stencils

Create Your BEST Paintings with These Simple DIY Shapes

Create Your BEST Paintings with These Simple DIY Shapes

The best art relies on great design. So how do you ensure the design in your abstract painting is strong? In this video, I show you step by step a great tip for finding strong design ideas for abstract paintings using work you already have. I’ll show you how to create your own unique shapes and then demonstrate how you can use these to generate ideas for future work.

Using Stencils to Create Original and Unique Abstract Art

Using Stencils to Create Original and Unique Abstract Art

I like using stencils to create unique and interesting shapes in my painting as I build layers and depth in the surface. Watch this video to see how I combine stencils with a range of media for different effects and then follow along and create an abstract painting with shapes you like to use.

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Create Depth and Interest in your Painting with Stencils

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Create Depth and Interest in your Painting with Stencils

This video takes a look at the stencils I made and teaches you how to use stencils to create depth, direction and interest into your paintings. In this video I explain: How to choose colours in order to create contrast and direction in your painting and how to use stencil shapes that mimic negative or positive shapes to create rhythm and interest.