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1. Introduction: In this hectic life, I'm always looking for
moments of being with myself. Art gives me that peace of
mind and heels my soul. Hi, I'm Teena Khetarpal. I am originally from a town
in India called Jodhpur. Jodhpur is also
known as a blue city. And you can clearly
see how I often unknowingly create
artworks using the colors from my hometown. This connection is
so deeply rooted. My love for art started when
I was a six-year-old kid. Even as a kid, the process of art for me was my movement of
connecting with myself. In my college days, I did my three years
diploma in art. This has helped me to understand
the technical aspects of painting and has led me to
become a successful artist. Over the years, I
have trained a lot of people in a variety of mediums. In this class, you will create a meditative style
of acrylic artwork. You will learn how to create
an abstract background, understand about colors and
they can impact an artwork and how working with layers
can add depth to your piece. How to create textures
using D to D, objects like tissues and
vegetables from a kitchen. And most importantly, how to enjoy the process
in a mindful way. For me, meditation is all
about being in the moment. And being mindful
is a state when we focus our feelings
without any judgment. This is exactly the
mantra of my sessions. Creating art without any
judgment or any ambitions. This class is perfect for beginners and anybody
looking to relax. And if you are looking to create art with all its
healing benefits, you are at the right place. What you will learn in
this class can be used to create a variety of
different artworks. My job here is not only to
teach my style of painting, but also to get you started in this magical part of creativity. So let's dive in, in this creative
journey together.
2. Class Orientation: In today's class, you will learn step-by-step process of creating an artwork with acrylic colors. Here we will focus on the
principles of letting go. Not getting too attached
to something is a primary requirement
for a meditative state. We will be creating
artwork using the style of layering for the colors and Canvas to become one whole unit, we need to add colors
in form of layers. Only after a few layers, colors start to become
a part of the canvas. Other than that, we will also learn about creating textures. Textures, add depth
to an artwork. Texture speaks
volumes of emotions. They are often the
soul of an artwork. No art of mine is
complete without or gives me satisfaction without
adding textures to it. Actually, textures are not difficult to create as it looks, but you need to
understand the process. Learning to create textures
for your artwork for me is a great start as it starts defining your artwork
from the very beginning. Also, it makes your artwork
looks more professional. In the process of learning, all the focus will be to be
mindful and enjoy the moment. You will need acrylic
paints of your choice. Brushes, water
container, some tissues, and some bottle or
pen lids, stamps. And Jesso to prime our Canvas, these are the supplies
I'm using in the artwork. Feel free to use what is
easily available to you. Use your imagination and let
your creative juices flow. Like for example,
instead of lids, you can create your own shape of texture using a hardbound
paper or cardboard. You can use dried leaves and
stems instead of vegetables. At the end of the session, I'm looking forward to seeing your art in the project gallery. Once you finish your artwork, please share a picture
in the project gallery. In your artwork, I'm
looking forward to seeing your inputs like
the colors you like, the vegetables you choose, the artwork you finalize. Everything should depict you as an artist instead of your
work being a copy of mine. Learn the techniques and
do it in your own style. This will help you
develop your own style as an artist and help you
in your future projects. I can't wait to see
your class projects. I'm already so excited
about our session. Can't wait to see you inside the class for a creative Meetup.
3. Gesso Layer: Prep Your Canvas : Before we dive into this
journey of colors and textures, let me tell you how to
prepare our Canvas. Always apply a thin
layer of Jesso on the Canvas ,a night before
you start painting. Jesso acts as a protective layer. It doesn't let the colors get absorbed in the
fabric of the canvas. When the colors get absorbed in the fabric, they look dull. And we want vibrant
colors for our artwork. So it's important to
prep your Canvas, but jesso jesso can be as smooth, as textured
as required. For this artwork. Try to create a Jesso
background as smooth as possible as we will be adding texture in
the later layers. Before you apply, Jesso makes
sure your canvas is clean. Dry wipe it clean to
make sure there are no dust particles on the
Canvas before we apply. Just make sure you use
an old brush to apply Jesso on the
canvas as you don't want to spoil your new brush. Cleaning Jesso
dipped brush is really difficult and Jesso tends
to make your brushes stiff. Don't forget to protect your clothes and
environment when applying Jesso , make sure you apply Jesso in a thin coat
as we don't want a very thick coat of
it on our canvas as we want it to be completely
dried overnight. A thin layer of Jesso it's
also easier to work on. Once you are done, leave it to dry overnight. The next day your canvas
is ready to get started. Before you move on
to the next lesson, make sure your Jeeso
layer has completely dried and that's the
reason why apply the. Jesso the night before
you start painting, once it's dry, the canvas is
all set for your creativity. In the next lesson, we'll start applying paint to our canvas. See you there.
