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Great Ideas to Try in your Pottery Studio
Hello Potters. This video are some great ideas for you to try in your pottery studio.Very simple and effective painting ideas that will turn your ceramic work into art.
Sunday 10 March 2019
Saturday 9 March 2019
Top 3 Great Techniques for Creating Layers in Mixed Media Art
Facing a blank canvas can be daunting, especially for the beginner. But creating mixed media art is fun and limitless so you don't need to be worried about where to begin or what is the next step. There are three simple techniques for creating layers in your mixed media art and moving between the three will produce amazing effects.
Technique 1: Paints and Gesso
A simple collection of acrylic paints and some gesso is the best way to get started with your mixed media painting. Choose two colours that are matching, with some white and you will be able to make a nice range of colours as your layering progresses.
Before we begin to add colour, start with a layer of gesso. Gesso is a clay-based paint and is a versatile undercoat and sealer. Apply a generous coat of gesso across your canvas. Before it dries, take a wooden skewer or pen lid and "draw" into the wet gesso. You can add words or journalling or just swirls. Leave to dry.
Now we can begin to add the colour. There are many different painting techniques that you can use. Practising your own technique will add a uniqueness to your paintings. Some artists like to blend the paint on the canvas and use thick layers. Other artists will use light washes and allow each layer to dry before adding the next. Experiment and see what suits your style and tastes.
Technique 2: Paper Ephemera
Paper ephemera includes all sorts of text papers, old book pages and memorabilia. We can tear it, rip it or cut out shapes and add these pieces to our canvas with a pva glue or gel medium. This layer adds interest to our mixed media collage as we build up the layers. Some pieces may be visible when we are finished; other pieces will be hidden or partially peeking through.
Consider how much of your ephemera you would like showing through. Add layers underneath the paint to build texture; often this will become obscure as the paint layers are added. If you have a special piece you would like to be seen, add this after most of the coloured layers have been added.
When we gaze into a layered piece of mixed media art, our brains are searching for recognisable elements, words or symbols. These hidden pieces of text ephemera give our brains something to try and decipher; a puzzle tat we can't white work out. That's how we grab the interest of the observer.
Technique 3: Impressions with Found Objects
Some of my favourite techniques for adding layers to my mixed media paintings is using found objects to "stamp" shapes onto my canvas. These found objects may include a bottle lid, an old credit card or some bubble wrap. Firstly, make sure they are clean and dry. Take some of the contrasting paint and carefully apply some paint to your object with a paintbrush. The skill here is getting just the right amount of paint on the object to make a good impression; too much paint and the impression will be blurry or fuzzy. Too little and the impression will be incomplete (which isn't always a bad thing with mixed media art!). For those artists who are paint more like a tornado, it is still worth the effort of slowing down for these layers and impressions. Taking a little extra time to find a clean paint brush and slowly add paint will pay off with better impressions.
Use your bottle lid to add circles to your work. Use the old credit card to add lines by applying paint to the edge and dragging it along your canvas. Use the bubble wrap to add textured dots to your layers.
Rinse and Repeat
These three techniques for adding layers to your mixed media art can be used in any order and then repeated to add depth to your artwork. As silly as it sounds, the best way to create a very layered and interesting mixed media art piece is to continue to add layers. There are not rules about the number of layers or the order. After you have created a few pieces you will find that there seems to be a natural limit to the number of layers of paint, ephemera and found object impressions you can add. I can't define it in a number but you will know when you've reached it. Once you cross that threshold, your piece will begin to get muddies and cluttered, rather than adding interest. The skill of every mixed media artist is to know when to stop adding layers. And you will only find this point with practise.
Happy layering!
Michelle Brown is a mother and an engineer, who is passionate about all aspects of mixed media art.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6722914
Friday 8 March 2019
Thursday 7 March 2019
Do you Know How to Write the Perfect Artist Statement?
