I was told the same thing, that I had no talent, so I dropped out of college. I became a stay at home mom. At the age of 45, I went back to college. I became an art teacher. Your work is beautiful!!! Live your truth.
I’m British and lived in Chicago for 12 years. One road up from State Street, where your photo was taken. I LOVED that canvas and would buy that or a print like a shot. Your creative eye and talent for teaching is wonderful and refreshing… thank you !
I am so thankful I found your wonderful You Tube tutorials. Your art is brilliant & beautiful. I wish I had your positive non perfectionist attitude. I will keep watching it is contagious.
I think I didn't like it because I felt it was too busy, but yeah sometimes I stop after the transfer because I love the piece and feel like it doesn't need any painting. Thank you Maxine for your insight 🥰
You are DEFINITELY A TALENT!!! I Love how you didn't give up on something that you thought wasn't a very good piece. I liked it,....but also found out it was better as you worked with it more. BONUS!😃 I'm so glad you pushed on and didn't let those .... misguided voices from your past stop you! You're most definitely a talent, and I so enjoy how versatile and exploratory you are! 🙂♥️ You just keep at it, and continue to make your way. After all, this should be fun.😃
Thank you so much Robin!!🥰 You are right, it is all about the fun! Sometimes I wonder how many people did give in into the negative voices, it's a shame! Hopefully I can inspire these people in some way 🙏
What an inspiring art technique! I loved it. I especially loved the fact that you art not a trained artist as am I. This is a very cool way of featuring your photography. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wonderful and refreshing. Thinking outside the box with color and placement. Always loved collage n people who created something that stands out. Wonderful.
besides your booked you teach classes? I live in New Jersey your work and process is inspiring. I TOO had a teacher in 3rd grade that accused me of "TRACING" ! Before that I could paint and draw,THEN NOTHING for almost 390 years. I am so glad I found you THANK YOU!
You are a funny girl Nitsa! you make me giggle! and oh so talented. You have a wonderful teaching style, helping us beginners to be brave and approach the project with confidence, just as you do.! Thank you!
I believe that is a fallacy. People who are mean enough to say you don’t have a creative bone in your body have no right to tell you this.Yes some people have a natural talent. I believe that you can teach yourself to draw. If you look at anything even faces are made up of shapes. The hardest drawings are just practice. I did a portrait from a photo on line. It took me a least twenty drawings to get the image I liked. I believe that if you persist in your pursuit you will eventually gain. I enjoyed learning another phase of creative art. Thankyou for sharing.❤
I agree! I think the reason I didn't learn how to draw is because, for some reason or another, I've never developed that muscle. But yes, it takes a lot of practice to make any type of art. Thank you, Julie 🥰
You are a funny girl Nisa, you make me giggle! and oh so talented. You have a wonderful teaching style, helping us beginners to be brave and approach the project with confidence, just as you do.! Thank you!
Great video Nitsa! I love your process and the aesthetic you end up with. I’m an acrylic painter also. I noticed you mixed your acrylic paints with white paint, which in acrylic is opaque, I think that is why your original collage was hard to see. I suggest you might try diluting your colors with your matte medium, which will allow more of the original collage layer to show through. You are definitely a creative artist!
Great tip!🥰 You're right, the paints are more opaque when I add the white. Sometimes it works, if I want to cover some areas but yes, in that case I painted over the background too much. That's why I had to add another layer of collage on top. It was just more work for me 😅 but I'm glad the final piece turned out okay 👍
I love your YT channel. You are such a delight and inspiration to watch. I love your work. I always wondering what the difference was between Mat Medium and Mat Gel! I like how you film as well so we can see you plus your process as well with both cameras.
I really love the aesthetic of these works! Not only the visual texture, but the type of imagery and type you used in your city images work so well at enriching the meaning of the photos and expanding our feel for the places you've depicted. I do think your most successful ones rely less on fully-opaque paint applications. (Either that, or the collage elements create a similar effect.) It seems to me that if you allowed more of the original collage to show through the paint layers, you might not need to add much collage as a top layer. But however you get these results, they're beautiful and visually exciting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and keep up the excellent work!
