Basic Designs in Abstract Art

[@daylematthews]

Want to give this 20 thumbs up. I feel as though in 5 minutes I have had a years worth of art appreciation classes.

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@mrfudd13]

Good to find an advisor who is clear, and knowledgeable..

[@FrankCurkovic]

I appreciate that! Thank you for the comment!

[@BarrettBaker_photos]

This has helped my photography more than you know

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Great! Glad you found use in it!

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Not only was the content good, the video itself was well produced and edited. Thank you.

[@FrankCurkovic]

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Straight to the point. Love it! A video to keep in my saved videos! Thank you!

[@FrankCurkovic]

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I agree with John Rouse: "What? No comments?" This video is great!

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@rabbitgregory9289]

So clear and to the point. Thanks.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks for watching!

[@DG-mv6zw]

Wise words indeed. I always think a balanced palette and a sound composition and your painting's half finished already.

[@FrankCurkovic]

That's good simple advice!

[@ArtGoda]

Very useful summary, thanks!

[@FrankCurkovic]

You're welcome! Glad it was helpful!

[@DiranTanyi]

Very easy and simple to understand now i know how to present and arrange my paintings and designs all thanks to your videos. Thanks so much.

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are very welcome. Glad you found it useful!

[@MatthewChambersMusic]

From one Mr.C to another, great video!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Hey, thanks! Nice music vids on your end too!

[@hyacinthrose458]

Thank you! Great information for me a beginner to be aware of. I saved your video and will refer to it again and again to glean those principles. I appreciate your sharing your knowledge with us.

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@charlesfarran1717]

Thank you for this great video. As a newbie to art I learnt so much.

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@madhavmankar1898]

सुंदर विडीओ, टेक्निकल एज्युकेशन व अर्थबोध सौंदर्य, आधुनिक तंत्रज्ञान ड्रॉइंग कल्पना शक्तीच्या आधारे भूमिकेतून व्यक्त केले.अभिनंदन, आभार सह धन्यवाद.❤🎉😮😊

[@FrankCurkovic]

धन्यवाद!

[@kieranflynn7582]

Absolutely brillant Thank you Frank😊

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@biancaturner1083]

Coming here to say what’s been said already, great job on the video!!! A good find!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks 👍 Much appreciated. Feel free to suggest any future possible video ideas.

[@TsuyoshiLIFE]

Thank you for always sharing a wonderful video. I'm happy! Have a nice day

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thank you! You too!

[@bamboozleplague9458]

Thank you! I was struggling to find someone teaching anything about composition that wasn't behind a quite high pay wall.

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are very welcome! I was encountering the same thing, hence made my own. Glad you find it useful!

[@addaptinginthedark]

Thanks for this video. I'm new to painting, and blind, and I really want to get into abstract. Knowing the techniques that work well is super helpful, because as you said you have to use technique even in the abstract. I'm only an artist in the sense that I find painting really fun, but I still want to try to produce something cool. So thanks for the clear tips and descriptions.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Glad it was helpful! I wish you luck!

[@mikerodrick2430]

I never considered this because a blind painter never occurred to me but I wonder if it might be better to paint abstract without sight which should really provide freedom without being able to judge it. I'll have to try this with my eyes closed but it's probably better to use 2 colors to start. Maybe black & white.

[@cookiemonster3147]

This is extremely interesting! Thank you so much for this video.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@kerryklaassen]

Excellent overview! Thank you!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeng5591]

I love the start of this video, very engaging! I found the pace a little too quick for me to take it all in. Things flash by so quickly, it felt like you were on a timer. Hopefully you will consider this for your future productions. A very informative and concise video, I look forward to seeing your other videos. Many thanks.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks for the comment. Yes, it is fast. Anything longer gets a little hard to maintain concentration for middle schoolers. The content is also available in PDF here if that helps: drive.google.com/file/d/1Iql8PxFY2RoyKfDdaKwvHrQ6DN-qCxx_/view?usp=sharing

[@jeng5591]

@@FrankCurkovic I am full of gratitude. I released a few explicatives (in joy) viewing your pdf. Thankyou for gathering all these elements together as a pdf, free of overwhelming detail. Creating a successful abstract is not easy and this is an excellent place to begin. 💓

[@FrankCurkovic]

@@jeng5591 You are very welcome!

[@daniellesolk5381]

Awesome explanation Mr C and great presentation, thank you!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Gracias. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jamesdaniels3699]

In elementary school I was, along with a few other students,one of the best artists in my whole class.I would stay in indoors for recess some times just so I could work on a project.When the other kids would come back to class they would gather around my desk to see what I was doing.I got a lot of oohs and ahhs from the students. 'how do you that, it's amazing? I would say "I don't know, I just do, it's a natural talent, I guess.'

[@FrankCurkovic]

Hope you have kept up with the art making!

