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I use two sorts of watercolor paper. These are Saunders ‘Waterford’ Rough – hand made weight 638g/sqm – 300lb. I buy it in its standard size sheet of 762mm x 559 mm (30 x 22 inches.) and or: Bockinford machine made watercolor paper. This has a Not pressed surface – in my opinion this paper […]
Acrylic painting is a versatile medium that has become increasingly popular among artists in recent years.
DRAWING MEDIA Drawing is the process or technique used while medium is the actual material used to create the artwork. There are a variety of different drawing media that can be used to create drawings. Each medium has different characteristics and produces different effects. There are also different drawing techniques associated with each medium. Many […]
The mixed media art installations are a western modern art genre began in the 70’s. These installations are produced using various media types and techniques in a single art work to produce a unique, conceptual experience. It allows greater versatility and a richer viewer’s experience, owing to the numerous layers characteristic of the art. […]
Whatever outside circumstances are going on in your life, there’s only one person who controls how creative you are, how much you create and how easily you create. And that’s you. Unfortunately this means that the one person most likely to sabotage and stifle your creativity is you also! Overcoming these destructive habits begins with […]
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert Einstein Imagination and creativity are two interrelated terms, the former leads to the latter. The etymological root of the word “creativity” in English and most other European languages comes from the Latin creatus, which means “to have grown.” How this works? […]
Over the last fifty years, Pop Art has experienced dramatic changes in themes, styles and content. As an art form that draws inspiration from mass media and consumerism, it has necessarily evolved alongside a modernizing world. During the Golden Age of Pop Art, a handful of Pop Art artists explored bold new means of […]
Color is more often than not part of a drawing, painting or a picture. There are no standard or fixed rules on how to apply color theory. Monet and Matisse are artists that used colors well. Their paintings remain to be one of the most visited pieces in art galleries and museums. Artists use color […]
Watercolor and gouache are both water-based painting techniques, but they have some key differences that make them unique.
Art is always and everywhere the secret confession, and at the same time the immortal movement of its time – Karl Marx Since ancient age to modern art we have come across multiple art styles & movements. Most of them were new creation or transformation of one or other styles. Efforts by individual, group […]
English illustrator, caricaturist, and author Aubrey Vincent Beardsley (1872- 1898) was born in Brighton, Menton, France on August 21, 1872. The frontrunner of ‘Aestheticism’ and ‘Art Nouveau,’ Aubrey’s accentuation for erotic components is displayed in many of his drawings. The most daring and audacious representation could be seen in his famous illustrations Lysistrata, and Salome, especially “The Peacock Skirt.”
Modern Art is an all-encompassing classification for art created between the 1860s to the 1970s, and all of the major art movements during that same time period (Impressionism, Bauhaus, Surrealism, Expressionism, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Photography as art, Pop Art, Minimalism, etc.) fall under its wide umbrella. Modern art is a rubric is that […]
