Develop your own artistic style - acrylic painting - 5 key steps
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
- Cultivate Your Own Artistic Voice in 5 steps
Many artists, drawn to acrylic painting or abstract art, struggle to find their own unique style. They spend hours searching for inspiration online, feeling overwhelmed by the vast array of artistic approaches. But what if the answer isn't out there, but within you? This is the message The Old Guy (artist Henrik Skorá) delivers in this encouraging video.
Instead of desperately hunting for a style, you should focus on cultivating the artistic voice you already possess. It's a personal journey, and he offers a 5-step approach to guide you:
1. Paint as much as possible. Consistent practice is the cornerstone of artistic development. Think of it as an artistic marathon, not a sprint. Don't overthink every stroke. Trust your gut and paint freely. This initial effort becomes stepping stones in your artistic evolution, helping you discover your natural preferences for subjects, colors, and techniques. Acrylic painting, with its vibrant colors and fast-drying nature, is a great medium to experiment with.
2. Master the Craft: This involves learning the fundamentals of composition, which helps arrange elements in a visually pleasing way. Understanding color theory, how colors interact and mix, unlocks a vast palette of possibilities. Additionally, exploring various painting techniques, like those used in abstract art, expands your artistic toolkit.
3. Develop your process: Every artist develops a personal approach to their work, a painting process that hugely influences their style. Some say that your process is your style. Experiment until you find a workflow that feels natural for you. Basically you must develop a plan on how to approach the painting process in practice.
4. Seek Inspiration: You can do this in many ways.
(I made a video on this: • 4 ways to get ideas fo... )
Study the work of other artists, both within acrylic painting and other styles. Let their work inspire you, but avoid simply copying it. Instead, identify elements you admire and incorporate them into your own work, creating a unique blend of influences.
5. Courage: Mistakes are inevitable, and they are valuable learning experiences. Don't get discouraged by a misstep - view it as an opportunity to refine your skills. As you gain experience, these mistakes will become less frequent.
Remember, your artistic style is a unique fingerprint, a combination of your personality, the choices you make in your artwork, and your life experiences. It will naturally evolve over time as you refine your skills and explore new ideas. Focus on enjoying the process of discovery and cultivating your artistic voice.
With dedication and these helpful steps, you'll be well on your way to developing a distinctive style that reflects you, and your unique artistic vision.
Dear dearest Old guy I would like to hug you tight! Your words really made me so happy! I'm self-taught and my teachers are the artists like you on RUclips. I try to learn the techniques. I love looking at the works of artists of yesterday and today. I don't think I have my own style, but now with your words you have given me confidence. Thank you very much. A warm greeting from Italy 🇮🇹🌹🌹🌹
P. S. I love your paintings very much
Thank you for your kind words. I don't know your work ... but I love Italy. And yes everybody has a style ... remember all the time to develop it !
I love this: “Renoir already did it.” Thank you for encouraging such freedom!
Yes. Even better is: Renoir never did it ... but I did .. Ha, ha ...
I’m 67 and I just started painting this year. Your 5 steps are very encouraging as I try to discover my personal style.
I'm glad to hear that. I wish you luck with the project. Remember that you already have a style, so you are not starting from scratch.
I don't know if it will be my style, but your paintings are the best on the internet in my opinion. Thanks for the words of wisdom.
Thank you for your opinion and your very kind comment.
Brilliant tips and advice for the journey of finding your Style. Thanks for sharing and inspiring us 🎨✏🌈😊
Nice to hear that my video has meant something good for you and your process.
The Eagle Flies took my breath away. I love your style, I enjoy your frank and fun message. Ciao!
Thank you so very much for your inspiring words! I have been in a 10 month slump of not painting at all. After watching this video I can feel the creative juices starting to bubble up within me! Bless you for sharing your journey!
Hi ... yes get started again, nothing better than painting ... again after a break.
Not only do I find your advice and thoughts interesting but I share your vids with non painting friends in other creative pursuits. Thank you for taking the time to make these, time that you could easily spend on something, someone else but instead you’re investing your time in all of us!
Thank you very much for your very kind comment. It's exciting for me to make these videos, and I really enjoy it. I am a little flattered to hear that you also apply my thoughts in forums other than the purely artistic. Interesting.
Greetings from Denmark
@@skora-theoldguyI would agree with this sentiment. The view of a child for instance upon their own art, proves that your advice is solid.
I love all your work. Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
I love your videos. Thank you for what you said about painting flowers. I stopped painting them too for the same reasons as you. I miss them. They bring me joy when I paint them. I think I will do a whole series of flower paintings now! 😊
Yes ... go for it ... flower power is back!
