The secret to building a design,
or recreating an image that you like,
with your own pen or paintbrush, is simple
If you look carefully at the design above
you can see that it’s just a combination of simple shapes and colors,
repeated in a particular order
to form a pleasing pattern
It was a practice sketch for the chip and dip set below
I am always saying that when you draw/paint
you start by breaking the subject down by shapes
The rose on this notebook is a great example
Start with the center of the rose and build out
Now add the petals
Keep looking at your photo source
almost done
Objects can be broken down into 4 or 5 tones,
lightest, light, medium, darker, and darkest
In the rose above, there are 4 tones,
easily distinguished,
with the lightest areas being the large open leaves
The darkest tones will be found in the parts of the objects
that receive the least amount of light,
like the rose’s tight bud center
In this case, a very light pink,
a medium pink, a dark pink, and red for the darkest tone
Depending on what you’re doodling on, or drawing or painting,
you can use colored pencils, colored markers or Sharpies,
paint pens, Chalk Ink Pens, or acrylic paint
This shelf was painted with a combination of paint, and paint pens
The best part about using paint is that you can mix your own color tones
With red and white,
you can mix all the middle tones
by adjusting the ratio of red to white
Simple shapes and patterns repeat on these painted pots
by my friend Joanne
[I use them to hold my small paint jars
so forgive the paint splatters I made]
Her simple flower pattern,
is created with a large dot and 3 quick strokes
The repetition gives this simple flower impact
A swirl of dark pink inside the flower
and tone on tone yellow background with dots,
this is a adorable design anyone can do~
This terra cotta flower pot got a makeover with paint,
an initial, and just a few lines and dots~
it’s amazing the magic that can happen with color!
This Crazy Bead Bowl is painted with just simple lines and dots
but the color grabs your attention and makes it pop
More simple shapes and dots decorate this serving dish, mini cake dome,
and these stemless glasses
Once again it’s the color that makes them special
Remember to use curable paint made for glass
when you’re painting on glassware
I hope you’ll try painting a simple design~
Have fun and Be Fearless!
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Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts