How to paint abstracts

Abstracting reality

How paint an abstract

Synthesis and analysis of the model

Gesture painting

Dripping and splashing

Geometric synthesis and fragmentation

Let's experiment : how to make an abstract from a real model

In the style of Paul Klee

Composition is key

Grouping and spacing

Experimenting with colors

Painting a feeling

Effects : working in series

What is deconstruction?

Let's experiment : lyric abstraction

In the style of Robert Delaunay

Abstract techniques

Rayism : painting in motion

The value of texture

Let's experiment : painting with fillers

Effects : different textures

Adding collage

Let's experiment : lines and structures over collage

Action painting and dripping

Effects : transparency and puddling

In the style of Antoni TaÌ⁰pies

Let's experiment : glazed tones

Scraping the paint

Styles and interpretations

Dragging

Informalist painting

Geometric constructivism and harmony

Repetition and rhythm

Let's experiment : a diptych with texture

Effects : painting without a brush

Minimal expression

Let's experiment : expressive brushstrokes

Color field painting

Effects : four interpretations of a theme

In the style of Gerhard Richter.