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Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009
by Dawn Enstruthe
Oil painting has been around for a long time and has yet to go out of style. Today there are many artists that use this medium as their preferred mode of expression. If you have every thought of taking up an “arty” pursuit, there is a good chance that oil painting has crossed your mind. The Renaissance made it popular originally, but that popularity has never waned through the years. Below are several oil painting guidelines that everybody will find useful.
Tip #1: When painting with light colors such as blue or beige, you should utilize a poppy seed oil instead of linseed. Linseed oil always seems to dry with a yellow tint and this yellowing shows up distinctively in lighter colors.
Tip #2: If you messed up and require a way to “erase” a layer of oil paint, then try using rubbing alcohol. It is a strong solvent that will effectively power through and clean up the difficulty.
Tip #3: Oil paintings should never be dried in darkness. This forces the oil to rise to the surface of the painting and as a result, a yellow film might materialize on the work. Using natural sunlight works best.
Tip #4: Under layers must dry fast to prevent top layers from cracking. To speed up the drying course, you can try adding in some lead or manganese paint hues.
Tip #5: Never, ever use black in your under layers. It dries slower then any other color, no matter what you do to speed the drying time up.
Tip #6: To save some time and give your neck a break, you can try getting in to the habit of putting your colors on the color palette in the same place, each and every time. You can train your self to instinctively know where the correct color is without the need to look down all the time.
Tip #7: Linseed oil should be utilized in under layers as often as possible. Bottom layers must dry prior to the top ones and linseed oil drys the best in this situation.
Grasping the technique of oil painting may appear a smidgen hard initially. But once you get the basics of how oil painting works, you won’t have any trouble. The majority of pros suggest taking some classes, when you first get started. There is a wealth of expertise in these places that can truly make a difference. If you’re not sure where to find a class, then you can try searching at the art department at your local university.
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Tuesday, August 4th, 2009
by Tom Gurney
Wassily Kandinsky, famous for his geometric paintngs of circles and lines and triangles and squares was slow to enter the art world… At age 30, he gave up his boring teaching position to daringly enter the art school in Munich. Thankfully, he had talent.
Kandinsky’s more mature age, relative to his fellow students at art school, helped him to progress quickly. It was also during this time that he began to explore the mystical world of Madame Blavatsky and her ideas that became known as Theosophical theory. The symbolism of Theosophy played a key role in his artistic directions. Exploring the mental ideas of other realities, lead to a breaking away from seeing the world in realistic terms…
Kandinsky eventually ended up in the Blue Rose symbolist group of Moscow after traveling around Europe. The Blue Rose was an artist association in Moscow from 1906 to 1908. They emphasized color as a ‘tonal’ medium that was used to construct rhythm in a painting while ignoring shapes and contour and realism. Here we find the early beginnings of abstract art.
Kandinsky’s art style between 1911 and 1914 was characterized by the use of large forms and lines together in a busy, perhaps, chaotic manner. The paintings created, at this time, are referred to as his Blue Rider period.
After returning to Russia, Kandinsky had much to deal with in the political changes of the country. He spent his time teaching form and color analysis, and also joined the Institute of Artistic Culture in Moscow. After finding his art rejected by some key members of the Institute, Kandinsky chose to seek a new path by attending the Bauhaus of Weimar, an art and architecture school in Germany.
During these years, Kandinsky and three other artists formed The Blue Four. This group toured the United States discussing and teaching their art and theoretical views and generally shaking the foundations of traditional painting. This art group included Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger and Alexej von Jawlensky. They eventually returned to Germany, but Kandinsky experienced problems with the Nazis and found it was safer to move to Paris, France to practice his art.
At first, Kandinsky’s more radical abstract and contemporary style found little support in Paris. The Parisian art world was gaga over Impressionism and Cubism at the time. But eventually his geometric style evolved and became more fluid which lead to new followers and some money in his pocket.
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Monday, July 13th, 2009
by Cody Landon
Are you looking for a 3D animation software program?
Gathering my courage and determination I started out my surf of the net in search of the perfect 3D animation software for me. Being a professional in the field of animation, I consider it a bit difficult to narrow down the ideal software. Ultimately! I came across a most intriguing product called 3DMagix.
WHAT I LIKE ABOUT IT: To set out with, the exquisite graphics that appeared on the product box were dazzling. Being into animation naturally, I’m going to have a critical eye, but I’ve to say I’m impressed. This was sufficient to urge me into learning further. And then I realized this is a genuinely professional product. It did not need to be so technical in it’s commercializing to make itself look good.
