2/01/2014

Making An Abstract Watercolor Painting

By Serena Price


When creating an abstract watercolor painting, the artist has to follow a certain process wherein he will be brainstorming, conceptualizing, and then painting. There is a misconception in most people that abstract artists would just randomly paint using random colors and random strokes. Of course the truth is that artists in this field are actually painting an object in their own perspective.

Now the very first thing to do would be to get some equipment for the artwork. Of course one will be needing to get an assortment of colors of paint and put them on small palette before he would start working on his piece. After that, get a paintbrush, a small cup of water, and of course get a canvas to draw on.

The next thing to do is to simply pick an object of interest to start on. Of course this may be any still life like a vase of flowers, a bowl of fruit, a tree, a plant, a flower, or anything that is not moving. Once one has already decided on what object he would want to focus on, then he will now have to concentrate on it fully.

After choosing the object and concentrating on it, it is good for a beginner to first lightly draw the object on the canvas. This will help the artist be able to create something out of the simple drawing because the simple drawing will act as a point of reference. So if one is not a seasoned painter, then he may do this step first so that he will not have a hard time.

After making the light sketch, then the next step here would be to conceptualize a bit and start visualizing. The thing that he must know is how he views the object that he is working on and then try to paint it in a different way. He must already have some sort of visualization of how he is going to paint the object.

Now when he has already conceptualized his piece in his mind, then he may start mixing the paints and water. So in order to start off, one may start the first stroke with any color and let his creativity flow. From there, all he has to do is complete the artwork his own way.

The last step here is to edit the artwork a little bit by adding a bit more layers to add some color and strokes. Now editing the artwork is very important because it will either make or break it. So one has to just continue putting some more strokes and colors that are nice so the finished outcome is beautiful.

So basically, those are some of the steps that one may take if one is a beginner in abstract watercolor painting. Do take note that creating an artwork is a process and will not have any substance if the creativity process is not followed. Artists do not just paint anyhow as this means that they did not put any thought into their work.




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