Design process
To create my abstract compositions, I typically follow a step by step process.
The content within these steps determine the overall outcome of each painting, but I have a process that I tend to fall back on when I’m looking for the next move in a piece.
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Color Fielding
To start my abstract painting process, I create large color fields and shapes to fill the background of my canvas.
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Adding Text
On top of the newly created color fields, I add text to create shape, dimension, and meaning.
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Determining Segmentations
Once layers of color and text are placed on the canvas, I determine where I want certain color segmentations to come through the text and into the foreground.
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Creating Visual Noise
After all colors are blocked in, I can then add what I call “visual noise”, or additional layers on top of the existing piece.
TIPS & TRICKS
Moves to make when the process fails:
Oftentimes, a painting or other creative work will stray from the typical artistic process I follow. When this occurs, I have some other “moves” I tend to gravitate to in attempts to solve my artistic road block.
