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Nela"s Art Chat

Nela"s Art Chat is a video series where the mixed media artist Nela Dunato shares a time-lapse recording of her drawing and painting process, accompanied by her voice commentary and tips on the topics of art, design, creativity, personal growth, and fulfillment. Watch Nela"s artworks evolve from a rough sketch to a finished piece! Like Nela, the series schedule is spontaneous. Sign up to be notified when new episodes air.

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00:20:48

My new mixed media painting process for more ease,...

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2024/11/26

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

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00:22:02

Motivate yourself to create more art (ADHD-friendly)

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2024/04/10

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

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00:18:34

Emotional labor in creative professions

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2023/11/13

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:

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00:18:29

Talent exists, but it’s not what you think

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2023/06/26

In this episode of Nela’s Art Chat I'm sharing the process of creating a drippy mixed media portrait in a sketchbook and talking about the difference between skill and talent. How can we recognize and use our own talents? What to do if you donʼt feel like youʼre talented? Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/talent-exists-but-its-not-what-you-think/ Music from⁠ filmmusic.io⁠“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (⁠incompetech.com⁠) License: CC BY

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00:24:34

Artist vs. content creator

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2022/11/14

For centuries before the internet became available to the average person, there was a clear distinction between producing creative work, and publishing or promoting it. Writers, painters, musicians, directors, sculptors, and choreographers would spend months or years producing a new body of work in the privacy of their studio. Only when the work was ready to be shared with the audience, the creator (or their publicist) would make arrangements to announce the new project in the media, and give radio,

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00:20:53

Overcome art supply envy

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2022/10/17

There were always differences between artists with more means and those on a very tight budget. But in the internet age, we can literally see each others’ paint palettes from across the globe, and it breeds a green-eyed monster called the art supply envy. If you're experiencing it as well, in this episode of Nela's Art Chat I'm sharing some tips how to deal with it. Video & Transcript: https://neladunato.com/blog/art-supply-envy-cute-cat-mixed-media/ Music from filmmusic.io“Beauty Flow” by Kevin

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00:15:55

The truth about dark art

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2022/02/19

Have you created any dark art, and are a bit confused because you don’t know where these spooky images are coming from? Or is your loved one creating dark art and you’re worried about their mental health? In this episode I’ll help you make sense of dark, spooky, creepy, gory, and macabre art and explain why some people find it so appealing. Video & Transcript: http://neladunato.com/blog/dark-art-spooky-colored-pencil-drawing/ Music from filmmusic.io“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod

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00:21:24

Art & creativity for mental health & wellbeing

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2021/12/28

In this episode I discuss how creativity and the arts can improve our mental health and help us maintain a healthy outlook on life, give meaning to our life, and help us deal with daily challenges and grief. I would love for more people to learn about this power of creativity that anyone can use in their life. Video & Transcript: http://neladunato.com/blog/art-creativity-mental-health-mixed-media-portrait-process/ Music from filmmusic.io“Beauty Flow” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) License:

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00:16:11

How to balance personal & commercial creative work

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2021/06/18

Finding balance between personal creative practice and paid work can be a challenge. Our jobs may not give us 100% of the creative fulfillment that we need, and we also may have our own inspiration and ideas we want to follow. Personal practice is an excellent way to stave off creative burnout, and it helps us keep our skills sharp and develop our unique style. In this episode, I offer tips how to justify spending time on creative practice, and incorporate more spontaneous creativity into your

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00:15:13

Creatives have a responsibility towards social justice

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2020/07/18

We need to talk about how creatives can support social change, and why we should. Our talent and skills have power. We can use those powers to uphold the status quo, or we can use them to inspire and enact change. If you already aren’t convinced why we all need to take a more active role in our society, I hope this episode will make you at least consider joining me and thousands of creatives across the world in this effort. Video &

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00:09:00

Stop comparing your art to others

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2020/07/17

There are positive and beneficial sides to comparing our work to that of other artists, and there are also plenty of drawbacks. In today’s episode of Nela’s Art Chat I’m drawing a magical winter fairy colored pencil portrait while talking about how to productively compare your art with others’ so you can learn from it, and how to change your mindset so you don’t fall into the black hole of hating your own work because it’s not “good enough”. Video & Transcript:

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00:12:27

When art turns out bad

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2020/04/09

Sometimes you put in a ton of effort into an artwork and in the end you realize that it just sucks. It doesn’t look anything like you’ve envisioned it, and you feel like you’ve just wasted a lot of time on something that wasn’t worth it. In today’s episode of Nela’s Art Chat you can watch me paint a mermaid that did not turn out the way I wanted, while I talk about 4 different ways you can deal with similar “art fails” of your own. Video & Transcript:

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00:08:52

Art “just” a hobby?

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2020/03/30

What if you don’t want to be a professional artist? What if you want to remain an amateur forever, or at least at the moment? There’s a lot of pressure on creatives to earn money with their skills, and I can tell you from personal experience that sometimes it’s not a wise thing to do. I’m much happier keeping my drawing and painting practice personal, and in this episode I’ll tell you why I made this choice. Video & Transcript:

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00:11:06

Should you do an art challenge?

Nela"s Art Chat ·

2020/03/30

Inktober, Mermay, Drawing August, 100 days project, 36 days of type... there's no shortage of art challenges, and many of us are asking ourselves "Should I do one this year?" If you've never done an art challenge, in this episode of Nela's Art Chat I give you some of my tips on how to decide, and how to prepare if you do end up doing one. In the video (link below), you can watch a time lapse of my ink mermaid drawing from start to finish. Video & Transcript:

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