Creative exercises - Mark Making & Photography

Making art is great and easy, even if you have no experience. These exercises will help you. Success is guaranteed. You will also see artwork made by subscriber as extra examples.
The video about the artwork on the wall behind me: • Paint like Paul Klee a...
The video invite for the Mark Making challenge: • Can’t paint? Mark Maki...
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Materials
The art materials I use in the videos are not sponsored.
I prefer to work on multi-purpose paper, more info in this video: • How to choose the RIGH...
In almost all my videos I use with Winsor&Newton Galeria acrylics, if not, I will say so in the video.
Other materials I use are in random order: 5, 10 and 40mm brushes, palette knives, acrylics medium, Ecoline liquid watercolor, Lyra color pencils, Lyra soft pastels, oil pastels, Stabilo color pencils, paper palette pad and basic masking tape. I also use household items like a permanent marker, scrub sponge, scissors, paper towel, and so on.
#markmaking

[@lusitanus7185]

Thank you, Albert! Your ideas are always inspiring and i love the simplicity and non-pressure approach. Keeping this in mind it helped me often to overcome a locked situation and just move forward expecting nothing (what is a challenge for me) and- most important - HAVE FUN. Wish you all the best und looking forward to new videos 😊

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Lusitanus for sharing your thoughts, you sound like me. I noticed what troubles I run into and started sharing them. Apparently we are common people. Happy painting, Albert

[@kimranson4775]

I am so glad i found your channel. Just what i need! Just putting paint on paper and playing❤

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Yes, please play around. In my opinion, playing is an essential part of artmaking. Enjoy, Albert

[@elweedo]

Thank you for bringing inspiration for my mark making process! You are the art teacher here I always wanted to

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Elweedo. I hope the examples spark your own creativity. Enjoy, Albert

[@francavan1295]

Your teaching has given me new perspectives and pleasure in making art. Such good teachings don’t come around often. I am grateful to you and to my lucky web star for finding you! ⭐️

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Franca, it means a lot to me. Also thanks for participating, always glad to be able to show your artwork as an inspiration to others. Albert

[@chrisames9792]

I'm always inspired by your videos Albert. Thank you for posting such interesting artists, and how to emulate them. I become motivated again to create! Chris

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Good to hear, Chris. Enjoy creating. Have a good day, Albert

[@susanpotter4688]

3:30 pm. enjoyable video, especially since i have started a mark making series for use in future collages. Thank you.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Susan. Interesting idea of mark making in a collage. I may try this myself. That sounds like fun. Thanks, Albert

[@raerae6422]

I love mark-making on paper, then ripping or cutting shapes out to use in abstract paintings. The contrast is dynamic and instant! Its amazing how mark-making can connect us to our inner child! To just feel pure joy and wonder!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, RaeRae. Spot-on about your inner child. I love your idea or ripping the paper to play with the shapes. I'm thinking about a video on that technique, I found an artist who uses it. Interesting. Albert

[@DeborahWhiteheadBee7]

Thank you so very much… OK all down in Laymans terms you are appreciated 😮

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Deborah. Nice to know. Enjoy your own mark making. Albert

[@user-kh1xw7ev9y]

Thank you so much!!! I am in love! Will try to open my students creativity!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Fiorella. Enjoy inspiring your students. Have fun. Albert

[@jdramgar]

An excellent master. Congratulation

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Juan-Daniel. It's definitely a way to explore. Love it. Albert

[@brentstafford6289]

This is amazing ! I have been looking for an interesting fun and different way for making art ! I can’t wait to try this

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Brent, thanks. It is fun and easy, as you can see. Enjoy painting differently, Albert

[@sdouba]

Greetings Albert. It is fascinating to see how your lessons inspired so much creativity on learners part. I also loved the introduction and the suggestions you expressed throughout the presentation of participants’ creation. I am going to try some of them today. Thanks again for wonderful lessons like this one. Take care and keep safe.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Salim, it's always amazing what everyone creates. I really love these videos with artwork made by subscribers. It shows a broad spectrum of options, within the parameters of the exercise, to choose from for your own experiments. So enjoy making yours, take care and have a wonderful day, Albert

[@michellebrown6634]

I really appreciate your approach to paint it’s fun , you’ve open up my eyes 😊 thank you

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Muchelle, nice to hear. Enjoy playing Albert

[@jacobmartin3389]

Thanks for making this! Great inspiration for my Sunday morning painting and putting my feelings on canvas.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Jacob, enjoy painting, Albert