Thank you so much for this thoughtful message! 🥰 I totally agree that the reason I felt the whole thing was too flat is because I applied much of the opaque paint and lost some of the under collage. But yeah I'm glad it did work at the end. I'm still learning how to apply this process. I did a lot of photo-painting in the past, but this is a little different and new to me, as I'm trying to move toward creating a painting rather than a painted photo.
Omg i always laugh out loud 😂😂with your videos. Nothing to lose, but everything you hold dear😂😂😂 Thanks for another great and inspiring (and hilarious) tutorial!
Wonderful video-I’m inspired to try it all. I love the idea of getting prints off the gelli thing and using my own photos!!! I must have 30,000 images on my phone and I’m an experienced Photoshop user.
Brilliant! Very inspiring….I was told the same in school and it took me over 30 years to ‘recover’. I’ve been a practicing textile artist for 25 years and I sometimes wish I could show my high school art teacher how wrong she was! But mostly I am far too busy getting on with my life as an artist ❤
Hi Nitsa, this is such a great idea. I will have to experiment this summer with these 2 techniques. Thanks so much! Maria P.S. I love you use the Santiago De Compostella image. I love Spain, haven't been there in over ten years but Santiago is on my list to do.
Too Cool😎, I ♥️ all your artwork, you’re So Creative!!! I’m so glad you ignored that teacher, she’s clearly in the wrong line of work. Teachers are suppose to encourage not discourage!!! As for your paint brushes, try to avoid leaving them in the jar coz they’ll get ruined, instead rinse them off & leave it on its side to dry. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I want to make : collage over my own photos ✨️ Your video has taught me a great technique 🙏 Edit : I just purchased your latest book 😊😊
I do this too but more with portraits. Mixed media collage. I love it! I always have 3 - 5 pictures in the work so I don't have to wait. I don't do transfers, to risky I feel. I print on rice paper
@@NitsaCreativeStudio Stick the ricepaper on print paper, I use glue stick or double sided tape only in the corner and print with my laser printer. I print only in black and use mat medium to glue it on a background and continue to work on it. I am to lazy to make videos 😁
I watched history of Otto the other day and back when all photos were black and white he made money painting them... so this is very interesting... thank you for sharing
@@NitsaCreativeStudio I love decoupage and have done it once or twice in the past...photos I did not want to lose. :) I love the tissue idea and the way you integrate the media behind and on top of the photos..yesterday someone said I was a crafter and I just laughed and told them to pick up a book. Art is what you want it to be. :)
i cant believe you said at 13;34 minutes in that it was at ugly stage, I thought it looked amazing and I cant wait to see what it becomes n how much more beautiful it can get
Thanks for sharing your personal story and skills!! Does tranfer work with ink jet printing??,or just Lazer prints?? I love collage and painting..have thousands of my own photos on computer..will try soon. Loved how your piece turned out!!❤😊😊 from Canada 🍁.
Yes it does, you can use an inkjet printer with this process. If you can, it's a good idea to protect the print with spray fixative before transferring, so the ink doesn't smudge 👍
Maybe you could use very dilute watercolour to paint the photo transfer - the paint might act like a glaze and you wouldn't lose the first layer of collage.
That's a great idea! 🤗 I did some watercoloring in the past but it was more like tinting and the final pieces would turn out subdued, which can be beautiful as well but I'm really into vivid colors now. So maybe I didn't use the right watercolors?
You're right on the money!! I just bought acrylic inks recently and haven't tried them yet. I wasn't quite sure how to use them. So maybe that's what I'll do and possibly share in the next video... Thank you so much for your awesome suggestions! 🥰
Try Inktense water soluble pencils. They are fabulous and have great colors. Activate with water color brush and water. They will dry and the color won’t run. Then you can seal the piece. I think you will be thrilled with the results.
I just discovered your channel & loved this video! I also love your playful, positive energy & the way you explain your process. Can an Inkjet printer be used instead of a Laser printer? I’m looking forward to watching more video. I subscribed!
Thank you so much!! 🥰 Yes! You can definitely use an inkjet printer for this process (I forgot to mention it in the video 😅) It will be a good idea to coat the print with spray fixative before transferring so the ink doesn't smudge.
