Wordless Wednesday
Tag: canvas painting
Wordless Wednesday – Spring Fever
My first oil painting
I miss painting…big time! Ever since we downgraded from our spacious 2BHK to a 1BHK, we have had a lot of things carefully packed and put into storage. Although my painting supplies did not make that stash, I just had a small drawer to store all of my colors and I have not dared to open that up thinking that I will not be able to refit everything back in that space! I know that’s quite sad but 6 months of not holding the paint brush and I am really missing it! But, I have a few painting/art pieces lined up which I can share with all you readers.
Also, since the category of “painting” gets the most hits on this blog, I thought it’s about time I put a painting blog. I learnt painting with oil paints on a canvas some 10-12 years back and my stint with self-learning acrylic painting was inspired by my experiences with oil paints. So here’s an image of my first oil painting on canvas.
One memory that will stick with me for a long time 🙂
Tropical Island: Some more acrylics
I am not planning to put too many words to this entry. One more of my paintings that I created following Donna Dewberry’s “Landscape Painting”.
Views and suggestions for improvement are more than welcome 🙂
Acrylics on Canvas: Landscape painting
Although I never learnt how to paint with acrylics, I did learn a few oil painting techniques during one of my college breaks. About 3 months back, I started painting with acrylics. I read a lot about painting with oil vs. painting with acrylics before I made the decision to give acrylics a try. I am no connoisseur on either, but I enjoyed working with acrylics slightly more than oil. I guess its a little less messy!!!
I am learning to paint landscapes right now and experimenting with different techniques. I had only used flat paint brushes until this point, so I was unaware of the subtle effects a variety of brushes and other tools could bring. Here’s what the end result of one of my experiments with acrylics looks like 🙂
I would like to share a few fascinating techniques I learnt while painting this landscape.
Tip #1: Use a sponge to paint backgrounds.
Loading sponges with different shades of color and blending it is easier due to the wide surface of the sponge.
Tip #2: Use a narrow palette knife to give texture to a surface.
The mountains (in black) were painted using a narrow palette knife. I let the painting dry after this first run (Stage 1).
Tip #3: Use fan and scruffy brushes to paint different kinds of trees.
I have to admit, I have become a FAN of the fan brush 🙂 The tree on the left was painted using a fan brush and the tree on the extreme right was painting with the help of a scruffy brush. That was stage 2 of my painting.
Tip #4: Use a script liner to paint extremely thin details.
Unfortunately, I did not have a script liner and ended using a regular brush, so the shrubs did not turn out as I expected. I painted the sun using a lot of clear medium so that it gave the appearance of light passing through.
For all of you who enjoy painting, I would highly recommend Donna Dewberry’s book on “Landscape Painting”. The book teaches you each and every tip/technique I mentioned in this blog. I painted this picture by following the book and I was surprised by how easy it was to follow and learn some great techniques. I hope you liked the final outcome 🙂
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