Description
Explore Abstracts on YUPO®!
Get creative and discover the possibilities of abstraction on YUPO® paper with Jodi Ohl! Whether or not you’ve worked on YUPO® paper before, Abstract Painting on YUPO® will give you exciting insights about the special effects you can create in your artwork, and how to mix and match those effects to create complex-looking abstract compositions. After a review about how your supplies work on the unique surface, Jodi will guide you, and student Cherie Haas, through the creation of 3 abstract paintings that focus on different features of abstract art: color, contrast, line, pattern, and more.
In this video you will:
- Experiment with special effects on YUPO®.
- Create 3 abstract paintings from start to finish.
- Consider color, line and shapes in your compositions.
- Create visual texture with layers of paint and marks.
- Use pattern and contrast in controlled ways.
Watch a preview of this video here:
About the Artist
Jodi Ohl is a self-taught mixed-media artist from Aberdeen, North Carolina. After leaving her day job to pursue her artistic career full time, she has built a body of work known for its distinctive texture, bold color combinations and compositions that are often whimsical, abstract and motivational in nature. Jodi is the author of Abstracts in Acrylic and Ink (North Light, 2017) and enjoys teaching online and at in-person classes. Jodi welcomes visitors at her website, JodiOhl.com, and at her blog, SweetRepeats.blogspot.com.
Materials List
Surface
- 11” x 14” pad of YUPO paper
Media
- Faber-Castell Pitt artist pens
- Fluid acrylic paints- Titanium white and Titan Buff
- Golden High Flow Acrylics- Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Shading Gray, Titanium White, Titan Buff, and additional colors based on your preference
- India ink
- Jerry’s Artarama Jumbo Jet pencil- black
- NeoColor II crayons
- Stabilo Marks-All pencil in black and graphite
Other Tools and Materials
- Baby wipes
- Brayers- soft and hard
- Catalyst wedges or other scrapers
- Cotton swabs
- Deli paper
- Fine line applicators filled paint colors of your choice
- Gloss varnish spray- optional
- Gloves
- Paint markers
- Palette paper
- Paper towels
- Rubbing alcohol in a mister bottle
- Spray adhesive- optional
- Stencils
- Toothpicks
- Water container
- Water mister
- Wood substrates or frames- optional
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