#art, You Want to Paint? Think About This…

How do you make/create a painting? How do I start, how do I continue, how do I finish? What should I take into account? How do I plan the painting?

If you don’t know the answers to these questions, I will tell you…

A painting is created with the experience acquired over the years, channelled through professional and technical learning, taste (the good taste of the painter), and the message you want to convey… Or simply by buying a canvas, paints, and brushes. That depends on you. Yes, you will need those things, but whether something good comes out of it, spontaneously or intuitively, or not, will be a certain unknown.

How do I start, etcetera? You start by envisioning. I imagine every artistic creator begins with the artwork in their head in one way or another. Then you have to pick up a pencil or crayon and start to develop the ideas on paper (or whatever surface you like) to make at least one sketch. From there, you decide on certain things: What size do I want the painting to be, what color palette will I use, and what style will I use to convey the message of this painting. These are all preliminary steps, and things you have to be very clear about while you’re painting.

And as for how to plan, well, that is done on the go. You will notice that as you are painting the composition (and there are rules about composition which we will not get into here) will start to take shape and it will, most assuredly, demand things from you. Listen carefully to what the painting is telling you because there will come a time when it will say STOP! And if you add one more brushstroke, you mess it up…

CHEERS