I have a flower painting class available online called “How to Paint Abstract Flowers with Acrylic Paint: Bright, Bold and Loose Flowers Painting Tutorial” The class is on Skillshare and the entire class takes about 45 minutes to watch. I attached some screen shots below so you can see my process.
If you already have a Skillshare membership, this is the direct link to the class https://skl.sh/2Gu7Gqj. If you don’t have a Skillshare membership but would like a 2-week free trial membership, you can join with my link. https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/ellebyers
You can cancel your membership at anytime!
In this class I will teach you my process for painting loose abstract flowers. I start off the class talking about composition and colors. Then I walk you through my painting process step by step. I show you how I begin by sketching my compostion onto my canvas and how I layer my colors to create a loose and varied look.
Painting loose can be tough. Here are my best tips for success when painting loose and abstract!
1. Paint with your non-dominant hand.
2. Hold the paint brush at the very top.
3. Don't ever try to paint within the lines!
All of the supplies and paint colors I used are listed below the images.
Sketching my flowers.
Sketching my composition onto my canvas.
Blocking in my first layer of acrylic paint.
Adding some dark shadows to my canvas.
Layering my paint to add details.
Finishing up my details.
My finished loose abstract flower painting!
Materials used for this class:
paper/pen or pencil
10 x 10 inch canvas
pastels
palette paper (or a paper plate)
paint brushes
jars of water
paper towels
acrylic paints
I used the following Liquitex Basics colors:
Titanium white
Prussian blue
Light olive green
Cadmium medium yellow
Light blue permanent
Turquoise blue
Bright aqua green
Portrait pink
Quinacridone magenta
Rose pink
Brilliant purple
