For the Love of Line

15 Comments

1. Angela on July 2, 2017 at 7:03 am

   Great new techniques with tools I haven’t thought about yet. Starting an oil and cold wax piece and will be keeping this in mind while working. Always inspiring and motivating me to keep going. Thank you.

   
   
   
2. Liz London on July 2, 2017 at 7:48 am

   Just a quick suggestion… if it is possible can you please provide some close ups of the sections your working on?
   It’s difficult to see from the long view vantage point…

   
   
   
3. Jacqui harris on July 2, 2017 at 8:47 am

   Have you found any good thing for line in colour? Also what is the spray fix you mentioned- doesn’t it leave a shine on the surface? Thanks

   
   
   
4. Dharla Maiden on July 2, 2017 at 9:26 am

   I am a fairly new “student” and my question is what base are you using for your art that you can do abrasive things to without ruining the surface? Thanks!!

   
   
   
   • Caroline James on July 2, 2017 at 7:40 pm

     He’s using wood panel Dharla,…..:)….awesome for scratching into,..

     Peace Always,..Cj

     
     
     
     • Dharla Maiden on July 3, 2017 at 5:41 am

       Thanks Caroline! Love his video’s. Peace and happy art!

       
       
       
5. Phyllis Jenkins on July 2, 2017 at 12:43 pm

   yay, thanks for sharing!

   
   
   
6. Gordon Mortensen on July 2, 2017 at 1:08 pm

   Nicholas, I use Prismacolor pencils over acrylic paint. They work great! Also, for creating lines where you want to dig into the paint, I use small wood cutting tools (great for creating dimensional lines and for revealing layers of colors in your lines).

   
   
   
7. Janet Jaffke on July 2, 2017 at 1:39 pm

   Cool! Thanks!

   
   
   
8. Peg Belcastro on July 2, 2017 at 2:12 pm

   Thank you for sharing, Nicholas. I love using ceramic tools with my oil & cold wax paintings. If the wax is still wet and soft, wooden kabob skewers work great too.

   
   
   
9. Deborah Pugh on July 3, 2017 at 1:09 am

   Thank you for sharing. Despite mainly painting in watercolour I find your ideas inspiring. I often use graphite sticks of various types but hadn’t thought about using them over a textured surface. As I have just added some gesso for texture in my latest painting I will give this a go. One sort of line making I do use a lot is driping with watercolour or acrylic ink. It’s not always totally predictable as the sureface will affect it but I love the quality of edge it gives. Thank you again. Deb

   
   
   
10. checkboxother on July 3, 2017 at 4:54 am

    I love seeing the tools we pick up to create our marks. Circles often show up in my work and 2 “tools” I use all the time … 1. an old CD, mostly to trace with either a pencil or awl and 2. the interior holder of Scotch tape, it has 2 rings and I use it to imprint into molding paste or applied thick acrylic. It makes a great stamp as well. Thanks for sharing Nicholas! Always a pleasure to watch what you’re up to!

    
    
    
11. Gretchen Evans on July 3, 2017 at 12:04 pm

    Have you worked some with acrylic sticks and oil sticks for making lines? I have found that acrylic sticks makes the line look too wide or just looks like a large felt marker one would use on posters or a white board. I have had better luck with oil sticks but a big drawback is that I can’t go back with acrylic paints and paint partially over the line. I know painters are not supposed to used acrylic over oil but can use oil over acrylic paint. Does anyone have a solution to this issue?

    
    
    
12. Pia Sondell on July 4, 2017 at 9:40 pm

    I also seen you using thoose tapestry tools for making negatve lines!

    
    
    
13. Candace Loheed on August 9, 2017 at 7:37 am

    What if you want a colored line? Any suggestions?