[@jamesdaniels3699]

I have, right now I have a deal with the local coffee shop and they're letting me display my paintings for sale. It's my first time putting my art on display for the public to see.I hope it goes well. Mostly abstract.

[@AnimalLover101195]

this was SUPER informative but also super concise! Great job!!!!!!!! It really helped!!!!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Glad it helped! Thanks for the feedback and taking the time to write. Appreciated.

[@sonijam]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are very welcome. Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.

[@NasrinAhady]

Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@rachelanne5060]

Thank you! This is so helpful.

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@sweethomes674]

Thank you 🎨

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@mdivald1930]

Thanks so much, this is very helpful 😊

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@evakissoon488]

Thank you, informative.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@maylipkind]

Very useful. Any books you could recommend to find out more about this topic and everything related to composition in abstract art?

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks! No books that I know of. Mostly pulled tidbits from here and there over the years...hence the video.

[@johnrouse3061]

How are there no comments? This video is awesome!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thank you kindly!

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks so much!

[@ka8byrdie]

Excellent

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thank you so much 😀

[@yasg2514]

Loved this explained so well so helpful.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for taking the time to respond. Appreciated. Any other ideas.requests do let me know. Always looking for new content ideas.

[@jayashreeshenoy1166]

Awesome.!Thanks for the information.

[@FrankCurkovic]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching!

[@KellyMaia]

Amazing video thanks

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are welcome. Thanks for taking the time to comment! Appreciated.

[@sab2larik]

Awesome video and very helpful .

[@FrankCurkovic]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ilinka8764]

good tips.thank you

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are welcome!

[@julietugwellart]

Great intro

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks!

[@lisahalperin8577]

I’m going to play w cruciform today 🎨

[@FrankCurkovic]

Good luck!

[@Gigiridgway]

I love it

[@FrankCurkovic]

Thanks for taking the time to comment! Appreciated!

[@CKArts6]

Excellent! Ty!

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@parkercummings1906]

Thank you!

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@mohanartist9279]

Thank you sir

[@FrankCurkovic]

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Great

[@FrankCurkovic]

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[@FrankCurkovic]

Gracias!

[@maryamalawai2199]

Thank u you a lot

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are welcome. Hope it was useful. Thanks for taking the time to comment!

[@kathleenclarke828]

A-would be A+ if that music was not playing-thanks.

[@FrankCurkovic]

You are welcome!

[@davidmjackson7784]

You have to be an artist before you can be an abstract artist. You can't just make abstraction and hope it looks like a work of genius.

[@FrankCurkovic]

I agree to an extent. A mental visual recall library really helps too.

[@KpxUrz5745]

This is a good synopsis for rank beginners to understand. But in my own view, abstract art is best not approached by rank beginners because there is so much more they need to accomplish first. I have become so picky that I do not really like most of what passes for abstract art. The reason is because I feel that most of what we see as displayed abstract art is, in my estimation, produced to mask the artist's real deficiencies in important artistic skills. Most abstract art is presented as just mushing things around willy nilly, and seeking certain "happy accidents". And this wildness and lack of control is supposed to be seen as "creativity in action". I don't see it that way, but expect much more thought, and real ideas to be behind serious abstract art. Because we see so little of this is why there is so little abstract art I find worthy of appreciation. I'm afraid I take it far more seriously than most existing "abstract" artists do.

[@FrankCurkovic]

Appreciate your comment....hence the video to think more about composition strategy. I made it for my grade 6 art students.

[@KpxUrz5745]

@@FrankCurkovic Thanks for your reply. I have to realize that a lot of youtube art content is intended for young students. I wish that I had had the chance long ago to absorb good art content on youtube. But starting before the internet was another path altogether. Young artists today have many advantages.

[@hiltonwatkins6750]

Good point. To state it more positively many of these principles apply to any art style… so it doesn’t have to be abstract necessarily. I appreciate going over these types of videos because it keeps me anchored in the very basics that so many artists think are unnecessary and they go off on their own disappointing works…

[@StrayCatInTheStreets]

This is why *I hate* the acrylic pouring/fluid art scene. Most of it is just colour theory. If it was blocked off with shape elements, or layering I would find it pleasing. No shading, no share, no shadow just cells

[@donthagd9401]

Ez asf

[@FrankCurkovic]

Can be trickier than it looks sometimes too!

[@Moodboard39]

A kid could do that. Me: But you didnt do it.

[@FrankCurkovic]

...and you didn't do it first.

[@puresunrays80]

Downvoted because of the music. Tutorials are enough on their own with the voiceover. The music alienates a lot of people. There are many who will be triggered by sensory overload from the visual, voice and music. It's such a shame because it's an interesting video. If I, or someone else doesn't mention it, then video creators aren't aware of the problem and can't do something to help in future videos.

[@FrankCurkovic]

To each their own I guess. Some tend to think the low background music is is necessary. Thanks for the comment.