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The Helpful Art Teacher

The Helpful Art Teacher

welcome julia and how to make a repeat pattern hello hello. thank you Grace for having me this week! I am very excited to be here. Besides introducing you to some cool artists, giving sneak peeks and before and afters of some friends homes, and sharing my favorite new product finds, I thought it would be nice to share some of the things I have learned along the way of being a illustrator/pattern designer. One of the questions I frequently get emailed is -how do you make a repeat pattern? I thought it would be fun today to do a little tutorial showing you how simple it is even with a very complex drawing. On a clean piece of paper draw a design in the middle of your paper without letting any of the drawing touch the edges- this is very important. Once you finish the middle space as much as you want you are going to cut your drawing in half- scary I know- but that’s why computers are helpful. Next you are going to cut your drawing in half again the other way- (yikes!) And here’s my finished design:

Grid Paper PDFs Free Online Graph Paper / Grid Paper PDFs Downloadable and very printable, I find these PDFs extremely useful. Tip number one! Though I do return the correct header for a PDF, sometimes Explorer gets confused when downloading... Tip number two! Some people may need to turn off the option in Adobe's Acrobat reader "shrink to fit" which may resize the grid slightly to fit your printer's printable area. Tip number three! If you want the hexes aligned with the other edge of the paper, just make your paper size "11 x 8.5" and print the result in landscape mode! Translations Belorussian (provided by Ucallweconn weblog) Other

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Incredibly Detailed Ink Illustrations My Modern Metropolis Incredibly Detailed Ink Illustrations How much time do you spend doodling? Latvia-based artist Alex Konahin spends anywhere from a few dozen hours to a couple of weeks creating his incredibly detailed illustrations. Each piece, made by hand, simply uses black ink, patience, and raw talent. Alex Konahin on deviantART via [Illusion] You might like: Kate Beckinsale - A Classic Beauty (10 photos) Hilarious Photos of a Man with Hair Stuffed Full of Fun Objects Inked Girls of Summer (9 photos) Provocative Black and White Photography by Peter Lindbergh Recommended by Views: 8599 Tags: Alex Konahin, Incredible Symmetrical Ink Illustrations, art Share Twitter Facebook Facebook Add a Comment You need to be a member of My Modern Metropolis to add comments! Join My Modern Metropolis Welcome toMy Modern Metropolis Sign Upor Sign In Or sign in with: Hot Right Now

2009-07-12 Untitled, 1620s Published by Roger Daniell Print made by Thomas Fullwood Description: A skeleton leaning on a spade by an open grave; top left, numbered medallions with explanations of the scenes inscribed below, '1 Mors tua 2 Mors Christi 3 Fraus mundi 4 Gloria Coeli 5 Et dolor inferni sunt meditanda tibi'; top right, a man with scales counting his money, while an angel points to the skeleton, with the accompanying inscription 'Memento hoc'; in the centre, verses on life and death, and the motto 'Omnia sic ibant sic ivimus ibitis, ibunt'; bottom left, flowers on a grave, with the inscription 'Hodie mihi cras tibi'; bottom right, a death's head, with the inscription 'Sic transit gloria mundi'. 1620/1629 Engraving Inscription: In addition to inscriptions explaining the various scenes, lettered with six lines of verse in the lower margin, and production details: 'Tho: Fullwood sculp:' and 'Are to bee sould by Roger Daniell at the Angell in Lumbard Streete:' Print made by John Droeshout

Inspiration Gallery #054 – Typography Many designers seek inspiration in the initial stage of a project to get their creative juices flowing and/or to get updated with the latest trends in graphic design. With this post I would like to share some of the great designs that have inspired me in some way and hopefully something will inspire you to. Seven Deadly Sins Grace by Shinybinary 12 Most Well-Versed Opinions on Creative Flow from Brilliant Writers There is no shortage of creativity at 12 Most. Every week writers from around the web come together to offer their best to the community. Heck, most of our readers are amazing writers in their own right. You should totally think about guest posting here with us. Influenced by Kim Phillips’ and Peggy Fitzpatrick’s thoughts on the topic, I began to think more about my own creative process. 1. “I keep my creative juices flowing by remembering to do the things I loved to do when I was 13 years old. 2. “Creativity for client work comes from finding what speaks to the end consumer, by using tools like a creative brief, lists of disparate elements, a thesaurus… it doesn’t happen by magic; it takes work.” 3. “My job is generating new ideas every day, whether I feel like it or not. 4. “I use different ways to sustain creativity, which to me is more like shaking off a case of the ‘stales.’ 5. “I explore my creativity by playing the piano, singing and creative writing. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

12 Most Innovative Tips to Get into Your Creative Flow Creativity is a fascinating topic and one that I love to discuss. It is a personal thing and a universal ideal at the same time. My creativity isn’t your creativity but in some ways our brains function in a similar manner. I wrote a post about creativity on my own blog and explored this topic with some of my friends and generated some interesting conversation. What is the flow? Maya Angelou said “You can’t use up creativity. 1. Clear your mind of any tasks that need to be completed by writing them down and not thinking about them while you are focusing. 2. Some Jedi wisdom from Star Wars “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” If you can’t maintain your focus, you won’t achieve the goal, unless it’s such an easy goal that it would have happened anyway. 3. A cup of tea, a scented candle and organized workspace. 4. Just as you would any other tasks or item in your life, schedule time in your life that is open to creative time and projects that you love. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

12 Most Stifling Reasons You Aren't As Creative As You Could Be And How To Change That Now! Practice makes perfect. Creativity can be cultivated. It can be nurtured. It’s a steady practice. Create. 1. The first step is to silence the inner critic. 2. Countless greats have kept daily journals. 3. You have to come to the realization that you are good enough to create. 4. Instead of running away from your challenges, face them and explore what it is they’re trying to show you. 5. Commit to everything with passion and action. 6. Essence is who you are. 7. Be prolific. 8. After you have squeezed your creative mind you can feel drained but it’s easy to fill up again. 9. Whether you are finger-painting with a kindergartner or creating a multimillion-dollar ad campaign, you still access the same neural pathways. 10. We often stumble in the creative process when we have an idea of how we think things “should be.” 11. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. 12. Things take time and patience is a virtue. So where are your fresh ideas coming from?

12 Most Striking Tendencies of Creative People Ever wonder what makes those wacky, creative types tick? How is it that some people seem to come up with all kinds of interesting, original work while the rest of us trudge along in our daily routines? Creative people are different because they operate a little differently. They: 1. A short attention span isn’t always a good thing, but it can indicate that the creative person has grasped one concept and is ready to go on to the next one. 2. Fearlessness is absolutely necessary for creating original work, because of the possibility of rejection. 3. Rules, to the creative person, are indeed made to be broken. 4. Seeing new possibilities is a little risky, because it means that something will change and some sort of action will have to be taken. 5. A photographer doesn’t just take one shot, and a composer doesn’t just write down a fully realized symphony. 6. The hermit artist, alone in his garret, is a romantic notion but not always an accurate one. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.

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