I’ve added a couple of new painting tutorials to my YouTube channel . Learn how to paint flowers on canvas with acrylic paint step by step! Many of my flower painting tutorials are full length and beginner friendly. If you DIY your own flower painting after watching one of my tutorials, please share it with me by posting it to Instagram and using the hashtag #modernabstractflowers. Happy Painting!
Step by Step Flower Painting Tutorial
10 Supplies You Need for Amazing Abstract Floral Paintings
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For artist Arpi Krikorian, vibrant, colorful abstract flower painting comes down to one thing — supplies. She walks us through her top 10 art tools, tricks, and techniques for creating lush and layered works of florals, botanicals, and landscapes.
When you are ready to create abstract flowers on your own, it will only be a click away! Carrie Schmidt is all set to show you her unique approach to painting flowers in this video workshop: Mixed Media Flower Paintings!
1 – Reference photos of florals
Even though I paint intuitively when I am creating abstract flower paintings, I always have photo references on hand from gardens I regularly visit. I keep an image bank of various botanicals on my phone so that I have variety in my line work and am not repeatedly using the same shapes stored in my mind’s visual library.
Tip: My favorite place to photograph is The Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino, California. If you don’t have a public garden where you live, take a stroll around your neighborhood and snap pictures of plant life with your phone. If you really look, you’ll be surprised how much variety you’ll find.
2 – Aquabords made by Ampersand (board spelled without the “a”)
I LOVE THESE BOARDS! They accept all water-based media beautifully. They take a beating with as many layers as you throw at it without ever buckling. No more needing to stretch paper.
Tip 1: If you use the cradled boards, they are ready to hang as soon as the painting is finished!
Tip 2: Make sure you wet the board before you use it so that the air bubbles rise to the surface and dissipate. Wait about 10 minutes. Once the board is damp, it’s ready to use.
Flower Painting with a Limited Color Palette. How to Paint Flowers on Canvas with Acrylic Paint Video Tutorial
Yesterday, I painted these little flowers with acrylic paint on a small 6 x 6 inch canvas. This size canvas was fun because it has a large profile and I carried the painting over to the sides as you can see in the pictures below. I also challenged myself to use a limited color palette which was a great exercise for me! I’m used to grabbing 10 or 12 different tubes during a painting session. I painted this one with only 5 colors: pyrrole red, cadmium yellow medium, turquoise phthalo, titanium white, and carbon black.
I filmed myself painting this piece and I’ll be adding it to my YouTube channel very soon. You can check out all of my YouTube flower painting tutorials here! http://youtube.com/c/ellebyers
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How to Paint a Sunset Seascape with Acrylic Paint on Canvas for Beginner Artists
I just added a new YouTube painting tutorial. In this tutorial, I’m showing you how I paint an abstract sunset seascape with acrylic on canvas. This is a beginner friendly painting tutorial with step by step instructions. Let me know what you think! I listed all of the acrylic paint colors and other supplies I used below the video. Learn how to paint a sunset landscape!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuiRt9v_lp0&t=109s
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Easy Landscape Painting on Canvas with Acrylic Paint for Beginner Artists
My blue landscape painting tutorial on YouTube has been popular, so I decided to paint some pink and green landscapes for my next tutorial. Watch me paint two little 6×6 inch abstract landscape paintings on canvas with acrylic paint. This tutorial is easy to follow even if you are a beginner artist. I walk you through my painting process step by step and show you how I layer my acrylic paint on my canvas. I hope you will DIY your own little landscape painting after watching my new tutorial!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHYjdElk71o&t=540s
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