Drawing is a modern fashionable hobby that helps to look at the world around us in a new way. One of the most interesting and alluring sections of this work is painting. With its help, the artist captures nature, people, interiors, etc. in paints. Today, painting classes are available for many adults.
Painting for beginners: materials
To learn painting, you need to choose a method and materials for painting. For example, you can work with watercolors, oils, tempera, gouache, acrylic. Each type of paint has its own characteristics and requires individual tools.
One of the most widespread materials available to a wide range of materials are gouache and watercolor. Both paints are water-soluble and practically odorless. For gouache painting, use thick brushes (such as bristles). It is better to work with watercolors with softer tools with a sharp tip: columns, ponies.
Gouache has a dense texture, which makes it easy to correct the imperfections by applying new touches on top of the previous ones. Watercolor is a capricious and complex material, giving a translucent pattern. Editing such a painting is difficult.
Oil painting deserves special attention. This material is classified as professional and requires more thorough preparation. Oil paints should be painted on canvas or primed plywood. Plain paper will not work: oil will not be absorbed into it, so the picture may deteriorate over time. The exception is the dry brush technique. Sheets for watercolor are suitable for her.
Adults and painting: endless possibilities
Today there are many courses that offer adults to learn painting. There are no groups as such. You can start classes at any time, and the individual approach of the teacher will help you learn the basic rules.
However, some professional artists discourage aspiring adults from delving into the basics of academic drawing. A method that is ideal for teaching children is not suitable for a person of age. The fact is that the result will be noticeable after a long time, which can "kill" the desire to draw.
Igor Sakharov's unconventional approach has become very popular. The artist specializes in oil painting and invites students to immediately take up paints, and instead of brushes, first, use a palette knife, fingers, rags.
The main point of learning is constant training. Try to rarely use a pencil to sketch. This way you will quickly learn how to reproduce shapes in paints. If you want to paint landscapes, before going to the open air, create several paintings from photographs. To master the portrait, learn the rules of lighting.
To make painting enjoyable, be sure to learn the basic properties of flowers. Knowing the mixing rules will save yourself unnecessary waste. The "main" paints of a novice painter should be white, red, blue, yellow and brown. Some people call these colors "wireframe". By mixing, you will get amazingly rich and unusual shades.
Black paint deserves special attention. Professionals practically do not use it, tk. this color looks gloomy in pictures and strongly "clogs" the rest of the image. For a beautiful dark shade, mix brown, red and blue. By varying the colors, you can create a unique and effective "black".
