A week ago my brother returned from a long trip. Vitalik lived and worked in Australia for a year. Last night, while visiting, I heard an amazing story about what my brother saw and what amazed him while he was living in Sydney and traveling through the interesting places of this delightful continent.
I would never have thought before that I could be amazed by the paintings of Australian aborigines. My brother became acquainted with local creativity in Uluru. This is a tourist village near the pink rock, considered sacred by the indigenous people. There he managed to attend a master class by a local artist. The craftswoman showed dot drawing technique using the other side of the brush.
Drawing for Australian Aborigines is a kind of meditation. They create their paintings right on the street, sitting with a canvas and a brush in their hand. Focusing on their inner world, they draw colored dots, which subsequently turn into real masterpieces. Works using this technique are fascinating and seem to exude positive energy, captivating views and thoughts for a long time.
And all you need is to listen to yourself and start drawing a cascade of multi-colored dots. But this also has its secrets.
Unusual drawings
Editorial "So simple!" I have prepared for you a selection of bright and unusual Australian Aboriginal paintings. The energy is just off the charts!
- Bright colors, laconic expressiveness of strokes, picturesque anatomical details - all this characterizes the painting of Australian aborigines, an acquaintance with which will bring pleasure to true connoisseurs of original cultures.
- Do you know what Aboriginal artists look like? In this case, the stereotype as we imagine an artist does not work at all. They look quite exotic, especially from a European point of view.
Here, for example, is a fairly famous artist from Australia, Jeannie Petyarre. Ginny's works are known all over the world and have a large number of connoisseurs. And not without reason, because these works of art are truly amazing, you can’t take your eyes off them!
Thanks to my brother, I now have a reproduction of this painting.
- Aboriginal artists paint the world with dots and brushstrokes. It’s as if they create from atoms the most important thing in their life, what has the greatest weight, what they are proud of and what they live in: the country in which they were born, the earth, rivers, sun and sky.
They also draw people who live nearby and whom they love, they draw women, men and children, the flora and fauna, everything that surrounds them.
The secret of the paintings’ energy lies in the coded symbols, which the artists write down while working on a new masterpiece, turning the subjects into bright ornamental canvases.
Knowing and understanding these symbols, you can easily “read” works of art.
- Here are paintings by Australian Aboriginal artists on display in one of the world's art galleries.
They have a very special aura! These abstractions give a feeling like communicating with nature - a light breeze, the smell of grass, the chirping of birds... Very irrational, like waves of color.
Gallery visitors admit that they like to stand in front of the paintings, listening to their inner state.
- Australian aboriginal artists painted and continue to paint colorful fish, animals, birds, and sometimes people, while along with external details they also depict internal organs - the spine, esophagus, heart, liver.
This is the so-called X-ray style, which reflects the interest of Aboriginal people in expanding their knowledge of the anatomy of representatives of the animal world.
In addition, such a thorough depiction of edible game was a kind of magical effect and ensured success in the hunt.
In case you decide to go on an exciting journey, we have prepared for you a fascinating selection from around the world. Take a few ideas with you on the road; an original approach to choosing souvenirs will bring you a lot of positive emotions.
What can you say about these unusual works of art of Australian aborigines? Personally, I don't like the soul ethnic motives!
In addition, having tried to create such, at first glance, primitive works, you understand that drawing with dots is not at all easy. This requires great concentration and a huge internal resource, because you can create such works only in a good mood, without allowing a single negative thought.
If you are inspired Australian art- share this article with your friends. I'm sure they will definitely find something new for themselves.
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A talented person is talented in everything, and there is nothing simpler than a simple pencil. Even a simple person will be more complicated, except that the so-called simple vodka is inferior in its world order to a simple pencil. It is known that talented people often give themselves over to simple vodka, about how rare a “sober artist” is, we. Before loving vodka, the artist is usually friends with a simple pencil. If an artist is talented, then even with the simplest means of creativity he creates a Great Something, incomprehensible to the simple mind.
Our hero pencil is as simple as he is powerful. His name means “black stone,” and what is stronger than a black stone? Just a black drop of ink from a modern printing press. Our hero can be soft, stupid, mechanical. With a pencil you can draw a line 50 kilometers long.
