Making a large abstract painting is a great way for a beginning painter to become familiar with acrylic paints. This is a fun art project that will look great on the wall when it's finished. Creating an abstract painting takes little skill and talent, a few supplies and some attention to detail.
Instructions
1. Choose three colors to use in your painting. Use any colors you prefer, but keep in mind that the painting will be most striking when you use contrasting colors. Some good contrasting combinations are red, black and white; red, blue and yellow; or orange, purple and green.
2. Begin with the base color for your painting. Squeeze paint from the first tube all over the plywood in nickel to quarter-sized globs.
3. Squeegee the globs of paint in quick and flowing gestures. Sweep the paint in different directions until most of the plywood is covered. Create a nice effect by leaving small amounts of birchwood showing through or leaving the edges natural.
4. Add globs of paint from the tube of the second color. Make these globs fewer and farther between. Squeegee this second color of paint with only one or two sweeps per glob. Do not cover a lot of the first color.
5. Apply the third color of paint in the same manner as Step Four. Create texture and visual interest by leaving the paint coagulated in some areas and wiping it nearly off in other areas.
6. Create even move texture by using a variety of things while the paint is still wet. Use your fingers, a card, a fork or anything you think will look interesting.
