Get The Best From Your Drawing And Painting. Don’t Add Too Much Detail
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Michael Dale asked:
Imagine standing on a mountain top. As you turn your head you can see a wonderful view. It is so breathtaking and beautiful. You feel inspired to pick up your brush and paint what you see… but there is so much. How do you begin?
This makes art difficult to do… there is so much choice. If you attempt painting and drawing all you see you are doomed to fail. You can’t possibly reproduce everything.
As you stand facing your canvas, ready to paint, you should focus on the main subject. It could be anything that captures your imagination… it may be a chunk of stone or a tree… it may be a mountain goat or a bird of prey.
Concentrate on what you consider is going to be signficant. Eliminate anything that will divert attention. Add everything your subject merits to make it look real. Leave everything else flat and featureless to bring your subject forward. All else is irrelevant, other than to frame and give meaning to your subject matter…
* When the rough shape of far away hills can be illustrated by a single block of even-toned gray-blue… why add more?
* A strip of sky color can be used for a winding river in the valley bottom… isn’t that plenty?
* When a forest could be painted with a single dark green brushstroke… why do more?
In 3 stages you can create an impression of distance…
* The main subject and foreground details should show plenty of detail… Using vibrant colors and sharp contrast levels.
* Middle distance requires less detail… Color tones and contrast levels should be muted and softened.
* Far distant hills and scenery have reduced texture. It can be produced with the sketchiest of outlines… Needing flat color tones of grays or sky colors.
Generally, oils and acrylic paints are great for close-up detail and texture. Watercolors are better to learn the level of tone and detail for distance painting.
It doesn’t matter what you choose to draw or paint with. The key to good artwork is to focus on the main subject… everything else should be removed unless it adds and supports.
Michael Dale is the author of 1- Color Is Best (the quick and easy way to learn to paint watercolor) and 3- Colors Are All You Need (mix any color you want fast using only 3 colors). Go to Paint-And-Draw.com to find out more.
You can also find a drawing and painting course edited by Michael Dale at http://www.drawingfoundations.com
ENRIQUE
Imagine standing on a mountain top. As you turn your head you can see a wonderful view. It is so breathtaking and beautiful. You feel inspired to pick up your brush and paint what you see… but there is so much. How do you begin?
This makes art difficult to do… there is so much choice. If you attempt painting and drawing all you see you are doomed to fail. You can’t possibly reproduce everything.
As you stand facing your canvas, ready to paint, you should focus on the main subject. It could be anything that captures your imagination… it may be a chunk of stone or a tree… it may be a mountain goat or a bird of prey.
Concentrate on what you consider is going to be signficant. Eliminate anything that will divert attention. Add everything your subject merits to make it look real. Leave everything else flat and featureless to bring your subject forward. All else is irrelevant, other than to frame and give meaning to your subject matter…
* When the rough shape of far away hills can be illustrated by a single block of even-toned gray-blue… why add more?
* A strip of sky color can be used for a winding river in the valley bottom… isn’t that plenty?
* When a forest could be painted with a single dark green brushstroke… why do more?
In 3 stages you can create an impression of distance…
* The main subject and foreground details should show plenty of detail… Using vibrant colors and sharp contrast levels.
* Middle distance requires less detail… Color tones and contrast levels should be muted and softened.
* Far distant hills and scenery have reduced texture. It can be produced with the sketchiest of outlines… Needing flat color tones of grays or sky colors.
Generally, oils and acrylic paints are great for close-up detail and texture. Watercolors are better to learn the level of tone and detail for distance painting.
It doesn’t matter what you choose to draw or paint with. The key to good artwork is to focus on the main subject… everything else should be removed unless it adds and supports.
Michael Dale is the author of 1- Color Is Best (the quick and easy way to learn to paint watercolor) and 3- Colors Are All You Need (mix any color you want fast using only 3 colors). Go to Paint-And-Draw.com to find out more.
You can also find a drawing and painting course edited by Michael Dale at http://www.drawingfoundations.com
ENRIQUE