I love what you’re doing thank you. I have a suggestion, and I am not saying you are doing anything wrong, but it may offer a different result. I wonder if you might experiment with more transparency in your paint. You can achieve this by mixing the colours you already have with some gel medium.You would have to experiment . By using transparent paint your original collage can show, but you can still define objects. I think you are an artist! Some teachers cause damage to people’s egos, and they are in the wrong job. You are courageous creating for us all to see and you are so encouraging . I love your video.
Thank you Leigh-Ann for this great suggestion! I did some transparent painting of my photo transfers; in fact, I have a chapter about it in my previous book. And I like it very much, and as you suggested its very effective. Nowadays, I'm trying the opaque style painting since I'm trying to create something that looks like a painting rather than a photo painting. I hope it makes sense. Thanks again, I very much enjoy comments like yours! 🥰🌷
Love the effect, but since you use gelli printing anyway, wouldn’t it be easier to do an image transfer onto the tissue using gelli plate, and then just collage it over the top in the tissue paper?
I definitely do that sometimes (as you can see in some of my other videos) but 1. for this particular piece I wanted an actual toner transfer and 2. so many people are having a hard time with the gel plate photo transfer, I didn't want it to be an extra challenge. I hope this makes sense. Thank you for this great question Suz 🥰
What kind of paper did you print the photo on so that it could transfer with the gel? This is so clever and so beautiful thank you for not allowing someone to tell you to color inside the lines!
I’m still trying to get the jelly plate transfers to work. I got a free laser printer yesterday to try more to do this, but the laser prints I did at work did not transfer. 😢
It take some time and practice to master it. It actually took me about a month to develop this process, from an idea to a successful print. so don't give up. And getting a (free!! 🥳) laser printer will help! Good luck Barb 👍
I have yet to get a photo, magazine page or any type print to transfer? I have watched many of your videos as well as others and done exactly what is advised, Tried multiple types of paints and brands and still nothing. Don't have a clue what I am doing wrong. Has anyone else experienced this?
Loved how u collaged the substrate with all the different papers… the end result was fab… thx 🎉
Yay! I'm so happy you liked it! Thank you Reni 🥰❤️💛💚
I was told the same thing, that I had no talent, so I dropped out of college. I became a stay at home mom. At the age of 45, I went back to college. I became an art teacher.
Your work is beautiful!!! Live your truth.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful story!! 🥰 And I'm sure you're a great, open-minded teacher for going through and overcoming that criticism.
I’m British and lived in Chicago for 12 years. One road up from State Street, where your photo was taken. I LOVED that canvas and would buy that or a print like a shot. Your creative eye and talent for teaching is wonderful and refreshing… thank you !
I am so thankful I found your wonderful You Tube tutorials. Your art is brilliant & beautiful. I wish I had your positive non perfectionist attitude. I will keep watching it is contagious.
I absolutely adored it before you added the paint, with all your amazing collage behind the buildings. Wonderful xx
I think I didn't like it because I felt it was too busy, but yeah sometimes I stop after the transfer because I love the piece and feel like it doesn't need any painting. Thank you Maxine for your insight 🥰
I agree, it felt like that first stage was a bit wasted because you covered so much of it up…
Thanks Nitsa! Loved this process and thanks for sharing your art story! I’m so glad you decided to keep on because I love your art!!! ❤️
You are so nice! A happy person that makes me smile
I really appreciate this nice comment Citlalli 🌷🥰
WOW, I’m so excited! Glad I “stumbled” on this video (thanks YT)…I need to do this!!!
Sounds like you're going to have fun! Thank you so much Nicole 🌷🥰
I look at it this way Nitsa. If me screwing up this project is the biggest challenge I have in life, life would be easy.
So true!!
Your collage painting is beautiful! I absolutely love it!
yes, collage paper video, please! ❤
I agree ❤
You got it! 🥰
You are DEFINITELY A TALENT!!!
I Love how you didn't give up on something that you thought wasn't a very good piece. I liked it,....but also found out it was better as you worked with it more. BONUS!😃
I'm so glad you pushed on and didn't let those .... misguided voices from your past stop you! You're most definitely a talent, and I so enjoy how versatile and exploratory you are! 🙂♥️
You just keep at it, and continue to make your way. After all, this should be fun.😃
Thank you so much Robin!!🥰 You are right, it is all about the fun! Sometimes I wonder how many people did give in into the negative voices, it's a shame! Hopefully I can inspire these people in some way 🙏
Keep it up! You are very talented. I have learned a lot from your videos. Your work is awesome. Thank you for sharing.
