Process Related – Andrea Acosta

How to know a painting is finished?

T he question of how to know when a painting is finished, it's one I have a hard time answering for myself. It's a struggle to answer and do when you think a painting needs to be perfect, and you will always find things to keep improving. When I finish that "last layer" of…

One brush stroke at a time

B ig canvases ignite within me fear. I feel overwhelmed when I'm working on a large painting. I'm aware that is myself who puts pressure and compare myself with what I see online from other artists. Time-lapse videos of artist painting, fool your mind into thinking that's the normal speed to create a painting. It…

The importance of sketching practice

This part of the process helps you clarify what you have in your mind for an art piece. But it goes more than that, specially if you do it often if not daily. Sketching helps you improve your composition ideas, and build muscle memory. You might think that you don't know what can you…

Starting with one simple step… writing down your idea(s)

1 idea is all it takes to start an art project. This simple step is just writing down without worrying if it's going to lead to a drawing, a painting or both. You can start writing them down in your phone because it might be what you usually have handy in many times of your…

How to know a painting is finished?

One brush stroke at a time

The importance of sketching practice

Starting with one simple step… writing down your idea(s)

Making Art as a path of expressing what's inside and not talked about.

Making Art as a path of expressing
what's inside and not talked about.