Description
Whilst there are lots of approaches to painting abstract art, Jodi Ohl’s philosophy is to simply start. In this book, the successful, self-taught artist helps you “dive in with an open mind and fearless heart.” The whole lot inside is geared toward kick-starting your creativity:
- An exciting series of 22 fun-to-follow, step by step projects.
- A tantalizing variety of approaches and inspirations for applying and manipulating paint, crayons, pencils, ink, paper, photos and more.
- Quick and loose exercises for building a library of ideas, color palettes, patterns and designs to use in future paintings.
- Loads of practical advice, including find out how to stock your studio without going broke, the five should-haves mediums, and find out how to finish and offer protection to your artwork.
For beginners eager to get to the “good stuff” and for artists taking a look to expand their repertoire, it just doesn’t get any better.
Every action-packed page will have you trying something new and pushing your boundaries!
Make marbled acrylic skins * Add a stain * Discover instant gratification with Yupo paper * Achieve the wonderfully aged look of image transfers * Play with graffiti-style art * Experiment with gel mediums * Incorporate non-commercial add-ins like eggshells and netting * Create improbable abstract landscapes and cityscapes * And so a lot more!