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Divide a paper into smaller sections with tape. Take a simple theme like the silhouette of a man or a house in the grass and exaggerate the shape to make it more interesting. Give it more length, interesting angles, more movement side to side or across it. Then begin to change the position of the
Pick a Simple and Change Styles Tape a piece of paper into 4 rectangular section either vertical or horizontal pieces. We all have a preference and mine is definitely horizontal for representational paintings and vertical for abstracts. Get out your painting or drawing tools. Have a simple subject in mind, for this jumpstart my theme
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Put in Some Drama In this exercise I want you to add some conflict or tension to your compositions. This will represent a challenge to those who have never stepped out of the comfort zone of copying a photograph. Think about a way to arrange your shapes, change the values, colors or proportions to make
The “Creative Jumpstart” is designed to give frequent short exercises that you can use to expand your creative environment and to push you towards a daily artistic habit. My goal is for you to look at your art as being part of your daily routine and not something that is unapproachable and daunting. Use the