I am Monika, an artist and illustrator from Poland based in Berlin, Germany.
Glad you stumbled upon my channel. I am a certified Graphic Designer who quit the profession for something completely different in order to flee the "artistic burnout" and crunch culture present in that field.
Currently I assist physically impaired people in their daily life and use my additional leisure time for creative projects both in regards to art and music making. My hopes for the future are that I can eventually switch over to working freelance. Until then I will be figuring out what my artistic goals are and focus on improving my skills.
I hope I can entertain you and provide help throughout my artistic journey.
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I like them both but tend to lean towards Turner because they are half the price of Holbein in the US. Your video says Turner dries slower than Holbein and and there are others that say it dries faster. I add both Golden's Acrylic Retardant and a couple drops of water in both and use them interchangeable on a stay wet palette so I am not sure because I really don't notice a difference.
The price of that paper and those colored pencils had me freaking out lol. You're so fortunate. Those pencils look AMAZING. I think I'm gonna do a search of ppl coloring with them.
I recommend getting a few
Ugly stage? Clashing? What are you talking about; I thought it looked beautiful at every stage! But I guess your opinion is the one that matters most here. 😊
Hey Moni! I miss your beautiful personality and your art. Hope you're keeping well x Nell.
Interesting video . Thank you
this is the kind of relatable content I am looking for lol. I didn't know this was an issue for other people! I'm curious to know if it has to do with elevation change during shipping or something. who knows. cheers!
Moniiii!! :) Time to rewatch your amazing videos! Sending you the purple and indigo huggles! 💜💜💜
I mixed my acryla gouache with flashe paints to get the colored pencil to lay over the acryla gouache since I had a ton of tubes of holbein. I mostly use white or paynes gray depending on the color. I doesn't work for all colors but I'm not wasting paint
I haven’t seen any videos from you for quite awhile so I came to check. I hope you’re well and enjoying life rather than sick. Bless.
Art is a journey. theres no wrong or right way of doing things. its just you. each peace is apart of you. we all go through comparing ourselves with others. but that keep us from being who we truly are. Dont be afraid to show who you are dont be afraid to be just you. you have a community who love do what you do.
I just found your channel. I hope u upload more. 😢😢
Same here with the brushes :-/ I've wrapped mine with washing tape.
12:39 😂❤
I completely agree. Social media algorithms make for unhappy artists. Art is a beautiful nature scene, not an ugly factory. 🎨👩🏻🎨🖌️❤️❤️❤️
21:30 only found the video now. I completely agree with this about the WNP colours. Sp disappointed with the streaky colours, hopings some other brands have better ones.
love this and love your videos. honestly the less frequent uploads make it so special when you do upload! your videos are a joy to watch :)
I had to check the comment and it actually said: "Is this an art channel or just buying stuff and reviewing?" which is a valid question in my opinion, nothing to get offended about.
I would deem this comment curious instead of offensive if it weren’t for the word “just” - because that turns a question into a judgement. It’s discouraging to people who make reviews and test art materials but don’t feel comfortable drawing on camera yet. Putting out videos is still more work than you can imagine and most don’t make a profit from it, they just wanna share their passion with people who vibe with it. In my case, by the look at my channel it’s not hard to see what videos I posted so far as it’s only 14 (minus my private vids) and you see that it’s all kinds of art related content, in half of them I paint. So what’s the point of asking me to define my channel? It’s like flipping through someone’s sketchbook filled with cartoony drawings of people in ballpoint pen as well as complex landscapes in watercolor, and then asking “so are you a watercolor artist or JUST a manga artist”? Clearly, that artist does both, so what’s the point of a question like this other than making the other feel inferior and showing discontent? If one doesn’t like someone else’s stuff, as long as it’s not harmful, why not just move on elsewhere instead of sowing doubts and insecurity
are you coming back to youtube?
But this...didn't answer the question?
It means I paint and draw on an almost daily basis but only upload videos occasionally when I feel like it, because editing a video takes days. When I upload a review or swatching the filming takes half a day tops, but if I record a painting it takes days as setting it all up elongates the entire process and I like to make art on a larger surface. If I was to post art creation all the time that would mean I draw and paint less because of all the work around content creation. I have 14 videos only in the span of 3 years in which in 7 of them I paint. Which should demonstrate that it’s a “just for fun” side project and not my main job. I have tips, q&a, swatching, reviews and hauls. Like many I am no art channel that just does one thing and if one thinks I don’t paint in enough in videos, I do not get paid to offer content on demand. Hope this made it more clear
I really hope you don't stop sharing with us because of few derps on youtube. You are amazing! Share whatever you like! You can't please everyone.
This is fantastic! I see that you aren't really posting videos anymore, but I am going to subscribe just in case. I definitely needed that message. Just yesterday, I painted a piece that I almost threw away! Then, I looked at it after it dried and realized I really liked it and it might just be my greatest job yet! You definitely have to give yourself grace when you make art. I hope you post more!!
Omg the colors! Honestly you can't satisfy everyone so I agree with your approach of "I will share what I want" 🥰💖
I tried soooooo hard to not use purple! But I couldn’t say no to a little bitty magenta here and there 😅 if it weren’t so tedious and time consuming to document, record and share your artistic journey I would do that more, it’s not like I don’t want to 🤷🏼♀️
Truth. But nowhere near as messy as M. Graham paints, because those have honey in them, which makes it so that they never fully dry...
