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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 ...
Create Your Own MySpace Layout - Total Customization of Your MySpace Profile in Five Minutes Or Less
If you are into web design in the slightest, an easy way to get your foot in the door is to create your own MySpace layout. Your MySpace profile is a great way for people to learn about you, your interests, your talents, or your business. To have a really effective profile, you need to create your o
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
Guidelines for Pencil Portrait Sketching - Plane Directions in Portrait Sketching
In this expose we discuss the sculptural structure of the skull. Realizing that the skull is built up from discrete planes is critical to achieve a good likeness and the illusion of 3-dimensionality."
What Is Magical Thinking and Can It Make You a Better Artist?
Magical thinking features in the best fairytales, films and novels written for children. Painting has properties of magic built in...
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
IMPORTANCE OF 3D ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING AND 3D VISUALIZATION
Architectural 3D Rendering Design, Outsource 3D Rendering Models and 3D Architectural Visualizations and Illustrations to PRED Solutions
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