The author of the video attempts to recreate six artistic Instagram tricks sent to her by her followers. The tricks include:
1. Creating a rose pattern using excess acrylic paint and a cotton swab, which works despite the author's initial skepticism.
2. Transferring marker ink from a plastic sheet to paper using water, which partially works but requires more water than expected.
3. Painting over a stain on black paper, which works and produces a beautiful result.
4. Creating a smudge effect using a gel pen and a scratch, which works well with different pens and paper types.
5. Using a damaged brush to create flower patterns, which doesn't work as expected and is disapproved.
6. Creating a butterfly design using paint and a metal chain, which surprisingly works despite the author's pessimism.
The author notes that some tricks require specific materials or practice to achieve the desired result, and encourages viewers to send her more tricks to try on her Instagram account.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The author tests six artistic Instagram tricks.
2. The author doesn't have access to all the materials used in the original tricks, so they improvise with what they have.
3. The first trick is to create a rose using cotton swabs and acrylic paint.
4. The author uses a watercolor sheet instead of canvas for the first trick.
5. The second trick is to create a watercolor effect using markers, a plastic sheet, and water.
6. The third trick is to paint over a stain on black paper using acrylic paint.
7. The fourth trick is to create a smudge effect using a gel pen and a scratch on the paper.
8. The fifth trick is to use a damaged brush to create flowers.
9. The sixth trick is to create a butterfly using paint and a metal chain.
10. The author is pessimistic about the success of the sixth trick.
11. The author uses watercolor paper and a brush to apply paint for the sixth trick.
12. The sixth trick yields a cool result despite the author's initial pessimism.