Course Description

Welcome to "Acrylic Abstract Painting - Loosen Up".

In this course I'm going to be showing you several ways that you can loosen up your acrylic abstract paintings.

You may be thinking "What does loosen up mean?" or "Why should you want to loosen up your paintings?" or simply "How can you loosen up your abstract paintings?"

Let's start at the beginning. Loosen Up means giving your paintings a more expressive, emotionally charged feeling to them. It means learning to trust your own intuition more.

And loosening up your work will release more of your unique inner creativity, allowing you to express yourself better as an artist.

So How Do You Do That?

How do you loosen up? Well that's what this course is all about. I'll be sharing with you techniques that I've personally used to help me, and that you can use also to get looser more expressive compositions.

Now some of these techniques are a little weird, but I'll ask you to keep an open mind and just try them.

I promise you'll have a Lot of Fun and by the time you complete the course you'll know how to Loosen Up Your Paintings!


Andy Morris

Andy Morris a full time abstract painter, living in Dallas, TX.He was selected in 2011 to participate in the Omni Hotel Art Project here in Dallas, and now 52 of his colorful abstract paintings hang in suites and hallways of the new hotel.His work can be found in Corporate and Private collections across the USA, and in Canada, and Puerto Rico.All of his life he has been creating art, and learning and developing new abstract painting techniques. And now he's sharing his expertise with you.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Introduction

  • 2

    Long Brush

    • Long Brush Getting Started

    • Long Brush Finishing Up
  • 3

    Attack and Retreat

    • The Attack and Retreat Technique

    • Finish the Attack and Retreat Demo
  • 4

    Atmospheric Paintings

    • Demo One - Atmospheric Painting Technique

    • Demo Two - Atmospheric Painting Technique
  • 5

    Juicy Brush

Reviews

5 star rating

Acrylic Abstract Painting - Loosen Up Bob's view

Bob Kilbourn

One of the better courses that I have seen. I have gotten good info and tips on how to loosen up and enjoy what I am doing. I would recommend it to any who...

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One of the better courses that I have seen. I have gotten good info and tips on how to loosen up and enjoy what I am doing. I would recommend it to any who wants to start having fun with their painting.

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Dont be afraid to make art!

Louise Gaudet

Very good intro course with directions on how to start and have confidence in making your own painting. Easy to follow and Andy makes it look like fun! 5 stars!

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Very good intro course with directions on how to start and have confidence in making your own painting. Easy to follow and Andy makes it look like fun! 5 stars!

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The Long Brush

alison duke

The Long brush was a challenge. I started with a thin Gum tree branch for the first strokes, then changed to a 3/4 corner dowell. It is such a funny feeling...

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The Long brush was a challenge. I started with a thin Gum tree branch for the first strokes, then changed to a 3/4 corner dowell. It is such a funny feeling trying to paint with a long wobbly stick. I did the first two with the right hand. Then the subsequent ones with the left hand two hours later we were done. Not sure whether I was meant to work that long but was trying to improve it all the time. I will do the challenge again and maybe try to complete it in less time. Having no control is really frustrating but hilarious. Alison Duke

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