Negative painting acrylic

Artist Linda Kemp uses the practice of negative painting to deconstruct how to paint the essence of a subject. Here are her tips.

If you like drawing and painting, this could be the technique for you as this is a way to add patterns and draw some shapes on top of a painted abstract background. Painting from imagination can be difficult to do if you start from a blank canvas, but here we are going to use an abstract background as a way to get your imagination going! You might also like: Online art class: Painting Flowers from imagination in mixed media Here are the steps you can take to paint a flower still life using a…

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Fish - negative painting, acrylic on board

Sneak peek at an in-progress shot of one of the paintings we will do in Journey to the Self E-Course. Join me here:...

If you like drawing and painting, this could be the technique for you as this is a way to add patterns and draw some shapes on top of a painted abstract background. Here are the steps you can take …

Negative painting is one of the most exciting approaches to watercolor I know! The technique is a unique approach of painting around an object to define it in a composition. When working in watercolor we have the challenge that other mediums do not. It is what we don’t paint that becomes the most important element. Think of yourself as a stone carver, chipping away, until only the most precious lights remains. There are many techniques to saving the “lights” of the paper. I have experimented…

Negative space painting with thinned down acrylic paint and a brush

Abstract artist Linda Kemp is known for her nature-inspired "negative painting" techniques, in which she creates specific shapes. Learn about her technique in this exclusive interview.

New 10x10 in. Acrylic painting

In this mixed media on canvas piece, I wanted to experiment with techniques of negative painting, painting an abstract background and of course I could not resist adding some patterns 🙂 You might also like: Online art class: Painting Flowers from imagination in mixed media Here are the steps I took to paint this mixed media Flower painting: I started by selecting a few fluid acrylic ink paint bottles, I actually ended up using only the blue and green. I also used liquid matte medium. For…

Negative space painting

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New 15x30 acrylic painting

Grade Level Duration 20 class periods, periods are 50 minutes long Materials 140 lb watercolor paper, small paper (like card stock), masking tape, pencil, scissors, salt, plastic wrap, watercolor sets (Prang is recommended), India ink, or acrylic paint Media Watercolor Lesson Objectives For the student to: Explore the element of art of shape. Practice repetition […]