Absolutely Abstract
- Tracey Bengeyfield
- Apr 13
- 2 min read
In this tutorial you will have complete control over your final painting from the initial idea, through to your colour palette and design.
In this project there is very little drawing and all of the painting is completed using the direct brush method. This means you will be creating shapes just using your brush. This is such a great way to learn brush control and build your confidence. Working in this way is like doodling with your paintbrush, so is a brilliant stress free method of painting.
To begin, you will develop your own colour palette using between one and a hundred plus colours! You might like to use different values of just one colour or select your favourite colour and mix lots of different versions. Alternatively you can pick all your favourite colours for a multi-coloured spectacular!
Once ready you will decide your own composition, working at the size of your choice. You will then divide up your paper so your painting has multiple sections.
An easy way to achieve this is to use Washi tape. This Japanese crafting tape comes in different widths so is perfect for this project. Once your tape is in place its time to get painting!
You can use any shapes you like for this one. I used quite geometric shapes ~ but feel free to create more organic, free flowing shapes. You will start by painting just one shape or line and from there you will fill the section by adding adjacent shapes which interlock to create a mosaic feel. Leaving a small white space between your shapes will add to the mosaic feel.
To find out a little more about this project, take a look at this short video:
This is such a relaxing, mindful exercise which you can choose to spend ten minutes on or ten hours! It's a lovely way to spend some time and your finished paintings could be used on cards, as gift tags, bookmarks or why not scan your design and create a repeat pattern and make your own wrapping paper, which you can use to wrap gifts, books or decorative boxes!
Happy Painting!
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