Yes! It came out beautiful and fun. I truly enjoyed you sharing your process. Thank you.
So glad you liked it! Thank you so much 🥰
This was so fun and inspirational to watch! Can’t wait to try your technique. ❤
Sounds like you're going to have fun! Thank you Deb 🥰
What an inspiring art technique! I loved it. I especially loved the fact that you art not a trained artist as am I. This is a very cool way of featuring your photography. Thank you so much for sharing.
Wow, thank you so much Donna! 🥰 I think untrained artists like us usually have no fear of experimenting with new ideas! 🤩
Wonderful and refreshing. Thinking outside the box with color and placement. Always loved collage n people who created something that stands out. Wonderful.
Wow! Thank you so much for this kind comment, Charles 🌷🙏
Thanks for sharing your process , you have inspired me to try this technique as I love taking photos this way I can make them more magical ❤
Sweet! Thank you Lyns 🥰
besides your booked you teach classes? I live in New Jersey your work and process is inspiring. I TOO had a teacher in 3rd grade that accused me of "TRACING" ! Before that I could paint and draw,THEN NOTHING for almost 390 years. I am so glad I found you THANK YOU!
You make art making and painting fun! I love your happy spirit and beautiful creations!! I can’t wait to try out your process. ❤
That's very kind of you! thank you Paula 🥰
Thank you for the inspiration and instruction! Love your work! Looking into your book.
Sounds good! Thank you so much Joy 🥰🌷
I got the same message growing up, banned from the world of art, that was a good way to put it. You are so creative in fact and also so inspiring.
Glad to meet another creative friend 🥰
Would love to see collage paper making tutorial!
This is the first time I am watching your video. I love your work and I feel very inspired to try this. Thank you for sharing your talents with us.
Of course! And I hope you join me again Kathy 🥰
You are a funny girl Nitsa! you make me giggle! and oh so talented. You have a wonderful teaching style, helping us beginners to be brave and approach the project with confidence, just as you do.! Thank you!
I love your work!!!! Thank you for sharing
Thank you for watching!🥰
I believe that is a fallacy. People who are mean enough to say you don’t have a creative bone in your body have no right to tell you this.Yes some people have a natural talent. I believe that you can teach yourself to draw. If you look at anything even faces are made up of shapes. The hardest drawings are just practice. I did a portrait from a photo on line. It took me a least twenty drawings to get the image I liked. I believe that if you persist in your pursuit you will eventually gain. I enjoyed learning another phase of creative art. Thankyou for sharing.❤
I agree! I think the reason I didn't learn how to draw is because, for some reason or another, I've never developed that muscle. But yes, it takes a lot of practice to make any type of art. Thank you, Julie 🥰
You have a wonderful personality. Makes the tutorial more fun
Oh thank you! That's a very sweet comment 🥰
Loved your natural refreshing style and I'm so happy to know that other countries are online other than Americans.
Sweet! thank you Mary 🌷🥰
Wonderful techniques! Thank you for sharing your creativity. Love the artwork you’ve created.
Thank you so much for watching and for this kind comment Debora! 🥰
This is a wonderful creation and tutorial. Thank you for sharing your process and memories ❤️
Thank you for watching Tomas 🌷💕
Thanks!
Super! Thank you 🥰
I bought your book and I feel the same way as you! Art is different for everyone, you just have to enjoy it!! Thanks 😊❤
I totally agree! Thank you so much for your support and enjoy the book! 🙏🥰🌷
I just found your channel. This video showed so much and was so informational!! Thank you so much
Those are beautiful! I love them. Thank you for sharing your creativity.
Glad you like them! Thank you so much Diane 🥰
Being with you is fun Nitsa
Same here 😊
I love this! So glad that art “teacher” wasn’t able to squash your creativity. 💗
Same here, though sometimes I wish I didn't wait that long to find my direction. Thank you Janet for this kind comment 🥰
You are a funny girl Nisa, you make me giggle! and oh so talented. You have a wonderful teaching style, helping us beginners to be brave and approach the project with confidence, just as you do.! Thank you!
Thank you so much Molly 🥰 I'm glad to hear that because that's exactly where I come from!
