It’s interesting how pencil drawings can be so simple, yet also complex - black, white, and tones of gray lend to their simplicity, while detailed hatching, shading, and sharp lines add complexity. Robb Scott embraces this
Year: 2010
This week I had the opportunity to read a new ebook on freelancing published by Chris Guillebeau from the Art of Non-Conformity, and I must say, I’m always impressed with the quality of products he creates for us creative non-conformist types
If you're looking for another way of adding texture to your collages and paintings, here's Ann Baldwin with some tips for using cheesecloth in your artwork. Take a look
Monday in Video Tutorials – Tomorrow’s video from Creative Catalyst contains several great tips and hints for using cheesecloth to...
I hardly ever look at my work honestly like a buyer. After all, the buyer doesn’t know the amount work I put into it and, when I’m face to face with a potential buyer, I don’t explain all the troubles and tribulations I had just getting my idea on the canvas.
Have you ever visited an art blog and wondered how they changed their basic comment tagline to something cute like “12 Birdies Tweeted” or “5 Painters Said”? If so, here's how you can do it too
Once again my initial perception of someone’s art is dead wrong. My first reaction to Corbin Hollis Choate’s work was that he was a talented digital media artist. My second reaction was that of surprise to find that he actually creates his images with acrylic paint on canvas
There are many ways to create texture for a collage. You can layer paper or cloth, use very thick paint, mix sand into your medium, embed objects, and the list goes on. In today’s video clip, however, Ann Baldwin will demonstrate how to
Tuesday in Video Tutorials - Ann Baldwin will demonstrate a few very simple techniques for creating texture in your paintings or collages. Among other things, she uses stencils, gel, and paste for some fantastic results.
Once upon a time I loved to travel. This was before gasoline prices soared, Americans became unpopular in far too many places, and flying lost much of its appeal. My journeys were sparked by a desire to photograph unfamiliar places with the wonder that comes from experiencing cultures for the first time.
Salley Mavor, author of Felt Wee Folk, is a fabric relief illustrator with a talent for creating highly detailed miniatures and storybook scenes. It took Salley nearly ten years to cultivate and develop her fabric relief technique
Art is a process with many refinements. We gather ideas to draw in our mind, those ideas evolve into sketches on paper, and eventually these sketches are transformed into a final painting or sculpture.