Great use of a few cheap art supplies that you might have forgotten about. This rubber cement resist art lesson taught by Ink Stains is quick and easy to create. It is a fun way to add texture to a blank canvas. Great visuals on this blog also.
To learn more about this cheap and contemporary art technique go to Ink Stains: Rubber Cement Resist Technique .
Sample of Free Vintage Image
To find a resource of free vintage photos is a wonderful thing. In the past I have collected vintage photos by purchasing them from flea markets or from ebay. But to know that other artists like myself love vintage photos is just beautiful. I found 5 really good resources for free vintage photos. The internet makes things so easy. Lucky Me and now Lucky You!
Please note these images are only for your artwork. They can not be copied and place on a CD to be sold for commercial usage.
All Free Vintage Stuff- A flickr account with what looks like more than 100 vintage photos.
Just Something I Made - Good images, and you actually get to see a few projects created using vintage images.
The Vintage Moth - cute titles for each image. These titles might help spark a little creativity.
Vintage Resources- has more than enough images to get anyone started with using vintage images in their artwork. Make time to spend a few hours going through and saving each image. Lots and Lots of Eye Candy.
Art has served as a way to communicate with the world about what matters to the artist. Whatever type of art we create affects the world an some small way. I believe all artist in their on artistic way makes a connection to the people around them, whether it is a chef, an interior decorator,or a graphic designer. Everyone wants to be heard and the artist wants to know what connections others are having with their artistic message.
As artist- we create art that tells a story, its our way of understanding our place in history. In my artwork I try to explain the feelings and connections I have in my life. I focus on appealing to the sense and translating feelings through photos, fouond objects, texture and color.
1. Go beyond the surface of your artwork- try to make emotional connections that create lasting and memorable experiences.
2.Learn to experiment with alternative approaches, materials and media. Try different artist tools, and surfaces that are not part of your typical artist way of creating art.
3. Allow the content of the work to drive the medium and the approach. Take a few minutes or days to think about what you want to say to the world. Take notes on what images or words come to mind. And then chose the medium that you feel suits the content the best.
4. I have said this before, and I am saying it again. Join forces with talented individuals in other disciplines to expand your range of knowledge and insight. Being part of an creative alliance only strengths your artistic ability. Maybe someone in your alliance can help you with a new technique or help you with the business of art. It is really important to surround yourself with other like minded people.
5. Always be on the hunt for new ideas. Fresh ideas allow you to move beyond the surfaces. Collect ideas in notebook and go back to them when you are searching for a new way to express your content.
6. Create a healthy balance between personal and commissioned work. Sometimes commissioned projects can become overwhelming and allow only a little bit of yourself to show through. Make sure to work on your own personal projects in order to grow and feel engaged.
Remember art has serve as a way to communicate to the world about historical events, personal life experiences and political statements. Take this week to think about what artistic connections you what to make with the world. And go out and make a few connections.
I have provide a list of 10 art business books that have been very helpful in jump starting my artist career. I've learned how to create a press packet, how to price my artwork, how to approach galleries, how to organize my studio, how to write commission contacts and much, much more. As you can see I have learned alot from these Art business books. I hope they are helpful in your artist career as well.
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An Urban Delight is for sure a hit in fashion and it's a multi-level eye full in the arts. Gucci provides the night clubbing woman with a style that is sleek, slim and shiny. Micheal deMeng's polaroids and totems are reassembled and conjoined with unlikely components, a form of rebirth from the ashes into new life and new meaning.
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Gucci Fall 2009 Fashion Show
Micheal deMeng Blog
Tempera Resist is a technique in which depth or darkness is added to an artwork by applying a water proof ink to the base artwork. Using a tempera paint , the art is painted on a watercolor paper. The areas in which the artist wishes to have black are left unpainted. Areas that are not completely painted will also be black after the ink is applied. The above image is an example of the Tempera Resist technique.
Kelly Sullivan from Art Student 101demonstrates this technique for you. She does a great job explaining and showing images of the step by step process. Check it out here Tempera Resist.
As an mixed media collage artist I am naturally a person who saves every little piece of paper. I never know when I going to need it for a collage. So when this Blog Action Day 2009 challenge was presented, I thought what I great way to share with you one of the oldest eco-friendly art practices.
Background
A collage is a work of formal art, primarily in the visual arts, made from an assemblage of different forms, which turns into a new whole. A collage may include newspaper clippings, ribbons, hand made papers, pieces of other artwork, photographs and found objects. These objects are then glued to a piece of paper or canvas.
The actually practice of making a collage can be tracked back hundreds of years starting with he invention of paper in China around 200 BC. The use of collage remained limited until the 10th century in Japanese calligraphers. These Japanese calligraphers began to apply glued paper, using texts on surfaces, when writing their poems. The practice of collage continue into the 13th century in medieval Europe history. Gold leaf panels , gemstones, and other precious metals were applied to religious images, and coats of arms around the 15th and 16th centuries. Although this practice has been around a long time, it did not make a dramatic appearance until the early 2oth century as an art form.
Collage in the modernist sense began with Cubist painters, George Braque and Pablo Picasso.Surrealist artist have also been known to use collage elements in their work. 1962 we also begin to see collage use in Pop Art.
Forms of Collage
- paper is the material of choice.It is inexpensive and readily available. The basics are cutting tearing, layering, exposing and securing. It is the simplest form of collage.
- fabric and threads offer an exciting medium for collages. There is a long tradition of people using scraps of material to express family stories. These images are made into quilts, wall hangings, and pictures. The fabrics can be painted, dyed, stretched, cut and layered.
- computer design uses collage techniques such cutting , repeating, layering, and pasting images. Finished work has an additional bonus that your collages can be scale or sightly altered and then reprinted. Photographic images and existing design work can be scanned and later used in other digital collages.
To get more information about collages and how to tutorials purchase The Crafter's Complete Guide to Collage
Peace & More Love, Alease
