The secret weapon you're not using (an art hack)
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Published 2023-11-09
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Hi! My name is Margot and I am a professional artist and graphic designer. My parents like to joke that I was born with a paintbrush in hand. I started my career after graduating from the renown Parsons School of Design in New York City and spent over 15 years creating and designing for many of the world's top Fortune 500 brands and companies. My painting journey started as a side project and a creative outlet for me to step away from the computer, go back to my "roots" in fine art and to hone my skills as an illustrator and painter. I started posting some of my work on instagram and the rest is history. My work is inspired by all the things that I am passionate about. Ballet, travel, graphic design, color and finding a world of beauty in all facets of everyday life. I hope you'll join me in this YouTube journey as I take you through all the tips, tricks and trade secrets I've gathered throughout the years. I hope I can teach you some of what I know, help you discover your creative voice and I hope you enjoy this Channel!
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All Comments (21)
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I find it helpful to turn up saturation as well for finding unexpected colors
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Thanks This was fabulous. I teach dyslexic students, but my primary job is teaching teachers to teach dyslexic students how to read. One of my presentations is teaching the different task jobs/talents of right/left hemispheric dominance. You have just done a fabulous job of demonstrating and describing the difference in an artistic way. Everything you said also applies to learning to read. I love it when the science of reading and the science of art collide (probably combine would be a better word.)
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I consistently learn so much from this channel! Thank you so much Margot 😊
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I love you sense of humor! ❤😂
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Hullo Margot, I think this is an excellent tip for phone use! I watched another artist making pastel paintings and they took a photo of a reference and turned it gray and dialed up the contrast to allow the artist to see blocks of shades and create a better under-painting! Wonderful tips Margot, Thanks and Please keep them coming!
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I knew about using my phone for the gray scale but for color mixing too, that’s a huge game changer. This is definitely a wonderful valuable tool for painting. Thanks for sharing this information with us!
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Both my left side and right side of the brain were attentive and somewhat cooperative as they worked together to synthesize the information that you so clearly communicated into a common understanding. Really good stuff!!
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I think the left side of my brain needs an off switch (or at least a dimmer switch!) 😂 My job is VERY left side dominant so I really struggle to let my right side have a say in things! In art I always seem to get bogged down in details and patterns (and paint quite "tight") and completely miss any of the sense of "life" to my art. I would love to add more of a sense of freedom to it.
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Margot, you combine such entertaining videos with instructive art and painting skills. I love your tips from the art school you attended. When did you ever have time to be a ballerina? My favorite tip from you was the soap holder for paint brushes.
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Brilliant, thank you! I use my phone all the time to zoom in and compose drawings and paintings, but I’ve never thought of changing photos to greyscale! 👍🏻😊
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You’re hilarious Margot😂 And really helpful to nudge my curiosity
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Thank you. This was great. Hadn't thought of using the phone for anything other than reference pictures. Great tips. Look forward to your videos each week for both learning and laughing.😄
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I really love your channel. You're helping me get out of an art rut... and your bright personality brings out my joy. ❤
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Thank you so much, Margot!
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Ah, a new tool for my artwork! Thanks!
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That book is a treasure, when I need back to basics in drawing I read it and make the exercises again ❤
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Brilliant!
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Super helpful and as always so entertaining!
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One thing I love doing is taking picture of a piece I'm working on at various stages, partially to post on my socials and send to friends, but also I tend to catch problems I wasn't seeing before in my piece that I should fix. Sometimes I'll even make sure to flip it horizontally in case there's others I'm not catching. Smartphones are so incredibly helpful, especially these days with how much details it can capture!
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I think this is the most useful information i have been given. I have struggled with trying to figure these things out. I just gave up. Now I can see how to get exactly what i was needing. Thank you so very much.
