Abstract painting / myLot

Medan, Indonesia

November 29, 2019 3:58pm CST

Abstract painting is a form of art that offer visual experience which irritating, aggressive and sometimes meaningless. I want to create some, but I don't know where to begin with. Any advice?

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

29 Nov 19

I agree with @louievill. Realistic paintings is usually the first step. I am self-taught and I haven't been to art school, but I know that the art schools in my area start with realistic paintings, and when the students are good at that, they move on to abstract paintings. I don't paint many abstract paintings, but I made a couple of them. I like to experiment and create my own techniques.

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louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

29 Nov 19

In fact art students are made to start with charcoal pencil drawings first to learn light and shadow and control tones from darkest to lightest, basics that would be applicable to color later on. I never jumped to abstract though, just not my style but I could appreciate abstract works since I have knowledge of the basics. Creating your own technique is cool

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Porcospino

@Porcospino (31366)

• Denmark

30 Nov 19

@louievill One of my friends went to art school, but she didn't like the lessons and she dropped out. I experienmented with abstract paintings, but it isn't something I have spent much time on. I think it is fun to experiment and create my own techniques. I always learn something new.

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jaishankar

@Shivram59 (32175)

• India

29 Nov 19

@ade_anugrah I tried many times what this abstract art is all about.

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louievill

@louievill (28851)

• Philippines

29 Nov 19

Almost all abstract painters and masters started out with realism, the basic as in painting similar to a picture, pencil sketching first to learn lights and shadows, tones, values etc... etc... Then proceed with coloring but it still has to be realistic. You would need to perfect this first. Abstract painting is a broad general term, so after mastering realism you may now want to " abstract" your work depending on the school you like to follow like impressionism, cubism, surrealism, etc.. you my even be able to develope your own abstract style when you are already a master. Abstract works even if they are abstract most of the time still follows the basics in my first paragraph.

Srigala

@ade_anugrah (16)

• Medan, Indonesia

30 Nov 19

Yeah, I Agree. I think it becomes abstract when painters conceptualized realism things first & then he developed the idea by distorting it artistically.

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M.-L.

@MALUSE (69390)

• Germany

1 Dec 19

I had a good teacher in our arts lessons at school. I've still got a lot of abstract paintings I created then. I also took part in free art courses outside school. Check amazon for books. There are loads of books on painting techniques.