International Artist – June-July 2019

Oil Demonstration 137

Now it’s Your Turn

You can use any image or scene to practice
notan design. Make four small notan
designs of the same scene. Keep them really
small (no wider than 2 inches) and think
about combining your darks by joining dark
shapes together to create a simpler, stronger
design. Squinting at your subject really
helps. Use a black felt pen with a  exible tip
like a Tombow or small brushes with black
and white paint. Also make notans of some
of your favourite paintings to reveal their
core structure.  is is a fun exercise that
helps hugely with strengthening your sense
of design.

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Photo Reference

Notan sketches

Golden Gate, oil on canvas, 13 x 13" (33 x 33 cm)