A simple pencil with an eraser at the blunt end has the magic of correcting mistakes and erasing traces. He has the will to win and the talent to compromise. Pencil drawings- these are the formidable contrasting drawings of the first, and unusually soft, more truthful than a photograph, portraits of the beautiful creatures of the planet.
Here a simple pencil ends up in the hand of a patient Chinese man from Hong Kong named Paul Lun. He sits down to work and in 60 hours turns a penny piece of paper into a precious one. He proves that elemental graphite is the best tool for recreating complex textures. In Australia and Austria, in downtrodden Somalia and prosperous Japan, people say out loud, “Usi-pusi, who is this furry one?” when they first see pencil drawings Paula Luna.
In his free time from cats, without losing inspiration, artist Long spends dozens of hours of Hong Kong time on portraits of his friends and favorite artists. For example, the owner of a rice vodka factory who virtually “posed” for Paul for 40 hours. Original format - A2.
The 38-year-old master has the opportunity to devote 3-4 hours every day to his favorite work. Lung makes his living as a graphic designer, receiving handsome fees for less labor-intensive work than, say, this touching portrait of a forest owner.
What you can't play on the piano, you can sing. What cannot be drawn with the hands can be drawn with the mouth. This is what artist Doug Landis of St. Louis does by slamming his teeth firmly into the wooden shell of a simple pencil. His hands, unfortunately, cannot hold a pencil after an injury received during his student years in a wrestling competition. Landis is able to move the lead across paper only with the help of his neck, which was once broken. A wheelchair artist spends from 40 to 200 hours on each pencil drawing. And the phenomenal thing began when Landis bet with his brother that he could draw a Christmas card with his mouth no worse than his brother with his hands. Doug Landis's favorite subjects in his portraits are endangered species. Pencil drawings are symbolic, animals and birds visibly disappear in them. As if they had come to say goodbye.
Young artist Melissa Cook, who has five solo exhibitions planned in America this year, is obsessed with the topic of death by strangulation. Those who lack the air of freedom sometimes try a plastic bag on their head here and there. It turns out beautiful, even sexy, although unsafe. You can add glue.
A series of works dedicated to melancholy is called “Vacuum”.
Since childhood, unusual pencil drawings have been created by 50-year-old self-taught from Canada Randy Hann. His works are featured in many private collections; money from their sale at charity auctions saves lives. Hannah's inspiration comes from his own children and friendly animals in the Newfoundland wilderness.
Chilean graphic artist Fredo devotes his life to 3D drawings made with a simple pencil. The guy is 18 years old, and he already knows how to play with reality, achieving complete submission from it.
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An unusual drawing technique opens up a world of fantasy and wide possibilities even for a person who does not know how to depict anything on paper. For a child, these are ideas for self-expression and space for inspiration.
There are many interesting ways when it becomes possible not only to get an exciting drawing, but also to have fun with your baby.
Blotography
The method involves applying an ordinary blot to a sheet of paper. This can be done by simply dropping paint onto a wide brush.
After this, the child is asked to think about what his blot looks like and fill in the missing details. Perhaps these will be legs, tail or rays. Then the blot comes to life, and then you can fantasize and draw in the rest of the background.
As the child draws, his imagination develops through questions asked. He learns to fantasize and realize his plans on a piece of paper.
Drawing with stamps
Unusual drawing techniques for children do not require complex preparation or unusual tools. You can easily create a masterpiece using ordinary things:
- potato halves;
- apple slices;
- foam sponges;
- bricks from Lego.
To get a picture, you must first draw the future base. It could be a twig, flower stems, a road where houses will soon appear.
Then take any stamp you like and dip it in paint. After applying it to a sheet, a color print is obtained. This way you can depict leaves on a branch, flowers, or using Lego cubes you can create nice houses with brick walls.
Drawing with autumn leaves
A very fascinating and unusual drawing technique, and the drawings turn out incredibly delicate and beautiful. To do this, you need to prepare and collect leaves. Moreover, you will need completely different specimens: large, small, red, yellow, round or elongated.
