Paint ideas for living room pictures
Do it yourself paintings have many functions in living rooms. Large scale paintings can change the look of a room entirely and, by extension, make otherwise simple furniture or decorations appear more luxurious, while smaller paintings can subtly compliment larger scale furniture or decorations. All living room pictures, however, should accomplish a similar goal: attract attention in the space while coordinating with the other items in the living room to richly polish off a decorating theme or motif. Whether you are a beginning, skilled or advanced artist, there are a variety of paint ideas you can apply to living rooms. Does this Spark an idea?
For Beginning Artists
For the beginning artist, silhouette painting is an easy introduction into the craft. Silhouette painting is art created by using positive and negative space to create a work that is visually appealing, and often abstract. To create the positive and negative space you will need an object of which to create a silhouette. Consider items that are both easily recognizable and easy to trace, such as: clothes pins, flatware, keys and even body parts such as hands or feet. Start with a blank painting surface. This can be made from canvas, plywood or even posterboard. Trace your item onto the surface lightly using a pencil. Trace multiple silhouettes onto the surface depending on your preference and be consistent in painting either the inside or outside of the tracing, being sure to hide/remove any stray pencil marks. Use textured paint to increase the visual appeal and profile of the artwork.
Stamping or stencil painting is another easy technique for paint ideas for living rooms. Use pre-existing stamps or stencils to create paintings or create your own stamps and stencils. Leaves, fabric and hands are great natural stamps because they each create textured impressions when lightly applied with paint and pressed into a surface. Create more customized stamps by cutting raw potatoes in half and whittling the stamp design into the core of the potato. Create customized stencils using a sturdy cardboard, pencil and craft knife.
For Skilled Artists
For a more skilled artist, consider painting things such as found items in nature, cartoons, or caricatures of items, animals or people. Increase the visual appeal of a simple work by using multiple canvases to create one cohesive picture. For example, when painting a flower, arrange and temporarily attach four separate canvases and paint the image of the flower so it overlaps onto each canvas. Once dry, separate the canvases and arrange as one art display with 1 inch of space between each canvas.
Try combining or collaging different painting techniques, such as silhouette painting, stamping and stencils with images of found items, cartoons or caricatures for dynamic living room paintings.
For Advanced Artists
A more advanced artist may consider painting large scaled portraits of family members or people they admire for living room pictures. Before painting, consider whether you want the picture painted traditionally with natural paint colors or in abstract color palettes such as black and white, sepia, or colors that coordinate with the decor of your room. Consider using smaller-scaled, equally sized canvases to repeat the same portrait on each in different color palettes, and display the pieces together in the manner of Andy Warhol.
Paintings of landscapes and nature can be done in a similar manner, displayed in different color palettes, but consider the purpose for each landscape before adjusting the color palette. For example, painting of a beach is considered calming not only because of the blues of the water, but also the emotional connotation of relaxation that is often associated with the beach. A painting showing running bulls done in a blue color palette may not elicit the same calming effect, given the subject matter.
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