Have you ever read someone's artist statement and said to yourself "what the heck does all of that mean" or "those are some fancy words that I have no idea what they mean?" If you were having a personal conversation with the artist and you were asking about their art, would they talk like that, in those terms? Probably not and neither should the artist when composing and writing their artist statement.
Here are some tips and ideas for all artists to think about when composing a new statement or revising their current artist statement.
1. Keep the Statement Simple - What I mean by this is that the artist statement should be written both clearly and concisely for a wide range of people who will read it. The artist is neither speaking down to someone who is uneducated with fine art, nor are they talking up to that person trying to impress them. The best way to write the statement is to do this as if you were speaking to someone in person. Basically, an artist statement is an introduction of their art, without the artist being there.
2. The Statement Should Tell Why - The artist should explain why they create this kind of art. This could be in the form of an explanation of the artist's motivation, subject matter or maybe someone who inspired the artist to express their art. In addition, the "why" could also discuss any artistic or personal influences. Overall, the artist is telling the reader the personal reasons why they create their art.
3. The Statement Should Tell How - Explaining to the reader the "how" can be a short sentence or two about the artistic process or describing if there are any special techniques that were used in producing this art. The artist should not get technical or provide a step by step guide on how to create their art. If there are any unusual materials used, that can be mentioned too.
4. What it Means to the Artist - Overall, this a personal statement of the meaning of the art for the artist. This may be the most difficult thing for the artist to write about as it will reveal something personal about the artist. It is very difficult to write about yourself, especially when you need to keep it short. For this, think Twitter and try to write this with 140 characters. It is tough to do but try to do it in at least 2 to 3 concise sentences, maximum.
5. Keep it Short - Remember that people's attention spans are quite short and that if the artist statement is too long, too complicated or poorly written people will just not read it! Avoid big, flowery and complicated words. It just does not work. You are not trying to impress anyone, you are trying to communicate to a very wide audience what your art is about.
Here are some other things to consider and incorporate into an artist statement::
• Avoid using I and me throughout the statement.
• Do not say "I want to..." or "I am trying to..." Just say it and be precise.
• If you have multiple bodies or work, materials or techniques, have multiple artist statements for each.
• Do not "tell" the reader what they "must" see in your art. That is what the artist sees and the viewer may see or interpret something else.
• This is not a biography. Do not get that mixed in with the artist statement.
• If the artist is unsure about the end result of the statement, then the artist should have other people read it, comment on it or find someone that will help the artist.
• After it is completed, the artist should reread it and make sure that the sentence structure and spelling are perfect.
The artist should then put the statement away. In a few days, they should look at it again and follow these steps all over again! At that point, the artist will see how a phrase, sentence or a word can be changed in order to make the artist statement clearer and overall better.
Finally, if the artist is happy with the statement, then it is good to go. If however, the artist is still not completely happy with the statement, put it away again and reread in order to fine tune and communicate the artist statement clearly.
Remember, the artist statement is speaking to the viewer in the artist's absence. Therefore, the artist statement should be short, concise and well written in a conversational language.
Art Marketing Strategies provides to new and emerging artists who want to be successful with the vision, roadmap, tools and support to market their art successfully in today's competitive marketplace.
Wednesday 6 March 2019
Learn How to Draw in 10 Minutes
Blind Drawing Technique.
If you don't know how to draw and don't want to go throught it, this is a techniques that works for me.
You can learn this techniques it in less than 10 minutes! Afterwards start using your unique drawings for paintings.
The drawings are not perfect, but they will have lots of personality.
Start Practicing with some easy objects: a cup, a vase, wine bottle, your face... and then you will see what happens.
If you would like to learn more interesting techniques, try Textures with acrylics for Free.
It the first Creative Process I teach in my online course Unleash your Creativity at Udemy.
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10 Useful Art Supplies to Have – My Top Ten Art Accessories
I am going to use this opportunity to recommend (if you are buying online) to check out Blick art Materials.
I buy all my materials with Blick. They are a reliable company, good quality products, many brands and prices, excellent service and FREE shipping if you buy more that $35.
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