I you want to be an artist but you are not a classically trained painter then abstract art paintings are the way to go. Creating abstract art is easy. It is you subconscious self that produces this art, that's why abstract paintings are always very interesting and appeals to different people in different ways.
If you use paper, then the kind of paper you need depends on the medium you are using. For starters I recommend acrylic paint. Acrylic paint is easier to use because it dries faster. Oil paint is messy because it stays wet for more than a say depending on how thick the layers are and when beginners use oils they end up mixing all paint he/she has into a nasty brown color.
You have 2 options when purchasing paper to paint on, it can either be primed or unprimed. If it's not primed, just apply a thin layer of paint(don't dilute it) and let it dry, but I recommend the former.
When your first starting out you want to buy the cheapest acrylic paint available because we're assuming you're only trying to amuse yourself at this point and with cheap paint you can splash it around freely not worrying about making your money back in profit.
One of the keywords in our approach to abstract art is spontaneity. This means letting your brush take control, allowing yourself to be like a shaman in a trance. The other side of abstract art - and of any other kind of art - is using your intelligence to guide your animal instincts.
Now, intelligence is a very nasty word, evoking images of geeks, nerds and other professors, but let me tell you this: You possess intelligence. And you're going to use it to paint abstract art, or else you'll end up an abstract expressionist with loads of talent but with helpless paintings. What we need is a plan.
First off you have ask the question what is I would like to paint?What is it that you are interested in painting? What great artist would you like to be? Van Gogh, Mondrian, Bosch, Picasso, Klee, Chagall? A good way to start as an artist is to copy what the greats have done. Art historians attribute the success of French art to young students going to the Louvre, copying the old masters. This is legitimate as long as you know the difference between educational copying and forgery. Copying is too strong a word for our purposes, by the way, because we will try to stimulate your imagination, but with a plan - and a little help.
There is another way that you can go about painting your paintings. Another way to start is to just do everything completely at random with no plan whatsoever. That is, you paint random forms by instinct, without a preconceived plan. With this approach it's important to know when to stop and start thinking about what you've done. Be careful not ro over paint as a beginner. Try not to paint layer over layer in a random, uncontrolled fashion. You know that is time to stop when you are feeling tired or uninspired. Don't assume you can get your paintings done in one go, you have to be disciplined in order to know when to stop and wait for new ideas to come.
So suppose you have started a painting that looks really good. One possible way to elaborate on it is to take a small sized brush and try to accentuate the most relevant elements of your painting. You don't do this by thinking about it in a conscious sort of way, but try to imagine what it would feel like if you applied this brush stroke in that color to that location. If this sounds esoteric, it's because painting is about the most implicit form of intelligence: intuition. Although you may not understand everything that has been said on this page, you'll recognize many things as you get more experience Make sure to think about your paintings and not just paint. - 29968
If you use paper, then the kind of paper you need depends on the medium you are using. For starters I recommend acrylic paint. Acrylic paint is easier to use because it dries faster. Oil paint is messy because it stays wet for more than a say depending on how thick the layers are and when beginners use oils they end up mixing all paint he/she has into a nasty brown color.
You have 2 options when purchasing paper to paint on, it can either be primed or unprimed. If it's not primed, just apply a thin layer of paint(don't dilute it) and let it dry, but I recommend the former.
When your first starting out you want to buy the cheapest acrylic paint available because we're assuming you're only trying to amuse yourself at this point and with cheap paint you can splash it around freely not worrying about making your money back in profit.
One of the keywords in our approach to abstract art is spontaneity. This means letting your brush take control, allowing yourself to be like a shaman in a trance. The other side of abstract art - and of any other kind of art - is using your intelligence to guide your animal instincts.
Now, intelligence is a very nasty word, evoking images of geeks, nerds and other professors, but let me tell you this: You possess intelligence. And you're going to use it to paint abstract art, or else you'll end up an abstract expressionist with loads of talent but with helpless paintings. What we need is a plan.
First off you have ask the question what is I would like to paint?What is it that you are interested in painting? What great artist would you like to be? Van Gogh, Mondrian, Bosch, Picasso, Klee, Chagall? A good way to start as an artist is to copy what the greats have done. Art historians attribute the success of French art to young students going to the Louvre, copying the old masters. This is legitimate as long as you know the difference between educational copying and forgery. Copying is too strong a word for our purposes, by the way, because we will try to stimulate your imagination, but with a plan - and a little help.
There is another way that you can go about painting your paintings. Another way to start is to just do everything completely at random with no plan whatsoever. That is, you paint random forms by instinct, without a preconceived plan. With this approach it's important to know when to stop and start thinking about what you've done. Be careful not ro over paint as a beginner. Try not to paint layer over layer in a random, uncontrolled fashion. You know that is time to stop when you are feeling tired or uninspired. Don't assume you can get your paintings done in one go, you have to be disciplined in order to know when to stop and wait for new ideas to come.
So suppose you have started a painting that looks really good. One possible way to elaborate on it is to take a small sized brush and try to accentuate the most relevant elements of your painting. You don't do this by thinking about it in a conscious sort of way, but try to imagine what it would feel like if you applied this brush stroke in that color to that location. If this sounds esoteric, it's because painting is about the most implicit form of intelligence: intuition. Although you may not understand everything that has been said on this page, you'll recognize many things as you get more experience Make sure to think about your paintings and not just paint. - 29968
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