Paintings style of Ubud
Paintings style of Ubud received significant influence from Rudolf Bonnet and Walter Spies, two European painters who resided in the Ubud area. The themes, panoramas, and expression of these painting are far freer than those of the Kamasan style. The Ubud artists did not simply depict wayang stories, but were expressive about the beauty of daily activities, landscapes, rice fields, market scenes, temple ceremonies, and many kinds of dance performances such as the topeng ( mask dance ) and arja ( folk dance – drama )
The figures of the Ubud painting style are more dynamic and attractive than the Kamasan paintings. The composition is much improved and attention is giben to proportion, anatomy, perspective, and shading effects. The artist make use of watercolours, oil and acrylic paints applied to canvas.
The painting technique:
The traditional Ubud artists follow these basic steps:
A Pencil sketch is made.
Nyawi: the sketches are outlined in black using a bamboo pen.
Ngabur: the addition of shading in order to intensify or soften the effect of the painting. Shading is done with a black colour working from the darkest to the lightest parts.
Nguap: applying transparent colours only after the black under shading has been satisfactorily applied. Nyenter: the application of white or yellow paint to give special light effects.
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