Why are so many artists using “prepared pages?”

[@ladyflimflam]

A prepared page is an under painting made with the intention of surprising yourself.

[@klwebuga]

!! I love it, especially, “made with the intention of surprising yourself.” :-)

[@TAka-dc1rb]

You sure succeeded to make me experiment with all of my materials ! Thank you for sharing your thoughts 😊

[@klwebuga]

Yay! It’s fun when ALL the supplies come out to play. :-)

[@melissaamyx2196]

I just discovered you on KZbin, sometimes the algorithm gives me gold! Love your art style!

[@klwebuga]

What a sweet comment! I left it there at the top of my “to respond to” comments just so I could see that first whenever I stop in to my youtube creator page. :-) Thank you.

[@ChantelleArts]

This is fantastic, what a wonderful video Kendra ☺☺☺

[@carriekorb46]

Love your approach!

[@MariaMedeiros]

I really love this process! I adore your artwork and you inspire me. :)

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for this delightful comment. :-)

[@stacyg8847]

Thank you Kendra! I have lots of fun preparing pages, but then I just stare at them wondering how to incorporate the preparedness into a drawing/painting. I am quite literal when it comes to creating. I am working up to letting go and not worrying about colors and exact or even close replicas of what I see. Peace.

[@klwebuga]

Me, too - trying to create less of a literal representation and more of a “feeling” in my work. It’s such a fantastic challenge. Thank you for your kind words. :-)

[@inkagarden8939]

A lot of artists hide what their process, their materials, etc. I think it‘s their right, but also it shows how insecure they are on what they do, that actually what they do is something that can be easily reproduced, copied, etc. bc it‘s mostly illustration. Making money with illustration can be challenging, so I guess they fear others finding out and making something nice as they do, for me it’s kinda …bad being that way, but who knows what experiences they’ve had…Also, I find that some of the most celebrated ones, actually copied very much the style of older illustrators that were very celebrated around 20 years ago and where pioneers into this mix media sketchbooks. I really like Sandi Hester, she is very lose in her work and she shares all her materials and talks openly about her process. Also, her art is far from illustration, but it falls under the fine art category, which I find a lot more inspiring and deeper than many of cute sketchbooks illustrators make, which are delightful to look at, but at the end of the day they are just nice and that’s it. I also follow Melanie Chadwick, I find her being very generous and open with her process and materials as well and there is something open, real and honest about Sandi’s and Melanie’s art, it attracts me a lot, bc it goes beyond illustration, it’s truly an art process with a define motto and idea behind them.

[@klwebuga]

I LOVE watching Sandi Hester’s entertaining and joyful (and informative!) videos, too! And of course, Melanie Chadwick has such a beautiful message to share. :-) I actually think that artists are very open with their processes and methods. This video was an opportunity to linger for a minute on one concept that I’ve found does so much more for me artistically than it would seem. Thank you for writing such a kind and thoughtful comment here!

[@Anonymoi]

I just found your channel and really enjoyed this video. I watch a lot of art KZbin channels, but have somehow not come upon the term “prepared page,” although I am of course familiar with people reusing paper with mistakes, or where they wiped their brush, etc.. This is really inspiring! I’m not sure if I missed it, but did you say what color that green acrylic paint is? Is it just a mixture of the teal and Naples yellow hue? It’s very nice, sort of like a sap green. Also do you only use the 9B Lyra graphite crayon or do you incorporate other hardnesses? That particular graphite crayon is the only material you’re using here which I don’t already have. I have some other less chunky woodless graphite sticks but I like those chunkier crayons.

[@klwebuga]

Thank you for your great comment and questions! The green acrylic is a mix of that Golden Teal and some really low-quality “yellow” that came with my kids’ school art supply pack. I’ve just bought some golden fluid acrylic in hansa yellow to replace it. I use the 9B Lyra but also neocolor 2 crayons and sometimes a Stabilo all pencil - that last one is less chunky but it makes some great marks, especially when you add a bit of water. You can see it in action in my video “why did I not know about mapcrunching until now” - lots of people ordered the Stabilo all from my link after seeing that video! :-) Always fun to find a new tool for expression.

[@Anonymoi]

@@klwebuga Thanks for the info! That’s funny about the yellow paint. I have taken over the small tubes of “Chinese White” which come in my kids’ watercolor sets, and sometimes use it with my artist quality watercolor because I like how weak it is. I’ve been looking at some of your other videos and really like your particular approach and style. Sometimes it seems like everyone’s mixed media art kind of looks the same, but you have a unique style despite using the familiar materials.