Well there are many famous styles that you might have heard of such as drawing or painting but that doesn't mean you can't create your own style or that there aren't others out there. I've seen needles being used as a canvas by nailing them on the wall and using thread to create the picture. My friend uses the ink of her pen and a paintbrush with water to create a painting. If you're creative and you know how to use your tools very well, you can create your own style. Don't limit yourself with only the famous styles that you only hear.
But of course if you can't create your own style and you need something simple, I suggest a Drawing. With a drawing, you have more control of what are you creating rather than a painting. For a painting, you have to watch out how much water or how much paint is in you brush when you apply to a canvas because if not, you might not end up with the results you preferred and it's extremely hard to correct your mistake since it's already applied. A sculpture would also be a challenge because based off the material you use, you don't want to completely mess up and not be able to go back or fix your mistake. With a drawing, you can easily be able to control your pencil and erase anything you don't like about your piece. Plus, you don't need much supplies other than a paper and pencil.
If you need anything long lasting, then I suggest a Painting. Oils are quiet expensive but long lasting, why do you think most old paintings are made out of oil paints? And oils also take forever to dry. So, unless you want to create a piece you think is worth something, use oils. The painting (Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh) below is an example of a piece created with oil paints.
Of course oil paintings are used more for professionals based on the cost for oils and using them wisely. Acrylics could be used as an alternative. Although they don't last as long as oils, they can help create amazing masterpieces. They don't crack like oils do and they don't fad according to watercolors. They can also be painted with the thinnest of strokes like watercolor and the thickest of strokes like oils. They aren't as expensive either.
Watercolor would probably be the easiest based on it's price and the variety of canvases you can use from paper, to stone, to wood, or even fabric. When you think of watercolor, you might think of the Crayola brand you find at the 99 cents store with the brush made out of plastic bristles. Well you might have the right idea of how they come in the package form but they aren't cheap as you would normally see them.
this is an example of what a piece with watercolor might look like but it might not always be easy because of the water base you are using. For example the blue paint that the artist is painting on the canvas in the picture, might mix with the slight orange that is higher up because water allows them to combine and spread. Like I said before, you should know the techniques before going straight at it.
That's all I have for now because if I don't stop now, I'll find myself writing and writing about many different styles you can choose. Of course, these are not the only ones you can use but these are the most basic and famous ones you are familiar with. So before you create your piece and go straight into creating it, think about whether this is how you want to do it or not. Don't limit yourself to just one form of style. Experiment. It's always good to expand your artistic skill :)
- Goodluck!
This is so inspirational, I want to experiment with different techniques!
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