4. The First Layer: Adding Paint: Our first layer of the Jesu is simply applying some
paint on the canvas. This step is as simple as that. You can start pulling
some colors on the palette and start
applying it on the canvas. You can also pull some
paints directly on the canvas and start
mixing them very gently. Here, I'm using these colors, but you must use colors that
you are most inclined to. Galileo's most important
element in an art. And you must always choose the colors that
you like the most. When we use colors
for a very long time, they become our friends and
we start to understand them. So when hints, you must always, always use colors that
are friendly with you. That's so important for the
success of your painting. Applying a layer of paint to the canvas before
we get started is a great method to give a professional finished
to the Canvas. You don't have to mix
the colors really well. Just some loose strokes of the colors on the entire canvas. This layer will be mostly
covered with the next layer, so don't bother
too much about it. Just enjoy the process. Enjoy every stroke you apply. Connecting brush
loaded with paint to the canvas has a soothing
effect on our minds. Try and absorb the
entire positivity. This moment is radiating, soak in this moment
of peace and calm. This is such an
underappreciated step. Just the process of applying
paint on the canvas can be highly beneficial
for anxiety, stress, and sometimes even
to come down panic attacks, try it and see the magic. Do it in a calm environment with no rush to finish this art. Enjoy this tip. Just enjoy the calming moment. Once you're done with this step, leave your canvas
to dry completely. Why you enjoy your
tea or coffee. Next up, we'll talk about how to choose colors
for your painting.
5. Your Palette: Warm Vs Cool Colors: Before we get started, let's understand a
little about colors. Do you remember as a child, every time you bought
bright colored clay, do it turned into mud
color in the end, you had no idea what happened. Let me tell you what exactly
happened to your candles. This is because of
warm and cool colors. You never mix warm
and cool colors. Typically, warm colors
are red, yellow, and orange, and cool colors
are blue and greens. That's not just about it as every color has its own
warm and cool version. But for now, all you need to know is that warm
colors are red, yellow and orange, and cool
colors are blue and greens. You don't want to mix
warm and cool colors. Otherwise you might end up
getting muddy brown color. You mix them only if you want to create a
muddy brown color. For the purpose of this artwork, we don't want to mix them. So if for one layer you are choosing a set of warm colors. For the next one, you use cool colors
and make sure each layer is completely dry before you move
on to the next one, knowledge of warm
and cool colors not only helps to keep
your colors bright, but it also adds depth
to your artwork. Warm and cool colors
also helped to make something stand out
easily in an artwork. Color difference in warm
and cool colors can also help you achieve
contrast in your painting. Choose any two or three
colors for the next step. Choose colors from either
warm or cool colors sets. Understanding, if you
choose, for example, warm colors for this layer, you will choose cool
colors for the next one. I'm working with tones
of yellow and orange as I wish to use cool
colors for my layer. After that, once
you've understood the concept of warm
and cool colors, in the next lesson, Let's get started with adding some textures to our artwork. See you in the next video.
6. The Second Layer: Adding Texture: After your layer has
completely dried, it's time for the second layer. That's where we will apply
texture to our artwork. This layer is the
background of art. What is the background? Background is a space
around the object and an artwork that gives more
dimension to a subject. In order to create a
successful artwork, artist must first
create a background. The background is often overlooked in the
creative process, but they are actually most critical element
of your painting. Adding texture to
any artwork, gift, feelings and emotions
to the background. Textures add depth
to our artwork. Textures also interact
with our viewers. Textures make your
art more engaging, less flat, and more interesting. The key with the
textures is to make sure they are not too
smooth or to complete. Otherwise they will
not look natural. Perfection is not what we are looking for while
creating textures. To create texture in an artwork, did two or three colors different from the one that
you took in the first layer. Always remember, warm and
cool colors do not mix. Apply these colors
at a section of the Canvas and while
it's still wet, cover that section with
few tissue papers. You need to be quick here. Before the colors dry, you need to do this. That's the reason paint a little section and cover it with tissue while
it's still wet. Crumbled the tissue paper
and keep it on the canvas. While it's on the Canvas. Quiz it a little to get as
many folds as possible. But please be gentle hill, remove the tissue paper and see the beautiful texture
underneath it. So beautifully reveals
our first layer as well. Let me show you the
entire process again. Apply paints on a
section of the Canvas, crumble the tissue paper, and keep it on the vet
section of the Canvas. Gently squeeze the tissue while
it's still on the canvas. And now it's time to
remove the tissue to see the beautiful textured
effect on a Canvas. Isn't it? Amazing? I have been painting
in this style for use, but I still get excited
about every single time. It is. So magical, it has this magical
impact on me. It's so soothing to do this
process again and again. Important tips. Don't leave the tissue
on the Canvas for too long as it gets
stuck to the Canvas. This is the most common mistake I often see students make. The moment you leave the
tissue for too long. It's difficult to remove. As it gets stuck to the Canvas. You have to remove the
tissue almost immediately. Secondly, I keep my
tissue on the canvas and leave it there for a minute or two and then remove it. I am not dabbing the
tissue on the Canvas. Dabbing removes the
color from the Canvas. And in this tile we are creating textured
effect on the Canvas. Having said that, dabbing is also a grid style
for backgrounds. But that's not the effect we
are looking for right now. While the Canvas
has getting dried, relax and take a deep
breath for a few minutes. Anxiety is always related to when things do not go
in the right direction. But actually, too much excitement also
sometimes makes us hypo, feel very happy with
this new learning and in love with a textured
effect that we've created. Now it's time to relax office, sit back and take a deep
breath for a few minutes to relax ourselves and charge
us for the new moment. Once you can this is
completely dried. You are ready for the
next step, stamping. So let's get started.
