On 25 May, 2010 With
In conjunction with his friend Lavater, Fuseli composed a pamphlet against a ruler in one of the bailiwicks, who had abused his powers, and perhaps personally insulted the two friends. The peasantry, it seems, conceiving themselves oppressed by their superior, complained and petitioned; the petitions were read by young Fuseli and his companion, who, stung with indignation at the tale of tyranny disclosed, expressed their feelings in a satire, which made a great stir in the city. Threats were publicly used against the authors, who were guessed at, but not known; upon which they distributed placards in every direction, offering to prove before a tribunal the accusations they had made. Nay, Fuseli actually appeared before the magistrates—named the offender boldly—arraigned…
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On 25 May, 2010 With
Discover seven important tricks that will assist you through the next stairs of your drafting career: In recent contributions you discovered how to understand your depicted objects better, to master your fear of failure and how to practice your draftsmanship unshakably. Within this article I will show you seven important tricks that will assist you through the next stairs of your drafting career: 1. Get a sketch pad at the next art supply store. This cannot be stressed enough. Get one of those nice sketch blocks and take it with you everywhere you go! It enables you to use every free minute for practising your draftsmanship and depict captivating scenes you come across. 2. Keep your draftings secure. As crucial…
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On 24 May, 2010 With
Learning to produce great pieces of graffiti art takes time and a lot of practice and dedication. You need lots of artistic ability and plenty of attitude that you can translate into your art. Generally great graffiti art will: – be painted in vivid colours, to create emotive images and grab attention – include graffiti style lettering with letters that overlap and are drawn in 3D In particular the use of the bold style lettering is really distinctive to graffiti art. The images themselves will usually be hard hitting, and be painted in stark colours utilising strong shadows and outlines to add depth and definition. Images usually depict social or political issues close to the artist’s heart. Before you start…
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On 24 May, 2010 With
How to become a famous artist. 1. It does not matter what kind of painting or graphic techniques you use. 2. By painting oil is the easiest to use. 3. Talent is undoubtedly the biggest, but not the main factor. 4. Hard work is one of the main factors. 5. Ambition is almost the main factor. 6. A good and up to date concept is decisive factor in creating your artwork. 7. Bad critic is in most cases a positive critic. 8. Try to be as much eccentric as you can. 9. Don’t mind critic and unpleasant statements from eccentric “art” activists. 10. Attend an Art College, Art School, or take some private lessons. Even if you don’t like realistic…
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On 24 May, 2010 With
Is not it amazing when you pick up a comic book and read it for the first time? We all remember our first comic book and how one often turns into another, then another and finally an almost insatiable addiction. How the characters begin to come to life within a well scripted and well drawn series. Comic books have for many years driven the imaginations of young and old alike which had many of use running around pretending we are Batman, Superman, and Supergirl or with friends as the team of X-Men. Whether you picked up a ‘Walt Disney’ production or a ‘Japanese Manga Graphic Novel’, be it ‘Detective Comics’ or ‘Marvel’ what you will have almost certainly done is…
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On 23 May, 2010 With
Drawing a nude woman has been a favourite subject for most of the figurative painters. Pencil drawing is the basic source. Taking the help of this source, an artist would build a painting. The final painting can be in water colour or in oil. In present time even the acrylic paintings have got good recognition. The Posture: while drawing a nude female, an artist can request the model woman to sit in a specific posture or get her into bed. Every artist would try showing the beauty of a female body from front side, as that would make the drawing more aesthetic and sensual. Though sensual would be the curves of a nude lady, her mood could be settled in…
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On 23 May, 2010 With
I would like to discuss live and work of Leonardo da Vinci because, in my opinion, he was a person who changed public image of the artists, to put art on the top of human’s abilities and show the truth about the world with a men as a part of it, forever. 1452 – 1564, Vinci / Birth and formative years Born in Tuscan hill town of Vinci. First years of his live Leonardo spent in natural scenery of Arno valley, among trees with animals in neighbourhood. Surrounding like this connected young men with great sensitivity, put the greatest impact on the future and work of the Genius, who first of all loved the nature and tried to understand rules…
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On 23 May, 2010 With
Acrylic paint, when compared with other mediums like oil paint, is a fairly new addition to the world of painting. It has only been around since the 1950’s . It has been continually under development and refinement since that time. Just because acrylic paint has not been around as long as oils, does not make these paints less important or enjoyable. Some of the wonderful benefits of using acrylic paints are their versatility, permanence and ease of use. These paints can be applied thickly as an impasto or in thin washes similar to watercolor. Acrylic paint does not yellow or harden with age like oils. Another reason artists love to work with acrylics is their fast drying time. Since acrylic…
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On 22 May, 2010 With
Summary Here’s the scoop on what you must know when designing a website to showcase your art, impress galleries, and win over collectors. Learn how to avoid the mistakes most emerging artists make when creating their online portfolio. 1.You need an artists website Any artist who can classify themselves as either “emerging” or “mid-career” will definitely benefit from having their own website to promote their work. At this stage of your career it is important to be able to have a place where anyone in the world can easily access and view your work. 2.Know who you are trying to impress Are you trying to engage a Soho gallery to sell your $20,000 paintings or sell $5 prints to children…
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On 22 May, 2010 With
Everyone feels that the artist life is glamorous and easy, but that’s the furthest from the truth. The number of artists making their living from their art is small and those who do have a sustainable business work very hard splitting their lives between creativity and business. If you want to create an “art business” the four pillars of success are: vision; challenge; perseverance and motivation. Developing actions surrounding the four pillars will give you a giant leap from “Starving Artist” to “Successful Artist”. VisionAs artists we have over developed right hemispheres of our brain so creativity is not in short supply. The interesting thing is that we don’t use that creativity as it pertains to our business. Having a…
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