One more year goes by

Wasn't it just  few days when we were celebrating the new 2015? And now we are saying good bye to it...
This year was artistically full of awesome and I was able to accomplish most of my goals, and the ones I haven't gotten to yet, are at least in the queue ;o)

My channel has been growing and I will continue to post weekly.  I have been part of awesome art groups offering my art lessons *I will talk more about a new art jourlaing class soon! and I have stayed creative everyday, which sometimes is a difficult thing with all the life things going on ;oP

I hope next year is wonderful, creative and full of joy for you and your loved ones.
Thank you for visiting and many blessings ♥
 See you next year! Happy 2016!

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ACEO video, painting with acrylics

Here's the 2nd video of the C.A.C. series for winter art. I have been making longer videos, seems like you guys like them not too short? Usually I edit to have them about 5 to 7 minutes, this new ones are around 20 minutes.

And talking about time... Is the year really gone? wow... Why am I always surprised at the end of December? \(Ͼ˳Ͽ)/

Let me know what you think, and I hope you have a wonderful new year's eve!



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Winter art video coloring an ACEO

I made some winter art videos, originally there were going to be 3, but then I got very sick and my voice was gone so I will have to make a voice over on the 3rd installment .... I really didn't want to sound like Darth Vader  lol

Here is the 1st one:

Thanks for your comments and  see you in the next one! :o*

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Art Journal Flip

Hello all!
I hope you are having a nice Christmas season.
Whatever you celebrate, wherever you are in the world, I hope you are happy and feeling the love ♥

I want to share one of my journals, see all my pages? I hope you like it!


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Art Collaboration video with Jenny Grant

This art collab with Jenny Grant is the 2nd video, where I paint of the mixed media canvas she mailed to me.
I hope you have the chance to give it a thumbs up in there, that helps me grow as a channel and be able to create more videos!


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Just hello

Hello there!
I have been working hard at my channel but neglecting a bit my blog. I will try to adjust or unify both so the blog doesn't stay behind :o)
This is just a personal post, tomorrow I will have a new video, so check again or subscribe to see it as soon as it is up in the channel

The last few days, actually a whole week already! I've been sick with a terrible flu bug. I rarely get sick so it is extra annoying :oP (Not that ever a flu is welcome).

I'm sharing this cartoon from  Lunarbaboon, visit his page, it is fantastic! But this one in particular is awesome. Enjoy!

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How to paint a girl with acrylic paint

This is a fun art collab I made with artist Angela Anderson! I love the canvas she sent with a pattern that immediately gave me the image of a little dress.
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Online classes! art workshops by AyalaArt

painting e-class - online art workshop - art classes videos -  self study online courses

💖 My online art classes on Sale now, over 20% off  from THIS post only! 💖

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Mermaid Mini Class!       

One project lesson with extra Demo videos.
Prepare a canvas and create a beautiful mermaid. Easy to follow, detailed instructions.
*All levels of experience

After you pay and get the invitation, you can always enter by clicking HERE to enter the classroom.
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Party Hat!
Work on painting the face, Hands, different backgrounds layers. Intermediate level.
Based on techniques and mediums.

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$35 USD

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*Basic Face is a self-paced online class for beginners who wish to learn how to draw a face, and people that would like to learn to make their own style.

Easy to follow instructions on how to make Eye, Nose, Mouth and placement of element in the face!

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* Overhaul it  Beginners and advanced.  Four colorful  projects full of textures.

Four ideas and fun techniques that can help you save discarded art piece, OR just start from scratch in a blank page!

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How to prepare a collage for mixed media

I prepared several videos on how I make the canvas ready for a mixed media painting.

Click the following link to see them ALL (it is a list of many videos)  and I hope you leave me a comment in the video.
I'd love to hear from you!  \(⚗._,⚗)/ 

youtube.com/user/AyalaArt

 

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Free art video tutorials and demo

Wow... October is here... and half way gone!
I have been painting every day and editing videos, but not updating the blog, so, I will post my 2 most recent art videos in this post, enjoy!

Click on the image to see the video:

https://youtu.be/jaeqHWZQSCc

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Day 29, DoD day of the dead art

This is the continuation of my art collab with Sal, the video is coming soon with more details!

I just wanted to post the painting as my last face of the 29.
Well, I hope everyone had fun, and even if there was stress and frustration, we still discovered something new by pushing a daily time to do our art. :o*

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Day 28, drawing with the left hand

I made this sketch with pencil and darkened a little digitally. We are almost all done with the challenge!

 

I also made this one earlier, when I originally read about the teacher  telling the little boy his left hand was "bad"... some people should not be near schools, much less teachers.

