Part 12 : The Last Part

Hello! Nice to see you again. Today is my last post, I hope it will be the best of all post I've made. I'm so happy to know that you still read my post until today. Maybe ussualy I make a few mistakes or maybe a few of my posts aren't clear enough. I'm so sorry abou it.

Today I want to tell you the real fact about abstract painting.The main idea of everything is just about your relationship with God and human. When you can combine it with all of your imagination and mix it into painting it will make an amazing abstract painting.

Let's review what you have learn. Do you still remember it? I hope you remember it. First thing that we have to know is painting with full heart, because from his painting we know what experience that he had experienced, or maybe like what character he had.

In the another part we learn about how to understand abstract painting. We have known that abstract painting is kind of art that can't be duplicated. And maybe the painter can't paint the same painting twice. So it was amazing right?

I wan to show you some of picture I have..

 

What do you think about three picture above? There are three kind of paintings. First is abstract painting, Second is Cubism painting, and the last is realistic painting. You can mix it together, free your imagination bring your mind and see how amazing was that.. haha..

Or maybe you want be creative like this..

Doesn't it interesting for you? Don't imprison your mind just on paper. Make it pleased, and surprise.. Use all of your imagination.. Don't forget to pray before you work.. hehe.. I think it will good when you pray before start working.

Or maybe you want more creative, like make it textured or make it on digital? See these picture..

 

How are they? Nice right? Next, we have learn about a few of technique paintings, and a few of basic technical of painting too. I hope what I have thought is useable anywhere. haha..

Today we will learn about color composition. These are the basic that you have to pay attention.. 

- The visual center of interest is attention, focus, the basic theme of a picture.
It is the most beautiful, worked through and expressive part art image. The area of surrounding supplies this major part and it is depended on. Try to define what details open most fully your plan and what create the second and even the third cent of the interest, competing with the basic theme.

- The visual checkup. Our eye is located “to read” at the left on the right and from below in top. It likes to do a stop and to come back to passed. There is always should be pause for eyes. Avoid details, which do not emphasize the basic maintenance. Let the basic lines establish slow “research”. A visual line has smoothly to lead to the center of the basic attention. Straight lines create too fast trip for the spectator. Add some rhythm. Break direct way, alternate with contrasts.

- Everything comes back to painting. Branches of trees, a slope of mountain, movement of characters (animals, people, birds), everything looks and goes to the internal part of a picture. Movements of blows of a brush to the center help to create illusion of directions.

- Use the play of light and a shadow. It is a greater and interesting theme for studying! In fact, play of light creates all around, both mood and contrast, and also appoints significant.

- Investigate contrast. Excessive expressiveness on all canvas draws attention only at the first viewing. Further, eyes gets tired, no pauses, because all the details are “chewed” also struggle for your attention. It gives unreal rigid look. Learn to generalize and write only the main thing. Nobody loves excessive persistence. Allow the spectator to tell unsaid. Remain an opportunity for work of imagination.

- Illusions. A pure canvas and flat. How create illusion of three-dimensional space?

The key rule of depth: tone of background is always colder than forward.
Contrast and “chromaticity” is much fainter and they gradually gain in strength to forward plan. Soft sides on a background also promote creation of illusion of depth in painting.

- Investigate balance of forms, masses, color spots and movement in picture. Let any part of a canvas will not be overloaded. The good sketch before the beginning of work helps to define places of the basic forms of painting and also the form and the size of a canvas.

- Alternation of forms. Create a rhythm and balance in alternation of represented forms. For example, if the river in the foreground has smooth bends, let mountain or a cloud on a background have any smooth forms (or on the contrary).

- Colors should look harmoniously. Use no more than 3-4 shades in colour. Illusion of tone: our eye mixes by himself colors, which lay together. For example, dab of the red color, located near to white, gives illusion of pink color. It is a greater theme for research and creativity. Write light places more dense, shadow is thinner.

- Everything in the world searches balance. The spectator also unconsciously loves, when everything is harmonious and balanced. It would seem that the easiest way is to divide a canvas on two parts and to write something symmetric. It does not welcomed in the art world at all. Creativity assumes new decisions and search of balance there, where it cannot be on idea.

There was a concept “asymmetric balance”. Strangely enough, but exactly it gives a picture the center of appeal. The more complex this balance is the more it is interesting. An example: if instead of two identical, color masses will be placed three different under the form and color masses and besides, concerning each other – they will establish a certain line for viewing (from the big one to smaller one). A conclusion is that: search asymmetric decisions and not only under the form, but under color, contrast and rhythm.

