Watercolor Techniques For Abstract Paintings by Steve Curl
Looking to create an interesting abstract painting? Then look no further! Join Steve Curl, an experienced watercolor painter from Palo Alto, California, as he takes you on a journey to discover the creative process of abstract painting. In this tutorial, Steve will be using his expertise in painting landscapes and seascapes to teach you how to create an abstract painting from simple forms. You'll get an exclusive opportunity to learn the process Steve learned from Mike Bailey, a renowned artist and teacher from the Santa Clara Valley Watercolor Society.
With Steve's guidance, you'll be using a hand lotion bottle, kitchen scissors, and a garlic as points of departure to create unique forms for your abstract painting. You'll explore the manipulation of shapes, sizes, and relationships to create an arresting design that catches the eye. Steve will be using watercolor brushes, paints, and a pad of tracing paper to help you experiment with forms, values, patterns of lights and darks, and textures to make your abstract painting aesthetically pleasing.
The challenge of abstract painting is to self-generate everything and bring out the information from within to create a beautiful piece of art. Steve will be sharing his insights on how to use your intuition to trust yourself in this creative process. You'll also learn about the elements of design, such as shape, line, value, texture, and pattern, that make an abstract painting beautiful.
In this lesson we will learn:
- How to create an abstract painting using shapes as a point of departure.
- How to manipulate shapes and sizes to construct an interesting design.
- How to select objects with interesting shapes as a starting point for an abstract painting.
- How to use tracing paper to work out initial designs for an abstract painting.
- How to play around with shapes and values to create an interesting graphic design.
- How to experiment with forms to develop an abstract painting.
- How to abstract more and more forms to suit your aesthetic.
- How to explore relationships between shapes and values in an abstract painting.
- How to use the elements of design (shape, line, value, texture, pattern) to create an interesting abstract painting.
Learn the creative process of abstract painting with experienced watercolor painter Steve Curl, who will teach you how to use simple forms to create an aesthetically pleasing design. Steve will guide you through experimenting with shapes, sizes, and relationships while sharing insights on using intuition and the elements of design to make your painting beautiful.