In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I share a watercolor & mixed media drawing and painting process that I’ve developed in recent months, which enabled me to create the kind of paintings I want with more ease and confidence. I’ll be talking about the challenges with the "ugly stage" that I’ve had before I started using this process, and how it has impacted my work since.

Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/new-mixed-media-portrait-painting-process/

Music from⁠⁠⁠ filmmusic.io⁠⁠⁠ “Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠) License: CC BY (⁠⁠⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠)

In this episode I'm painting a watercolor paint and watercolor pencil fantasy portrait, while sharing lots of tips that can help you create more art. As a person with ADHD 🧠 I often struggle finding motivation, energy, and time to create elaborate pieces of art. I thought about this a lot and tried many different methods, and now I'm sharing the most effective ones with you!

Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/motivate-yourself-create-more-art/⁠

Music from⁠⁠⁠ filmmusic.io⁠⁠⁠ “Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠⁠) License: CC BY (⁠⁠⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠⁠)

In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I’m sharing the process of creating a moody, drippy mixed media portrait in my recycled sketchbook while talking about an overlooked topic: emotional labor.

• What kind of impact it has on creative workers?
• Why do we often find personal work easier and less draining than commissioned work?
• How can we protect ourselves from excessive emotional labor so we don't burn out?

Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/emotional-labor-creative-professions/

Music from⁠⁠ filmmusic.io⁠⁠“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (⁠⁠incompetech.com⁠⁠) License: CC BY (⁠⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠⁠)