Cause and Effect

Cause and Effect: Painting

If you have ever used paint before, whether it be Acrylic, Watercolor, etc., you know that it has different effects depending on the type of medium of which you're preforming on. Paint of any type will usually bleed through or bend normal, thing sheet paper, as to where paint will slab into thick coats on canvas or even poster board, which is just above average thickness of normal paper. However, these effects do not only differ depending on the medium, but also the brushes and style of which they're applied. We'll use two types of very commonly used paint styles; Acrylic and Watercolor.

Acrylic:
If prepared and contained correctly, Acrylic paint should be a very thick, vibrant, and colorful paint when seen in the bottle (tube, canister, bucket, etc.) and is meant to be spread across the medium in different lengths and amounts to show value and depth of the image that is being created. The effects will fade over time if the painting is not contained and framed correctly, which is different than it's long lasting counterpart, Oil based paint. Here's and example of an Acrylic painting.

Watercolor:

Watercolor paint is a very brightly colored paint that is meant to either, if used on paper, fade and add an effect of value, or if used on yupo paper stay very bright and liquid looking. Watercolor can be altered in many ways and is considered to be almost a little controversial in the art world, jokingly of course. Watercolor can Retain deep colors or spread and become very soft and dim in color. Here's an example of a Watercolor painting.

Process of Art

Greetings Internet patrons and welcome to my mandatory post required by my English teacher, today we'll be discussing a topic of which I enjoy very much to talk about and in some cases even do, Art. Make note that I capitalized the "A", that's important, because it means I've deemed it as it's own "person" if you will, something that (sorry about all the quotations) "lives" on it's own. Art is an act of creativity, a category, or even humanity's natural instinct.

As a species we draw ourselves to create and make things in a way that we find ascetically appealing. Art is the process of creating, and so I find there to be specific steps in my way of doing art.

Step 1.) Getting a creative flow.
- I find things as simple as looking at a piece of fruit can inspire art work. Personally I find it easy to be inspired while reading, looking for reference pictures from my friends or the Internet, which is a lovely source I might add, listening to music, and oddly enough just staring at the ceiling.

Step 2.) Supplies.
- I find it quite difficult to find art supplies where I live and the Internet, let's be honest here, will rip you off in any way it possibly can, i suggest buying art supplies like paper, pencil, charcoal, etc., in bulk so that the over all price will be smaller and more price efficient in the long run.

Step 3.) Putting it on paper. ( or other mediums)
- There's a difference between being imaginative and being skilled at hand, it takes a bit of practice and or natural talent to be good with a pencil. However, being imaginative is something that everyone can do, whether they know that or not. I like to, and would suggest that everyone, start with a sketch. This sketch can be small, large, obscured, it doesn't matter. As long as you get the general idea of the piece you'll be creating than great you're on your way to being a great artist.

Step 4.) Focus, but have fun doing it.
- If you find art tedious and boring then you're not going to do good in the world of art. For example I, myself, hate every single piece of artwork that I've ever created, never once have I enjoyed creating something. There are exceptions to that  however. I really hate drawing people, but I'm also really good at it, I don't mean to sound self centered. The process of creating a person in slow and for me usually involves odd shapes that look awful until I finally tie everything together.

In short, start with an idea or get one from somewhere else, get your supplies, and have a blast letting your imagination flow. One another note, remember not to copy people's artwork, always find a way to make it your own.