Abstract art mark making

Mark-making is the building block of creating artwork and finding your signature style. Find mark-making ideas and techniques to develop your visual language and stand out.

Mark-making is a no-sweat way to start a daily creative practice because you only need three supplies. Black paint or ink, paper, and your mark-making objects. That’s it! But what do you do once you have your supplies? Click through and I'll show you what comes next!

Watch this video of this work-in-progress. Sometimes it's good to put away the colour for a day and work in monochrome. I find it's a great way to focus on mark making, explore values and just play and sketch without thinking about the outcome - all kinds of good things can happen when you least expect it!

abstract art mark making using acrylic paint and brayer

A week of drawing patterns & making marks in ink, Throwing in a twist + hypothesis wrapped in an experiment: how does water alter|morph patterns? So I set about drawing repeating patterns knowing in advance that I would alter them — I like seeing how art materials react in different sit

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Playing about doing mark making.

Therese Murdza

When you step into abstract art you will soon notice that mark-making is one of those elements that are pretty essential to make ...

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Henri Hagelberg on Instagram: "Adding interest with mark making 🎨👇 One of my favourite things in regards to my artwork currently is mark making. 🖌 What's mark making? ➡️ It's the act of creating lines, patterns and shapes on your artwork, adding depth and interest. In addition to common tools such as combs, markers and paper towels, I like to use natural elements I've found from outdoors. 🌲 My pieces regularly feature organic marks created with for example twigs, pinecones and…

Naomi Vona on Instagram: "Pattern making…link in bio to learn how to do this one and 19 more with the recorded art class “Abstract Pattern Design” 👉 . #naomivona #naomivonart #naomivonawebsite #naomivonaworkshops #abstractpattern #onlineartclass"

Kate Welch’s Instagram profile post: “Three abstract landscape collages. Available to buy from @ninajexmagpie framed and ready to go for £575 each. They measure 46cm x 46 cm…”