Here are three painting exercises to help you loosen up and get unstuck. I learn so much when I limit myself and work in a way that feels a little uncomfortable. I am often surprised by the results and how much it helps me grow as an artist. I am doing these exercises in oil, but you can work in any medium you prefer.
01:19 Exercise 1 - A 10-minute timed study of plums, trying one thing that is out of the box. In this case, I used Kings Blue Deep to sketch instead of my usual Burnt Sienna. I didn't like it at first, but it's actually grown on me and I'm going to try it again.
13:19 Exercise 2 - Limit the number of times the brush touches the canvas. I did this fig study in 35 touches.
32:40 Exercise 3 - Use a brush that is uncomfortably large. I used a Princeton 6 flat, which is pretty big for painting four figs on a 5 x 7 hardboard panel.
While they are sketchy and felt a little uncomfortable, I love how these studies turned out and I'm already buzzing with ideas for more paintings.
On the palette -
Ultramarine Blue (Michael Harding)
Cobalt Blue (Winsor Newton)
Cerulean (MH)
Kings Blue Deep (MH)
Rose Madder (MH)
Chinese Vermillion (MH)
Burnt Sienna (WN)
Yellow Brown (Old Holland)
Cadmium Yellow Medium (Gamblin)
Naples Yellow Genuine Light (MH)
Cadmium Lemon (WN)
Flake White Replacement (Gamblin)
Titanium White (Gamblin)
Galkyd Gel Medium
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Other things from Blick -
New Wave 12 x 16 Glass Palette (gray)
Richeson Hardboard Flat Panel 5 x 7
Liquitex Professional White Gesso
Princeton 6500 #2 Flat
Robert Simmons Signet #4 Long Flat
Gamblin Gamsol
Anderson & Sons Airtight Solvent Container
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3 окт 2024
