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This video spoke to me and is so helpful. It makes me want to get out my art supplies and try something new and in a new way.

Hi, thank you for these tips, lots of good points made. I was wondering why gel medium is preferred to white glue. tks

Misogynist indeed!

Il avait beaucoup de bonnes informations,merci. Par conte quand le travail sait changer de côté j’ai pas comprit la finale .

Do you still take groups to Mexico?

It would be helpful if you’d show your work right side up for the camera now and then.

I love how it looked like an ancient cave drawing at one point!!!

This was so helpful to me, a beginner! So elated to have found your channel. Many thanks for your generosity and your talent! Much appreciated. ❤

I’m so grateful to to happened upon your channel! Thank you so much for your generosity and Talent. It means so much to us beginners. ❤

Thankyou Mark for taking the time to share your process with us. Each artist as you know works differently, even if they use the same materials they will achieve individual results. New sub!

Thanks!

Great explanation and interesting process. I always activate with different pencils and charcoal but was about to start incorporating collage. This was perfect timing.

Thank you for sharing your process, and for speaking the truth about Picasso!

Well, I hoard supplies and I always get my hands messy, so I must be an artist. I love how you call this activating the surface, i would have loved to see you draw or paint on this, but I enjoyed seeing the pictures of other drawings too.

I enjoyed your tips, thanks for posting. I sharpen my X-Acto blades on a knife sharpening steel (one of those round metal stick things people use to sharpen their kitchen knives). By sharpening my blades, I can use a single blade for a very extended period. Saves lots of $.

"No one's using the term cockroach to advertise anything." 🤣🤣🤣

Great video

You need a better 🎤 microphone. I have my volume all the way up and I can still barely hear 👂 you. Otherwise great tips for my next trip!

Fantastic process for collaging

This, You are amazing and need more exposure. I'm here for your journey and wish you the best.

Very nice, you explain very clear. Thanks 💖

Thanks for explaining your process. It helps a lot!

Perspective can make or break a drawing, especially if one is drawing buildings or similar linear items. I have found too many people who cannot grasp perspective and how to put it to paper yet draw anyway and then complain their work does not look like they wanted it to look. It takes practice and learning how to trust one’s eyesight. One other item I noted in this video is the fact you will ‘pre-apply’ colors to your paper before even visiting the site to be sketched. I have not tried that before and I think I may just give it a whirl. We have street gatherings where people sell their crafts and art. That would be a pretty good place to this this technique. Thanks for the idea.

I enjoyed listening and watching your presentation. Your Engineer’s Bag is a bit much to carry for me and where I tend to go, but I must admit I do have a large backpack for the times I will be away from the house for awhile. My bag holds three water brushes, two books, one for sketching with pencil, pen and ink, and the other for water coloring. I have a small set of sketching pens with waterproof ink. For colors I have a small palette of Cotman watercolors and a tin of watercolor pencils. Add some erasers, paper towels, a ruler and a small water bottle and I am good to go. I do have the old fashion set of pen staffs and nibs (probably 50+ years old) that I will use on occasion. I will subscribe to your videos. One extra reason for doing so is because I miss Calgary and will be looking forward to familiar places up there. For over 20 years my family had an office/apartment in the London House across from Caesar’s Steak House. We drilled for oil and gas around Acadia Valley Sibbald and Medicine Hat. We loved Calgary and all the people we met and worked with. Great place. I miss it. Cannot wait to visit again, meet old friends, and see the sights. Hopefully, your sketches will show some of the beauty of Alberta.

Hi I’m a newbie and still learning.. may I know what type of black ink were you using in the beginning??

It's difficult to see what and how you're doing this - what a shame IT'S UPSIDE DOWN !!!

