Hey Everyone! Welcome to my Introduction to Abstract Painting Course With Texture. I am Karriena a professional abstract painter. I have created personal collections that have been exhibited in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Hong Kong and I have created commission pieces for clients across the globe from Hong Kong to London to USA and more.

In this course I will be sharing with you my entire process and style that has led me to become a successful artist and by the end of project you will have a professional and finished abstract painting to hang up in your home.

I love working with texture and gold foiling and metallic colours and it is completely up to you on how much of these you want to include in your painting.

For the purpose of this course the inspiration I will be looking at is the Botanical Gardens but you can choose ANY inspiration that inspires you and just apply my process to your inspiration.

I have taught this course many times virtually and in person and I am thrilled to have it on skill share to share with you.

I hope you enjoy this course and I would love to hear any thoughts, questions and feedback along the way as well as see your final pieces.

Materials Needed:
I would recommend quality paint and texture to gain the best results.

- 1 Medium Size Canvas (Recommend Blick Premier Stretched Canvas Primed 20in x 24in or 22in x 28in) (Approx $20)

- 3 Different Flat Head Brushes At Least (small, medium and large size) (Approx $15 - $30)

- Range of Colors in Acrylic Paints Must Include: Red, Blue, Yellow, Black and White + some of your Favourite Colours. (Liquetex Basics, Blick Studio Acrylics, Golden, Winsor & Newton) Studio Acrylics, Set of 24 ($21.71)

- Plastic Palette Knife ($3.99)

- Mixing Palette Rectangular ($3-$5)

- Bucket of Water

- Table/Floor Covering

To Create Texture:

- Golden Coarse Pumice Gel ($13.92)

- Golden Crackle Paste ($13.36)

- Pebeo Acrylic Medium - Sand Texture Gel, White ($14.96)

**Recommended but Optional

- Gold, Rose or Silver Leafing: Amazon Speedball Mona Lisa Gold/Silver/Rose Leaf Kit ($17.87)

- Metallic Paint (Gold/Silver) ($6 - $8)

In terms of materials this can be flexible and catered to what you have available to you. You can just adapt your painting along the way. The most important things to pay attention to are the process and techniques.

For more information about me you may visit my website: www.karrienaart.com or if you would like to follow me on social media where I share my behind the scenes process and techniques you could click on this link: www.instagram.com/karriena.art.

Thank you for creating with me and I hope you enjoy this very special course!

Nissa Drake

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