Can I see them, when you have finished them?
@@skora-theoldguy Thank you for the encouragement. Yes, I'd love to show them to you. How would I do that?
Van Goghs Iris and Sunflower works are incredible and some of the most moving works I’ve ever seen 😊
Your work is GORGEOUS! So evocative!!! Thank you for your videos and insight!!!
Thank you. I'm glad my video inspired you. Thank you very much for watching.
They use the painting process to live out their thoughts and fantasies. ..love that .
Thank you. I try to do the same.
this was a wonderful lecture.
You are welcome.
It was extremely helpful thank you I have started late in life I paint all the time and have been evolving to develop my own style
Your advice was very helpful thank you
You so inspire I have been painting since I was five years old. Aunt ANN was my mentor. I am now 70+ and I’m still learning have my own gallery and have earned a living throughout my life. It’s not an easy life and there’s lots of rejection! Most important keep painting or whatever the medium is you’re using don’t be afraid to change.
Thank you ... and I totally agree!
Thank you for sharing your artistic experiences and insights! God bless.
You are welcome.
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences, insights and advice.
I look forward to your videos, and am always inspired. Thanks so much!
You are so welcome. Thank you for watching.
Excellent lessons we all must remember as either a new or seasoned artists. Thank you!
Thank you!
So many sensible and helpful insights! Thank you
Thank you for your kind comment. Thjank you for watching.
Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. Your paintings are beautiful. Have a great day.😊
Love your story telling! Humor is the best way to approach anything! Even flowers. 😉
Ha, ha ... yes ... even flowers. Thank you!
GREAT advice OG ! Thanks for putting things so succinctly…..Lots of food for thought here 😊
You are welcome ... by the way, what du you mean: "lots of food ..." I don't know this term?
I love your floral and tree painting style!
Hi. Thank you for watching and your kind comment.
I really enjoy your down to earth teachings. Your artwork is 😊brilliant and original. Thank you for sharing.
Hi...Henrik Love your paintings...Thank You for Sharing Your Wisdom...I Send much Love and Prayers For You and All the People You Love...from Joe in NY
Hi Joe
Thank you for your kind words. Love back to you and the people you love.
Greetings from Denmark.
Thank you so much for this video! very helpful❣
I am glad to hear,
Thank you my dearest Old Guy. Your tutorial as always is very inspiring. I truly treasure your advice. I hope you keep coming to my screen bringing all the knowledge and guidance to me as an emerging artist who is still finding my style. I often have that kind of question when I was inspired by another artist’s work ‘inspired by or copying?’ Your video helped me rethink my approach 🙏💖🌻
Hi. Thank you, you are welcome. Regarding copying, I try to go for what is fun, and it is not fun for me to paint exactly like some one else. Take the inspirational part an make it your own ... that can be fun.
God luck!
At some point along the path, No. 5 becomes No.1.
Without courage, one might as well take up "pour painting".
Ha, ha ... you are right!
Thank you very much for this adventure into your creative journey. I enjoyed watching and listening to your experiences with painting and process. Thank you!
I'm glad you started painting flowers. Your nature paintings really speak to me (the bird nests! Wow!). I am an avid gardener, but funnily enough I almost always paint people/portraits. 🤷♂️
Hi.
You are not always able to paint what you want. But give what ever you paint a chance ... it is no coincidence that you paint what you do. You might become an excellent portrait painter.
So much wisdom - thank you!
You are welcome
Great advice, thanks for sharing your words of wisdom through your years of knowledge and experience. Most helpful ❤
Thank you so much! Your videos are clear, honest and so very freeing as I have been stuck for a few months. You have given me hope,dear Old Guy, from a dear old gal.
I will continue to watch and learn from your amazing videos, You are a gift.Again, Than you so very much.
You are the best teacher! Pls make more videos! Tks a lot from Brazil!
I love your style so much!
Thank you for your kind comment.
I absolutely loved this video. Thank you.
You are welcome.
Your art is outstanding! Thank you for setting the artist up for success. I do find letting go, taking risks, ring patient and listening to your insights help to take the next step.
Thank you for your kind comment. Working to get better all the time is the key to a happy painting life. Good luck to you.
Love your style, it is so very appealing.
Thank you so much for the kind words! I really appreciate your support.
Never thought about trying to paint abstract art myself but your amazing work is certainly inspiring me to explore that!
Hi. That was a nice consequence of my video.
Good luck to you!
Thank you for sharing your painting experiences, I found your clips so inspiring! Thank you for taking the time to share the skills and related knowledge, thank again🦄
I loved what you said. It is so true. Thank you.
