I have made a short (and fairly wobbly) video about my favourite art technique for the last post of #21daysinmyartworld challenge. The video is available to watch on my new Youtube channel and will be added to my Instagram page. This video will show you how to quickly make simple backgrounds to use in your paintings and mixed media work. My favourite technique is scraping paint over paper in your sketchbook or scraps of paper, leaving some of the surface exposed and keeping some areas of paint thick for texture. The paint acts as a resist. When the paint has dried, I rub over the surface with charcoal or another colour of paint in a thin layer, if using charcoal fix it with hairspray.
Why is this my favourite technique?
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What a coincidence, I have been looking through all my old documents, studio pieces and photographs as this topic spings up. I found that looking back at my old work made me cringe. Fragments of university work here and there made no sense out of context and a few old commission pieces. Pieces that I thought were my best work at the time. However, I didn't delete everything or throw it all away, I kept some of the relevant work even if they were just made to fulfil a module and never came to fruition. The positive aspect of looking back through an archive is to see how far you have come. Skills may have progressed over time; you may have picked up some new skills or gone in a different direction taking your practice to new levels. There is nothing wrong with going on further art courses after college or university, even if you consider yourself a professional. There may be something new to try to benefit or build on your own practice. Its good to try out some new skills to keep your practice fresh. During university, I did two oil painting courses and after graduating completed a year-long mentorship program which helped me to look differently and build a body of work in a new way. Different teachers bring different experiences to the table and I still look back at the work produced then to inform my work now. |
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