Pastel Painting
February 10, 2010 by John Fiddes · Comments Off
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ong the skills and techniques you need to acquire for pastel painting are a feeling for how the pastel is going to behave on the paper, an understanding of how different tints work with each other, and most importantly, an innate understanding of color.
Introduction to Auctions
October 23, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Learn about auctions and what to expect at them. You’ll find art at bargain prices and have fun, too. Auctions are a great way to invest in art that you like and will increase in value. They can be entertaining, a place to meet people, and provide a fun hobby. Here are some tips to make the most of your auction experiences.
How to Graffiti
October 23, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Graffiti has grown from an underground street art to a legitimate art form in some places. The style is decidedly urban and edgy, and the artwork is seen by more people in a day than most museum pieces see in a year. If you’re interested in learning how to graffiti, here’s a legal way to learn how to do it.
Make a Silhouette Art Piece
September 2, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Silhouettes are outlines of a person in profile, filled in with black color and placed on a white background. The technique was developed by Etienne de Silhouette and, before photography was invented, it was a less expensive way of having a portrait made. You can make your own silhouette art piece by following a few simple steps.
Plaster Casting
September 2, 2009 by John Fiddes · Comments Off
Do it yourself: plaster casting
Learn easy instructions for creating a plaster cast of a hand or foot. This craft project will enable you to forever preserve a special imprint.Plaster casting kits are sold at many craft and discount stores. The kits are usually marketed towards parents who want to make plaster casts of their children’s feet or hands. This is a wonderful way to stop time and forever hold a memory, but these kits are rather expensive. You can buy the necessary supplies separately and save a considerable amount of money.
How To Get Well Hung
April 3, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
One of the most important tricks of the interior designer is providing a focal point. The easiest ways to achieve this is through the use and placement of artwork. For homeowners, artwork not only provides a focal point, but it brings walls to life with a personalised finishing touch.
Art Movements and Periods
March 17, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Painting and art in the 19th and 20th centuries can be defined in terms of particular movements. Most artists’ work can be categorised into one movement, however, many artists crossed the barriers between periods. Wassily Kandinsky was one of these painters, ultimately redefining the concept of the art movement in his time.
To Brush or Not to Brush
January 30, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Painting is one of the most creative jobs. It is important that they aquire a complete and good set of tools. There are many different kinds of painting brushes from which you can choose - big, square, small, fan, angle, mop, rigger, Filbert, Bright and many others. These brushes differ in their size, shapes, the fiber used in the brushes, some of these brushes are made of synthetic fibers, natural hair, and some are made of the combination of both synthetic fibers as well as natural hair. These brushes are available in different sizes, some are available in the size of a pencil tip and some are almost as large as a brush used for the painting done in the home. So there are a wide variety of choices available for the artists to choose the brush which they can be more comfortable with. Here are few tips which would help you choose the right kind of the brush for your painting experience to be made more beautiful.
Watercolour Painting Techniques
January 17, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
This article will provide you with a general understanding of some of the more basic watercolour painting techniques. Flat Wash Technique - The flat wash technique is one of the more basic and common of the various techniques. The flat wash technique is usually used when large areas of the canvas need to be covered.
Planning a Painting
January 15, 2009 by John Fiddes · Leave a Comment
Okay, you’ve found it–the perfect scene. The one you think will make the perfect painting. What’s next? Different schools of thought broach the subject. Some artist go straight to the paper (or canvas, as it were) with brush in hand. The spontaneity of the project is most important. Others will do a detailed sketch, perhaps a small study of the scene. I’m a mixture of both. Once seized by an idea, I will do a sketch, but only the roughest of sketches. The shapes are crudely drawn, just to give me an idea of their placement. From there, I proceed to transferring my idea to my support. I’ve learned through the years that if masking is involved, it’s best just to draw the outline and fill in the details later. Masking may remove my pencil lines. Besides, there’s a risk of smudging the lines.
