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Abstract Painting Tutorial
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We both grew up with art as an important part in our lives and love that when we want to change up our walls we can grab a canvas, brush some paint on it, and have instant new art. But if you’re not super comfortable with a paintbrush in your hand, that can be kind of intimidating. So we set out to create an abstract painting tutorial that you can do even if you don’t consider yourself a painter. As proof, we convinced my mom (who doesn’t paint) to give it a try and see if she could follow along. Results = success!
We used acrylic paint (which we think is the easiest paint to work with) in just two colors, and topped it off with shiny copper tape that adds an instant geometric punch. We are super excited for you guys to try your hand at painting too!
This video covers everything step by step (it really helps to watch Evan’s brush in motion), and we’ll go into even more detail below.
- Canvas (we used 11″ x 14″) – our favorite brand – economy brand
- Titanium White acrylic paint
- Payne’s Gray acrylic paint
- Brushes: one 1″ or number 12 brush should work, but a set including this brush costs just a dollar more…
- Copper tape (but you could also get silver or gold!)
- A water jar
- Something to mix in
- Something to cover your table with (paper towels, cardboard, etc…)
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Step 1: Wet Canvas
The first step is to brush water across your canvas. The water is going to help the paint blend. If the canvas is dry, it tries to grip onto the paint and makes everything less smooth. You just want a very thin layer of water (the canvas should glisten but there shouldn’t be any pooling).
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Step 2: Add Background
We’re going to use just two colors in this tutorial: Titanium White and Payne’s Gray. You could easily swap these around (white and blush would be really pretty too, or white and teal).
Get mostly white on your brush and just a little bit of gray. You don’t want to mix them too much because you’ll just end up with a really light gray. Instead, you want white with streaks of grayish blue to end up on your canvas. So get both on the brush without mixing them.
At this point, do all vertical up and down strokes until everything looks smooth and you have some nice blue striation mixed into the white.
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