Many people look at abstract art and wonder if anyone can be an Abstract artist. In other words, do you need to have a background or foundation in painting, drawing, and art education to create great abstract art?
To be a great abstract artist need, you need talent and an understanding of painting. Painting can be a technical skill that artists spend a lifetime perfecting through their art education and practice. Great abstract artists have had intensive training in painting, drawing, composition, and color theory.
All great abstract artists have a foundation in painting, drawing, composition, and color theory; when an artist has this kind of artistic foundation, it shows in how they execute their artwork. Having a creative foundation in drawing, composition, and color theory are essential for every artist and helps them be better painters.
No rule says that an Abstract artist must be talented in painting or even be able to draw. Still, if you look at all the great abstract artists, you will find a few things in common – they all have a foundation in drawing, composition, and color theory and know-how to paint a variety of subject matters.
Abstract Art And Painting Talent
We believe a painting talent is required to create great abstract art. Creating great abstract art can be pretty challenging to implement – it is just not a matter of tossing paint around a room. Great Abstract art is a highly technical and difficult art to implement correctly.
One of the most important aspects of having a natural talent in painting is that talent may help you stick to the painting and continue improving your painting and art skills. The consistency to build your art skills will help you enhance your painting talent and your fundamental art skills.
All the great abstract artists had a foundation of the art basics as painting, drawing, composition, and color theory. Their artistic foundation comes out very clearly in their artwork.
Here are some reasons why being able to paint and having a talent for painting is essential when creating Abstract art:
- Know How To Use and Mix Colors – An Abstract artist needs to understand how to use color. Color can conveys a message or meaning of your art. it is important to also be able to mix the colors you need in your painting to also convery your art’s message clearly.
- Technical Aspects of Painting – Someone who has not painted may think it is easy as you take a brush and dip the brush in paint and put the paint on the canvas. The truth is that there are many technical aspects of art and painting. Everything from how you prepare the canvas or other materials, to the paints you use or how you clean your brushes. Painting is a technical skill.
- Creative ideas – Creative ideas can take time. For some people they may come more naturally than others. Others may need to have to work to find creative ideas. Understanding what is a good creative idea or a bad one or how it should be composed takes skill, experience and learning.
- Practice builds painting skills – Like many other art forms the more you paint the better you will become at painting. If you feel you do not have a talent, keep painting and the skills will come and usually also the talent. Practice can help you buiild your talent and art skills.
- Talent helps you stick with it – If you feel you have a talent for painting or some parts of painting seem easy to you then there is a chance you will stick with your art and continue to produce great art.
The good news is that you can learn many skills that will enhance your natural talent with art education. The reality is that painting, drawing, composing, and color theory will help you become a great Abstract artist.
Painting is not the only talent you need to become a great abstract artist; you should also have a background and foundation in drawing, composition, and color theory.
Abstract Art and Drawing
To be able to produce great abstract art, it is crucial to have a foundation in drawing. So, many of the beginning or introductory art courses begin with a drawing class. Drawing is the foundation of art.
The world’s greatest Abstract artists started by taking many basic art classes and spent time gaining all the art fundamentals. You can learn more by reading Abstract Painting Skills And An Artist’s Drawing Ability to discover more about some of the world’s most significant abstract artists and their artistic training.
Here are a few things we can learn from the great Abstract artists and their drawing skills and training:
- Artistic Training – All the great Abstract artists had some basic training and took some kind of art classes. With technology today you can do some art courses via tehcnlogy or attend a class in your area. You can join groups forums and others that can help you with your art.
- Drawing Skills – All the great Abstract artists also had great drawing skills. They were able to draw a variety of subject matter. Drawing is an foundational skill for any artist; all the great abstract artist were able to draw because of their intensive art training and education.
Even if you may look at an Abstract artist’s painting and feel like the painter was splashing or dripping paint, the truth is that a lot of thought went into that painting; the artist creating that painting had excellent drawing skills.
Drawing and creating great abstract art is not easy; I have found it a lot more complex than many other kinds of art. Abstract art requires that an artist knows the basics of drawing to create great abstract art.
When an artist has training in painting, drawing, and other fundamental art skills, their basic art skills will always show. They have the painting and drawing skills and the training to execute the art so well.
Abstract Art and Composition
Another area that Abstract artists understand through their art training is composition. For any artist to produce good artwork, they must have an understanding of composition. Like painting and drawing, art composition is also an essential part of art education.
Composition is crucial as it is the way that different elements of the artwork are all combined. It is about how the critical aspects of the painting are all arranged together in the art.
Composition is one of those artistic skills that are difficult for any visual artist to master but at the same time, it can make all the difference in the world for the outcome of the art. Many of the basic rules of composition are as varied as many artists themselves; this is especially true in abstract art.
Different types of art may have different rules of composition. For example, the ancient Greeks believed art should be as perfect as possible, so art, the canvas, would be divided into eight equal segments to ensure a proper balance for their designs. Many people say that good composition should be about balance.
But many of the cubist and abstract artists redefined or stretched the rules of composition. They changed many of the art composition rules to make way for new ones.
The Abstract artist Jackson Pollock threw many basic concepts or rules of art composition out the window in his art. Since Jackson Pollock had all the artistic foundations of drawing, design, and color theory, we can argue that he understood these basic art concepts so he could then throw them out.
Abstract Art and Color Theory
Another area where you can see the training of an artist is color theory. Color theory is about understanding the color wheel and knowing primary, secondary, and tertiary colors.
Understanding color is at the core of any artwork or design. But not just understanding color but knowing how to see color, look at color tints, and learn how to mix the correct color.
To mix colors, you need to understand color theory; mixing colors is not easy. Many artists can only mix a color once, but it is hard for them to match and mix the same color a 2nd or 3rd time. Combining the exact color multiply times takes a lot of skill and a trained eye for color mixing.
There are so many variations that a color can have for the shade, tints, and other aspects.
Color theory is not just about mixing colors; it is also about understanding which colors work well with other colors and why. Color theory is about fully understanding color to get your message across as an artist.
Color theory is essential for all artists to understand. Color theory is about an artist’s ability to mix and match colors and use colors to convey the message they want to share.
Like painting, drawing, and composition, color theory is also essential for an artist’s foundation.
An abstract artist’s ability to paint is not just about their drawing ability but also encompasses other fundamentals of art education as their ability to understand composition and color theory.
Having a talent in painting is excellent, but it is only one aspect to help you create great abstract art. To consistently produce great abstract art, you need to understand art’s foundations as painting, drawing, composition, and color theory.
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