How do we create art for the largest art gallery on the planet? Right here in our studio. This creative haven is where our artists create and recreate masterpieces every day. Below you can see our studio, learn about our commitment to customer service, and even have an artist walk you step-by-step through our process. Since every painting starts with a blank canvas and is hand painted, it’s quite complicated. But the result is a masterpiece that you can proudly display anywhere. Go ahead and take a stroll through this creative area.
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One of our artists describes the process of creating a 1st Art Gallery masterpiece:
Hi, my name is Tom. For more than 30 years I’ve painted in a variety of styles. Today, I lend my skills to 1st Art Gallery and right now I’m going to show you how we go from a blank canvas to a finished masterpiece.
All great paintings start with a sketch. That’s why when we being a painting, we use charcoal or pencils to sketch the rough shapes and figures onto the canvas. This gives us an opportunity to focus on composition in the painting. |
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Starting with the larger brushes, we begin to apply paint to the canvas. Following the charcoal outline, we paint the basic shapes and colors, keeping the edges soft. We’ll paint the background, fill in the main subjects and not worry about small details. If you saw the painting at this stage, you may not recognize it.
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This is where we begin building forms of objects and play with color relationships. We paint in light and dark values of colors, building up or reducing the hue intensity to create depth. After each stage the paint needs to dry before we can move forward.
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Here, we’ll focus on the techniques or effects that the original artist used. By using different brush sizes and types, by utilizing different painting techniques, or by just using more or less paint on the brush, we can add the textures, character and unique features of the original painting. By knowing how to recreate an artist’s signature style our own skills and creativity get a chance to shine.
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By deftly adding color or shading to the painting, we can make sure that each object in the painting has the prominence that the original artist intended. We focus on color density, shadows, background and other elements of the painting.
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After we’ve finished the painting, we aren’t done. Now, we’ll bring a few of our master painters, with more than 15 years of experience, into the studio to offer opinions. We can also email a photo of the painting to the customer and make any changes they request. Then, our most senior artist examines the painting. Only upon his final approval is the painting moved to our shipping department.
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