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Fun and colorful abstract design. On shirts, home decor and other fun products. :)
The definition of what constitute a drawing is not as simple as it looks. Sometimes a drawing is defined by the tools you use (pen, pencil, crayon versus paint), sometimes it is defined by the use of lines to depict something, sometimes the absence of color is also a factor.
I like to add patterns to most of my paintings: to my flower paintings, figures but also landscapes and forest paintings.
Like an “A to Z alphabet game,” the one-of-a-kind banner designs feature examples of things that are created or are happening in Downtown, such as “A” for architecture or “R” for research.
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These are the works of of Meredith Pardue. An artist who creates beautiful abstract paintings simply by following her intuitions when painting. Meredith works fom Ausin, Texas and studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York and the Savannah College of Art and Design. Take a closer look at one of her canvasses, […]
A tutorial in dry brushing with video: How to paint a portrait using the dry brush technique with oil paintson ARTiful: painting demos
Shop for arts and crafts supplies online at Artiful Boutique. From Korean and Japanese stationery to thermal printers, there is something for everyone.
I am going to demonstrate how to use Paint Shop Pro to print some guides when trying to layer watercolors, on ARTiful, painting demos
Step by step tutorial with pictures on how to stretch canvas over a frame and then reuse your old frames on ARTiful painting demos blog,
Watercolor doesn’t have to be serious and technical all the time, have fun experimenting with watercolor , Spirograph and zentangle designs on ARTiful, painting demos. You might also like: Fun summer art activity: Watercolor Ombre Postcards Here are some techniques you can try with watercolor, mixed media and spirograph. First postcard Here are the steps you can take to paint this postcard with Spirograph visual texture Start by taping the postcard onto a small board with masking tape so it will be easier to work and you will get cleaner sides when the painting is done. Paint the background first, with a wet in wet technique, letting the colors blend on the paper. You can use a wet sponge on the side of your painting to clean and dry your brush in between colors. I used Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Lemon Yellow Sap green and a bit of burnt sienna. You can mix the colors wet into wet on your paper If you want to to add visual texture and complexity to the background, drip alcohol onto the watercolor wash. Wait for the wash to dry. Next step is the fun part with an Spirograph Add a few patterns, here I used with the green pen that comes with the set and try a few ones with a white gel pen, they don’t show very much. Then draw the outline of a tree with a pencil and paint in white all the negative space using white Copic White ink and a brush. All the negative space has been painted in white, some of the Spirograph design are still visible through the paint, which I find is a nice effect. You could also use acrylic paint to paint the negative space. If you want to, you can add a bit of color to the background. Here I did mix a very light yellow-green wash from Sap green and Cadmium Yellow and am painting on top of the Copic white. I thought copic white was waterproof but it actually isn’t so I am careful not to disrupt the under layer of white when painting over with the green wash. I also want to unify a bit the colors of the tree, so I am glazing it with a mix of Burnt Sienna and Sap Green. When everything has dried, add another layer to the design and start drawing patterns with a sharpie. You could look at zentangles designs to find inspirations for your pattern. The finished postcard Drawing mandala like designs to make your own postcard Here is the second postcard, made using the same techniques, except watercolor has been mixed with with acetone and the design is a bit more simple. You can dilute a watercolor wash in alcohol or acetone instead of water, they will have a similar effect but I find that the smell of acetone is stronger and that it also tends to increase pigments granulation. You need to dilute the paint in a bit of water before adding the acetone as acetone by itself won’t dilute the paint. Start by painting a wash with a few colors, acetone is giving a bit more body to watercolors than would water by itself so the paint seem to move more slowly on the paper. Dripping acetone on the wet wash seem to have a similar effect from what you could obtain with alcohol, only a bit more subtle. When everything is dry, draw a few patterns using your Spirograph set, with a pencil this time, you can add a few tiny designs like here I added flowers with my white gel pen. Start drawing your design with a fine point sharpie. This time I just go for a simple circular design. Work in concentric circles. When you are done,you can adjust the colors if you want to. Here I wanted a bit more blue so I am painting a wash of blue on top of the designs. I did add a Cobalt blue wash in some circles only to add variety. The finished postcard. Feel free to share picture of your postcards in the comments!
