Quick Tip 166 - From Real to Abstract

[@DG-mv6zw]

Diane would be my ideal dinner guest. What an absolute wealth of knowledge, experience and talent. Greetings from Scotland.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks sounds like fun!

[@deborahsquier2716]

I so appreciate your ability to simplify and explain everything in such a direct and easy to understand manner. You are a wonderful artist and teacher! So thankful to have discovered you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Deborah.

[@Danybardawil]

Thank you I really regret all those years I studied painting what a lost time Your Quick Tip is all I need You are the best

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@garmallinson2351]

You gave the clearest explanation of how to abstract that I've ever experienced. Many artists talk a lot but don't really clarify. Thank you! I'd love to see you do more with that little study of grapes.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Give this a try. It can be full of discoveries.

[@amandairedale706]

Thank you for this I'm watching intently. Would love to see more on abstract painting.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Do you have something specific about abstract painting that you'd like me to show you?

[@anilimo9296]

Thank you very much for this demo. I would love to see how to develop this further to add interest and variety with line or other shapes or mark making and while doing so not to mud the colour and end up in the mid values. Abstract is often more interesting when there are more layers of marks and hence paint. I struggle to do this in oils as they dry slowly. Yet I benefit from it as I can change edges etc. What would you advice? Much appreciated in advance.

[@akirakurosawa2791]

you are a great teacher. easy language and simplifying things perfectly. my gratitude

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@joeaccordion]

Thank you Dianne! You are an amazing artist. I have learned more from you than any course, book, or teacher.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow! Thanks.

[@BelindaPort]

First time I watched one of your videos. This is a very good description of the process of abstracting. Thank you for sharing

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@tumblingrosesstudio]

Love your channel, thank you for your amazing teaching and encouragement to us! Warm wishes!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Enjoy the journey.

[@sunbee33]

Thank you for all your helpful tuition Dianne. I have purchased your "Finding Freedom" book, enjoying reading it!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you.

[@madhavmankar1898]

Nice & Idea very good, Beautiful Effect of the Painting Vixulations with Application effect, interesting thanks....

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@Qfhusaini1945]

First i would like to say thanks to you. U r lovely n ur way of teaching is also amazing.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

It's my pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@DG-mv6zw]

Diane: Both a wonderful artist and a wonderful communicator. Some have one but not the other, but Diane has both attributes...along with the ability to inspire. If you were British, we'd make you a Dame. God bless your generosity of spirit. PS I'd like to see this study developed further, thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wow, that is quite come complement! Thank you. Perhaps I should move to Great Britain so I could become a Dame. I do have four video tutorials that focus on this topic in Series 23 on our website diannemize.com . Better still, hopefully during this month, we will roll out a course with the same (or a similar ) title. If you've not done so already, subscribe to my mailing list in the right column of the website and get announcements each time I put up a new course.

[@joanistotler8804]

Wow, thanks, Dianne- I learn a whole bunch from this Quick tip - terrific!! Thank you! If you haven't had a Quick Tip about using a palette knife that would be super!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Joani. I'll put palette knife on our schedule.

[@joanistotler8804]

Thanks, Dianne - I did catch up with one QT about them that was good.

[@lisaharrison1031]

Great tips as always. Thank you Dianne.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.

[@rezahosseinzadehnasser993]

Yes, this is very helpful, and as other friends said, it will be very useful for us if you would continue this painting from abstract to realism. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I have scheduled that Quick Tip. Since we film these several weeks in advance, look for it in late July.

[@lianan.osho-neo-reikiathen7489]

Thank you!! Thank you so much for such a wonderful (for my needs & likes) tip - I used it immediately after watching your videos [tip79, too] and not only has it worked wonders but it has also radically altered my (blurred, 'til then) way of looking! Sunny, Happy, and Thankful Greetings all the way from Athens-Greece :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great!

[@Lisa-qt7pw]

you're so fun to watch Dianne! To the uneven-# people ;) Thanks for leading us through your thought process for abstraction - sometimes it's easy to forget the basic/most obvious things!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks, Lisa. It really is a fun exercise to do and gives clarity while keeping overall unity.

[@jayashreeshenoy1166]

Simply love your awesome videos. Can you please do more of abstractions.... especially semi abstract landscapes etc ...or how to abstract any landscape/ portrait please?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

That's a lot for one short Quick Tip. We have a series of full length videos -- Series 23: Abstract to Realism (diannemize.com/product-category/series-twenty-three-abstract-to-realism/ ) that might be worth your looking into. I will, however, do a Quick Tip that address how to abstract. Look for it in late October or early November.