But out of that negativity, we made in the 29 faces group, many, many! left art art. ♥

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Day 27, a face in a splash of paint

I spent most of the day packing and organizing and checking my art stash for things that I know well I do not use, because I had forgotten i had them... yes, shame on me LOL
But hey, I will be posting the goodies as I downsize and reorganize my art room. Keep an eye for the post!
For now, I made a face out a splash of paint that I found and like...
Turned out cut I think? ;o)

Looks like a little feather ♥ Maybe it is a little sparkle of the red blood moon we had tonight (and that I couldn't see in this dusty sky we have) >:o/

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OMG Day 26 of 29 faces. Drawing a face on card stock

I made this drawing while waiting for my husband in the car on an errand. It is in red card stock that I used to make a little sketchbook...
I have been SO busy with the video art collabs, the video editing and the new 2 online classes (registration open now! see HERE) bu I can always make a little time for a sketched face ♥ We are almost at the end of the 29 faces!
What is new for me this time around is the position of the heads when I draw or paint, and in this case the hair... isn't she cute wiht that short style?

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Day 24 brush the paint on the paper

This one is another of the "clean the brush" pages, and I decided to make hair with the black paint, so it will be a bit of a problem when I come back to finish the skin tones. But overall, it is a fun face ;o)

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Day 23: Doodle on a page and make a face in the art journal

I wrote a love letter with a water soluble pencil and then invited a #paintbrush to dance for the #29faces (^._,^)

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Collab With Sal Scheibe

I am participating in this art collaboration with Sal Scheibe!
She sent me her canvas, I send her this canvas, and I will show you what we created:

Click to see video


And this is Sal's post HERE where the canvas is described how it was done :oD

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Day 21 of 29faces Basic drawing of a face

In the beginning there was only ‪#‎green‬. Later on came the ‪#‎pencil‬ dancing with the dream of more colors to come and dance together #artjournalpage

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Day 20 ... Collage and Video

In the last minute I decided to make a 2nd video for the #LoveFallArt collaboration and sure enough, it took my whole day, till midnight!
So, it is a collage of an oil painting I made before, collaged and it is now a giveaway for those that share the video and leave a comment THERE in the video (not here)

See the video here: https://youtu.be/IJctc6mzq4s
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Day 19, illustration

I made this little illustration out of one of my drawings, and I colored it with wet media on printed paper. After I scanned I discovered the ondulation paper gives a cool halo around her so I left it like that :oD

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Day 18 Charcoal on paper

This is just a quick charcoal sketch on an envelop, because I like the color, but the surface was very unevenly sleep in parts and rough in others...? Still was fun to make a face when in a hurry. :oP

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Day 17. Paint a face in an Art Journal page

This is my face for today,  the front page for my Traveling Journal which is going to be mailed to Sandra in the UK, and then travel from there to 11 other destinations through the year. ♥
It is also my entry for the #LoveFallArt video collaboration. Subscribe to my channel if you haven't already :oD



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Day 16. The eyes make a difference

Here you can see the first steps on my face and then how I added more detail to the face:
Just a little highlight makes a big difference.

We survived the 1st half of the challenge! Are you holding on? I hope so!
Remember that this month we have an extra day.

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Day 15. Stopping before the art is finished

If you feel that you overwork your paintings, I invite you to do this exercise:
Start a piece and way before it is finished, stop. Let it sit on the side for a day or two. Think  of several ways to keep working on it, like color or any other technique to apply, and then go ahead and finish. Do not add anything else than what you thought of while in the break. It is just an excercice and it is easier for some than for others. Try and see! :oD

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Day 14, turquoise and coral

Have you tried faces in different poses? They are a bit more challenging than a frontal face but fun to make. Try if you have not already!

Today is a special day. My baby is starting college. I officially have to grown kids in the university... sniff sniff. (I'm crying for the cost of the books! omg!) lol

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Day 13 acrylic paint and charcoal in my page

I actually started this one a few weeks ago and just added a few more things. I will continue to add as I have left over paint, see where it ends!

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Day 12 paint a page in my art journal

I am having so much fun brushing faces and leaving them to be a re-start for later. Some would be completed just as they are, but I just think of all the extra details I will add later, practicing to stop and to have a more loose brush. This one might be calling for a few layers of highlights/ Later. Maybe :o)

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Day 11

Usually I do not posts art on this day Sept 11, however, the face I painted seemed to have the feel of remembering.

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Day 10, of 29. Pencil sketch

I made this little sketch in less than 10 minutes. Pencil on card stock. That goes to prove that we can do something fun every day. I edited digitally to make the colors stronger, I like the results. Somehow the white turned into pink blue and purple...  :o)

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Day 9. DOD Day of the dead, Dia de los muertos Art.

After what Cinnamon Cooney created for me in out art collab video HERE I got inspired to make a Dia de los Muertos art!

Nothing fancy... yet! She will have flowers and prettiness soon :oD
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Close up of a painting e-class

2 Mermaid online class & Art journal spread!




Two lessons in one! A canvas painting, and a journal spread! These paintings were so much fun to make, I know you will enjoy them too. You can paint a face even with no experience at all.

Self-paced lessons, easy to follow!

Easy to follow instructions from start to finish.
Lesson is given in real time, just a few parts are speed-up, for practical reasons, but for the most part you see  what happens while I paint, and you can make a beautiful mermaid even if you do not have much experience painting.

