1. Use an Element of Art
1.1. Line
1.1.1. Piet Mondrian
1.1.2. Sol Lewitt
1.2. Colour
1.2.1. Warm Colours
1.2.2. Cool Colours
1.2.3. Specific Colour Palette
1.2.3.1. Analogous
1.2.3.2. Complementary
1.2.3.3. Split Complementary
1.2.3.4. Triad
1.2.3.5. Tetradic
1.2.3.6. Monochromatic
1.3. Value/Tone
1.4. Texture
1.5. Shape
1.5.1. Kenneth Noland
1.5.2. Beatriz Milhazes
1.5.3. Sonia Delaunay
1.5.4. Paul Klee
1.5.5. Kazimir Malevich
1.6. Use a design element which overlaps with elements of art
1.6.1. Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1.6.2. Sarah Morris (takes inspiration from origami)
2. Everyday Objects
2.1. Look for Patterns
2.2. Shadows
2.3. Repetition
2.4. Use something you like
2.4.1. David Huffman
2.5. Use photography to assist you
3. Nature
3.1. Landscapes
3.2. Trees
3.3. Flowers
3.3.1. Georgia O'Keeffe
3.4. Sea Life
3.4.1. Fish
3.4.2. Plants
3.4.3. Coral
3.5. Bacteria
3.6. Insects
4. Patterns
4.1. Patterns in everyday life
4.2. Organic
4.3. Geometric
4.4. Textiles
5. Repetition
6. Painting Techniques
6.1. Action Painting
6.1.1. Splatter
6.1.1.1. Jackson Pollock
6.1.2. Franz Kline
6.2. Colour Field
6.2.1. Mark Rothko
6.2.2. Helen Frankenthaler
6.3. Hard Edge
6.3.1. Frank Stella
6.3.2. Robert Indiana
6.3.3. Ellsworth Kelly
6.4. Approaches/Materials
6.4.1. Instead of a brush, use a squeegee or cradboard
6.4.1.1. Gerard Richter
6.4.2. Layer your work
6.4.3. Use texture
6.4.4. Paint using your non-dominant hand
6.4.5. Use only a big brush
6.4.6. Collage a painting
6.4.6.1. Rex Ray
7. Photography; abstract a photo by...
7.1. Using filters or effects
7.2. Experiment with cropping
7.3. Zoom in
7.4. Using aerial photography
8. Doodles/Zentangles
8.1. Yelena James
9. Maps
10. Listen to music
11. Express an emotion
11.1. Through colour
11.2. Through line
11.3. Through shape
12. Appropriate a cultural element
12.1. Aboriginal Art
12.2. Patterns
12.3. Textiles
13. Composition Tricks
13.1. Rule of thirds
13.2. Golden mean
13.3. Balance
13.3.1. Symmetrical
13.3.2. Radial
13.3.3. Asymmetrical
13.4. Space
13.4.1. Positive/Negative
13.4.2. Mark Rothko
14. Contemporary Art / Art History
14.1. See what other artists have done
14.2. Look at the past and the new
14.2.1. Abstract Expressionism
14.2.2. Fauvism
14.2.3. Cubism