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Dot Art Masterclass for Beginners
Dot. Create. Relax.
Welcome and Introduction (2:45)
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What to expect in this course
Recommended materials
Project board VS paper (0:47)
Dotting Tools
Household Dotting Tools (1:59)
The 2 types of dotting tools (0:54)
Paint
Paint (2:51)
TIP! Air and paint (0:21)
TIP! For your paint bottles (1:14)
BONUS TIP: When opening paint bottle (0:33)
Using your Dotting Tools
How to hold your dotting tools (1:10)
Dotting Technique: Flat-end tools (3:43)
TIP! For dipping tool into paint (0:49)
TIP! For more control (0:48)
The Importance of the 3 steps for using flat-end tools (1:51)
Dotting Technique: Round-end tools (Walk the Dots) (3:32)
Let's Practice
Flat-end tools (technique) (2:29)
Flat-end tools (spacing) (2:59)
Walk the Dots, Straight lines (2:05)
Walk the Dots, around a Centre dot (1:08)
Please practise LOTS before moving on to the next section
Cleaning Your Dotting Tools
How to clean your Dotting Tools (1:29)
Top Dots
Top Dots - In the center (2:12)
Top Dots - Peacock style (1:43)
Let's do some practise ☺
A little more about Walk the Dots
Walk the Dots, Tip 1 (unobstructed view) (2:00)
Walk the Dots, Tip 2 (big dots) (0:55)
Walk the Dots, Tip 3 (change to a smaller tool) (0:48)
Walk the Dots, Tip 4 (extending the row) (1:41)
Advanced Walk the Dots - LET'S PLAY!
Walk the Dots - Freestyle 1 (2:06)
Walk the Dots - Freestyle 2 (1:25)
Walk the Dots - Freestyle 3 (1:11)
Walk the Dots - Freestyle 4 (1:13)
Walk the Dots - Freestyle 5 (1:32)
Walk the Dots - Waves (1:05)
Walk the Dots - One side, Multiple layers (1:24)
Walk the Dots - Both sides, Multiple layers (2:24)
Let's do some practise ☺
Swooshes!
Swoosh technique (2:17)
Swoosh combinations (2:31)
Curved swooshes (1:29)
Let's practise swooshes
Surfaces to dot on
If it doesn't move, you can probably dot it! (2:41)
Preparing your surface
Translucent/Semi-tranparent Dots
TIP: Double dotting (2:43)
TIP: White base dot (1:34)
Chalk Pencil
All about Chalk Pencil (2:25)
Stencils
Mandala Stencils
Ideas for stencil placements (1:30)
Guidelines
Using a Compass (2:44)
Using a stencil (3:25)
How NOT to draw your guidelines (0:49)
BONUS TIP: Finding the center of a circle (1:37)
Starting a design : 4-point system
Example 1 (2:41)
Example 2 (2:10)
Example 3 (2:52)
Let's Practise !
Design 1: using only flat-end tools
Design 1 - Center dot and Row 1 (3:39)
Design 1 - Row 2 (2:52)
Design 1 - Row 3 (1:54)
Design 1 - Row 4 (3:01)
Design 1 - Row 5 (3:56)
Design 1 - Row 6 & 7 (5:26)
Design 1 - Row 8 (1:30)
Let's practise! ☺
Design 1 - on a black surface (2:28)
Fixing Errors
How to fix errors (3:38)
TIP for Top Dots - Choices Choices!
TIP: Choosing colours for your top dots (1:32)
Design 2 - using flat-end tools
Design 2 - Center dot and Row 1 (2:24)
Design 2 - Row 2 (2:03)
Design 2 - Row 3 (1:52)
Design 2 - Row 4 (1:52)
Design 2 - Row 5 (1:34)
Design 2 - Row 6 & 7 (3:29)
Design 2 - Top Dots Layer 1 (3:06)
Design 2 - Top Dots Layer 2 (2:19)
Let's Practise! ☺
Design 3 - Flower
Design 3 - Center dot and Row 1 & 2 (3:05)
Design 3 - Row 3 (2:32)
Design 3 - Row 4 (2:51)
Design 3 - Row 5 (2:51)
Design 3 - Filling spaces (2:22)
Design 3 - Top Dots (4:34)
Design 3 - Removing guidelines (1:34)
Let's Practise ☺
Freehand Designs (no guidelines)
Freehand Design 1 (8:18)
Freehand Design 2 (7:58)
Freehand Design 3 (5:04)
Bringing back the balance
Tip for bringing a design back into alignment (5:11)
Colours
Let's talk about colours (2:51)
Krupa's Additional Tips
Mindfulness (1:32)
Tips for creating designs (3:02)
3 reasons your dots are not forming correctly
Is there such a thing as too many dots?
Master the basics
Keep it simple
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Paint Thinning & Thickening Mediums
Flow Medium / Pouring Medium
Gel Medium
BONUS: Petals
Technique for creating petals (2:41)
Petals - Example 1 (6:03)
Petals - Example 2 (3:21)
Petals - Example 3 (3:47)
Petals - Example 4 (2:37)
Petals - Example 5 (1:38)
Sealing Artworks
Ways to seal artworks
Complimentary Step-By-Step Design
Creative Hobbies Magazine
Wrap up
Thank you! (1:05)
Your feedback
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TIP! For more control
TIP:
Use your wrist to have more control and stability as you place your dot.
Place your wrist down first and thereafter slowly bring your tool straight down to the surface to place your dot.
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