I am fascinated with glass and reflections~
I love to study paintings of glass
and see the magic that happens when light hits it,
like in this glass painting by Kate Birch
The lemon painting below is by Ans Debije,
one of my favorite artists
She gets so much impact
from just a few well placed strokes of white
Today I’ve rounded up some of my paintings of glass
to show you some ways to simplify your subject
and get impressive results
Click on the highlighted painting title to see the tutorials
In the Red Wine painting below,
I left several areas of white and just painted around them
You can also use art masking fluid
You paint it on the areas you want to keep white
and after you’ve completed the painting,
rub it off with a rubber cement eraser and, voila,
you have perfect white spaces
I outlined the highlight areas for a more dramatic effect
I did the same outlining in this colorful cocktail,
Sometimes, it’s hard to begin a painting
because you don’t know where to start
I used my photo editor, PicMonkey to “paint” this bottle for me
I applied several special effects to the photo
Clockwise from large original photo,
PicMonkey sketch effect top right,
PicMonkey levels effect middle right,
PicMonkey burst effect lower right,
PicMonkey posterize effect bottom middle
You can also use Waterlogue app to transform your photo into a painting
Looking at all these photos helped me decide
how to simplify the shapes for painting
Adding highlights when painting with acrylic is much easier!
Add them last and don’t overdo,
several well placed strokes add a lot of drama
I hope you try a photo editor or use the Waterlogue app
to play around with a photo and then paint it~
Be Fearless!
I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Sundays on Silverado/ Happiness is Homemade
Between Naps on the Porch / Turn About Tuesday
Wednesday Linky Party / Karin’s Cottage Linky Party / Creative Crafts