Arts, Life..My Kind of Idea

Now...i'm going stop on the LOVE issues for a while..This is an experiment, using ACRYLIC as medium on a common 'bigger-than-A1' canvas..At first, i have no idea on what to draw. I'd like to draw something graphic. And after searching for some images on the net, i've truly interested to draw and paint fishes..with my own point of view..Drawing the fishes was not difficult as i've some guidance..but to make it some kind of graphic was a task.

Thought of hanging paintings in the living room. Did visited few shops and found out that those paintings are so EXPENSIVE!!..not worth our money :) or can say, not willing to pay for something that beyond our budget!!..After some thinking and consideration, i've decided to try to do it on my own. So, need to buy some materials.

Before i bought them, i did my own research on painting using acrylic..Luckily i've managed to get help from the Net. Looking for artshops wasn't difficult too..There are 2 shops providing all things i needed at Taman Melawati. I've selected acrylic brands which were not too expensive; Maries (made in China ) and Alpha (S.Korean made). They are not bad and good enough for amateur, like me! Only few colours were selected. As a painter, you need to visualised the painting from ZERO to HERO (so you don't have to waste your money buying colours you won't need)..So i've imagined my fishes swimming in the blue water and create ripples..and it took me about 1 mth to visualise the overall painting!!


I've used lots of blue and titanium white..i've only used the dark colours a few drops. The brushes, as you can see..i've chose variety sizes, from the smallest to the 'just nice' big..cheapest to the 'ok-ok' price..


The smaller brushes are important especially when colouring the details and smaller parts. It also created nice motions and strokes to my painting. The colouring (believe it!) took me about 3 mths to complete! I was enjoying my experiment so much that there were...MAYBE 5 layers of white + blue colours. The fishes were also more than 2 layers! I've finally stopped after getting tired and sick of touching-up..

Another important element is your decision on the final touch. Glossy? Au Naturel?..i wanted the glossy effect so i've used LIQUITEX GLOSS VARNISH..i was completely confused at this moment and disliked the 'not-so' glossy effect after putting a layer of the medium. Yes, i've layered it probably 4 times!!..i've stopped cos it didn't make any diference and afraid the painting going to be horrible.


So..finally, i think it's time to hang the painting..i am so proud of myself, worth my effort. My first ever trial was a success!..tried to create some textures using acrylics, and it wasn't bad..Here's the painting, 4 'weird-coloured' Koi happily creating lot of ripples..what do you think? Until today, i didn't make any effort to paint anything... :)..but i do want to paint again..