Love this, Nitsa! Thank you for sharing your creativity with us.
Thank you for this nice comment Robin 🥰🌷
Thanks for sharing your wonderful art 🎨
Thank you so much for calling it art 🤗
Thank you for sharing the beauty of *you* and your artwork.
So nice of you 🥰🌷
Great video Nitsa! I love your process and the aesthetic you end up with. I’m an acrylic painter also. I noticed you mixed your acrylic paints with white paint, which in acrylic is opaque, I think that is why your original collage was hard to see. I suggest you might try diluting your colors with your matte medium, which will allow more of the original collage layer to show through. You are definitely a creative artist!
Great tip!🥰 You're right, the paints are more opaque when I add the white. Sometimes it works, if I want to cover some areas but yes, in that case I painted over the background too much. That's why I had to add another layer of collage on top. It was just more work for me 😅 but I'm glad the final piece turned out okay 👍
Great ideas! I love your sense of humor. Keep on keeping on.
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you for watching Cindy 🌷
Fun use of photos! Thank you!
Thank you for watching Rhonda 🥰🌷
Thank you. I ordered your book. I love your work. ❤
Awesome! Thank you, Candace! I hope you enjoy it 🥰
thank you looks like a great idea!!!
You proved your art teachers wrong! Beautiful piece
I'm so happy to hear that!! Thank you Elsabe 🥰
I love your YT channel. You are such a delight and inspiration to watch. I love your work. I always wondering what the difference was between Mat Medium and Mat Gel! I like how you film as well so we can see you plus your process as well with both cameras.
And I love your handle sunshine Jenny! 🧡💚💛 I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I enjoy making these videos and comments like yours make it even better! 🥰
I really love the aesthetic of these works! Not only the visual texture, but the type of imagery and type you used in your city images work so well at enriching the meaning of the photos and expanding our feel for the places you've depicted. I do think your most successful ones rely less on fully-opaque paint applications. (Either that, or the collage elements create a similar effect.) It seems to me that if you allowed more of the original collage to show through the paint layers, you might not need to add much collage as a top layer.
But however you get these results, they're beautiful and visually exciting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge, and keep up the excellent work!
Thank you so much for this thoughtful message! 🥰
I totally agree that the reason I felt the whole thing was too flat is because I applied much of the opaque paint and lost some of the under collage. But yeah I'm glad it did work at the end. I'm still learning how to apply this process. I did a lot of photo-painting in the past, but this is a little different and new to me, as I'm trying to move toward creating a painting rather than a painted photo.
Love the Spirit.
Thank you Greg 🌷
Love this thank you 🤩
Beautiful and so helpful. You are a gem!
Thank you so much for this sweet comment! 🥰💕
Love this art process! Thank you for sharing! ❤🌺🌈🙋♀️
Thank you so much for watching and for the lovely comment Sherelyn 🥰🌷🧡💚💛
This was lovely,
information excellent
delivered with humour.
Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you karenza 🌷
Besides sharing the mechanical process thank you so much much for sharing your personal process. Including, nothing to loss but ...
Glad you enjoyed it! I very much enjoy making these videos and comments like yours make it even better! 🥰
I look very much forward to your videos! Thanks for another wonderful one. Love your book, too!
Thank you, Stefanie, I always look forward to your insightful comments 🤗🥰
@@NitsaCreativeStudio 🥰
Wow! And your art is Wow too!!
Cute! Thank you so much Linda 🥰
You have such an artistic eye & your ideas are so impressive! ♥♥♥Cant wait to try this.
Have fun! and thank you so much Maui 🥰🌷
You give me so beautiful inspirations, thank you 😊
I'm so glad to hear that! Thank you Heidi 🥰💕🌷
These are very cool. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching Aino! 🥰💛💚🧡
Love your channel Nitsa and your new book is just wonderful.❤
Thats so sweet and I'm glad you enjoy it! 🥰
Omg i always laugh out loud 😂😂with your videos. Nothing to lose, but everything you hold dear😂😂😂 Thanks for another great and inspiring (and hilarious) tutorial!
haha thank you for watching and this sweet comment!
🥰🌷💕
Wonderful video-I’m inspired to try it all. I love the idea of getting prints off the gelli thing and using my own photos!!! I must have 30,000 images on my phone and I’m an experienced Photoshop user.
