Sunday, January 20, 2019

Painting Tips For Newbie Painters

By Frank Hamilton


Human are naturally subjected to emotions that may be overwhelming for each. During these times, people often hold on to things that makes them feel alive and where they can express what that feeling is. Often times, art is what people chose as outlets of whatever outburst there is inside. Painting as one example of art that is being used as outlet. So many things are possible when painting or drawing and whatever emotions are there from the artists are often translated into the masterpiece. One popular subject painted on most canvas are Coastal Canvas Prints.

Though people who has passion to such area are quite not given enough chances, it can not be denied how extremely talented they are. And so, other people that have not really tried doing such an activity but wants to express themselves are often curious how would it feel being there and doing it. Painting class can be of help for those who are interested but for self help purposes, below would be few tips that may help to start the new hobby.

Before jumping ahead to painting ideas, one must know that ensuring a pretty result means using quality medium and materials. There is no need to feel pressured on this because there is no such thing as perfect for beginners and perfect for professionals, just choose one that feels comfortable and one is all set. Trying different products till the perfect medium of preference are found may be possible.

To give the idea, some of the mediums that are great to use are watercolors, acrylic paint and oil paint. When using a watercolor, it is important to remember that these materials are extremely wet and are watery. That being said, papers or canvas that does not wrinkle should be what is used. Additionally, this medium comes with so many brands so there are wide choices for its quality and price.

If looking for something that is less messy then acrylic paints are perfect since they dry immediately. However, because it is water based, it can easily be wiped when exposed to water so using it would mean being extra cautious. Oil paints are expensive, compared to the other two, this one would cost a bigger amount but it also is one with the best quality as its shade are pretty rich and when it dries it looks exactly like what it was when it was wet.

Brushes are as important as the quality of medium about to get used. There are certain things to consider when choosing the brush. First is the shape of the bristle and second is the material that is used for it. There are so many possible types and shape of brushes, it is important to remember that for watercolors, round brush are the best suited. For acrylic, synthetic ones are perfect and for oil painting, a synthetic mix with a fiber tip.

When the materials are all settled then time to look for some inspiration. Go out and explore if one must. That way an individual would have an idea what subject is perfect for them and looking at something is easy that imagining the things that one wants to draw.

There are no rules with the shape or color that one wants to use, an important thing should be that it help expressing whatever feeling there is inside. All are considered masterpiece no matter how simple it may seem to be.

However, for color combination, a slight background knowledge about color wheel is helpful. One can easily mix up two or more colors to create the shade or hue one needs. Though, if not familiar with this one, it can be searched through the web for visual representation.




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