Art tips
Free Collage Making E-Book Will Delight You!
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
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This collage making tips e-book will get you started making collages in less than an hour! Good preparation, good tools and a creative mind will make your collage a winner.
Oil Painting - 48″x 72″-”Mike”
Saturday, January 12th, 2008This is a large scale painting. I used a combination of acrylic and oil paint. The under painting was done in acrylic and the the rest of the painting was completed in oil. I always keep a rag with me while I work to work the forms by rubbing them out with the rag. […]
7 Tips For Starting Your Painting Art Journal
Thursday, December 27th, 2007Your painting art journal is a powerful way to jump-start your future painting projects. Consider the following tips to get started.
1. Obtain an 8 1/2 x 11 size hard cover sketchbook.
Of course, you could make your own journal, but that is for another discussion. Why keep a journal? It is important to maintain a […]
Fascinating: Painting Images on the Edges of Books
Friday, November 16th, 2007A fore-edge painting is where the page block is fanned and an image applied to the stepped surface. If the page edges are themselves gilded or marbled, this results in the image disappearing when the book is relaxed.
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New Photo Site Launched!
Sunday, November 11th, 2007As many of you know I am an artist who loves photography. I enjoy taking the photos, developing them, working in photoshop, and framing them for display. This new site is a showcase of my work. When you get a chance check it out, share a comment. But most of all enjoy the photo experiences […]
Bifocals Can Be a Pain in the Neck-A Special Note To Artists
Monday, November 5th, 2007This is very important to us as artists. I often have neck pains and find myself leaning in to view the screen closer. Let us all catch ourselves and check out those glasses.
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Artist-Use Grid Power!
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007This method of working has been done through out the ages. It is a way to capture your drawing and then enlarging it to the pre-determined size without the use of a projector. The grid has also been used to determine proportions and scale. The drawing below shows the artist Albrecht Dürer using […]
The Art of Portrait Photography
Monday, September 10th, 2007Hope you enjoy!
Tips to help you shoot some
great portraits…
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animator vs. animation
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007This short animation took three months to complete. I thought you would find it interesting.
Your Artcoach
Ray
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Hand Drawn to Digital Enhanced-Making of Blogging Betty Boomer Cartoons
Sunday, August 26th, 2007My wife and I have a site for boomers who blog. We decided to create a character that will speak for blogging boomers at different levels of experiences and expertise.
I made the first drawing of Blogging Betty Boomer in pencil. I did several rough concept drawings in my sketchbook. After I did the drawings I […]
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