Ways To Achieve Beautiful Pottery Painting

By Mark Bell


Designing a pot is exciting and challenging. It does not require an expert skill to accomplish this activity. It will only take your time and effort. Having a creative imagination will help you plan for your theme and painting ideas. Here are some simple tips for creative pottery painting IL.

My family friend, Hannah, is a retired woman. Her hobby is rearranging and decorating the furniture in her house to make it look fresher. She is particular about the blending of the colors in her living area because she easily notices color imbalance and dullness. Since her family is not around, she manages to do things that might make her more productive.

One day, she decided to grow a garden in her backyard so that she would have something to do every morning. She brought my cousin with her to buy some plain pots and as expected, she wants to decorate them. However, she has no idea about the right designs. She could order her kids to paint random stuff on them but it would just mess up her work.

What my mother did is she bought brushes of different sizes to draw the shapes. She also bought acrylic paint to prevent the material from being washed away with water. She prepared a bunch of cotton swabs and foam brushes for a more detailed painting. However, she only has limited ideas about art.

My cousin told her, that to avoid monotony, it is not advisable to paint the pot green or any shades of green unless she would want her pot to appear like a part of a plant. A green pot takes away the variety of the painting and is boring to look at since it only blends with the leaves. You may use green if you planted red and pink flowers on it.

A unique suggestion is painting your pot with the shades of day sky. You do not have to draw concrete objects. A sky is an easy image to start learning abstract painting. You can add yellow and orange to represent the sunset. Abstract painting would also look good.

At first, she applied a base color of white, followed by the combination of yellow, orange and blue. Proper brush stroking must be learned. This skill is achieved through practice. Doing abstract painting appears more artistic than the concrete images. Just make sure to do it smoothly and correctly.

Learn to think outside the box and look for inspiration around you. It could be from your friends, the nature, the places you have gone to, or paintings by the famous artists. Ideas can be found anywhere if you try to look around. Producing a good piece of artwork will require you tons of effort and a lot of time.

This kind of activity is fun and worth your time. During your free time, take a look on some example images that give you a hint for better themes. If you want to free yourself from stress and divert your attention at least once in a while, this activity will help you relax and enjoy planting more than you usually do.




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