Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Welcome to "The Ugly Phase"! This isn't the finished masterpiece yet—it's the crucial, messy first step in a brand new, highly personal art piece I'm creating for the walls of our new home.
In this video, I'm tackling the very beginning of the project: establishing the base layer using the beautiful, subtle colors of our local environment. Watch as I mix, layer, and experiment with paints to capture the desert hues and natural tones that will ground this entire work. Right now, it looks like a beautiful mess, but this foundation is key for the complex, layered collage that is coming next.
This is a progress check, showing my process from the very start. If you're interested in art process videos, home décor art, or how to translate natural inspiration into an abstract piece, you're in the right place!
Hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss the upcoming videos where I move on to adding the actual collage elements and building up the final texture!
What's your favorite stage of the creative process? Let me know in the comments below!
Paints used:
Super Pearl Gold, Nova Color
Titan Buff Light, Amsterdam
Red Black, Atelier Interactive
Indian Yellow, Golden
Azarian Crimson, Golden
Paynes Gray, Golden
Titanium White, Amsterdam
16x20 Gel Plate, GelElf
6" Brayer, Speedball
1/2" Brayer, Speedball
Silicone Blending Brush, Liquitex
If you have any questions or have ideas of things to cover in future videos leave them in the comments below. It is my goal to post two videos per week and would love it if you’d let me know what you think.
LINKS:
Fluid Art.co for TLP pigments: fluid-art.co
ColorArte pigments and paints: colourarte.com
Pourage Posse paints: etsy.com/shop/ChristinaWelchArt
Jo Sonja paints and varnish: josonja.com
Firedots pigments: pixelpaintdesigns.bigcartel.com
WinterStorm Art for the spinner: winterstrom-art.com/thespinner
Dick Blick art supplies: dickblick.com
Jerry’s Artarama for art supplies: jerrysartarama.com
For a 10% discount all LOLIVFE products lolivefe.refr.cc/davidh
The Shelee Art Style is so much more than just a “RECIPE”. It’s about consistency and understanding how your paints react with each other. If you are interested in learning more I would highly encourage you to join the SheleeArt course. The biggest benefit of the course in my mind is the access to a worldwide community of like minded artists to ask questions of and share your journey.
You can sign up at http://www.sheleeart.com.au and use this code for 15% off
sheleeart15DRH. If you have any questions, drop it into Shelee Art inbox, or email them at hello@sheleeart.com.au someone is always willing to help! ❤️❤️
Check out the links below for my social media
Tiktok - tiktok.com/@drh.acrylic.creations?
Instagram - instagram.com/drh.acrylic.creations
Facebook - facebook.com/DRHAcrylicCreations
Pintrest - @drhacryliccreations
Website - drh-acrylic-creations.com
You can help support my channel by doing the following:
— Like my video
— Leave a comment
— Share on your social media
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Welcome to "The Ugly Phase"! This isn't the finished masterpiece yet—it's the crucial, messy first step in a brand new, highly personal art piece I'm creating for the walls of our new home.
In this video, I'm tackling the very beginning of the project: establishing the base layer using the beautiful, subtle colors of our local environment. Watch as I mix, layer, and experiment with paints to capture the desert hues and natural tones that will ground this entire work. Right now, it looks like a beautiful mess, but this foundation is key for the complex, layered collage that is coming next.
This is a progress check, showing my process from the very start. If you're interested in art process videos, home décor art, or how to translate natural inspiration into an abstract piece, you're in the right place!
Hit subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss the upcoming videos where I move on to adding the actual collage elements and building up the final texture!
What's your favorite stage of the creative process? Let me know in the comments below!
Paints used:
Super Pearl Gold, Nova Color
Titan Buff Light, Amsterdam
Red Black, Atelier Interactive
Indian Yellow, Golden
Azarian Crimson, Golden
Paynes Gray, Golden
Titanium White, Amsterdam
16x20 Gel Plate, GelElf
6" Brayer, Speedball
1/2" Brayer, Speedball
Silicone Blending Brush, Liquitex
If you have any questions or have ideas of things to cover in future videos leave them in the comments below. It is my goal to post two videos per week and would love it if you’d let me know what you think.
LINKS:
Fluid Art.co for TLP pigments: fluid-art.co
ColorArte pigments and paints: colourarte.com
Pourage Posse paints: etsy.com/shop/ChristinaWelchArt
Jo Sonja paints and varnish: josonja.com
Firedots pigments: pixelpaintdesigns.bigcartel.com
WinterStorm Art for the spinner: winterstrom-art.com/thespinner
Dick Blick art supplies: dickblick.com
Jerry’s Artarama for art supplies: jerrysartarama.com
For a 10% discount all LOLIVFE products lolivefe.refr.cc/davidh
The Shelee Art Style is so much more than just a “RECIPE”. It’s about consistency and understanding how your paints react with each other. If you are interested in learning more I would highly encourage you to join the SheleeArt course. The biggest benefit of the course in my mind is the access to a worldwide community of like minded artists to ask questions of and share your journey.
You can sign up at http://www.sheleeart.com.au and use this code for 15% off
sheleeart15DRH. If you have any questions, drop it into Shelee Art inbox, or email them at hello@sheleeart.com.au someone is always willing to help! ❤️❤️
Check out the links below for my social media
Tiktok - tiktok.com/@drh.acrylic.creations?
Instagram - instagram.com/drh.acrylic.creations
Facebook - facebook.com/DRHAcrylicCreations
Pintrest - @drhacryliccreations
Website - drh-acrylic-creations.com
You can help support my channel by doing the following:
— Like my video
— Leave a comment
— Share on your social media
LIKE - SUBSCRIBE - RING THE BELL