Very interesting and informative not sure I feel confident enough to do with pen and ink ,, taking classes on line with ed cooper and michelle webber ,anne kerr they suggested same as you become proficient with drawing and you'll be able to get your ideas down more fluid also like the idea of ink nibs as michele webber just did a Japanese style drawing and I find the techniques used to be very beautiful when you used the ink and water I can see how that could turn into a interesting drawing...I'm not there yet that mostly likely far very far into my use of that median I'm just trying to put in practice my basic skills that my other art teachers have taught me and I see how the use of copic markers could add to a building depth and design. I need more practice with tones and shading how to how median a certain way to achieve that depth look, I'm finding great helpful informative from so many artists to build upon other information I've have been taught so thank you for sharing your knowledge....if you could do a video if you have time to do a slow video with shading and tonal patterns with pencils or pens i think that would be interesting i know basic techniques for beginners to build upon are really good even how to draw a car or truck in urban setting to scale along a bldg such things like that step by step or a person on a bike step by step many beginners like me need to watch the teachers hand movements to mimic the gesture to make it work on our paper.....some artist move so fast and they are so proficient at their art I think they've forgotten how it feels like to learn the basics,,,which manyvofvus want and need to learn....art basic 101...lol.... many blessings to you and your art....

Thank you for sharing your kit ideas👩‍🎨🎨

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!!

Awesome friend,love it😍😍😘

Great thank you

Late to post, but just found you. Loved a glimpse into your process! 🤍👀🤍

I will like to ask you 2 questions. Could you talk more about techniques to make collages, composition and wherever you think is important to know about collages. etc. Also could you please share the name of the company that makes the rubber stamps you mentioned on this video. Thank you so much.

I agree, Art had produces on me joy and happines. , be able to experience those changes and be aware of the all beauty under layers and layers of my surroundings. I am so grateful to live in a time like this, because l have the opportunity to watch many videos of people like you. Artists that share their knowledge, experiences, techniques to people like me who always wanted to be an Artist but never were able to have a formal education in Art. Beautiful Murals.

Lindo video, Linda musica para bailar el son jarocho. Thank so much, l really enjoyed this video and think about my roots.

OMG - "if you are an artist and you are not hoarding things......well we have to change that...." - I LOVE IT!!! Best line in a video I think I have ever heard. Also your teaching style is amazing - thank you so much for sharing - I know how hard that work can be :-) Sincerely - your newest fan....

Good start for me. Thank you.

Very nice portfolio of you studio and your art! Sorry I missed it when it went live ...I was running errands.

Hi Mark, that was great! Very inspiring :) I didn't know how to comment while watching the video on my phone :) Cheers!

Awesome techniques! Thank you!!!

I wanted to point out that simple "houseware" images can go with a cockroach. They can be in your house, your food. Then it can become political since cockroaches and poverty go hand in hand...

Thanks for the help, AWESOME! I have been thinking about adhesives as I transition from collages in my journals to work I want to sell. Mostly I have been experimenting with making my own collage papers.

Thank you for sharing your collage techniques, especially helpful to learn about the tracing paper, different adhesives and various mediums you used. My question to is...are collages supposed to tell a story? Or have narrative, as you mentioned? Some collages I've seen from other artists don't seem to make sense. Are they supposed to make sense or just be a good composition?

Interesting process!

Fascinating and so different from all the other mixed media background preparations I've seen. I look forward to watching more of your videos.

Thank you very much!!! ♡

Let me start off by saying how much I admire your process and your art and how grateful I am that you choose to so generously share that with us who are just at the beginning stages of learning! Thank you! Regarding the comment about collage being very easy to do poorly. When I heard that I thought, "yeah! That is so true!" and as I went about my day I realized that thinking this way (and I understand why you said this, it's to help us become aware and be better able to judge "good vs poor" art) gets me stuck. I have learned that I need to do a LOT of poor/shitty art and not be precious about it, attached to it in order to improve as an artist. Because if I focus only on making that perfect piece I will produce less, fail less, yes, but also produce less. Thank you again for sharing what you are and what you do :)!

Thank you Mark! Very helpful for my painting class

Thank you for this video😉😊

Do you ever just go completely abstract with your piece after you activate it? Do you just continue on with collage with representational drawing towards the end?