Thank you. I'm glad to hear that.
Impressive style looks unique to me
Thank you for this kind comment.
Endlich finde ich ein anspruchvolles video zur praxis der Malerei. Heutzutage wollen viele "leicht" und "schnell" künstler werden. Ich male seit 4 Jahren fast jeden Tag. Und dazwischen lerne ich, wie es andere machen. Ich kenne meine schwächen. Das mindert aber nicht die freude. Üben ,freuen, üben, verzweifeln, freuen, üben😂😊❤
Vielen Dank für die netten Worte.
Man muss üben und üben, es gibt keinen einfacheren Weg. Aber es spielt keine Rolle, wenn das Malen so viel Spaß macht. Es ist keine schlechte Pflicht, aber sie muss erfüllt werden.
Danke für deinen Kommentar.
Freundliche grüße
Henrik
Thank you for the advice! It’s brainmarked now 😊
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Thank u for sharing ur style ! Amazing effort and experience. I love doing art as a hobby.
Good luck to you and your painting. Thank you for watching.
Your art is so dynamic and exciting
Thank you for this nice comment.
You and Paul Klee are my favorite abstract artists ❤
Wow. I am flattered.
love your style! thank you for encouragement. Nothing like someone's honest experience
Thank you for your kind comment.
Thank you for your words. I felt a great comfort listening to them. It will help me to pursuit 😊
Thankyou 🥰 just what I needed to hear ❤️
You are welcome.
Thank you for the encouragement. 🌻🌴
You are welcome!
As usual a brilliant video
Thank you!
Helpful and encouraging. Thanks.
Thank you. You are too kind.
This was so illuminating and inspiring
Hi. I am glad you found value in my video. Good luck.
Thank you so much for sharing ❤
They really help me to trust my inner call... to be me❤
Yes be you ... always. Improve, develop, change stuff but you are the only one who can truly be you!
Exceptional, beautiful and great explanations!!!
Thank you!
Thank you. Very impressive and encouraging. I am saving this so I can use it to remind myself.. ❤❤❤
Hi. I am flattered. Thank you.
Tak ❤ lige hvad jeg manglet at høre 😊
Ja, men så var det jo godt jeg fik lavet den video! Tak for din kommentar.
I believe for a fact that every point discussed here is absolutely correct.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and advice. Great to see the progression of your style. Fabulous artwork btw 🙏🏻
I enjoyed this tremendously! Thank you!
You are welcome. Thank you.
I love your painting style!
Thank you.
When i try to copy someone else’s work, it doesn’t look like theirs. My style is different from theirs, so it doesn’t look the same. But, it helps me to know what i like and don’t like in my own work.
Exactly. It will always be slightly different from what you are trying to "copy". But that's probably because you don't really want to copy, rather to find out what they can do... those very talented painters.
I am very fond of the Impressionists, and find many ideas in their works.
It is not important what you are inspired by, but that you are inspired.
Thank you for watching and good luck to you.
Thank you very much for your video! I started painting 5 years ago and am still finding my style as I explore different types of paint and processes, and so your advice is very helpful to me!
I'm glad to hear that. Good luck with your process.
Hope you remember to have fun in the meantime.
Thank you for watching.
Thank you for this video!
Your work is fabulous!
Wow ... thank you.
Thank you for sharing your journey. Your paintings are gorgeous! Your granddaughter resembles you. 🙂
Hi and thank you. Greetings from Denmark to you and your granddaughter.
Thank you- 🙏🏽 I needed this push to keep going 😅
Yes ... keep going, you might end up a fantastic place.
Thanks so much! Life itself is an experiment, and so is making art. I am encouraged.
Thank you and good luck!
Inspirational video
Thank you!
Thank you, one for the sharing of your journey, two for the thoughtfulness of your reflection, and three for the vulnerability of your process. As I move from full time semantic worker to artist, I have been struggling with converting from feeling masterful to vulnerable. I can classify with the best of them, but is that line too thick, too orange… grrr. Thank you for the encouragement (even though you don’t know me) and the wack on the side of the head. You changed my perspective, now it is up to me to see what I can do with that!
Thank you for the advice, love your work.
I am an artist from 7 years until now. And I have 300 works , I work in intuitive way, I learn 720 academic hauers with prof. John Bayl. I trays some stayls, because I need to know and check my skills . I learn to paint from my left side of my brain, and I enjoy it very much. I make also very nice sculptures, and I write also poetry, and i playing on cello. Thanks to you for your sharing, and important words you said about art.
Loved this video! I´m a very frustrated painter right now so this was so helpful! Looking forward to seeing the next video!
