Painting Styles
There are different styles of painting like abstract art, conceptual art, Hyperrealism, pop art, Futurism, Impressionism and so on. As artists you can focus on single styles or a combination of styles.
Beginner Art Classes & Drawing
This is your “how-to” section for absolute beginners. Simple steps and guides on how to create art, even if you’ve never done it before.
Beginner Art Classes & Drawing
How NOT to make mud!
Muddy paintings can be the bane of our existence. Frustration when mixing color hinders our creative process. It can even cause us to doubt our abilities. Would you like to be rid of mud in your work? Would you like to know how you created it in the first place? Let me explain…
How to paint accurately and get three-dimensional tonal values using dark and light
Step by Step Tutorial on how to Paint a Grisaille Portrait
What is Impasto and Dry Brush Painting?
Dry brush is a painting technique in which a paint brush that is relatively dry, but still holds paint, is used. Load is applied to a dry support such as paper or primed canvas. The resulting brush strokes have a characteristic scratchy look that lacks the smooth appearance that washes or blended paint commonly have.
Quistions you should ask before you start
Each color has a dark or light value. The more we add white, the lighter the value. The more we add dark, the darker the value. These variations of color is called a value scale.
What is Abstract Expressionism?
This movement is also known as action painting as it includes intense, rapid brushstrokes and dripped and splattered paints on to a large canvas. It works with the artist and expresses their mind, emotions or what they see unrealistically. Pollock is a great example as his pieces are messy and random to other but to him it is actually planned. The style is also related to surrealism as it shows the need to emphasis the mind.