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How to Look Great in Photos

When the camera comes out you can learn a lot about the people in any given group. On the one hand there will be those who throw themselves to the center flamboyantly and strike some ...

Acrylic Techniques - Using Watered-Down Paint

You can create some amazing abstract painting effects by using watered-down acrylic paints. So if you are looking for inspiration to create new artwork then give this a try.

Lighting for Art Shows

Proper lighting is just as important as the artwork itself when presenting at an art show. Optimal lighting will draw attention to the artwork and make your display stand out. Having adequate show lights is something commonly overlooked by first timers at art shows. The best art show lighting will b

Effective Benefits Of Canvas Photos

In the current age of digital photography, a new medium for printing images is presently floating in the market and it is nothing, but photos on canvas.

Art of Egypt - The Middle Kingdom

Artistic brilliance, innovation, and ingenuity are some of the many ways to describe the splendor of Egyptian Art. The art of Egypt goes a long way in reaffirming the religious faith of the civilization and its firm belief in life after death. The 'Middle Kingdom' reigned between the perio

Black History Month Has Come and Gone, But Not the Artists

This year it didn't seem as though the usual speeches were trotted out to make the people of Black America proud to be black. Instead we were all treated to new ways to be proud to be Americans that happen to be from the African Diaspora.

Unique Anniversary Gifts with Photo to Canvas

The desire to find the perfect gift for the special someone in your life can often be accompanied by anxiety and at times, aggravation. Striking a balance between useful and thoughtful becomes more difficult with ...

Picasso Drawings

Drawing by Picasso is a virtually untitled piece by an artist who achieved great success from his illustration and sketching skills. Indeed, Drawing mentioned here is just one from a considerable selection available from his career which underline his talents which provide inspiration to many buddin

Abstract Art Paintings - Style Without Definite Lines

When it comes to a visual display of color, line, form, and overall composition, Abstract Art has a language all its own. The imagery included in Abstract Art paintings are often far fetched versions of reality. Sometimes they are paintings of things that only the artist is able to interpret. There

Learn Photoshop - Cropping Or Zooming to Optimize the Images

Firstly, you need to know the tools and its options. There are many features existing in Photoshop Toolbar in the effort to edit so you can represent the optimum image in any occasion. The toolbar options can help you to erase, paint, add text, blur images, or make selections and others functions yo

Edit Pictures Online For Free

If you are keen amateur photographer you probably like to edit your photographs using one of the many photo editing software offerings that are on the market. The top end photo editing software choices such ...

Wall Art Forms Warm Appeal

From the earliest existence of human life, the world has held a passion for adorning their walls with their own forms of expression. Anthropologists and archeologists are constantly uncovering ancient homes and buildings that displayed the most primary scribblings or drawings on the walls of these s

Why Mailed Art Submissions Just Don't Work

It used to be common for artists who were seeking to license their artwork to send a portfolio of work out through the mail to potential licensees. That practice has tended to fade away due to the rise of the internet, and something else - mailed submissions just don't work. In this article I t

Why I detest fans of modern art

I have written a few articles about my dislike of modern art; however, I have come to realise that what I really loathe is the arrogance, evangelism, ignorance and intolerance of devotes of modernism.

Gustav Klimt and His Portrait Art on Canvas

Gustav Klimt professed that his identity was clearly revealed in his paintings and a careful observer could easily discern this. Without even bothering to paint a self-portrait, Klimt wanted art lovers and his fans to understand him through his monumental paintings on canvas. Gustav's unique st

His Most Famous Painting - Black Square by Kasimir Malevich

Russian 'Suprematist' painter, art theoretician, and the frontrunner of 'Geometric Abstract Art,' Kazimir Severinovich Malevich or Kasimir (or Kazimir) Malevich (1878-1935), was born near Kiev, Kiev Governorate of Russia. He joined the Moscow Institute of Painting, Sculpture and