[@alkasethi6615]

You are a wonderful artist and teacher. Thank you so much

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks. My pleasure to share these.

[@karl-heinzfietzek7371]

Thanks Dianne! More Quick Tips and a full video concerning this topic - Abstract painting - with the result of a finished painting would be helpful. I am aware that one serie concerning this topic already exist.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Karl, thanks for that suggestion.

[@cathydriver5337]

Enjoyed this so much. Very clear and easy to understand. Please continue ur this with the next steps of an abstract as this was the best instructions on the topic. Thank you so much for sharing

[@richardbrummel926]

What an amazing teacher, thanks so much for your videos.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My, my! Thanks.

[@CoolBeansUchiha]

This is awesome! I love the way you teach! :D

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you! 😃

[@TheKathept]

Thanks! That was an eye-opener! You made if make sense to me.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Give it a try.

[@rajpereira7280]

Essential details about abstract painting and objects Thanks.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure 😊

[@kathysfineart9152]

Very good demo. I like that abstracting is also for representational painters. Thanks again Diane.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@janetgeist8505]

I loved the “in-equal number people” comment. 😃👌🏻. Thank you for this video.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

And thanks for watching!

[@ernarusyani9202]

Lv u , u are really good teacher ...GBU 🙏

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@silviatomarchio2869]

Oh you are just beautiful, thanks for sharing, God bless

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thank you so much!

[@audreydugan9668]

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Welcome aboard! It's a pleasure making these available.

[@chrissycanvasart]

Thanks Dianne this was a very helpful video 👏👍🇬🇧🎨

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

🙂

[@joaneklein4280]

Great, so clear and to the point!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cissie4850]

WOW! Just what I've been looking for...thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@serenityjewel]

This was awesome. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

You are so welcome!

[@sunnyadams3504]

Very strait forward method. Thanks.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@Zahra_Al_Badiya]

That simple and informative.. thank you!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@MonicaJamesFineArt]

Dianne, this was incredibly helpful. Pretty Please, on this one would you keep going and show us what you’d do next? How would you begin adding some detail while keeping it abstract? Thank you in advance!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I will do that, Monica. We film these several weeks in advance, but look for it towards the end of June.

[@MonicaJamesFineArt]

In the Studio Art Instruction Thanks Dianne! Look forward to it!

[@impeached]

I would like to know how you make silver and how to know the difference between grays and silver. I enjoy your tutorials and hope this one is shown. Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

For this one, I'm going to refer you to a very old video made by Helen Van Wyk back in the 1980's and 90's - kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2fGeXqVZZmjfpY

[@t0raneko]

I'd love to see a demonstration of painting general to specific. I don't understand how it's possible to make fine detail over wet paint in the manner of Richard Schmidt. It becomes a muddy mess when I try.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

I'll put this one on the schedule. Meanwhile, try using a scumble rather than a hard brushstroke.

[@carla3410]

Thank you Dianne, very helpful video.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@momopaints]

So helpful! Going to do this! Thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Great!

[@momopaints]

I did this tonight and it turned out awesome! I am going to keep practicing this. I can see how this is going to help me so much in developing the style of painting I’m wanting to do. Thank you so much!

[@candacetroystudios]

You are a gem!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

🙂

[@toequantumspace]

Excellent idea!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

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[@giovannaalvaro8132]

Dianne, God bless you! Finally abstract very well explained.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

🙂

[@hopeclayton8967]

In the Studio Art Instruction how to draw the 0*a

[@lisafred1362]

Can you explain how to do cubism preferably the human figure in implied motion? Love from NYC

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Better still, watch this video by Corey D'Augustine: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qHi9ipmJr9uDrNU

[@lisafred1362]

This link was SO awesome.. thanks so much. Everyone interested in abstraction should see this. There were some other youtubes on cubism also I found that were helpful.. There was one for 6th graders is a good place for me to start! Yikes.. my mind can't keep up with Cory.. I will have to watch it over and over. Will do the 6th grader cubism first.

[@divinatiec.a.t.i.n.e.5085]

Hi, Diane, do you have any suggestions for Gamsol alternatives? Kind of tricky to get Gamsol in Romania nowadays... Thank you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Any kind of refined mineral spirits will work.

