Art ideas.... DIY abstract canvases etc

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

JennyP wrote: »

Jojo, I love those ideas. I used to be a music teacher and am a published author (not famous!!!) so those two particularly seem appropriate for me!

You're free of rehearsals with bored Year 7s that don't want to be in the choir but want a day off lessons, so turn up and annoy you anyway, only deigning to shout tunelessly when told they would be sent back to double maths if they didn't buck their ideas up sharpish? I'm jealous.

pandora205

Gold and metallic acrylic paint is really useful in abstracts, especially dark coloured ones. There are also some interesting mediums to mix with paint - check out Golden. Youtube is full of useful ideas for painting.

Mr_Singleton

JennyP wrote: »

Any genius suggestions? Examples?

Love Jackson Pollack.

JennyP

Jojo_the_Tightfisted wrote: »

You're free of rehearsals with bored Year 7s that don't want to be in the choir but want a day off lessons, so turn up and annoy you anyway, only deigning to shout tunelessly when told they would be sent back to double maths if they didn't buck their ideas up sharpish? I'm jealous.

Weirdly choir is one of the only things I miss! Choir and my colleagues who were mostly lovely!!!! But it is lovely being free!

purpleybat

midnightraven3 wrote: »

I saved this the other day
I am going to try this soon
https://www.lilyardor.com/diy-abstract-art-fluid-painting/

i quite like that, might have to give something similar a try.
last year I found a lovely scroll type written bible sheets in a charity shop. now i'm not a religious person, I just liked the way they were written. I tore down the pages an inch wide and stuck over a sheet of wallpaper, giving a sort of striped effect. it sounds odd but looks pretty, I was very pleased.

Ilona

Thousands of ideas on youtube. Tutorials, all free.

Ilona

timehastoldme

I tried some free tutorials by Amanda Evanston on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanda_evanston/?hl=en tutorials in her stories) painting pears and daffodils. Not painted since school, and found it so accessible I bought one of her online courses. After week one I painted this, and while it won't win prizes, I kind of love it.


But if you don't want to stump for the course, pear and daffodils are loads of fun too

JennyP

timehastoldme wrote: »

I tried some free tutorials by Amanda Evanston on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/amanda_evanston/?hl=en tutorials in her stories) painting pears and daffodils. Not painted since school, and found it so accessible I bought one of her online courses. After week one I painted this, and while it won't win prizes, I kind of love it.


But if you don't want to stump for the course, pear and daffodils are loads of fun too

I think it's stunning. If I saw that in a gallery, I'd be impressed!!!!

JennyP

It's probably going to take me a few months but I might post my results on here!!!

MMF007

I got my paints out yester and had fun!
I chose / made up several greens, a very dark navy and used some white and some of the yellow to paint a canvas with a rough paint brush that had been bought for decorating! I liked the colours and the brush strokes but it was fairly 'flat'. I did use heavy body acrylics for some texture

I took an old bangle, placed it on the wet paint and used a spoon handle to drag a circle in the wet paint within the bangle. I did 3 of these circles. I than applied size inside the circles and added 'gold' leaf. I used it sparingly on the first circle, but added more to the second and lots to the third.

Finally I splattered 'size' on the canvas, fairly sparingly, and dotted flecks of gold leaf on. I am looking at it now and considering adding a very few tiny flacks of contrasting colour (red is calling to me!).

timehastoldme, I LOVE THAT PICTURE :T

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