Fine Art Tips and Techniques
Twitter has introduced me to many gifted and ingenious artists and creatives. Daniel Edlen, known as @vinylart on Twitter, caught my eye recently. Daniel paints Vinyl Art, portraits of musicians and entertainers on vinyl records. Instead of Elvis on velvet, think Elvis on an Elvis record! Read on to learn more about this artist and his unusual canvas... ***** I've been creating art for a long time. Not as a job, but as a passion. I think that's … [Read more...]
Whenever I watch a talented artist paint, I always learn something new. I actually own a few paintings by this master landscape painter, Dennis Sheehan. He and I are inspired by many of the same forefathers of landscape painting - the Barbizon painters, the Luminists, and the Tonalists. I have always dreamed of attending one of his popular workshops back east, watching this video is the next best thing! I hope you enjoy this intertaining 'speed … [Read more...]
These easy-to-learn principles of color can help improve your art and design. For years, artists, color theorists and interior designers have used the hidden meaning of color to elicit a certain mood. Color can quickly transform a dreary room into a cheery room. Painters, photographers and other creatives can learn to use these same principles within their artwork to transport their viewers' imaginations. Over the past few weeks we have … [Read more...]
Most visual artists use photography as a tool for their artistic process. Personally, I find that a combination of plein air painting studies and landscape photographs used together as reference material helps me produce solid studio landscape paintings. The fact that I have a fondness and appreciation for photography as an art medium is one of the main reasons why I share photography tips on this art blog from time to time. Also, many of … [Read more...]
Color allows us to create our own individuality and flare. For years, interior decorators, graphic designers, photographers, advertisers and artists have been using color to enhance our environments. Research shows that color can play a major role in our overall state of well-being. In art and design, color can be used to evoke a certain mood, create a message or evoke a strong response in the viewer. Creatives can use the positive or negative … [Read more...]
Guest artist/author: Miranda Aschenbrenner Pencils are often considered sturdy, reliable and precise. Charcoal, on the other hand, is a wild counterpart: it's bold, daring and dramatic. It's much darker than any pencil and has a richness, making drawing with charcoal completely unique experience. Charcoal is also a versatile medium. While you can create extremely realistic, sensitive drawings with it, there is something about picking up that dusty … [Read more...]
For decades, interior decorators, graphic designers, advertisers and artists have been using color to enhance our environments. The use of color can be used to create a certain mood or to create a message or sharp response in the viewer. As artists we learn how to use the positive or negative attributes of color in our works to subliminally send a message. Last year, I posted a very informative article which explains how to Use the Hidden … [Read more...]
Color can be used to evoke a certain mood, to create a message or sharp response in the viewer. As artists, photographers, designers and crafters, we learn how to use the positive or negative attributes of color in our works to subliminally send a message. Most successful artists know how to use color to their advantage, but many aspiring and novice artists are not aware of the power of color. Last year, I wrote an in-depth article to help … [Read more...]
A carpenter must understand how to use his or her own tools in order to build a house, so must an artist know how to use his or her tools to paint a successful painting. At first, knowing how to choose the right art paint brush is a daunting task. When I first began painting, I underestimated the importantance of choosing the right paint brush. This article will focus on the tuft 'shape' of the paint brush and how it corresponds to each … [Read more...]
"The most important ally in the study of painting is the art of thinking," stated Edgar Payne, famed artist and author. One of my favorite books in my library is by Edgar Payne, "Composition of Outdoor Painting." This little book is packed with a lifetime of knowledge from this famous American landscape painter. It is a must for every serious landscape painter. I have learned that interpreting the landscape is a matter of allowing the influences … [Read more...]
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