In today’s video I demonstrate a way to build up an abstract painting using layers of acrylic paint and shapes. In a previous video I shared a drawing exercise which created a grid of shapes. Today I take some of the shapes from that drawing exercise and use them to develop striking abstract painted pages in a sketchbook. It is a method you may want to explore as a way to progress your original ideas and use your repertoire of shapes in a painting. You can watch the original drawing video here if you’d like to:

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In this painting demonstration I am using heavy body acrylic paint from Sennelier in a Daler Rowney A3 Sketchbook which has 160gsm paper, this paint has quite a matte finish (although I think it is technically described as satin) so doesn’t tend to result in sketchbook pages which stick together, some heavy body paint can be quite glossy and it is this shine that results in finished pages sticking together, despite them being dry when you close the book.

This demo and exercise is messy and playful and it can create interesting and surprising results…(if you enjoy a pristine sketchbook or are at all concerned about pages possibly sticking together you may want to try this on a piece of paper instead of a sketchbook). I hope you enjoy it.

Music Credit: Supine by Peter Sandberg via Epidemic Music.

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