Paintings can really add glamour and glitz to house. However buying a canvas painting or an artwork can be terribly costly. But what if you want to buy a couple of paintings to adorn your house but don’t have the budget to do so? Well, you don’t have to fret. Why buy when you can create beautiful paintings yourself? You don’t have to be a Picasso or a Da Vinci to create a painting. Here are 4 easy steps on how to create a painting that you can display with pride in your house.
Step 1: Gather together all the materials you need. You will need blank canvass, linseed oil, oil paint, paint brushed of different sizes and a damp cloth. Make sure that you are wearing clothes that you can get dirt on. A pair of old jeans and a shirt is a good bet. Painting isn’t exactly the cleanest activity in the world.
Step 2: Arrange the materials you need on your work table. Put newspaper over stuff that you don’t want to get paint on. This will save you from the hassle of cleaning up after yourself later when you are done.
Step 3: Decide what you would want to paint. You may want your painting to take on definite form or you might want to go abstract. It’s up to you. Once you’ve decided what kind of painting you want to create, you can then move on to choosing your model. You can do a still life, or maybe follow an original painting. Whatever your choice, it is best to paint in the morning when the lighting is at its best. Natural light is always better than artificial light.
Step 4: Get started. Don’t worry about how your painting will turn out. Just have fun! Don’t think. Just paint away! For beginners it would be easier to make a pencil outline of your model first before painting on it. This way you will have a structure to follow.
Painting doesn’t have to be hard. The trick here is to have fun and just enjoy your self. Who knows, there may be an artist in you just waiting to break free.
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