Fast Art
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Banish those perfectionist tendencies with fast fun art! Everyone welcome!
Members: 26
Latest Activity: Sep 17
Welcome to Fast Art...
Perfectionism is one of the big creativity killers. We often start projects with great enthusiasm, then three quarters of the way in start to worry about the finishing details. This results in us spending far longer trying to perfect the project than we did creating the main part of it. That's if we ever finish at all...
Sound familiar to you?
So, the Fast Art project is to help us all become more comfortable with creating in a fast and fun way, experimenting with how we can get our ideas down quickly without spending hours on the finishing details.
Here are the guidelines for the project:
1. Pick a creative medium to work in. It's better to choose something that can be set up and got into easily like writing, doodling, collage, painting. Something where you can say GO and be creating within seconds...
2. Choose an idea or theme. You use one of the examples below, or use your own.
3. Get a timer of some kind. Set it first for 1 minute.
4. Start the timer. Create for 1 minute! No more, no less. Get your ideas around the initial theme down as best you can.
5. Do the same for 2 minutes and 5 minutes, starting with a clean sheet each time. So you end up with 3 pieces of artwork.
Then, scan or photograph your creative efforts, then post them here in the Fast Art group. Move on and do the same with another theme.
That's it!
As with all groups on CCS, here's how to start a new discussion to post your work:
Scroll down to the end of the Discussion Forum below and click on "+Start Discussion".
Title it something like: "Dan's Fast Art" and add a description of your aims for the project.
Each time you do some more fast art, return to your discussion, leave a Reply and post your new work. To add a picture, click on the little green and blue picture icon along the top of the Reply box.
Remember to visit the discussions others in the group start too, and offer your support and encouragement...
Let's get Fast Arting!
Fast Art themes/ ideas:
The Real Me
Blue Is The Colour
When I Think Of Summer...
The Only Girl Who...
My Best Friend
The Soundtrack To My Life
Winter Brings...
Three Colours
Woodland Textures
If Only I'd Known
Behind Closed Doors
Her Red Dress
My Eyes Are Cameras
With Sand Between Her Toes
Fear Is...
Gathering Hope Means
The Softest Touch
This Chasm Between Us
If This Building Could Speak
Songs I Hold Close
Discussion Forum
Fast Art Prompts - To Share - If you use one, please add one for others to use.....
You untangled all my knitting threads I clean noone's boots no more You can learn a lot by listening I won't make that mistake again (1) Her old arthritic fingers were heavy with rubies. (2) I h…
Started by Ang Monsoon Jun 27.
angie's fast art 164 Replies
There's no packaging, nothing listed, nothing under cellophane. Everything is breathing, or seeming, and your breathing regulates. The children have stopped fighting. You notice the colour of peace a…
Started by Ang Monsoon. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Jun 27.
Taping Fast Forward! 15 Replies
I got tired of all those scraps, but that first group gave me more fuel for the fire. It is my desire to eventually make some large mural sized pieces using various tapes, placed in various ways, alo…
Tagged: media, mixed, collage, art, fast
Started by Camille. Last reply by Camille Jun 8.
All I know is slant and more slant lines 3 Replies
It is still a question and a challenge to me to draw. Truth is it irritates me each time i ask my hubby to help me draw something because i would prefer drawing it myself. This fast art exercise is…
Started by Memi. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Apr 10.
Carol's Fast Art 8 Replies
Since my medium is writing, this is where I'll post pieces on some of the subjects listed here, plus some of my own. Most of the writing here will be first- or second-draft, just done in the minute o…
Started by Carol Clark. Last reply by Ang Monsoon Apr 10.
Scrap Collages by Camille 31 Replies
Over this past year, and earlier, many collages and constructions were made with various materials. The scraps have been stored in boxes. Two scrap boxes have been chosen to do the Fast Art themes.…
Started by Camille. Last reply by Camille Feb 11.
Fadings all in 5mins 6 Replies
Okay, i like doing nothing. Actually it is when i humm best and can think of recycling. Created these concept of "flowers" out of scraps. The three frames are left on my working table... all clueless…
Tagged: Lalalife
Started by Memi. Last reply by Camille Feb 11.
Fast Poems 15 Replies
Some poems written in 1 min, 2 min, 5 min.
Started by Dan Goodwin. Last reply by Dan Goodwin Aug. 16, 2008.
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