Walking through the park with your child on an autumn evening, you should draw your child’s attention to the beauty of autumn nature and the riot of colors. Then you can offer to collect leaves and create a small miracle on a simple sheet of paper.
Leaf print options
There are several ways to create a picture using leaves.
1st method. Invite your child to temporarily turn into a wizard of the autumn forest and go on a journey. You need to choose a few leaves you like and coat them on one side with paints. The leaves are then pressed onto the paper, leaving imprints reminiscent of trees in a forest.
2nd method. Young children really like it because it doesn’t require any special skills, and the drawing looks simply amazing. Together with your baby, lay out 2-3 beautiful leaves on paper. Next, it is better to lightly secure them with tape so that they do not slip during operation.
Using a sponge or wide brush, apply paint over the entire remaining surface, including the spread out leaves. As soon as the watercolor dries, you can remove the leaves and admire the resulting miracle.
Create a fancy drawing
Unusual drawing techniques for children at school will require some preparation and a little patience. But the result will please not only children, but will surprise even an adult.
So, you can invite children of primary school age to create their own colored paper. For this you will need:
- Paper.
- Disposable plastic plate.
- Watercolor.
- Thick cardboard.
- Shaving foam.
- Cotton buds.
First, the foam is squeezed out in an even layer onto a disposable plate. Then, using a brush, you need to drip multi-colored paints in random order.
Next comes the time for magic. Using a cotton swab, carefully mix the paints and get a multi-colored, snowy foam. Now take a sheet of paper and press the entire side against the plate. Excess foam is removed with a piece of cardboard.
When the multi-colored sheet dries, it can be used for further work. The result is a wonderful colored background that is suitable for all kinds of crafts.
Unusual watercolor painting techniques are suitable even for the smallest children. And joint creativity not only brings adults and children closer together, but also gives many wonderful works that can be framed and decorated in a room.
Using gouache in unusual art
Gouache, unlike watercolor, is heavier and opaque. The colors are rich and lighten slightly as they dry. Unusual techniques for painting with gouache are based on its properties.
You can encourage your child to draw with dots. First, a child or adult draws the outline of the future drawing. It is then gradually filled with paint using cotton swabs.
Children are especially delighted with foam drawing. Gouache diluted in water gives a stunning rich color. If you dilute different colors in disposable cups and then pour out the bulbs, then the resulting foam can depict fancy landscapes.
To become a wizard, you don't need to have a magic wand. An unusual drawing technique will help show your child a small miracle.
In the absence of the child, draw a picture in advance with candle wax. And then invite the child to paint over the supposedly blank sheet of paper. Surely he will be surprised where such beauty came from on the sheet.
Hobby for adults
Adults or older students can try to create an atmospheric drawing using watercolors. Hanging gardens are an unusual painting technique where an image appears by spraying paint from a spray bottle.
You should definitely try to depict this miracle in the presence of a child. To do this, you need to apply several stripes of different shades of green on top of the sheet. Then spray water from a spray bottle, the watercolor begins to flow, bizarrely changing shape and movement.
One of the varieties of such drawing is the appearance of an image on wet paper. There are a number of landscapes that come out successfully only when an unusual drawing technique is used.
First you need to teach your child to make the sheet slightly damp. If you wet the paper too much, the effect will not work and the paper will be damaged. A piece of cotton wool moistened with water is suitable for this.
After this, you can use a brush to touch the sheet and leave marks, thinking through the plot in advance. It could be a rainy day, a city at night, or flowers in the fog.
There is no limit to imagination and creativity. Teachers advise using all kinds of materials in your work and not being afraid to experiment.
All children love to draw. But sometimes things don’t turn out the way a child wants. Or maybe he doesn’t have enough familiar ways to express himself? Then you can inspire him to experiment with different techniques, among which he will definitely find his favorite one. After this, your child will probably want to invent something new.
Dot patterns
First we draw the simplest squiggle. Then, using a cotton swab and paints (gouache or acrylic), we make intricate patterns as desired. It is better to pre-mix the paints and dilute them slightly with water on the palette.
