Watercolor
Watercolor Paintings
The art of painting is one of the subtle skills that have imparted a sense of aesthetics and beauty to artistic creations. Watercolor paintings started when paper was first invented in China and the technology of papermaking spread all over the world. The first forms of watercolor painting was created on walls, using water based colors, or pigments on wet plaster. They are also known as Buon Fresco Painting, one of the most famous examples being the Sistine Chapel.
Eventually, the Renaissance painter Raphael Santi started using watercolors while painting cartoons used as tapestry designs. Since then watercolor painting has spread widely and been chosen by many famous artists, as their medium of painting. Watercolor painting has its own special features and use that makes the painting look beautiful on bases particularly suited for watercolor painting. Handmade paper can be an ideal base to work with watercolor that helps in accentuating, and thus enhancing the typical features of watercolor painting often standing out from most of the other mediums. The paints used in watercolor are made of dye or pigment that is ground finely and added with glycerin, or viscosity to help the colorant stick to the surface of the painting.
According to the traditional methods watercolors are applied with brushes, however, now, many other techniques are used for applying it. Watercolor painting techniques are not very easy to master, and if the required skills are acquired properly they can be lovely presentations of portraits, photo-realism, and figurative art. The type of painting demands a perfect blend of the colors, keeping in tact their quality and clarity at the same time, considered to be the most difficult area to gain expertise. Watercolors paintings are considered to be ideal studio component because of the odorless quality of the medium, ease in cleaning and quick drying nature.
Several online watercolor tutorials can be found to know and learn about the intricacies of watercolor painting. These online guides provide guidance from the basic steps of how to hold a brush while using watercolors, and move on to the different techniques used for applying the medium on different textures and surfaces.
Art Paintings
Art paintings depict various forms and styles of painting, adding variety and beauty to the art of painting. Art paintings may typically represent a particular art form such as abstract, folk, or fine arts belonging to various provinces, mediums, and cultures.
In order to satisfy their artistic skills, artists may choose between the different forms of art usually practiced by the several artists. If the artist desires to adopt the creation of abstract art, the themes and ideas can be about a natural surrounding or a realistic object. It might not be always easy to generate or conceptualize an idea out of nothing for the subject matter. Selecting an object and referring to the different aspects of it, may be an ideal way to start an abstract painting. This kind of painting involves attention to shapes and patterns instead of the object itself, simplifying the elements and alternating the color combinations. Focusing on one specific part rather than the object as a whole or its overall appearance is considered. Abstract art allows more scope for creativity and freedom, and can consist of geometric forms, bright colors, and surreal imagery. The subject matter may be derived from nature, still life, or people.
Folk art paintings represent the typical folk culture of the given province or country. The themes of folk art painting may include the specific social culture, or the provincial festivities, feasts, and other events. These paintings are also referred to as primitive art, naïve art, outsider art, or self-taught art.
Another type of art painting can be the original fine art painting, conceptualized by the artists themselves and given a shape and form. However, these images are obviously inspired by the various natural, social, or political conditions, but they are not copied or referred to at the time of composition. Fine arts, however, is considered to be restricted by certain artistic standards, and thus known as the most difficult form of art paintings.
Art paintings can be created using different mediums of coloring agents such as oil, pastel, or watercolors and on various bases such as canvas or art paper. Several online art galleries exhibit their art collections and even sell paintings online.