Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint
Deciding When to Stop
A course by Nikolas Antoniou , Painter
About the video: Deciding When to Stop
Overview
“It is important to know when to stop. There is no rule to follow, but I will share with you what helps me to decide when the work is done and how to understand the viewers' perspective and give them something interesting to trigger their emotions.”
In this video lesson Nikolas Antoniou addresses the topic: Deciding When to Stop, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint. Reflect the emotions of your subject by experimenting with ideas and accidents using different types of paint.
Partial transcription of the video
“Deciding When to Stop It's important to know when to stop. There is no rule to follow to help you decide when to stop, but in this lesson, I will show you what I do to decide when the painting is finished. The most frequent question I am asked is, "When do you know when to stop?" The truth is that I don't have a rule for this, but what I can tell you for sure is that I prefer, instead of overdoing it, stop earlier. What happened to me many times, is that I had an idea of where the painting had to go. I stopped observing the process and I was focusing on the outcome. That made me lose a lot ...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Portraiture: Fusing Oil, Acrylic, and Spray Paint
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Category
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Areas
Acrylic Painting, Fine Arts, Oil Painting, Painting
Nikolas Antoniou
A course by Nikolas Antoniou
Nikolas Antoniou is a Cypriot painter who specializes in portrait art. He first began experimenting artistically by recreating his favorite album covers in his school books. His cousin, an architecture student at the time, later introduced him to the medium of charcoal which inspired him to draw daily and consider art as a career option. Nikolas went on to study fine art at the University of Western Macedonia and, after graduating, returned to Cyprus to open a studio where he could work on his art full-time.
Nikolas’ style is inspired by the feelings and emotions behind his subjects and his work has been displayed at solo exhibitions and art fairs across the world. He has collaborated with galleries including Morren Galleries in The Netherlands and Alpha C. K Art Gallery in Cyprus as well as with companies like Absolut Vodka.
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