7. Textures With Homemade Stamps: Once our previous layer
has completely dried, I want you to take a moment and appreciate this beautiful
background you have created. It's absolutely amazing. Now, let's move on
to the next step. Stamping. Using our homemade stamps to create stamps
effect in our artwork. Don't buy expensive
stamps from the market. Instead, dawn your fruits and vegetables into artistic stamps. Making your own stamp is a fun way to experiment
with patterns, textures, and creating
different effects. They can add an extra element of creativity to your painting, fruits or vegetables
of your choice, and cut them in half. The Dow, your stamp is ready. You can use a reddish stamp, you can use APA style
based and potato stamp. Experiment with a variety. For any artwork. However, larger canvas is, don't take more than two
to three different stamps. Ideally for a small canvas to stamps and for a large 13 max. At every stage, we want to maintain the balance
of the artwork. Now, take your stamp and apply paint on it and stamp
it on the canvas. Try and do it all
over the canvas, but remember not to overdo it. Do it all over the canvas. Some small stamps, some big, but don't let them
overlap too much. Leave some gaps so that we can see a beautiful
background clearly. This surely don't want
to hide our background. Stamping. You can use contrast
color to your background, or you can use the same color
in different sheet here. For this step, I am using contrast color from
my background. Once you apply paint
to your vegetable, make sure you get rid
of all the extra paint from the stand before you
stamp it on the Canvas. Too much paint on this time
might not give the effect. We are looking for. Use the same vegetable and keep stamping till the paint
is completely gone. Do the same thing till you are satisfied with the results. Don't overdo this step. A few stems here and there, a few bright and a few dels
times, and you're golden. We want to add a
subtle texture to this background to create
an illusion of depth. We don't want a stamp
prints to look perfect. Please remember that does not apply too much
paint on the stamps. Otherwise the paint
will be to stock. We want it to be a part
of the background. After you apply
paint, understand. Take the brush and remove
all the extra paint from it. Remove as much as possible. Now print this time
on the canvas. A thin layer of paint on it. Share the thick
in the gallery of the work you have done so far. I would love to see how
it is going so far. Once your Canvas has dried, I will see you in the next video where we will add some
shapes to our artwork.
8. Sketching: Practice Some Shapes : Leave your Canvas
for a bit and take some sheets of paper
and some felt pens. I usually like to do
this with black pen, but you feel free to
use the color you like. Let's start creating some
simple shapes on these papers. I really like to sketch nature, so I'm always catching leaves
and plants and flowers. But you can sketch
humans or cars or maybe whales chooses subject
that you like the most. I always suggest creating
art that you like the most. Your artwork is your
artistic expression and it should depict that is a great way to keep
our drawing skills sharp. Sketching helps us to stay inspired by drawing
what's around us. Lots of artists have
developed their art. What the time through sketches, throwing our ideas
onto a sketch pad before working on the final
artwork mix-up process, easier, we see better results. Sketching allows us
to be more confident. Take risks, and
explore new ideas. Make a few sketches
till you find something which you want to paint on your textured Canvas. I am very happy with this one. For a better composition, maybe I can add some
circles on the sides. While sketching. Do not judge what's
coming out on paper. Let it just happened. Have fun. That's the only way to improve. The important aspect of sketching is that it
helps you improve your final artwork as
it will help you see your mistakes before you put
too much time into them. Sketching gives you control
of your pencil and your art. You are an artist
when you doodle, draw and create anything before you move on to
the next step to click a picture of your artwork
so far and shared in the picture gallery for
me to see your progress. Once you are ready, I will see you in
the next video.