[@divinatiec.a.t.i.n.e.5085]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you

[@yogizum]

Great ideas thank you

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching!

[@jayems332]

Interesting and helpful. Thankyou.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@chayita7]

Wonderful video. One question, though: Dianne, you sprayed the canvas with Gamsol. I was just about to fill a spray bottle with gamsol plus linseed oil. Which is preferable and for which situations? I am really looking forward to receiving the DVD I ordered on the subject of Merging shapes in Value Fields. Be well.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

The idea is to SLIGHTLY dampen the surface in order for the brushstrokes to not resist the dry canvas. Gamsol alone works as does a 50/50 mixture of gamsol plus either linseed oil or poppy oil. Thanks for plugging my DVD.

[@chayita7]

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction You're quite welcome, and I thank YOU! I have another question on an unrelated subject: What is your take on painting on linen fabric instead of the usual cotton canvas? Also: am I right in assuming that you don't need to underpaint with a neutral color because , as you once mentioned, your palette is of a mid-value neutral tone? I am learning from you valuable, new approaches; but, I want to make ure I understand correctly...

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Linen is a more durable material than cotton, considered to last much longer. But it is also far more expensive. I must say though that considering today's technology, I question whether today's linen canvases are more durable than those made of cotton. I do know, though, from experience that painting on linen is a more aesthetic experience than painting on cotton, however once I get into the painting, I hardly notice the difference. You are right: underpainting or toning a canvas is a matter of choice, not a requirement. Doing so does help the artist better judge values in the initial stage of painting. And some artists tone their canvases to give an overall color unity to the painting itself. But it is not necessary.

[@chayita7]

@@IntheStudioArtInstructionThank you so much, again, Dianne, for clarifying things. I had once visited an art gallery specializing in oil paintings of landscape art. The canvases were covered with imported Italian Jute, a really beautiful material. The prepared canvases, off to the side, seemed to have a layer of toned ground in neutral brown, but no gesso. I seem to recall having seen, elsewhere, linen canvases primed with gesso. Is it doable either way?I am very curious; 'though I intend sticking with the cotton canvases. Again, thanks.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Linen needs to be sealed with rabbit skin glue, then primed in order to it from reacting with the paint. Some artists ignore archival practices and risk painting directly onto the fabric's surface, but I don't advise doing that.

[@jezebeltrasporto1131]

It really helps me how to understand abstract art paitinjg

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Glad it was helpful.

[@genevievesosnowski9015]

God Bless You Dianne and thank you - I would have never know this. I'm a beginner and acrylics dry too fast for me. I also like water coloring. I'm 77 yrs. and had to clear my painting area and catch up with chores; bought some drawing books at a thrift shop and spending some time reading and doing some exercises from the books which I found very informative, just like you.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Wonderful! Continue to enjoy the journey.

[@gopicamanethe3600]

Thank you for the video..

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@thadonis.]

These are great, thanks so much :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure. Thanks for watching.

[@jezebeltrasporto1131]

Thank youuu!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

My pleasure.

[@Shikhaagnihotriartist]

nice

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

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[@kathleenstrode455]

very interesting......thanks

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

And thanks for watching.

[@Bavubuka]

Awesome.

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

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[@joycemaureroriginal8563]

Those paint purists!!!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

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[@marionkachel]

Thank you you are awesome

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

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[@FrancileneSouza-r8d]

❤❤

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks.

[@biaybiaczynski6174]

Instant suscribe :)

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

:)

[@t0raneko]

Is this how one would simplify a scene for painting? I have yet to get the hang of squinting...my eyes just don't want to cooperate!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Yes, this is one way. About squinting your eyes, just try closing both eye, the barely opening them as if looking through your eye lashes.

[@t0raneko]

I do, but my lids twitch so much I can't see anything!

[@AliBaba-ke5jn]

Why green colours?

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Green because green is what we see in the reference. I choose this reference because of its complexity. It just happened to be green. The thinking process and approach works regardless of the color.

[@jagodamarzec948]

😊

[@munirah9020]

Awesome incrideble awesome incrideble zazakallah Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Thanks for watching.

[@aidaseuc6970]

Incredibly interesting!

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

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[@sarahconroy3634]

Abstracting from reality. Grape pix

[@IntheStudioArtInstruction]

Could be anything.