[@alisonlyons4691]

Fabulas, mark making presents so much freedom, and playfulness. I think it's an essential part of an artists work, to develop creativity. I use my camera too, finding interest in things many people never see. Thank you for sharing yours and your students ideas, so glad l found you this morning. Alioban

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Alison, indeed a playful approach or play as a way of doing 'useless' experiments are essential. And fun, what else can you wish for? Enjoy playing, Albert

[@johnscoppa6767]

Fantastic

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks John

[@culturefan]

Always interesting and inspiring to see what others came up with and submitted to the challenge. I love all the different results.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Culture Fan, I couldn't agree more. They all look great. Albert

[@eugeniagrochowski7840]

Thanks!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Eugenia for your support

[@TJ-zs7gn]

Another fantastic video abd sone very good pieces. Enjoying mother natures art too.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi TJ, thanks and indeed nice submitted artwork, although mother nature almost always wins. Thanks for participating, Albert

[@denicase9444]

Love this! ❤️

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Deni Case.

[@susys.8640]

Echt super inspirerend, thanks voor teaching us, beste Albert. Ik leer altijd iets nieuws en ben zo blij, dat je daar bent en ik van jouw kan leren 😊

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Hi Susy, thanks. Simplicity, it never stops to amaze and entertain me. Enjoy, Albert

[@paneko1]

Beautiful!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Paneko1, now it's your turn 😉 Albert

[@eugeniagrochowski7840]

These are great inspirational ideas for students who don't have much experience with making art. I am teaching a beginning drawing class and will use this video as a reference. I have already asked students to invent or create art materials that they won't find in an art store. (except for paper) Love the wax and shoe polish idea. Tea works well also. Thanks for the inspiration, Albert!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Eugenia, I love to hear a story like this. Just playing around at beginners level, having fun, doing odd experiments using crazy materials, keep doing the good work. Kids (at every age) need to be abe to play more. So thanks to you. Albert

[@vidiot509]

Thanks, Albert. This will be very useful for a tricky papier-mache low relief project, to get some interesting marks on the uneven surface. 👌

[@ImperfectPaintings]

That could be interesting indeed Rawdon. Relief like papier-machee, gesso layers or whatever is always a nice surface to do experiments. Enjoy making your artwork. Albert

[@vidiot509]

@@ImperfectPaintings Thanks. Yes, more experiments indeed! cheers.

[@aqi9688]

THANK YOU, YOU JUST SAVED MY GCSES. I'll be using some of your ideas if that's alright with you

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, Aqi. You're free to use all the ideas. Good luck on your gcses. Albert

[@ellenvd5543]

Bedankt weer voor de originele ideeen Albert!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Bedankt Ellen, veel plezier met ze zelf toepassen. Albert

[@shirazyh1609]

WOW,.YOU ARE GREAT DEAR, TEACHER!

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Shirazy, just enjoying myself with paint. Hope you will do too. Albert

[@doomood1189]

Ur awesome

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks, doomood. Now it's your turn to be awesome. Have fun, Albert

[@stephanieandlollipop5424]

Love your videos. I would love to see one on Sol Lewitt.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Stephanie, and thank you your suggestion of Soll Lewitt, I'll put him on my list. Albert

[@kuikai100]

thanks

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Thanks Suwong, my pleasure. Albert

[@pavlabohackova1575]

Hi everybody, the name of Vladimir Boudnik comes to my mind now. His mission in Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic and Slovakia) of the fifties and sixties of the last century was to explain to the audience that there is poetry in marks and stains, in puddles and aged machinery surfaces.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Interesting to hear Pavla. I will look into him, just curious what will come up. Albert

[@gordonjackson2655]

Hi Albert. I have only seen the first 2:55 minutes seconds. I stopped to ask if you had noticed the beatnick, complet with beret and sunglasses in the botom left of the painting? It never fails to amaze me how good the brain is at finding patterns in clouds, fire, paint and so on. "I love to paint using my fingers but others resent it". Smile, Now, back to the demo, thank you.

[@ImperfectPaintings]

Haha, Gordon, yes there's lots to see and wonder about. All the paintings are packed with faces, creatures and fantasy animals. I lost track and couldn't count them anymore. And finger painting, I was curious if you would react. Now I know🤣 Enjoy, Albert

[@gordonjackson2655]

@@ImperfectPaintings Yes, finger painting; I don't resent it, it simply makes me feel queesy. Having been brought up not to get my hands dirty, left a perment mark on me. Blush.