Artist Q&A - my desk and filming setup, favorite art books and resources, self-taught VS art classes, how I became a full-time illustrator (and why I hesitated to call myself an "artist" for the longest time), my sketchbook system, and why I started this YouTube channel...
So many questions, and my usual chatty, long answers, so strap in for a comfy art vlog video in which I paint with watercolors and acrylics, create zodiac inspired art, and show you my simple-yet-recently-upgraded camera and light setup for painting (and filming) at night. Some of these answers were a bit tricky to articulate, and I hope I can bring you some motivation and inspiration for your own art process! ❤️
Shop & Portfolio : https://www.evydraws.com/shop for prints, stickers, and art zines ✉️
(the Zodiac prints just arrived, as did the stickers! Waiting for a storm to pass to update with better product pictures... 🌌⭐)
IG : https://www.instagram.com/evydraws/
Etsy : https://evydraws.etsy.com
Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/EvelynePark
✧ ART MATERIALS , FILMING & PAINTING SETUP ✧
Top-down camera arm: https://amzn.to/4ism9U0 *
My new desk light: https://amzn.to/3BjKElA *
My camera (though I got mine second-hand) : https://amzn.to/4gjf3iI *
And my microphone, attached to the camera: https://amzn.to/4im5p0L *
Hahnemuhle D&S sketchbook for personal art & concepts
"Study" Sketchbook in A5: https://amzn.to/3pdlejC *
Arches Travel Edition in A6 hot pressed and A5 cold pressed.
The versions I have seem to only be available in Korea right now (they're everywhere here!) but there's a ring-bound version of the cold pressed paper book here: https://amzn.to/3YcmRNw *
Fabriano & Samwon collaboration oil pastel paper pads, also only available in South Korea. :')
Mabef easels: https://amzn.to/4bCRUGh *
Watercolors mostly from Daniel Smith and Winsor & Newton, Gouache paints by Holbein * https://amzn.to/4d9FdTQ *
Golden Acrylic Paints: https://amzn.to/3PMGp71 *
OPEN acrylic paints: https://amzn.to/449lgIu *
(I mix my OPEN paints with the regular heavy body acrylics for more control over drying time and texture.)
Color and Light : * https://amzn.to/3XYIJLI *
Imaginative Realism: * https://amzn.to/4gkqFCf *
* I may earn commissions for purchases made through the marked links above *
I used Schoolism while they still had monthly subscription options - they seem to have replaced those with yearly-only subs, or buying specific courses. I only ever did the pre-recorded classes, not the live ones.
https://schoolism.com/courses/online-art-classes Essentials of Realism was my starting point, and I highly recommend that specific class, though I've also dabbled in a lot of the others during those couple months.
I love the tutorial videos by Ryan Pancoast, Howard Lyon, and the art channel of Marco Bucci goes over all the basics of light and color really well!
https://www.youtube.com/@UCsDxB-CSMQ0Vu_hTag7-2UQ
https://www.youtube.com/@UCTIoOLzT1jbxAcPW99xn0zQ of course - his channel is just as informative as his books.
https://www.youtube.com/@UCQN1OgJNbtC0DTLpPn8d1AQ So amazing for sketchbook inspiration!
https://www.youtube.com/@UCraWV4yO70xqqyTmqLQw8IA Makes me want to start oilpainting...
✧ TIMESTAMPS ✧
00:00 Artist Q&A
00:30 inspiration
02:30 desk & lighting setup
04:03 filming, my camera, digital supplies
06:57 lighting for filming art videos
07:45 wasting art materials?
09:02 my sketchbook system
12:15 how I became a full-time illustrator
16:31 artist journey
19:00 starting a YouTube channel
21:00 self-taught? classes? art school?
23:34 when have we studied enough and should paint our own ideas?
25:30 productivity
25:41 Zodiac illustration (and struggles)
26:54 holographic stickers!
28:22 art study books
✧ MUSIC ✧
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Andres Jacque - In Nature's Home - https://thmatc.co/?l=5E4A46C2
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Blue Sirens - Casting Spells - https://thmatc.co/?l=0A1704EB
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Blue Sirens - Mourning Birds - https://thmatc.co/?l=977AA6D4
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Blue Sirens - solitude - https://thmatc.co/?l=26AA71F6
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Blue Sirens - Less Traveled - https://thmatc.co/?l=3326EE29
Free Music for Videos 👉 Music by Blue Sirens - Fall Break - https://thmatc.co/?l=349CF440
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