Paint with watercolor confidently
all about your
We can't get away from it and yet... it alludes us! How do you know what your artistic style is? And how can you make your unique imprint shine as brightly as the artists you admire?
You've taken the quiz and you know your style type. But how did you land here? Understanding what makes up your style is the next step. The components are outlined below.
Just spell it out:
style
skill
You might not like this: your ability will always play a role in your style. Regardless of what we admire, we do what we know. We do wht we can. Sounds pretty limiting, right? But this is a very-real constraint that can be changed. Rest in the good news: growth is limitless. There's room to grow.
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DEVELOP SKILLS
taste
What you like is a huge factor in what you gravitate toward. Every chef's palate prefers certain ingredients. And your painting palette plays similarly. Notice what you like and why. Listen to your responses.This will show you more than your own creations.
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PINPOINT FLAVORS
you
It's so "you." Those tendencies... to use that tool, color, or [you-name-it], and you simply can't stop yourself! Congratulations, you've uncovered a elements of your style! Ironically, you're tempted to bypass them. Try doing the exact opposite.
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LEAN INTO YOU
links
You are linked to your experiences and your influences. Formative moments and early affinities funnel into your current inspirations. We creatives are made up of connections! And we continue the chain to others through our interpretations.
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CONNECT DOTS
expression
Whether you paint cows on rolling hills or crows on posters, you're responding to something. You share a message. You might proclaim goodness or expose injustice. Your heartbeat rolls out of your work. And it shows up repeatedly in your style.
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SPEAK CLEARLY
this style recipe spills out as
detail
subject
medium
color
motifs
brushwork
themes
rhythm
layout
scale
contrast
mood
layering
placement
harmony
*among many others
overwhelmed?
there's a path
to owning
your artistic style.
with FUN
(It's the way to make intention actually stick.)
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instigate exploration
Pssst! Asking yourself, "what's my style?"
one million times isn't it.
Remember how each of the components had an action attached to it?
> PINPOINT FLAVORS
> CONNECT THE DOTS
> LEAN INTO YOU
> DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS
we explore all of those
you've got to create work
Are you creating
consistently?
Or do you begin a sketchbook with all the right intentions... only to fall off?
Get painting like you've always wanted. And this time, with the guidance and inspiration you need.
instill an art practice this year.
let's do this!
skill
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style