Frottage
A technique familiar and loved by many since childhood. We place an object with a slightly protruding relief under a sheet of paper and paint over it with pastel, chalk or an unsharpened pencil.
Foam prints
By dipping a sponge in thick gouache, the child can draw landscapes, bouquets of flowers, lilac branches or animals.
Blotography
One option: drop paint onto a sheet and tilt it in different directions to create an image. Second: the child dips the brush into the paint, then places the blot on a sheet of paper and folds the sheet in half so that the blot is imprinted on the second half of the sheet. Then he unfolds the sheet and tries to understand who or what the drawing resembles.
You can see other drawings using the klyasography method
Hand and foot prints
It's simple: you need to dip your foot or palm in the paint and make an imprint on paper. And then use your imagination and add a couple of details.
You can see more about the method of drawing with palms
Paint patterns
For such an application you need to apply a thick layer of paint onto the paper. Then, with the opposite end of the brush, scratch patterns on the still wet paint - various lines and curls. When dry, cut out the desired shapes and paste them onto a thick sheet of paper.
Fingerprints
The name speaks for itself. You need to paint your finger with a thin layer and make an imprint. A couple of strokes with a felt-tip pen - and you're done!
Monotype
A design is applied to a flat, smooth surface (for example, glass) with paint. Then a sheet of paper is applied, and the print is ready. To make it more blurry, the sheet of paper must first be wetted. Once everything is dry, you can add details and outlines if desired.
Scratch
The highlight of the work is that the drawing needs to be scratched. A sheet of cardboard is densely shaded with spots of multi-colored oil pastels. Then you need to mix black gouache with soap on a palette and paint over the entire sketch. When the paint is completely dry, use a toothpick to scratch the design.
Air colors
To make the paint, mix a tablespoon of self-raising flour, a few drops of food coloring and a tablespoon of salt. Add a little water to the consistency of thick sour cream and mix well. The paint can be placed in a pastry syringe or in a small bag. Tie tightly and cut the corner. We draw on paper or regular cardboard. Place the finished drawing in the microwave at maximum mode for 10-30 seconds.
Marbled paper
Paint a sheet of paper with yellow acrylic paint. When it is completely dry, paint it again with diluted pink paint and immediately cover it with cling film. The film needs to be crumpled and gathered into folds, since they are the ones that will create the desired pattern. We wait until it dries completely and remove the film.
Painting with water
Using watercolors, draw a simple shape and fill it with water. Until it dries, we put colored blots on it so that they mix with each other and form smooth transitions like this.
Prints of vegetables and fruits
Vegetables or fruits need to be cut in half. Then you can cut out some kind of pattern on it or leave it as is. We dip it in paint and make impressions on paper. For prints you can use an apple, potato, carrot or celery.
Leaf prints
The principle is the same. We smear the leaves with paint and make prints on paper.
Drawings with salt
If you sprinkle salt on a still wet watercolor painting, it will soak into the paint and create a grainy effect when it dries.
Brush instead of a brush
Sometimes, for the sake of experimentation, it's worth trying something unexpected. For example, a household brush.
Ebru, or painting on water
We will need a container of water. The main requirement is that its area coincides with the area of the sheet of paper. You can use an oven broiler or a large tray. You will also need oil paints, a solvent for them and a brush. The idea is to create patterns with paint on water, and then dip a sheet of paper into them. How it's done: www.youtube.com
Cracked wax effect
Using wax pencils, draw an image on thin paper. In our case - a flower. The background must be completely shaded. Crumple it well and then straighten the sheet with the pattern. We paint it with dark paint so that it goes into all the cracks. We rinse the drawing under the tap and dry it. If necessary, smooth it with an iron.
You can see about drawing on crumpled paper
Cardboard prints with shift
We cut the cardboard into small strips, approximately 1.5 × 3 cm. Dip the edge of a piece of cardboard into paint, press it vertically to the paper and evenly move it to the side. You will get wide lines from which the drawing is created.
Fist prints
For such a drawing, the child will have to clench his hands into fists. Then dip the back of your fingers in the paint and make imprints, creating the desired shape. Fish and crabs can be created using fingerprints.
