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Experimenting with Paint
Rating: 4.7 out of 5(33 ratings)
943 students

Experimenting with Paint

Painting with play, let go of judgment
Created bySamantha Mackay
Last updated 12/2019
English
English

What you'll learn

  • Experimenting with paint to create abstract art and increase creative confidence
  • How to use a range of art making materials and techniques
  • Developing greater access to your creative intuition
  • Learning how to think differently about what art-making is

Course content

7 sections • 14 lectures • 1h 13m total length

  • Introduction1:28

    Explore discovery and experimentation in abstract painting by trying new techniques and styles to discover your personal language for communicating through paint.

  • Setting Your Intention2:05

    Set an open minded intention for abstract painting and outline your objectives for time, location, and learning; write your mantra in your notebook and prepare your surface for creativity.

  • Preparing Your Surface5:14

    Prepare your painting surface by priming paper with gesso, applying coats, sealing edges, and sanding to increase tooth for better paint adhesion.

Requirements

  • A desire to play with paint and other materials
  • A range of paints, paper, and other art-making materials

Description

Art making can be a very judgmental process. This class focuses on creating without expectation. Of having no idea what your series of A5 mini paintings will look like from one day to the next.

Here, we work to set aside expectations and judgments, focusing on experimenting with paint, techniques, styles and materials.

As creators we want to jump into creating before we truly understand how to create. We are then easily discouraged when our work doesn’t turn out as we hoped.

Instead we listen to our intuition as we play with paint. Making abstract art allows us to be present to our instincts and let go of needing a plan. You will learn several basic techniques, which you can combine and reorder in anyway your instinct and intuition suggests. We let go of being attached to the outcome and simply enjoy playing with process on multiple surfaces at once. This is a great practice for learning to trust yourself, your art practice and increase your creative confidence.

You will learn about:

  • Materials: gloss, gels, pastes, ink and more

  • Techniques: dragging, scraping, glazing, and more

By learning the fundamentals of painting, using different techniques and styles, you will form a solid basis for creating. Add in a mindset for creating without expectation, and you will find yourself enjoying the freedom of using paint to express yourself. With regular practice, you will soon be unleashing your inner artist and creating works of art using your personal visual language.

This course is great for painters and hobbyists alike. You can use it as an opportunity to explore a different approach to your existing art-making practice, or if you are new to painting, as a way to expand your understanding and expectation of what art-making is.

It is also an excellent approach to practicing mindfulness in art-making and using the course as a practice for letting go of judgments and negative thoughts about your art, and allowing yourself to be present and flow with the art-making process.

Who this course is for:

  • Anyone wanting to let go of judgment from their painting process
  • Beginner artists wishing to explore different mediums and techniques
  • Art-makers wanting to explore abstract mediums and approaches

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