Year of manufacture: 2015
Author: Debora Stewart
Genre: Drawing, abstract painting, mixed technique
English language
Publisher: North Light Books (F + W Media, Inc.)
ISBN: 978-1-4403-3584-6
Format:PDF
Number of pages: 187/183/195
Interactive table of contents: Yes

Would you love to take your art in a new direction? In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting to bring structure and depth to your art. In addition you'll begin to understand how to work in a series and how this can help you develop your own personal style.
A sampling of what you'll add to your creative toolbox:
Pastel and acrylic techniques to use to complete your own paintings
The benefits of expressing your ideas abstractly
How to loosen up by using your nondominant hand and drawing to music
Ways to express emotions through mark-making
Using color and symbolism for expression
Working with photos for inspiration
Tips for using color studies
Step into your own abstract frame of mind today!

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INTRODUCTION
Preparing to See Abstractly
MATERIALS
Preparing to Paint
Pastels
Paints and Mediums
Surfaces
Brushes and Other Tools
1 Why and How to Abstract
How Do You Create Abstract Art?
What Are the Benefits of Working Abstractly?
Abstraction is a Personal Journey
Exploring and Reflecting
2 Loosening Up
Working Intuitively
Drawing with Your Nondominant Hand
Drawing to Music
Finding Your Natural Mark
3 Emotions and Abstractions
Mark Making and Emotions
Expressive Marks
Color and Emotional Impact
Color Meanings and Symbolism
4 Abstraction and the Elements of Art
Line
Shape
Space
Texture
Repetition, Value, Emphasis, Color
The Other Elements
5 Compositional Elements of Abstraction
Elements of a Strong Composition
Circle or Closed
Grid
Triangle
L Shape
Diagonal
Symmetrical
Asymmetrical
Cruciform
S or Z Curve
6 Thumbnail Sketches and Source Drawings
Using a Photo for Inspiration
Using a Contour Drawing for Inspiration
Spontaneous Line Drawings
Using Existing Artwork as Inspiration
7 Creating Underpaintings
Types of Underpainting
Charcoal or Pastel and Alcohol on Sanded Paper
Colored Gesso on Canvas
Fluid Acrylic on Canvas or Sanded Paper
Watercolor or Oil Color on Sanded Paper
Adding Value to the Underpainting
8 Working with Acrylic Grounds and Mediums
Adding Pastel Ground and Molding Paste to the Surface
Mixing Fluid Acrylic with Pastel Ground
Applying Pastel Ground Over Acrylic Paint
9 Working with Color and Value
Color Choices
Bringing Value to Your Work
Color Study with Acrylic
Color Studies with Pastel
10 Creating Complete Works
Tips for Creating Acrylic Paintings
Tips for Creating Pastel Paintings
Acrylic Painting Demonstration
Pastel Painting Demonstration
Horse Painting Demonstration
RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY
SUMMARY
ABOUT DEBORA
DEDICATION

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