What is class one about?
 This online painting class is only one project, unlike my other classes, but I have included some extras just to make it more fun.
Play with texture, collage, drawing, and different kinds of paints.
What is class two about?
The second classis a 4 page journal spread where you will learn not only to paint a cute mermaid but also to make bubbles the easy way!

These lessons are hours long but divided in parts so you can take brakes. You have access to this material for a long time, at least a year. And can watch it as many times a s you want! ♥

This lesson is a 4 page spread ♥

What do I need?
-Fast internet connection.
-Acrylic paint, mediums and brushes.
-Assorted templates and patterned paper.
The full list of materials will be given after joining the class.

 And of course I have samples and freebies! Join my youtube channel for fun  tutorials and demos.
Because of the nature of online classes and workshops, no refunds after the class has started.

$45.00 USD

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Day 7. Three quarters 3/4 face

Very hot colors! Looks like she is o fire :oD
I actually had to stop myself from keep going... I want to make a deliberate effort in leaving things unfinished. It is good for those of us that overdo the details. Once in a while, leave a figure just marked, and stop.
It. Is. Hard. (°‿~ )

And in case you are new to it, here are the links, info, button etc...
to sign up go to #29faces challenge!

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Day 6. Painting details in the human face.

When I started to work on Visual journals, I had no idea I was going to like it so much.
There is certain kind of magic to go back and find a page to finish, or to add something else, and leave it for more later on.
In this page I worked some more in some layers I had left for months, and it felt good to make a face, and add many more details.

It is almost 1 week already! A How are you doing?
And in case you are new to it, here are the links, info, button etc...
to sign up go to #29faces challenge!

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Day 5. Loose brush strokes

I am leaving this face very abstracted today. Very loose brushwork. I know I will be coming back to it in the future, but for now as an exercise, it is done :o)
Her eyes are closed, her expression dreamy. What is she thinking about?

And in case you are new to it, here are the links, info, button etc...
to sign up go to #29faces challenge!
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Day 4 Reworking a journal page

This is a face I made long time ago but I never felt ok with it. So I gessoed a bit, and started a different one. Not sure what I will do to the hair, but I'm liking the face :o)

 

Unfortunately I did not take a picture of how it looked before   \(Ͼ˳Ͽ)/

 Oh well....

And in case you are new to it, here are the links, info, button etc...
to sign up go to #29faces challenge!
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Day 3 Face in 3/4 looking to the side

Have you practiced making faces looking to the side?
I used only cool colors for the page background, mostly very watery and runny.
Try to do something unusual for the 29 faces! 

And in case you are new to it, here are the links, info, button etc...
to sign up go to #29faces challenge!

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Day 2 Sept 2015 Corful journal page

One of the most fun things I like doing, is painting fast wiht left over paint for any other project.
I do not get to select a color, and I do not let my stong inclination of doping details.
That's a really good exercise for me! Because I like to get of my comfort zone and let the brush go fast with as little detail as I can manage.
Yes, there is such a thing as not knowing when to stop, and having too much fun lol

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to sign up go to  #29faces challenge!

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29 faces in September is on!

Wow... here we go in this awesome marathon, have fun making faces!
Practice, learn, test new stuff... try not to repeat so you can enrich your experience as much as you can with not-your-day-to-day art ♥

Here is my first. Click link to see the video ♥

http://youtu.be/PKr_Cu9Yd5w

And in case you are new to it, here are the links, info, button etc... to sign up got #29faces challenge!

*Thanks to my friend Cinnamon Cooney that participated in this online art collab!

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Copyright guidelines for Crafters, hobbys and artist in general

This is a great illustrated, visual, easy to follow graphic on copyright.
Basically, if you did not create it, and you plan to sell it or post it online, ask for permission  or check if it is OK with the author. In many cases all you have to do is giving attribution.  (-'‿'-)

Click image to see better.

I am re-posting it from the Blue Bottle tree website.

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How to paint a little princess painting

This is another of my collaborations I made, this time with Letitia Pfinder in Canada. I had fun working on this canvas!

Video on how I made it here:

https://youtu.be/52ZKjsTMg40?t=1s

If you like it, please give it a thumbs up! And subscribe to my channel to see when I upload a new video ♥
P.S. Are you ready for #29faces ??

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kitty cat journal page

I am participating in Animal Theme in August along with hundreds of YouTubers.
As you probably know, I love our tuxedo cat, so what better model than that for such a theme?
Here is the page all done:

And this is how I made it:

https://youtu.be/VGdfF8bTfGY

Please leave a comment in the video if you have a chance, and click Like. That is a great feedback for me ♥

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10 year blog anniversary winner!

We have a winner!!
Thank you very much to those that participated ♥  ٩(^‿^)۶ 

Congrats to the winner, and I will be mailing you the price this week.... paint!
 . . . . .Drum roll please!

Congrats Katie!

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