Live Replay: Fauvist Horse Painting

Live Replay: Fauvist Horse Painting

Step outside of your color comfort zone and explore the playful, expressive style of fauvism as Hayley guides you in painting a horse that's realistic in its form, yet abstracted through a creative use of bold colors and exaggerated lines! Tap "Tools" to learn what you'll need for this live creative experience. The photo referenced in this experience is provided by Silje Midtgård via Unsplash.

Takeaways

  • Learn to trace and simplify complex shapes into manageable parts.
  • Discover how to use bold colors creatively without replicating real-life colors.
  • Gain confidence in painting with a child-like, uninhibited approach.

Key Moments

  • 00:00:00 - Introduction to the Fauvist style and materials.
  • 00:01:56 - Tracing the outline of a horse from a photo.
  • 00:05:02 - Adjusting the size and position of the horse on paper.
  • 00:08:04 - Simplifying complex areas into shapes for tracing.
  • 00:22:00 - Choosing colors and starting to apply paint markers.

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