Choosing the subject matter

Remember to sketch first, these are called “thumbnail” sketches and they allow you to try different ways to see what you want to apply to the canvas. You could also take your thoughts from a picture you like and change up the seasons or remove a tree or add another tree. Photographs do not have to seem copied to look just like the picture. You are the artist express yourself by changing it up. Lets say you like a chair or a shirt and want to paint a picture of it. You can set this setup up anyway you wish, bright lights, low lights, a cloth on the chair, the hanger showing on the shirt as it hangs. The choice is yours. Once you have chosen the subject matter, do some “thumbnail” sketches to make sure you understand the composition and then select the colors. You now have setup your own creation for a painting it can be very exciting to see your progress and what you have created.