Colourful mark making

Mixed Media Art by Trina on Instagram: "Mark Making With Marbles! Creating abstract marks with marbles and sumi ink on printmaking paper. So fun! ♥️🎨 #marbles #markmaking #mixedmediaart #artistoninstagram #createeveryday #gelliplate"

Revisiting a series of works from 10 years ago … image One is the remaining unsold painting from a series begun in 2014 using Art Spectrum pastel primer … both the colours & textures felt so right for this series of slowly painted works on linen and watercolour paper. I just checked it didn’t have a title on the back that differed from the one in my records… that happens. I called it ‘dusty seeds from a dusty land’ in part because of the chalkiness of the paint + that the landscapes of…

Messy colorful mark making with acrylic gouache and neocolors - my favourite art to make

In this project, we explored different methods and techniques for black and white mark-making. In my case, I tried various drawing media on white paper and experimented with both abstract shapes and patterns and more graphic ones. Further on, we analyzed the relationship between this type of illustration and certain words and the effect value can have on them.

2016 Topic 17: Making Marks Heather Hansen Well hello everyone, Darcy here with our latest topic. This one is a very broad subject, and the title alone may baffle you, but I shall attempt to clarify and give you lots of inspiration in this post. Mark making is a term used when we want to describe lines and patterns, also textures ,if they overlap. Marks can be made with any tool, any medium and on any surface. these marks can be dots, dashes, spirals, scribbles, even scratches. They can be…