Abstract Painting - Creating the Universe, Inspired by Jackson Pollock

                                       Universe I
                                 Acrylic on canvas 
                                       100 x 120

I would like to share with You the most amusing painting technique I have encountered so far.
This way of painting is perfect for venting out because there are almost no rules to follow. It is all about how you feel at a given time. Perfect technique which allows you to pore your soul out on the canvas, while constantly being mesmerized with the progression.

PAINTING PROGRESS:

The key is to paint the base in dark colors so all the dripped colorful dots would pop out even more.
Acrylic should be poured into cups or bowls, and diluted with a little bit of water or acrylic medium. In this case I used water in the ratio 1:3.
This is not a classic pouring technique, so there is no need to use so much paint. My biggest cost in creating this piece was spending money on the canvas.

I walked and literally danced around the canvas while waving with my brushes like a mad magician.
I decided to place warm colors, mostly on the left side of the canvas, and cold ones on the right side.
If the painting is not looking good, it means it is not finished. The canvas should be really saturated with dots, if you do not put them enough, the painting will not look complete and united.
I avoided using black. It should be used only as a base, and here and there in order to create stronger illusion of depth.
I stretched every color that I was using throughout the whole painting, in order to create unity. If you look at the example carefully, you will be able to see that I am placing the warm colors on the right side of the canvas also, but in a smaller proportion than dark colors. This way of color placement will produce a complete and mesmerizing piece.

Here is the final product:

There is no possible way to produce two exactly the same paintings. You will end up with a different result every time. You can play with using brushes in different sizes in order to create bigger or smaller dots.

I will show you another example, with ultramarine base, in which I used smaller brushes in order to produce exclusively miniature dots.

                                     Universe II
                               Acrylic on canvas 
                                      70 x 100

Go ahead and paint your own universe!
Have fun and keep creating :)