Abstracts (Collins Learn to Paint)电子书

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Contents

Portrait of an Artist

What is Abstract Painting?

How did it begin?

Trying out new ideas

Materials and Equipment

Watercolours

Brushes

Palettes

Paper

Acrylics

Brushes and tools

Palettes

Supports

Dry materials

Pencils

Pens

Oil pastels

Soft and hard pastels

Extras

Using Colour

Primaries and secondaries

Complementary colours

Adding black and white

Mark-making Techniques

Watercolour

Wet-in-wet wash

Wet-on-dry

Layering

Acrylics

Making opaque marks

Using a palette knife

Using a sponge

Drawing into wet paint

Other materials

Pencil

Pen and ink

Oil pastel

Soft pastel

Creating texture

Salt

Candle wax resist

Clingfilm and bubblewrap

Scraping with card

Texture gels

Working with Collage

What do you need for collage?

How is collage applied?

Getting started

Design and Composition

The elements of design

Line

Shape

Value

Colour

Size

Pattern

Movement

The principles of design

Harmony

Contrast

Rhythm

Repetition

Gradation

Dominance

Balance

Composition shapes

Strata or striped format

Grid format

Low/high horizon

Cruciform format

Diagonal format

Overall patterning

Making a Start

Beginning with a doodle

Filling the shapes

Using your name

Writing your name

Creating a new image

Responding to the changes

Developing a Natural Form

Exploring abstract qualities

Tonal drawing

Silhouettes

Line drawing

Simplified tone

Simplified pattern

Experimental colour

Contour drawing

Variations on a theme

Imaginary colours

Extending lines

Repeating and mirroring

Creating a final piece

Altering Shapes

Setting up a still life

Making a tonal drawing

Stylizing the shapes

Completing the painting

Using Photographs

Taking photographs

Preparing drawings

Painting the picture

Cutting up a Drawing

Begin with a tonal drawing

Cutting and pasting

Tracing and transferring

Adding textures

Painting the picture

Extracting a Section

Drawing a still life

Preparing a tracing

Choosing a composition

Transferring the image

Choosing a theme

The end result

The Emotional Response

Using visual symbols

Capturing mood and emotion

Reading your painting

DEMONSTRATION ONE

Pink Watermelon

First Stage

Colours

Second Stage

Third Stage

Finished Stage

DEMONSTRATION TWO

Wood for the Fire

First Stage

Colours

Second Stage

Third Stage

Finished Stage

DEMONSTRATION THREE

Moonshine

First Stage

Colours

Second Stage

Third Stage

Finished Stage

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