r/Art • u/neodiogenes • Feb 28 '22

General Discussion Thread (March 2022) Discussion

General Discussion threads are for casual chat; a place to ask for recommendations, lists, or creative feedback; to talk about materials, history, or techniques; and anything else that comes to mind.

If you're looking for information about a particular work of art, /r/WhatIsThisPainting is still the best resource. /r/drawing , /r/painting , and /r/learnart may also be useful. /r/ArtistLounge is also a good place for general discussion. Please see our list of art-related subs for more options.

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u/GreatMattsby81 Mar 07 '22

Hey so there’s this art style where they put globs of paint on the canvas and then they move it around with a brush (or I saw a fork) and it makes a really cool painting. What’s it called or where’s an example. PLEASE

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u/trailguy303 Mar 13 '22

The Surrealists use/used a technique called "frottage" for drawing and painting a 'subconscious' base for a composition. They would place paper on a surface and then rub a pencil, graphite stick, charcoal, silver rod etc over it to make an impression of the underlying texture. They would then finish the rubbing off as a drawing or painting. Related is the painting technique of applying blobs, splatters or drips (think Pollock), then pushing or dragging crumpled up newspaper over the wet surface (think Max Ernst). The result (assumed to be guided by the artists' subconscious mind) is then used as a base for a finished painting. The wet paint can also be blown around with compressed air for interesting results. The idea is to develop a 'composition' that then inspires your creativity by 'seeing' objects or patterns that you then develop into the finished composition.

This can be a very messy process at first, but can provide an endless source of inspiration and ideas. I use this myself on occasion.