There you go! Go for it Nancy and have so much fun! 🥰
love your videos and appreciate your inspiration!
So glad you like them! Heartfelt thanks Shelly 🥰
I love your art! Thanks for sharing. I can't draw but i have lots of photos. I really want to try this.
Sounds like you're going to have fun!! 🥰
I love your creative style!!
Thank you so much!! 🥰
I love all your videos and this one is really inspiring…..I plan to check out your new book too! Thankyou!
Sweet! Thank you Jenni 🥰🌷
Another great video! you're my favorite artist 😍
Wow, thank you as always Sky! 🥰
Cool, I think I have some inspiration for creating fun art for my children hanging out in our neighborhood.
That is awesome! Thank you Manuel 🌷💕
Brilliant! Very inspiring….I was told the same in school and it took me over 30 years to ‘recover’. I’ve been a practicing textile artist for 25 years and I sometimes wish I could show my high school art teacher how wrong she was! But mostly I am far too busy getting on with my life as an artist ❤
Haha Wonderful! And I'm sure you are even a better artist for overcoming her criticism 🥰
Hi Nitsa, this is such a great idea. I will have to experiment this summer with these 2 techniques. Thanks so much! Maria
P.S. I love you use the Santiago De Compostella image. I love Spain, haven't been there in over ten years but Santiago is on my list to do.
Are you going to do the Camino Walk? Thank you so much for watching and for this kind comment 🥰
@@NitsaCreativeStudio I am doing the walk..thats a big part of it.
I'm definitely jealous!! I hope to do the walk as well one day.
Too Cool😎, I ♥️ all your artwork, you’re So Creative!!! I’m so glad you ignored that teacher, she’s clearly in the wrong line of work. Teachers are suppose to encourage not discourage!!! As for your paint brushes, try to avoid leaving them in the jar coz they’ll get ruined, instead rinse them off & leave it on its side to dry. Thanks for sharing!!!
Good advice!! It always gets a little messy when I film 😅 thank you for your kind words 🥰
Well done Nitsa, it's delightful ❤
Sweet! thank you Susan 🥰🤗
Very nice, and good idea, you are very creative!
Many many thanks Criss💕🌷
Thank you so much, this is exactly what I want to make : collage over my own photos ✨️ Your video has taught me a great technique 🙏
Edit : I just purchased your latest book 😊😊
Glad it was helpful! and thank you so much for your kindness 🥰
Very cool. Thanks!
Glad you liked it Bonnie! 🌷
I do this too but more with portraits. Mixed media collage. I love it! I always have 3 - 5 pictures in the work so I don't have to wait. I don't do transfers, to risky I feel. I print on rice paper
Oh interesting! I would love to see your process if possible.
@@NitsaCreativeStudio Stick the ricepaper on print paper, I use glue stick or double sided tape only in the corner and print with my laser printer. I print only in black and use mat medium to glue it on a background and continue to work on it. I am to lazy to make videos 😁
I watched history of Otto the other day and back when all photos were black and white he made money painting them... so this is very interesting... thank you for sharing
I think the hand painted photos of the past are just adorable!! Thank you for watching 🥰
@@NitsaCreativeStudio I love decoupage and have done it once or twice in the past...photos I did not want to lose. :) I love the tissue idea and the way you integrate the media behind and on top of the photos..yesterday someone said I was a crafter and I just laughed and told them to pick up a book. Art is what you want it to be. :)
i cant believe you said at 13;34 minutes in that it was at ugly stage, I thought it looked amazing and I cant wait to see what it becomes n how much more beautiful it can get
Oh no! the pressure 😅
first time on your channel I enjoyed your process
I'm not sure it's a compliment 😆 but thank you Craig 🌷
Really like the printed tissue paper on gel plate, would it work with ink jet prints as dont have a laser one
Thanks for sharing your personal story and skills!! Does tranfer work with ink jet printing??,or just Lazer prints?? I love collage and painting..have thousands of my own photos on computer..will try soon. Loved how your piece turned out!!❤😊😊 from Canada 🍁.
