I Tested The DUMBEST Art Hacks Of 2022...

Oh the flower one is based on a real dying process -- but in that, the shirt is usually soaked all the way through in a copper pot first, then they'd place the flowers and roll up the shirt and leave it for awhile so the natural pigments in the flowers can seep through. It's called botanical bundle dyeing. :D

Omg, everyone needs someone in their life that will walk in on you doing something strange like smashing flowers into clothing with a mallet and just be like “ok, do your thing!” Rae, that man is a keeper!

Rae, the aluminum foil hack will work but you have to be touching the aluminum foil. I actually made a stylus out of a nib on a toothbrush with a bread twist tie when I was in a pinch once. You have to touch the aluminum foil so that the electrical current is carried from your finger to the pad.

This video did not disappoint, we are in tears with laughter! Artists everywhere felt your pain with that balloon cup! Honestly, our reaction to the cotton swab marker hack was WHY??? We have so many actual markers that are so nice to use and so affordable! We're not going to get on our soap box and preach about wasting spaghetti in a painting though, because there is documentary evidence of us doing art with pasta. Oh, and we're not proud of it, but there is now just a tiny chance a few of of us might be gluing stuff to our fingers now... FOR ART!!!

Try soaking colored pencils it’s amazing

Loved the video! But I must say, as a broken ass artist the foil hack does work! But you'd have to touch the foil while using it, also I add cotton for the tip and a bit of what, just to keep it humid to conduct electricity (there's some science behind). That's how I draw on my cellphone 😂

The water balloon/glass hack actually does work. Your brush hole was at the edge rather than the middle then tipped the glass to the side the hole was. Also probably needed a little less water. Not the greatest hack if you don't want to take the time to make sure it's right, but if you're extra clumsy, it's definitely a good idea.

Ok tbh, I did the flower thing one afternoon and it actually did work. I didn’t put anything over the flowers, and I mostly used the darkest ones I could find, but yeah. I mean ofc it didn’t look like an actual flower, it was more abstract, and also… it disappeared as soon as I washed it, but that was only to be expected lol. It would be a good way to occupy kids in the holidays tho

I think the hack by taping the tape to the desk u didn't do correctly. They used DUCT tape and u use painters tape. Duct tape would have absolutely held in place

The flower thing DOES work, but it really depends on the flowers/leaves you use. I remember doing this in school when we were learning how people in Ye Olden Times made dyes and stuff

"the spaghetti is not as good as the broccoli" is not something i ever thought i would hear on an art video

The anti-spill paint cup does work, you just have to cut the balloon farther up and make sure the hole is in the middle.

I used to do the stylus one and it actually works u just wrap the foil around a q tip it's not the best but it really helped me when I couldn't afford a stylus

9:25 if you use actual duct tape it will hold steady to a wooden surface, in elementary school that’s how our art teacher would have the cups of water and over 5 years there I witnessed less than 5 spills

It reminds me of elementary school art projects. I remember dreading them since my teachers were so strict when we had to use paint.

2:50 The Anti-Spill Paint Cup Hack I think it may work if u had tried with a glass not plastic cup.

The diy stylus at 8:46 actually works but you have to touch the foil with your fingers in order for it to work I used to do this all the time when I was a kid It works because aluminum is very conductive

Haha that mental health joke was funny. Same. at 10:43

3:09 Because you use a huge plastic cup instead of a small glass

The Digital Stylus hack does work, have to be touching the foil with your hand for it to work its something to do with the electrical currant in your hand and the foil being a conductor. also a better way is to some cotton attach it to a wooden doddle wrap the whole thing in foil nice and tight. Finally slightly dampen the cotton and your good to start digitally drawing, plus wont scratch your tablet/ipad ... Sorry for the brief science lesson lol