ACRYLIC PAINTING
We start the lesson by looking at what acrylic painting can be including discussing the medium and materials to use.
Time of free play and experimentation with tools is a major part of this lesson!
Grab the following materials:
paintbrushes (one big and one small)
sponge
rollers
palette knife
toothbrush
comb
Prepare paper on easels and we can start our first drawing.
Check out the below video on abstract painting
susan_rothenberg_Questions.docx |
ACTIVITY 1
First task is to create abstract colour.
So we are applying paint onto the canvas and making our work abstract in nature (eg. not perfect or like an object)
See example below...
First task is to create abstract colour.
So we are applying paint onto the canvas and making our work abstract in nature (eg. not perfect or like an object)
See example below...
ACTIVITY 2
For the next activity... we will build typography into our paint on a new piece of paper.
See some examples below.
Example alternative approach below:
PROCESS: she pressed the paper against another artwork and then embedded a story as her text
tips_for_abstract_painting.docx |
ACRYLIC STILL LIFE
Student examples
ARTIST: MATISSE
PROCESS:
1) Arrange objects
2) Map out outlines using a gestural drawing style
3) Add base colours to objects then shadows
4) Use complimentary colours for the background
You can START with Black & White
then
Move to COLOUR once you understand tone
- lights and darks!
ARTIST: VAN GOGH
starry_night_template_v1.pdf |
STUDENT FINAL ARTWORK WITH TIME LAPSE
CLASS MOSAIC CHALLENGE