Draw lightboxes on the canvas using a pencil and paint these boxes with a different color. You can stick to a color family too. It looks amazing to hang on the wall.
40 Easy Abstract Painting Ideas For Beginners
Abstract paintings have a huge number of fans and you must be one of them. These abstract paintings have a special touch that transforms your interior interestingly. With such influence, abstract paintings are quite heavy on pocket. Do you want to have one of such abstract art for your home? Here is the best idea to get beautiful abstract art at a minimum cost. Yes! You heard it right. It is possible to save money if you paint it yourself. Don’t worry about how much expertise it needed. You can browse easy abstract painting ideas for beginners to start your painting. Also, here we present some Examples and Tips About Acrylic Painting. Check out-
Easy Acrylic Abstract Painting Ideas
Take the canvas you want to paint and select the colors you are going to splash on it according to your wall background. Apply the base paint having a runny consistency. You need to know that these colors fade as they dry. Now you can take another shade to mix with this color.
You can go for sprays or drop paint drops on it. Mix them enough to look natural. Finished painting will have a watercolor type texture which gives the best acrylic painting for our wall.
Embroidery On Acrylic
You can add a touch of your embroidery art to the abstract painting. Paint the canvas with brushstrokes and embroider names or quotes over it with silk thread.
Easy Abstract Acrylic Painting DIY
This easy abstract acrylic painting is as simple as squeezing blobs of paint onto the paper or canvas and then blending them together.
This method of creating an abstract painting is really freeing since it’s a little unpredictable. That also means it’s a great way for anyone who is a perfectionist or control freak (that’s me, by the way, although I’m getting better) to learn to let go a little!
- Related: Fold and squish abstract art: 3 techniques
Each painting you complete using this technique will vary depending on:
- Where you squeeze the paint onto the page
- How much paint you use
- What direction you take the brush strokes
- How much you blend the paint colours
Can you see how there’s an infinite number of possibilities?
How much you choose to blend the paint will also play a big part in how your painting turns out.
- Use long, straight brush strokes with light pressure and you’ll end up with something like the pink and purple painting
- Hold the brush so it’s at right angles to the page and just the tips of the bristles are in contact and use circular, dabbing motions to make a painting similar to the red and yellow one. (This technique isn’t great for your paintbrushes, though, so don’t do this with fancy or expensive brushes! Keep it for cheap, old ones…)
- And if your brush strokes are short and change direction a lot, and you don’t blend the colours too much, you’ll create a painting like my blue and purple one
Play around with it and try different techniques until you hit on something you really love.
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Choosing your colours
It’s also best to think carefully about the colours you choose for your painting. For my first attempt, I grabbed a few colours and just thought I’d see what happened.
The picture below shows what happened…
While I quite like the brush strokes and how carefree the painting turned out, the colours turned out pretty muddy where the green, red and yellow mixed together.
I really didn’t think that one through properly, as I know red and green don’t mix to create a pretty colour!
Also, I think I chose one colour too many, choosing red, green, yellow and white. For best results, three colours would be plenty (unless you’re painting on a very large canvas).
So now you’ve read my best tips (including what not to do…!) let’s get onto the ridiculously easy step-by-step tutorial!
Easy Abstract Acrylic Painting DIY Step-By-Step
Ready for something else? For an easy, abstract watercolour painting, try this tutorial: How To Paint Abstract Watercolour Circles!
And if you want to learn more about acrylic painting, check out this article: Acrylic Painting Terms: A Glossary For Beginners!
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About Stacey
I’m Stacey and I’m a blogger, abstract artist and freelance writer. My aim is to help busy people feel inspired and get more creative with tutorials, hints and tips.
I live in Cardiff with my partner and dog, and in my free time you’ll find me hiking, reading, painting or sampling a craft beer or two.