These are a few of painting that I like to show you..

What do you think about tgree picture above? Isn't it good? Which one you like? I hope these picture can help you to find some reference.

If you have some question, you can comment it here, or maybe you can text me in 087859079015 or maybe my email victor_felix_45@yahoo.com .Thank you for your attention and good bye. Have a nice day.. God bless you..

Part 11 : The Feel of Abstract Painting

Hello! Nice to see you again today. Today I want to share you something important about abstract painting. When you paint abstract painting you've to feel the feeling of your paint. It was the most important requirement to produce a good painting. 

It wasn't easy like what you imagine. But when you do it, It won't be disappointed. Trust me! Maybe you need a lot of practice, maybe you have to try more harder than before. Don't worry! It will pleased and surprised you, when you keep try on it.

Here I have a few example of abstract painting. I hope it will help your creative imagination..

  

How is it? Have you get an simple idea from the picture above? Feel each one of the picture, begin with understanding each picture above, and started to imagine what kind of painting you want to paint. Start with the easiest one. Don't paint the same way like you see, but paint in the different point of seing. 

You are not born to be a stupid man. You have a destiny to develop your imagination and prove to the world that you are worth in this world. You just need to try hard and keep strong enough to keep try on.

One most important requirement to feel your painting is paint with all of your heart. Free your imagination, let your mind flow freely, and give your best. You just need to believe on yourself. Do it because you like it. Release your live load that make you sad.

Just like these..

What do you think? Don't you think that is amazing? These are the example if you keep painting without stopping. Here I have a few steps to painting abstact art. I hope it will help you to paint by yourself.

First, Buy a ready made canvas in a craft store. Buy any size that you feel you would like to work on. A smaller one, 10x10, or 12x12 might be best, if you are just learning and experimenting.

Second, Decide whether to use acrylics or oil paint. Acrylics have no odor, are easy to work with. They dry fast and can be painted over if you make a mistake. Oils are the complete opposite, but are not preferred because they take longer to dry and have an odor, and do not allow you to completely overpaint to start all over again.

Third, Buy a color chart and an easel and paints and brushes. Buy the basic colors at first, and use the color chart to determine which colors belong together.

Fourth, Start your painting by thinking of an object, or a scene. Do not think of the actual drawing, just dwell on the thought.  Your imagination, and your feelings will create what you paint on the canvas. Remember, you are interpreting, not drawing.

Fifth, Study composition principles and see if you can do an abstract painting based on the idea of one of those principles rather than on a specific subject. This is very likely to turn out as a good abstract painting!

Sixth, Allow the brush to take over painting with one color. When your thought process stops, you stop. Add another color, shade it, make it lighter at any part, or heavier at another. Improve what you see on the canvas and of what you think should be added.

Seventh, Add a bit of yellow, to a part of the red, blend it and make various shades of orange. Some areas will be darker, some lighter according to the brush strokes.

Eighth, Remember once you feel that the painting is finished, STOP. Do not go back to improve or touch it up. Do not overwork your painting, but learn to finish it, the moment you feel it is finished.

Here is my new project..

TIPS

1. Experiment with adding textures to the canvas, and painting over them for added depth to the painting.

2. Use colors according to the feeling you wish to paint. Read about colors and how to use them to express emotions. Reds and yellows will be happy, while blues, blacks, and browns will signify darker feelings. The feeling you wish to convey will depend on the colors and brush strokes you use.

3. Don't be afraid of drips and splatters. At times drips might add texture to your painting and so will splatters especially of a blending color.

4. Don't wear nice clothes. Wear something you don't mind getting paint on.

5. Sometimes the best pictures you make are the ones with your eyes closed. So don't be afaid to close your eyes and just have fun with it.

Warning

a. Wash your brushes with a cleaning solution after you are finished painting to keep your brushes soft and usable.

b. You can also wrap your brushes in clear film or a carrier bag and they will stay fresh for weeks.

c. Be sure to store your brushes brush-side up.

I hope that all I have shared to you will help you to make a good abstract painting. Keep try on and never stop to try. I believe that when you keep try, then one day I will see a few of amazing abstract painting from you. So please never stop to try.

Remember what I have told you and do it now. Don't think a lot, just begin with a simple one and then develop it creatively. Believe on yourself and never satisfied with what you have got. Keep do the best.

Now I have to go, I want to enjoy my holiday, refresh my mind from a lot of live load , and have a break for a long time. Thank you to keep reading my post blog. I'm so appreciate it. See you next time, good bye and have a nice weekend.. God bless you all..