9. Painting: Adding Your Subject: I'm textured Canvas is
all dried and ready. Sometimes I feel at this stage my canvas is ready to
be hung in my home. It looks quite complete
to me right now, but let's go ahead
and understand in case if we want
to paint on this, how will we do that? Once my subject is ready, I quickly copy this
sketch on my canvas. If you aren't confident, you can happily trace
it on the canvas while sketching in case if you make a mistake, please don't panic. Mistakes of creativity's
best friend. Nothing to worry. Keep creating with confidence. Once your sketch is ready, you are ready to paint it. You can simply use black
paint to paint it. But here I am mixing
equal quantities of my red and blue and mixing it
to create my dark tone. I always like to
create my dark tones. Creating my own dark tone, also add additional
dimension to my artwork. Then using a store what color? It is also a kind of a
satisfactory thing for me. Now, for painting
your sketch, firstly, use a thin brush like
I'm using a Taylor and now treat your brush
like a pen or a pencil. Try to paint with the
tip of the brush. Don't lay it flat
on the surface. Paint with the tip of
the brush this way. This way you have control over the thickness or
thinness of a line. Continue and finish
your entire sketch. Fill in larger areas and
if you are comfortable, go ahead and do some line
work in some of the sections. Keep working on it till you are satisfied with the results. In the next lesson, you will add final touches to your artwork before
we call it Finish. Once you are satisfied
with this stuff, I will see you in
the final touches.
10. Final Touches: Creating Balance: Two main elements required
to call an artwork finished, balance of shape and
balance of colors. If any of these two is missing, the artwork isn't as
appealing to I in case you feel any section
needs some shapes. Now is the time to go ahead
and balance your artwork. Add some extra lines or shapes only if
required, do this step. I'm very happy with
my shapes here. And secondly, you need
to balance colors. To balance colors,
you need to see that your artwork has a midtone, dark tone and the lightest tone. If any of the tone is
missing in an artwork, the artwork loses its
impact on the audience. Now here I feel we have a mid tone or entire background
is done in the mid tone. Darkest tone is our subject. What is missing is
the lightest tone. For the lightest tone,
I'm using white. But you can use the
lightest form of any color, like lightest blue, lightest
pink, or lightest orange. Experiment with different
tones and see the results. Here. I'm dipping my lid and white color and
stamping on my Canvas. Don't overdo it gently
at a few places. That's it. We don't want to focus too
much on a light color. The purpose of the light color is just to balance
the entire artwork, bringing all the
elements together. A balanced artwork
grabs more attention. It is one of the most
important elements of art and you must
never neglect it. I hope you enjoyed creating this artwork as much as I did. Now. Go and create a
lot more artworks. But don't forget to
enjoy the process. Being in the moment is
the key element and create without thinking
about the final results. What's most important
is this moment. The next video is a little
recap of the entire process. See you there.
11. Final Thoughts: Congratulations, we did it. Firstly, sit back and enjoy
this creation of yours. Feel happy about what
you have achieved. Find a perfect spot in
your home to display it for family and friends to
appreciate it. That's it. That's a wrap. Just go ahead, find a perfect
time of the day when you are excited to create an block it for
creating a paintings. Keep creating. Remember the importance of
layering and keep in mind, adding texture to the artwork
can be a simple process, but it gives a whole new
dimension to your art. You don't need to buy expensive
stamps from the market. Just use simple day-to-day
items as stamps. When you have time in your office at home
while waiting outside your kid's soccer
piano lessons are waiting for your turn
in for a meeting. Just carry a sketchbook and sketch for future use
for your paintings. A quick recap. In this class, you
will have learned all about creating art using layers. You learned about using just so and it's important
in an artwork, you understood how to get
textured effect using simple day-to-day
things like tissue or vegetables before
finishing an artwork, what are the important
elements to consider? If there is one thing I hope
you take from this class, it's to enjoy the process
and being in the moment is important for the
success of anything you do. Go ahead and create beautiful, creative dynamic paintings and do share them with me
in the project gallery. I can't wait to see
your magical creations. If you like the session, please do leave a comments. I look forward to your comments. Each and every common
truly means a lot to me. And please do follow me to know about my future classes.
See you next time.
Teena Khetarpal, Artist, Illustrator, Educator
