i do alot of paintings on big canvases. i want to try something new, so does anyone have ideas of what i could paint using only four colors (including mixes and lighter/darker hues). bright hot pink, light blue, light aqua green and light medium purple. it does not have to be naturally thoes colors i can make anything them. any and as many ideas as possible would be greatly appreciated. i usually just do flowers or birds or some scenery. 15/f inspiration, any ideas, thanks!!! -blacksxeroses
modelkate11 answered Saturday January 2 2010, 3:58 am: I do more abstract paintings that rarely look like anything but they come out pretty cool. I JUST finished one on an 18x24 canvas. Take whatever colors you want (I use acrylics) and with a 1"-2" brush just do vertical strokes. You can overlap the colors but just make sure they don't blend together because it'll lose the effect and probably just turn to a brown blob. It should be more like streaks of color. When you're done, take a spray bottle of water and spray the whole thing until the colors start to run.It looks cool when all the colors start dripping down.
The_MoUsY_spell_checker answered Saturday January 2 2010, 3:32 am: If you're used to painting scenery, try different types of scenery. Say, if you normally paint scenes that feature nature, do a cityscape. Different times of the day and seasons would be good for variation too.
Another obvious one would be people. Someone important in your life would be fun to paint. Base the painting off a photo if you can't get the person to pose for you. (That way, you don't have to show them if you don't think they'll like it. )
With people, you can paint them doing anything. Got a favourite activity? Paint someone doing that. A painting of someone painting, even. How about a recursive one of yourself painting yourself painting yourself?
Other than people, there are also animals. Got any pets (or want one)? Paint that. Local wildlife? Zoo animals? The possibilities are endless.
A still-life of everyday objects can be interesting too. Look around you. There must be something.
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