Micropointillism
One of my favorite ways to paint is by acrylic micropoint painting. I won’t get into detail on how they’re created. Basically they’re paintings made by blocking areas out from the 3 colors of paint that get sprayed onto the canvas. The three colors used are the three primary colors — yellow, red (magenta), and blue (cyan). When I painted my first one, it made me think of a 3-color aquatint etching on canvas. I love painting this way. The end results are often a surprise and the colors are extremely vibrant. They’re incredibly easy to do and lend themselves well to my style of drawing. If you’d like to try a painting in this method, check out these detailed instructions by Stephen Goodfellow, one of the creators of this fun technique. To get an idea of what it looks like as it progresses, check out my painting of Irish Sheep in its different stages. |
