How can I improve my painting skills?

watch that dude with the fro that had that painting show. wtf is his name????????

Instructions

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Read magazines and books on murals and painting. Subscribe to artists magazines and purchase or borrow books on painting. You can use these materials to teach yourself new techniques and to discover new ways of working.

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Step 2

Expose your self to the work of other muralists. It is easy for an artist to isolate themselves and work in a bubble. You need to view the work of other mural artists. The purpose of this is not to copy what other artists are doing, but to be inspired by other artists. Such inspiration will only improve your own talent and skills.

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Step 3

Take art classes. You are never too good of an artist to take art classes. Even a beginner artist class can be helpful to a seasoned pro as it can remind you of some techniques and skills that you had long forgotten. You may also want to take classes on things like faux painting, tromp l’oeil, painting, and stenciling as this will improve the range of your skills.

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Practice often. Mural painting will improve with each mural (or even smaller painting) that you paint. Therefore, in order to improve your mural painting skills you should make it a point to paint regularly. Don’t just wait until you want a new mural in your home, or until someone asks you to paint for them.

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Stay abreast of new materials and tools. Learn how to use a projector to help you transfer drawings onto a wall, learn how to draw sketches in proper perspective and scale, find out about new paints and rollers and brushes that may make your job easier as soon as they come on the market.

Tips & Warnings

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Don't be afraid to talk to other artists and ask for advice

Practice practice and more practice!

Restrict your palette to a few colors. When you start a painting, use only one blue, one red and one yellow. Mix your colors to make the secondaries. Keep this tip and it will help you make your paintings harmonize. A good way to practice your painting skills is with monochrome paintings. That takes color out of the process and you can refine your techniques. My medium is watercolor and I have 5 blues on my palette but I never use more than a single blue in a painting. The same with the other primaries. The fewer colors you use the better.

Take some instructions at your community college and paint lots on your unfastened time. purchase some books on portray and practice distinctive techniques they introduce in the books. in case you have get entry to, attempt and locate Bob Ross's video clips. actual, he's what have been given me into portray at an extremely youthful age once I watched his coach. that's what i'm able to offer. it is all approximately practising the techniques you study from any source.

Take a class, or use the internet. It depends on what kind of painting you want to learn.

if you cant seem to focus on painting then try something which you love doing,like write a novel or something

blend on palette first. try using turpentine, paint thinner, or mineral spirits. also, the answer depends on if you are painting realism (takes days or more, many thin layers) or impressionist (thick, all in one sitting). if you are doing realism i suggest the mineral spirits and paint thinners. if you are doing impressionist dont try to blend on the canvas. make thick stokes.

practice everyday.

practice, duhhh :D

fart face: his name was bob ross