Video · YouTube
How to Avoid the Flat Look in Abstract Art
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 8 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
Explains why abstract paintings can look flat and how to fix it with value contrast, overlapping shapes, varied edges and a range of mark sizes, rather than relying on colour alone.
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