Part 10 : Characteristics of Acrylic Paint

Acrylics are water-based, which means that unlike oil paints, they can be thinned with water and cleaned with water. They are also non-toxic and non-smelly. For the eco- or health-conscious, this makes acrylics a more attractive option. Acrylic paints can mimic the quality of oil paints, but without the toxicity and clean-up issues that go along with oils. When thinned with lots of water, acrylics can also mimic the qualities of watercolor.

Acrylic paint dries quickly. This can have its advantages and disadvantages. For one thing, painting with acrylics is great if you like to work quickly. It is also very easy to "go over" if you've made a mistake. The main disadvantage of the quick drying time is that sometimes it can be difficult to blend colors, but this can be remedied with the use of an acrylic medium, such as retarders, which extend drying time, or flow release, which increases color blendability. 

Acrylics are very versatile, which means they can achieve many different effects and be easily used for a variety of styles. For instance, they can be applied thickly or thinly. The texture and consistency can be modified with acrylic gels, acrylic mediums, or pastes to create various effects. For example, you can add sand gel or glass bead gel to create funky textures. Or you can mix acrylics with clear tar gel to produce a stringy, tar-like paint that is great for dripping. Acrylic mediums can also be used to alter the sheen of the paint, causing them to have high gloss or matte sheens. There are many enticing gels, mediums and pastes on the market to mix with acrylics to enhance and alter the quality of the paint.

Acrylic paint lends itself well to mixed media applications, which further broadens the possibilities of painting with acrylics. The most popular surfaces for painting with acrylics are canvas, wood, or paper. But once primed with gesso, acrylics can be painted on almost any surface, such as fabric, clay, or even your old vinyl records! If you get bored with the brush, you can use a variety of other tools, such as scrapers, toothpicks, sponges, Q-tips, etc to create various effects.

The final finish of the painting can be altered with gloss, matte, or satin varnish. When properly varnished, acrylic paintings do not need to be framed behind glass. They can be hung directly on the wall. You can even paint the edges of the canvas to match the front, for a cool contemporary aesthetic. If they collect dust, simply wipe the surface gently with a damp cloth.

TIPS

Abstract Painting Tip 1: I like to use the world around me to compose good abstracts. It is often hard for us as humans to come up with good shapes and compositions just "out of thin air". So here's my tip: make yourself a viewfinder from a piece of stiff white paper or matboard.

Make the outside dimensions about 4x4" (10x10cm). Cut a window in it no larger than 1" square (2.5cm). Now, using this viewfinder, look at your surroundings.

You can be outside using nature as your raw material or in the studio, using furniture and the top of your taboret as source material. The idea is to look through the viewfinder and see only the big shapes, the negative and positive spaces. Try to avoid cropping so that the objects are recognizable. The idea is to get good abstract shapes that you can then transfer to your canvas and begin composing with.

Abstract Painting Tip 2: There seems to me two ways of starting to paint an abstract. The first I would call the 'design' way and its a way often given in demos of how to paint an abstract. In this you take an existing image, for example a photo or another painting, and either by cutting it up and reassembling or blowing up a part of it create an abstract design, which you then paint in different colors to the original.

To my mind the result is often boring and lacking in impact. It shows a lot of effort but not a lot of inspiration. I do not think any of the great abstract painters painted in this way. It's a very left side of the brain way of doing things.


 
The second way is to find something which will inspire you, like listening to some music, setting up a still life, or even working from a photo. Then paint how your brain reacts to the inspiration. You can just let it flow and paint as it comes into your head, or give it a lot of thought and plan the painting either in your mind or on paper. This way you will be using the right side of the brain and the painting should reflect your feelings and the emotions caused by the source of inspiration.

It helps to work big and not be mean with the paint. To use other tools like much bigger brushes, sponges, pointed instruments or like Pollock use paint direct from the tube. You still have to use the knowledge that you have on how to mix paint, opacity and some of the fundamentals of composition.

 
Using a photo as source is I think the most difficult and it helps to use the photo upside down, or you will tend to still paint a non abstract image. You can use collage or calligraphy. It is all up to you, and what will result is a true abstract that reflects your thoughts and reactions to the inspiration.

It is not easy. Do not forget that the masters of abstract painting all started with a conventional art training. Do not try and copy one of your favorite abstract painters, use their techniques like Pollocks dripping, or Mondrian or Ben Nicholson's carefully worked out geometric paintings, otherwise you will end with a pale copy of their style and not your own individual work.


 
I think abstract painting is a very cerebral and personal thing. It is not just how you see an object or scene but how your brain reacts to it.

Thanks for your attention. Have a nice day. God bless you..