I highly recommend using the volcano red and orange to mix your own DIY schmincke shire and desert colors! I recommend Kim Crick’s video on those 3 sets to see how you can use up the volcano yellow and red since you dislike them. I’m sure you could also use the desert orange to make your own supergranulating colors 😊. I personally like all of them 😂
Can you mix them with regular gouache in your experience please ?
I did that and you might, but I would absolutely not recommend it, because Acrylic Gouache dries much faster. If you mix them on the palette the acrylic polymer binder will dry faster than the gum arabic in regular Gouache and you will have lots of gooey clumps! Acrylics once dry can not be dissolved. When painting in layers the Gouache part will rewet whereas the acrylic part would not. Muddy colours allover. I don’t do it. I would paint over Gouache with my Acrylic Gouache in a thicker layer sometimes, but still you will have the colour underneath dissolve a bit. Again, this can look messy especially if you like crisp edges and clean solid blocks of colour. Turner Acrylic Gouache is the only one to my knowledge that is designed to be diluted with water so if you are really eager to mix both mediums I would do it with the one from Turner. Hope this helps
Is this an art channel or just buying stuff and reviewing?
what a beautiful painting 😍
Can I use liquitex guoache on wood, or liquitex heavy body would work
Hey! Sorry for the late response. I used Liquitex Gouache on wood and ceramics without any issues, the finish is flawless. Hope this helps
thank you.@@MoniDmajor is goauache more pigmented than the heavy body. I tried the heavy body on thich paper, but not too impressed
Oh wow,I bought the volcano set with 3 colors and all 3 of them are beautiful,I wanted to buy the volcano yellow in a single tube,I have the feeling only the big set is shitty
I'm still so sad that I sold the rest of my haze set,I didn't even fill the half pans to the top😕 at that time I didn't know It was the most expensive set of all and sold it to cheap🫤
Really interesting to see how you work and hear how you feel about your art! I was really inspired by the choices you made painting this piece. Especially the hints of coral and how they work with the other colors here, really enchanting. Also the choice to portray patterned historical clothing was really cool! Also I especially love how expressive the face is ❤️ It's an interesting mix of emotions and has me curious what she's thinking of, or looking at here. I feel like she's exhausted but in a way that makes me feel like she's not defeated but has lots of resentment and fire lurking under that fairly calm expression. Btw, the lack of confidence you talked about, and the standards you set on yourself - definitely resonated with me. Btw listening to you talk of your lack of confidence felt kinda bizarre because to me you are actually one of those artists that has me feeling inferior! Even though I try to say to myself that I don't need to be able to do the same things you can, as we all have our own unique artistic styles and strengths, and that variety in expression is what makes art so magical. I like so many different kinds of artists and genres, and could not decide which one is my favorite even if my life depended on it 😅!
Haha I'm all for the wild effects so when you remarked on the pigments separating when you used white gouache, I was literally going "ooooh ❤" exactly when you stated "this sucks!" 😂 Every artist really is different.
Interesting! Do you have any idea what Lefranc & Bourgeois Varnish you would use on paper, after finishing a work to give the piece some extra layer of UV protection ect?!..
The great thing about Acrylic gouache is that its so smooth and becomes one with the paper, compared to acryl paint it stays on top and and is more rough that adds texture (brush strokes).. I actually thought that colored pencils might work best on the acrylic gouache but this video makes me reconsider unwillingly.. Ohh and the Luminance might have been better on the gouache since it is wax based, though I prefer oil based color pencils like Polychromos way more on there own.. I am wondering what would happen if you add solvents like alcohol or paraffine to both the acryl paint and acryl gouache and then draw with the pencils - since color pencils will be very vibrant when using them with solvents and is also great for blending.. I also wonder if another acryl gouache like the Turner brand might work better than Holbein for example for mixing with color pencils.. I`m sure the results in this video could be altered in some way to different outcomes..
Hahahhaa 😊
💥 Is it too late to ask you the company name of the lovely black paint brush that you used ?! (I did check below but didn’t see it. 🤷🏻♂️) - If you don’t remember, I’ll understand. ;) (…after all it has been a year already. 🙂) ♥️ Loved watching you swatch‼️ Daniel Smith is top of the line. 🥰 However they do harden and shrink a lot, when not being used. - Not a game changer though. ▫️ THANKYOU 🫶
It's a da vinci Kolinsky-Rotmarder brush,size(6)
I hope you're fine, and just taking a break.
Her skin turned out stunning but her lups are from another world! 😍
Wow, i need to look into Turner's pastel line, totally right up in my alley! Also, i really really dig the hairstyle of the first thumbnail you did! That chin-length looks amazing, so wispy.
Interesting and very crisp painting! Do you have any thoughts between acrylic gouache and poster colors?
The clear gesso is very gritty when dry. You'd be better off mixing the paint with matte medium
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I agree that the Volcano Yellow is difficult right outta the tube. But well mixed before using it has a much better result. And I am quite fond of the red because it is a muted, earthy red. In the Urban set the yellow is combined with pink and is a lovely, subtle combo. I really liked watching you swatching.
thank you… so helpful in choosing new colors to buy
This is so helpful because I have 43 tubes in my cart and I'm trying to decide which ones I want to hold off of buying. Thank you
I like the volcano set. I think it depends on personal preference.
Damn... So true tho lmao