Say they state a fact their product has certain capabilities then they back it up with the proof right on their promotional page. They heavily depend upon the seeing is believing concept. They apparently have a good deal of confidence in what they are offering or they wouldn’t be so detailed in what they provide by telling you in elementary facts rather than flowery words.
As I mentioned I’m a Professional but don’t see the need of having software that’s exceedingly difficult to learn simply because it is a professional product. My region of expertise is in doing 3D animation not in mastering how to decipher a software program. Therefore, the simplicity yet professionalism of the product in the end is what sold me on the 3DMagix.
WHAT I DIDNT LIKE ABOUT: Theres not much I can say that I didn’t like about it except maybe well, one thing. The website is so fascinating and intriguing I ended up spending far more time on just admiring each of their animations that it took me forever to order it. And also, I found it a little confusing to go about ordering it too.
CONCLUSION: My summary is that I found the ideal professional 3D animation software for the Professional no matter what level he is at in his career. 3DMagix has the full requirement. As an added bonus is it restored my faith in buying soft-ware can at times be a beautiful experience.
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Wednesday, June 10th, 2009
by Anna Meenaghan
When would you draw on glazing? Well, sometimes personally, I have found that I am not satisfied with the look of a painting as sections of it look relatively lackluster, with the colors not piercing through. Therefore I resort to glazing to increase my expressionism.
Where did the problem originate from. I probably got carried away with the turpentine used as a medium which, in my eyes, ruined it. We all recognize this emotion,… OKf course, it is far more possible it was really a dreadful day for me all round. Therefore my efforts entirely went wide of the mark.
Many artists would consider this a crucial part of their work – therole that glazing plays.
We have all experienced glass and the way the sun filters through it. Well, this is what the effects of glazing are like. It can produce a chilled look or result in additional warmth. So as soon as your original coating of paint is dried out, add a new light coating of color on top. This is valuable tip when doing landscape paintings.
Nobody should have to cope with the troubles of the paint shades all running together. I cannot highlight enough the significance of letting your handiwork dry out first, then you can add those transparent colors on top.
If you want to harmonize your work, bring more depth to it, glazing is great. Applied correctly, it is splendid for making a sense of open space and distance. Glazoing can add a wholoe new dimension to your completed work.
Glazing is not always easy. It takes plenty of practice with your colors to reach a satisfactory result. You just have to keep trying to reach your goal as you become a better artist
What if you try putting a very deep purple on top of a pale yellow – this will give you an idea of the strength of color that can actually be obtained. Experimenting until you are pleased with the completed result is what we need to do…
There are certain rules to remember when you glaze. An absolute must is to not mix any white paint together with the color you want to glaze with. BEmploy oil along with the color and stroke it on lightly.
If you are looking for strong, vivid special effects, get out your palette. Experiment with putting, for instance, a very hot red on a a good deal weaker hue and observe what results. After that, you may well round it off together with a coat of gel, if that is your preference.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
by mboudakoupitt
Do you want to learn to create lasting and memorable keepsakes that show your unique and personal artistic skill? Scrapbooking is a fantastic craft that allows your creative side to go wild. You can do so much more than just placing photographs in an album. Not only do you have your one-of-a-kind photos to work with, but also you can assemble your scrapbooks with virtually an unlimited array of embellishments to jazz them up. Adding embellishments to your scrapbooks will most certainly add interest, dimension and color, making your album distinctively yours.
Luckily, with just a little knowledge and some simple preparations, you can ensure that your scrapbooks look just as good generations from now as they do today.
A common scrapbook embellishment that can damage your scrapbook if not treated with respect is Glitter. When using glitter, be sure there is a heavy top layer of spray sealant/adhesive to lock them down, or better yet, you can use special glitter glue where the glitter is mixed right in with the clear adhesive.
Small flowers and leaves can be pressed to make embelleshments and larger flowers like sunflowers peddles, or leaves can be dried and pressed to create a unique natural background for your scrapbook pages. Other plants like herbs can also be used to add accent when they are dried. There are many other ways that your preserved plants can be used, like dried flower arrangements, or framed and hung on a wall as a natural wall decor, the ideas are endless your imagination is the limit.
The varied selection of embellishments will set your pages apart from plain and boring photo albums. Instead of just putting photos on a page, with the application of embellishments, you will get those creative juices flowing. You now know just some of the embellishments that are available to use and its time for you to jazz up those scrapbooks.
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