If you have been having some patchy days where you just can not create then try doing something like this easy acrylic paint background. I found it really helped to get me just creating. I've said that the results make good backgrounds but to be honest you can use this easy acrylic paint technique to make stand alone abstracts and what comes…
I am doing 6 abstracts in one go today and also in one plan so that you can see then grow all together. It is a fun exercise to do so have a go! So last week I used a three colour combo exercise in my mini abstracting but this week it is more about doing a few projects in one go…
What can you do with three colours? Well quite a lot including today's three colours mini abstract exercise. It is a great exercise for just playing and letting yourself try out new things or for getting to know some old things that you might not have used for a while! So pick your three colours and grab your paints and lets get…
Are you ready for a really challenging art challenge for your mini abstracts this week? I hope so, because this week we are going to make mini abstract faces! Don't worry I have some very simple steps to get you started and once you do start, well it is a little addictive, making abstract faces, so you will soon have a whole…
Having fun with your mini abstracts? Ready to try another mini abstract challenge? This one is in four parts and it is about layering and working from unrefined to fine detail so watch the video below then give it a go! Once you have tried it one way why not shake up the parts and do them in a different order to…
I hope you have been getting stuck into my easy mini abstract exercise and have been having fun with it! This week I have another mini abstract inspiration but tell you what, let's spice things up with a color challenge! Yep, I have some color combo ideas to get you started this week and I hope you have a lot of fun…
If your managed to catch my Life Book 2020 Summit interview and activity, or you have been following me for a while, then you will know that I have a few different art practices that I try to keep doing regularly. On Life Book I shared my Daily Doodle Diary with some exercises and tips to get you started on yours. Today I…
I have some fun backgrounds in my art video today for you to try in your next art session. They look like watercolor backgrounds but they are all done with acrylic paints. But why do them with acrylic paint instead of watercolors? Well, you can of course do them with your watercolors but if you like to layer your pieces, like I…
Today's abstract painting speedpaint video starts with some painted pattern making and you think everything is going to be calm, and pretty... then it takes a bit of a nasty turn! But I don't want to spoil the abstract painting process for you! I just thought I would tease you before you watch the video. Hope that you enjoy it, go grab…
Who is up for another color challenge? I wasn't planning for this to be a color challenge, like last week's use neutrals color challenge, but when I got to the end of the piece three colors really jumped out for me. They are ones that I don't usually, purposely use together, more accidentally, like in this project, but I thought they would…
I have some more Floral June Inspiration for you today and some acrylic paint flowers. I thought that this one turned out with quite an illustrative look to it. What do you think? This is all acrylics but uses acrylic paint in different formats, so there are some inks, pens and paints in this project. I hope you are having fun with…