A technique is a way to do something skillfully. Artists learn techniques of painting so they can create artwork about things they see feel or imagine paints and brushes can be used to create many kinds of lines, shapes, textures and patterns.

Today you will practice using your paintbrush and paints in different ways. Try some of the techniques shown on this page. See if you can discover some other techniques too.

Vasily Kandinsky. Little Painting with Yellow (Improvisation). 1914.

An artist named Wassily Kandinsky used oil paints to create this painting. What brushstrokes do you see? Oil paints are thick and oily. Oil paintings are usually created on canvas, a thick cloth that is stretched on a frame.

The paint you will use is called TEMPERA. You will paint on paper.

Find out what happens when you use different BRUSH STROKES and techniques.

you should Use your paints this way.

Do you know why?

Painting: Brushstrokes and Techniques

GOAL: Practice washing, wiping, and blotting your brush.

1. PUT YOUR NAME AND CODE ON THE BACK OF YOUR PAPER.
2. FOLD YOUR PAPER INTO 12 SQUARES.
3. WRITE THE NAMES OF THE 3 TECHNIQUES FROM THE SAMPLE ABOVE. THICK PAINT & DRY BRUSH, THICK PAINT & WET BRUSH, WET PAPER & WET BRUSH (WET ON WET)

4. Make some brushstrokes using some of the TECHNIQUES IN THE SAMPLE ABOVE.

5. PLACE ON DRYING RACK WHEN DONE. BEGIN PLANNING YOUR PAINTING BY FOLLOWING THE STEPS BELOW.

Project

1. get some thick painting paper and SKETCH a LANDSCAPE OR A scene- a cityscape, moonscape, seascape, ETC.

2. TRY to capture an idea or feeling in your artwork.

 search Google Images for your idea!

3. Use lines, shapes and patterns to SUPPORT your idea.

4. Use different brushES & try different BRUSH strokes in your painting.

5. Make sure to wash, wipe and blot your brush properly according to the techniques above.