Using Paint and Colour

During the last few lessons we have started to learn about colour. The primary colours - red, yellow and blue - are the colours that cannot be made by any other colour. Secondary colours are made by mixing two primary colours together - orange, green and purple are all secondary colours. 

Using water thins out the paint - the more water that is used the more translucent the paint is. Water does not change the tone of paint, however mixing it with black or white does. 

There are many different types of marks you can make when using paint, using different materials with it. For example, here we dipped cardboard into paint, spreading it across the paper. This creates an almost abstract mark, leaving trails of patterns behind it.

Using black, white and grey paint, I used cardboard to create an abstract piece using these marks. I like the lines that the cardboard creates, as well as the texture that it gives to the paint.

Here we used sponge to create different marks. This was different to the cardboard because the sponge soaks up the moisture, making the paint spread further, whereas with the cardboard, it didn't spread very far unless a lot of paint was put on it. I used a dabbing technique to create a different effect. This technique creates a different texture and could be used for producing picture such as clouds, mist, trees etc. 

Using a paintbrush creates a different outlook. For example, the lines created are thinner, and are less textures. Using a paintbrush works well for painting more detailed parts of paintings, as well as creating more lines and shape of the piece.