Approaches to Covering a Canvas
Saturday August 25, 2007
There are a variety of ways in which to approach creating a painting, none of which is better or more correct than another. Which approach you take or prefer is a matter of personal preference, and will to some extent be influenced by your painting technique.As with all painting techniques, don't assume a particular approach won't work for you without having tried it. Neither do you have to use only one in a painting, you're free to mix 'n match approaches if you wish. Find out more about ways to approach covering a canvas...
See Also:
• Top 5 Ways to Ruin a Painting
• Six Things To Decide Before Starting to Paint
Image: © Rghirardi
Comments
This is so helpful, I am sure that many will agree. It is one of the first questions an artist needs to think about before painting, something I did not learn in school! I have often rushed into painting and then ended up getting into a muddle trying to correct this and that etc. and eventually wasting the painting.
I remember reading amateur painter Winston Churchill’s comments on the intimidating blank canvas. He, early in his amateur painting career was starting to dab around with some tiny brush when a friend grabbed a big brush, swabbed a big chunk of color and then…broke the spell for him of the intimidating blank canvas.