Western Paintings – Pictorialism – A Fine-Arts Approach to Photography Pictorialism (1885-1914) was a form of art photography, aimed to bring out the beauty of the subject matter. The idea was to ‘make’ a picture by capturing a scene through camera. Artistic manipulations were then done to add to the aesthetics of the composition. Western…
Paintings – Healing Art Art is an expression of the artist and every artist puts his life and soul into a painting. As we see, the trends are changing towards newer art. People want to experience art differently. Popular Modern Artists of This Century The Twentieth Century had produced many renowned artists who include Painters,…
Taking Care of Canvas Art Prints Unfortunately, there’s so much focus on purchasing art that sometimes we forget that taking care of art will actually make sure that it looks as nice as it did when you first got the artwork to your home. Thankfully, it’s easier than ever to really give canvas art prints…
How to Draw a Gorilla Gorillas belong to the order Primates and are the relatives of chimpanzees, lemurs, monkeys, etc. These animals come from the forests of Central Africa and feed on their vegetation. Considered related to human beings, their DNA matches almost 99% to that of humans. How to Draw a Platypus Platypus is…
Random Considerations About Painting Paintings in general help make a room look less dull. Consider a particular kind of room where there is furniture and white walls, for instance. How to Draw an Otter Otter is a semi aquatic animal belonging to the Mustelidae (weasel) family. It is found in some parts of North America,…
How To Draw What You See How many times have you said, “I wish I could draw”. Well if you do not practice and learn basic skills, you may find yourself saying that all too often. A key essential in accurately drawing something is to draw what you see, not what you know is there….
How to Draw a Raccoon Nocturnal animal, Raccoon is a native of North and South America. Growing up to around thirty-two inches in length, an adult raccoon generally weighs between eleven and eighteen pounds. These animals are omnivores and use their sharp front paws and long fingers to hunt. Their diet includes frogs, fish, insects,…
Cartoon Cars Drawings – How to Get Started If you feel a talented cartoonist inside yourself then do not hesitate and just go on with your talent. You will find cartoon drawing is an easy and fun work and after some practice you will get your skills more polished making you almost a professional cartoonist….
Custom Framing & Acceptable Mounting Methods When you are in the market to have something custom framed, there are some things to discuss with your framer in regard to proper mounting methods. Different types of art work require different mounting techniques, and what works for one may be inappropriate for another. Following are three commonly…
Layers Are Everywhere – Just Look Around One of the single most impactful concepts that I’ve learned is that fact that everything around us exists in layers. Everything has depth and does not exist on a flat plane. Flat art equals boring art. In this article I discuss my discovery and exploration of layers in…
