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Push the boundaries of abstract art with a mix of media and methods, with the guidance of expert artist Helen Kaminsky.
With this stunning book, explore the possibilities of mixed media in new and impressive ways. Helen’s love of color and experimentation is carried through layers of imagery and texture with a gloriously vibrant mix of traditional and imaginative new techniques. It is the experimental combination of these methods that gives each painting its unique glowing quality. She works by building up the layers, gradually using various ways to lay down paint, veiling and lifting colors to reveal what is hidden beneath.
Discover different ways of mixing and blending paint with unusual materials, collage techniques, fun printing methods, mark-making with found objects, and original ways to incorporate homemade stencils and stamps into their work. Helen leads you through her exciting range of techniques using charcoal, gesso, oil pastels, wet and dry media, printing and mark making materials, encaustic art, collage and photo transfer.
This beautiful, practical book is a detailed guide to creating unique pictures. Along with short demonstrations and exercises, numerous examples of Helen’s stunning finished artworks are included to inspire you to experiment and create their own mixed-media masterpieces.
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Push the boundaries of abstract art with a mix of media and methods, with the guidance of expert artist Helen Kaminsky.
Through numerous examples of the author’s work alongside practical demonstrations, each book provides a fascinating exploration of the artist’s creative process that will inspire the reader to move forward on their own artistic journey.
With numerous step-by-step demonstrations, discover how to use these four elements of abstract art:
Colour
Rock Strata
‘I have chosen to use a local colour scheme that you would expect to find in rock formations. I decided to use earth tones for this first study, as the shapes inspired an abstract landscape feel.’
Composition
Playtime with Matisse
‘For a bit of fun, we’re going to explore the simple fusion and combination of shapes to create some visual vocabulary and studies in the style of Matisse’s cut-outs.’
Design
Rocky Road
‘By applying one or more principles of design to our work, what once seemed to be a chaotic jumble can be transformed into harmony, create impact and add excitement.’
Interpretation
Pollen for the Bees
‘There are many ways to interpret your subject matter, be it inspiration from reality or something conjured up in your head. You will also find that individual viewers will often form their own interpretation of the subject, which is very different from what you originally intended.’
Then take your art further with inspirational demonstrations of processes and techniques including
Collaging
Retro City
‘This technique of sanding down collage layers can be used to great effect, resulting in a distressed look, reminiscent of old, peeling billboards.’
Stamping
‘I own stamps of all sorts of shapes and sizes that I have collected over the years, and I also make my own by various means.’
Mark Making
Take a look around your home and see what treasures you can discover to make marks on your substrate. A few examples are bamboo skewers, hair rollers, hair combs, basting brushes, toy building bricks, toy train tracks, pastry cutters, window squeegees, bottle tops, forks and draught pieces to name but a few.
Creating Texture
Here, a hair roller was rolled across the paste.
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Publisher : Search Press (March 8, 2022)
Language : English
Flexibound : 176 pages
ISBN-10 : 1782218777
ISBN-13 : 978-1782218777
Reading age : 1 year and up
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 8.75 x 0.59 x 11.19 inches