Put Heart Into Your Paintings And Drawings… Give Them Life!
Perfect paintings and drawings can look lifeless. As an artist searching for perfection don’t miss the key ingredient to great art. The most important painting component is
“A picture that gives you a real sense of life”
The texture of the canvas adds depth to an oil painting. The finished painting isn’t dull and flat. By building layer upon layer of paint an artist creates a work of art that has interest and character
“With a surface of texture and depth”
To create great Art involves far more. Each painting has a hidden history
You don’t see the plans and preparations. There are the artist’s thoughts and ideas
* There are early ideas drawn on lost preparatory drawings
* Color sketches hidden in old art folders
* Old ideas covered by later repainting
Even if you can copy exactly what you see in front of you, you need to give your painting more
* A painting becomes Art when you use your feeling and understanding
* Your painting’s character comes from your flair and expression
* Your time and dedication is needed for painting success
Artists who use reference photographs can combine details from more than one photograph to create a new reality. You can play with subject details and backgrounds to develop new ideas when you
* Add your memories to your drawings
* Create a storyline for your picture
* Give your painting color
You can disguise drawing faults like poor perspectives with confident line-work. Active drawing permits you to disguise mistakes and lack of drawing skill when you work from real life
* When you draw a still life picture, the natural sweep of your ink pen can mask slightly distorted vase of flowers
* When you use a pencil for figure drawing, errors in body form can be hidden
* A quick swish of charcoal will make trees in your landscape sketch move with the wind
* A swirling dash of crayon can capture the power of Sea waves
You can easily add more interest to you drawings Leave the sketch outlines showing. Your drawings will rank high when your pencil marks show movement and growth.
Don’t hide your talents. Allow the painting process to distinguish your original artwork from a machine produced print copy
* Allow visible brush marks to show the quality of your oil and acrylic painting skills
* Lift your paintings Add a splash of color to your paintings
* Use water to carry color in your flowing watercolor paintings
As an art beginner or intermediate painter take the lead from professional artists. Add soul to your painting and drawing. Don’t allow your art to suffer
“Reveal your character and personality”
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