Hi. Frustration is good fuel for changing and the process of getting better. Patience, time and a lot of hard work will make the difference. Good luck.
How good from you to share your artistic process tru the years Henrik. Especially clarifying the mental challenges we all face and will face, giving a focus path. Just what I needed in my new search after 2 years of copying to learn the skills. Next to your inspirational thoughts I found it helpful not to dwell on what I achieved so far, but move on (“kill your baby’s” as they say). Ps. First I thought it is only about abstract art you make. Not my thing. But then I saw the beauty of it and keep making screenshots. As a fusion of impressionisme and abstract. Thank you.
Good luck with your process. Developing a good process is very important ... and have some patience ... give it time.
@@skora-theoldguy I agree, thanks.
I love everything you have to say here. It leaves me very encouraged, and looking at your work is inspiring. Thank you for your deep and meaningful thoughts and your time.
Thank you for watching. You are so welcome.
Your art is amazing and inspiring!
Thank you for your kind comment. Glad you found value in my videos.
Me encantan sus obras.
Muchas gracias, y genial que te gusten mis cuadros.
Gracias por ver.
Love, love, looooveeee!!
Thanks ... like the Beatles sad ...
You were very informative and I am encouraged. Thank you.
Thank you for watching.
Superbly inspirational and uplifting. Thank you😊❤😊
Thank you for watching.
Wonderful advice - thank you! I mentioned Van Goghs flower paintings in another comment but also coming to mind are the incredible works of Georgia O’Keeffe Claude Monet and Matisse and the sculptures of Kusuma - so many wonderful ways to depict flowers
Hi. You are so right.
I think that Monet's success, in the long run, has made it a little bit harder for us to paint flowers. They became almost too popular (?)
Thank you very much. I love the way you explained and helped me as an artist in making. I really like your style.
Thank you for this kind comment. Thank you for watching.
thanx for your infomation. its like a gold infomation for me
You are welcome. Thank you for watching.
So inspiring. Thank you
You are welcome.
Wow, I just found your channel and your words here just really blew me away! Thanks, and I'm off to look at your other videos. 💙
Henrik thanks a million for the wonderful lecture and sharing your amazing works throughout your painting years. They were such a treat to see. Your paintings crack me up with delight they are so wonderful. You have achieved 'The Original You' for sure.
Hi. Thank you for your kind words. Yes, my original me: I do not know if I have found it yet, but when I do, I hope that it will go on changing, hopefully getting better all the time.😜👍
Thank you for your video your work is beautiful and interesting…everything you say is true my biggest hurdle is probably the last one courage… having had a very strict father who always wanted me to be perfect in school and music. I developed a fear of not ever being good enough. Even when other people say that is not true.
Somehow it has stifled me… I’ve started doing mixed media as a way to loosen up and I’m now enjoying it and not worried about making mistakes as I’m trying to see each process as a way to play..🙏💕
Hi.
I believe that we are all created by the circumstances we grew up in and our past. But we can change things ... develop our personality
I often think that there can be no one who knows better what goes on inside my head, than myself. And this is what you paint: What goes on inside than head.
If someone who doesn't like it, it's OK ... at least it's honest. They have to find something they like ... somewhere else. So you must go on painting and create. Good luck.
Yes original art comes from original people. So many people paint who are not artistic and have no cultivated taste. I love your stuff.
Thank you ... I love your comment.
Great advice! Thank you!
You are welcome.
Thank you Sir, for another very useful video! I really want to develop in the direction of abstract painting and I consider this the highest degree of skill for artists. So far I’m not very good at getting into it and mastering it. Today I have received with pleasure from your experience the relevant knowledge and motivation to continue to pursue my goal.
Hi. Thank you for your comment. I am glad that you found motivation in my videos. Good luck with your process of painting abstract.
Wonderful tips thank you
Your paintings are sooo interesting 😊
Thank you for your nice comment.
Exactly what I needed to hear tonight!
Thank you for your kind comment.
Excellent advice. Thank you.
You are welcome.
Very informative, great work ty so much! I will be back to visit
Thank you. Loved this video❤
I am glad that you do. Thank you for watching.
Very encouraging for someone who has little self confidence as an artist...me. Thanks for this helpful advice.
I'm glad you found value in my video. Thank you for your comment
Great video, very helpful info, really needed to hear everything, particularly about developing my style!! 🤍
Love your work & style!!
Thank you. Good luck developing you style!
Exactly what I needed to hear and understand. Thank you!
Thank you for watching and this kind comment.
Brilliant! Thanks so much 😊
You are welcome.