It’s all in the Wrist
by Stefan Baumann
Of course you all have heard that “It’s all
in the Wrist.” What if I told you that you could
change your painting drastically by just holding your
paint brush differently?
Many artists hold their paint brush like a pencil or
a pen. What
happens when someone picks up a brush like a pen? It triggers
the left side of the brain and tells it you are about
to perform an analytical task like writing or a mathematical
equation.
By simply picking up your brush with the fingers forward
and the back of the hand towards you, your left side of
the brain does not trigger which allows the right side
of the brain (the creative side) to function. The power
you will feel will be immediate.
Also, don’t paint like you are painting a barn
or a wall. Allow the brush to skip along and try to go
opposite the hairs for effects; use the side of the brush
and relax the wrist. Move your arm and twist the brush
in your
fingers. All of this will bring energy to your brush strokes.
Try this then get back to us
and let us know how it worked.
