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creating with color
25 really, really cool painting tricks to get you started! |
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There are SO many unique ways to paint...the examples below are just a few. What made many of these artists famous isn't that they earned the title as 'The BEST Painter of All Time', but because they took a creative risk and changed the way we see and experience art.
From the examples below, find a style (or styles) that stand out to you the most. In class, we might start by looking closer at a style you like (see below), choose a subject matter to paint, then switch it up and make it your own. No rules and no mistakes...feel free to explore and take creative risks! |
realisticRealistic painting styles used fine, smooth brushstrokes and details to represent subject matter as it might actually be seen in the real environment.
impressionistImpressionist painters represent natural transitions and movement in nature with the shifts of light, color and shadows that change throughout the day. They use soft, painterly effects combined with color and light. The subject matter was still somewhat realistic, while soft and blurred to imitate movement.
decorativeDecorative painting is highly detailed to create richness and intensity. Decorative painting can be realistic, but are usually more surreal and abstract.
surrealSurreal painting styles represent dreams and ideas. While the technique uses realistic details, the subject matter isn't realistic. Lines and shapes are organice and hard-edged.
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painterlyPainterly styles use loose, soft brushstrokes combines with some hard line and detail to represent the subject matter somewhat realistically, but in a more expressive way.
expressionistExpressionist painting styles represent subject matter in a bright, colorful way with rich texture and movement. Brushstrokes are very loose and free to create an almost dreamlike effect. Paint is thick, and colors are swirled together, but distinctive and roughly combined.
cubistCubist styles use abstraction to reduce and simplify details into lines and simple shapes. They might represent the subject matter somewhat, but not in a realistic way. They are abstract.
minimalMinimal painting styles reduce everything to the minimum line, color, shape, space, etc. There are very few details at all in minimal painting. Lines and shapes are straight edged, not organic in nature. Colors are pure and flat, with little to no shading.
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