Debunking Art Myths
Many artists want to try different painting mediums but just never get around to it; instead they get stuck in doing one certain thing for their whole life. Isn’t that a crying shame? Everyone should paint with whatever medium they like if they feel that burning desire, so don’t be put off just because you weren’t very good at oils at school, or watercolour scared you. Here are some art myths debunked:
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Watercolour is too hard to use, I won’t bother…I’ll never get the hang of it anyway, so what’s the point?: watercolour is, in fact, even more versatile than oils in some ways. Why? You can paint layers and washes – which you can’t do with oils half as well – and you can use watercolours as you would oils (whereas, the other way around is virtually impossible).
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Oils are expensive, and I need a canvas and I prefer paper: in fact, oils are only as expensive as any other kind of quality paint, and the good thing about them is that they last a long time, so some you found in the attic that are ten years old may be as good as brand new ones! And you don’t need canvas. You can paint oils on anything that has a hard surface: wood, plastic, metal as long as it’s primed it should go.
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I can’t draw so well, and everything that I do draw looking like something that you would find on the floor of second hand campervans - that’s why I don’t do pen and ink: the whole point of pen and ink is the freedom. Don’t be put off if you don’t usually draw much, the flowing lines will make up for that, and you can incorporate all the abstract elements you like with no problem whatsoever.
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