chipboard for any professional work. These are drawings/paintings I'm doing on the inside cover of my Monstrosity sketchbook for fans. It was a long time ago, but I'm fairly sure I used acid-free chipboard to have the covers of my book made. If so, then yes it would be archival. Just make sure if you want to work on chip board that the packaging says "acid-free". And yes, they could be framed just like any other painting.

[@crystaleldridge3988]

jeffmiracola Thanks Jeff. I work primarily in pastels, but I have a ton of paint and colored pencils sitting around, so I'm always looking for a surface to use them on that works well for me. I have yet to find it, so I thought this might be an interesting way to go.

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

crystal eldridge I would use another surface besides chip board to begin with. a nice arches-reeves watercolor paper would be nice or illustration board (but you'd have to put a few layers of Gesso on it).

[@jnear2423]

Just a quick question...Is watercolor paint a good medium for an under painting or am I just causing issues when I apply acrylics for the finished work?

[@prasadchaminda8452]

J Near

[@prettynoose8497]

What was your total actual time on painting a piece like this?

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

One hour.

[@christhayil8354]

Why cardboard/ chipboard? It just seems like a fragile medium that warps easy and is not sturdy

[@jeffmiracolaartist]

The chipboard was the front and back covers of this book of drawings I put together. I did this drawing on the inside of the cover for someone that bought the book. I do not normally work on chipboard for my usual paintings/drawings. Because correct, it is not a very sturdy surface.

[@christhayil8354]

@@jeffmiracolaartist wow....thanks for the answer, Jeff; I'm a big fan of your work!

[@jungsang2084]

THIS ARTWORK THE ARM WHERE SHE HOLDING THE SKULL LOOK OFF I FEEL . THE TRICEPS I DUNNO IF U NOTICE WHEN U WERE PAINTING THIS DRAWINGS

[@ghostleyaccursed7394]

I'm so jelly. When will I be capable of this? My illustrations still look....let's not talk about it. Wait, I know the word that describes it: cringey lol

[@jungsang2084]

I KNOW THIS SOUND MIGHT CRAZY BUT IT WOULD BE COOL IF U HAD LIKE TUTORIALS ON THOSE MAGIC THE GATHERING TART HAT U DID THROUGH UR CAREER IN LIKE 20 TO 22 MIN VIDEOS FOR EACH ARTWORK .