This one is going to be pretty straight forward; but I will guide you through my process in as detailed a manner as possible. First gather your materials….
- Watercolors and/or Acrylics
- Canvas or paper or really whatever you want paint on
- A brush. Just any brush….whatever brush you’re thinking of yes.
- Water
- A towel (to prevent wall and floor stains from paint)
Set up your canvas up in front of you. Take your brush and wet it. Select a watercolor and soak your brush in it. Next just flick it at the canvas. Throw it. Pretend you’re playing the drums with your brush soaked in paint. It should start looking like this.
I used colors in layers, doing large splatters of one color before moving on to the next. Then I would go back over with colors in no particular order as I felt was needed. This kind of painting is really fun to do while listening to some hype music. I was jamming to some hard rock, pretending I was sword fighting. I really let myself get lost in the fun of throwing paint at the canvas.
At a certain point I got bored using just primary colors. I love my watercolors but I don’t have the fun and unusual colors I really enjoy. I decided to switch to acrylic paint because, humble brag, I have a 48 color paint set. Pretty fancy, right? I feel like the cool kindergartner that has the biggest pack of crayons. Anyways, you’ll need to water down the acrylic paint to effectively splatter it. So just literally add a little water to a dollop of acrylic paint and you’re set.
And last but not least, HAVE FUN.
Final Result! Let me know what you think of mine and please show me yours. I want all the feedback possible and to see as many of these as the community can make. If you find this post in the future, no worries still tag the blog on social media and let me see!!
