#112 MASTER CLASS — THE MARKS WE MAKE
Think about the tools you reach for again and again, the ones that just feel right. Each one shapes texture, rhythm, and expression in your work. In this Master Class, Coach Nadine shows how her favorite mark-making tools create movement, depth, and energy in a painting. You will explore how layering and varied marks build interest and guide the viewer’s eye, expanding your visual vocabulary and discovering marks that feel uniquely your own. The Marks We Make: simple tools, infinite possibilities.
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Chapters and timestamps are also listed below for quick reference.
- Childhood & Art Tools: 00:00
- Tool Storage & Crayons: 01:16
- Water Soluble & Sealing: 05:55
- Material Intro & Texture: 41:39
- Layering & Patterns: 43:08
- Lines & Color Balance: 47:29
- Final Thoughts: 53:50
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Nadine, thank you for sharing your process .. your passion. I love your energy .. enthusiasm, and feel very grateful I get to watch this again.
Really terrific Nadine!!! Watching a knowledgeable and talented artist like you, in such a natural free-flow state, while still being able to articulate the thinking process is just the best. Thank you for all these wonderful tips and how to use them in our own process.
Nadine, Thank you, this was great. You are a great communicator, this was so helpful and informative… I love texture and all the great layers you created! Thank you! What an arsenal of tools! Even if I get a few, it will be so much fun.
Nadine, Thank you so much for sharing this mark making info and all your tools… So inspiring!!
Nadine this was so wonderful!! I am struggling to find the needle nose type of paint applicators that you are using. Even in the above photo. Could you share what you use? I have bought some to put on my fluid paints but, they keep blobbing paint. Thank you so much in advance if you could answer this!!!!
Thank you, Nadine! This was extremely informative. You are such a clear communicator and excellent teacher! I loved learning how you work with the marks once they’re on your painting.
Nadine, This was absolutely wonderful. Particularly loved how you pushed marks back and brought them forward. beautiful layering.
Simlpy splendid!
Thank you ,
Gill