Yes it does, you can use an inkjet printer with this process. If you can, it's a good idea to protect the print with spray fixative before transferring, so the ink doesn't smudge 👍
Very creative 🇿🇦🎨👏
Many many thanks Franco 🌷
Maybe you could use very dilute watercolour to paint the photo transfer - the paint might act like a glaze and you wouldn't lose the first layer of collage.
That's a great idea! 🤗 I did some watercoloring in the past but it was more like tinting and the final pieces would turn out subdued, which can be beautiful as well but I'm really into vivid colors now. So maybe I didn't use the right watercolors?
@@NitsaCreativeStudio Maybe inks would give greater pigment strength. Or watered fluorescent colours (acrylic) ?
You're right on the money!! I just bought acrylic inks recently and haven't tried them yet. I wasn't quite sure how to use them. So maybe that's what I'll do and possibly share in the next video... Thank you so much for your awesome suggestions! 🥰
Try Inktense water soluble pencils. They are fabulous and have great colors. Activate with water color brush and water. They will dry and the color won’t run. Then you can seal the piece. I think you will be thrilled with the results.
You live happily ever after because you are a princess who creates beautifully ❌⭕️❌
That's very kind of you!! thank you Kimmerly 🥰
Yes happily ever after 🥰😘❤️
You know it! 😂🥰🌷
I just discovered your channel & loved this video! I also love your playful, positive energy & the way you explain your process. Can an Inkjet printer be used instead of a Laser printer? I’m looking forward to watching more video. I subscribed!
Thank you so much!! 🥰 Yes! You can definitely use an inkjet printer for this process (I forgot to mention it in the video 😅) It will be a good idea to coat the print with spray fixative before transferring so the ink doesn't smudge.
I love what you’re doing thank you.
I have a suggestion, and I am not saying you are doing anything wrong, but it may offer a different result. I wonder if you might experiment with more transparency in your paint. You can achieve this by mixing the colours you already have with some gel medium.You would have to experiment . By using transparent paint your original collage can show, but you can still define objects.
I think you are an artist! Some teachers cause damage to people’s egos, and they are in the wrong job. You are courageous creating for us all to see and you are so encouraging . I love your video.
Thank you Leigh-Ann for this great suggestion! I did some transparent painting of my photo transfers; in fact, I have a chapter about it in my previous book. And I like it very much, and as you suggested its very effective. Nowadays, I'm trying the opaque style painting since I'm trying to create something that looks like a painting rather than a photo painting. I hope it makes sense. Thanks again, I very much enjoy comments like yours! 🥰🌷
Ty for the fun vidéo you’re so funny too 😊
Glad you enjoyed! Thank you so much for watching and this sweet comment 🥰
@@NitsaCreativeStudio you’re very welcome 😊
Love the effect, but since you use gelli printing anyway, wouldn’t it be easier to do an image transfer onto the tissue using gelli plate, and then just collage it over the top in the tissue paper?
I definitely do that sometimes (as you can see in some of my other videos) but 1. for this particular piece I wanted an actual toner transfer and 2. so many people are having a hard time with the gel plate photo transfer, I didn't want it to be an extra challenge. I hope this makes sense.
Thank you for this great question Suz 🥰
What kind of paper did you print the photo on so that it could transfer with the gel? This is so clever and so beautiful thank you for not allowing someone to tell you to color inside the lines!
I printed on standard copy/printer paper 👍
thanx!
Here's to hoping to see more of Nitsa
To us! ☕
Love the video, can you use an inkjet printer?
Yes you can and it will be a good idea to spray the inkjet print with spray fixative before doing the transfer, so the ink doesn't smudge 👍
I’m still trying to get the jelly plate transfers to work. I got a free laser printer yesterday to try more to do this, but the laser prints I did at work did not transfer. 😢
It take some time and practice to master it. It actually took me about a month to develop this process, from an idea to a successful print. so don't give up. And getting a (free!! 🥳) laser printer will help! Good luck Barb 👍
Hahahahaha you are so cute and funny!!!!
Thank you Barb 🤗
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I have yet to get a photo, magazine page or any type print to transfer? I have watched many of your videos as well as others and done exactly what is advised, Tried multiple types of paints and brands and still nothing. Don't have a clue what I am doing wrong. Has anyone else experienced this?
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I'm so glad you found the happy ending!
Me too! I can't imagine my life without creating! Thank you Donna 🥰