Article · Art is Fun
How to Paint Abstract Art: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide for Creating Abstract Paintings in Acrylics
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2009
About this lesson
A progress-photo demo of an additive layering method: paint the edges, fill the canvas with intuitive color shapes, then build smaller layers of dots, swirls and lines. It stresses rotating the canvas to judge balance.
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