How to Paint a Portrait <img alt="Image titled Paint a Portrait Step 1" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn" onload="WH.performance.clearMarks('image1_rendered'); WH.performance.mark('image1_rendered');">1If you have never drawn a portrait before, do as Van Gogh did: draw yourself! Using a drawing paper pad, or even some xerox paper taped to a sturdy board, a conte crayon or piece of vine charcoal (a soft pencil will do, too) and a mirror, sit in front of the mirror and study your features. Set up your working area so that there is a light coming from one side. If you are right handed, the light should be on your left side and slightly above you. <img alt="Image titled Paint a Portrait Step 16" src=" width="728" height="546" class="whcdn">16Don't work from photos!
Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes (12 pieces) Z.L. Feng grew up in Shanghai and began painting at the young age of seven. After experimenting with all kinds of different mediums, he finally settled on a favorite - watercolor. One of Feng's favorite places to find inspiration is in the countryside of Virginia's New River Valley. Before coming to the U.S. in 1986, Feng received his BFA degree from Shanghai Teacher’s University and taught in its art department for four years. Z.L. Fabrica tus lienzos para pintar (tuto) Lienzo es una tela que sirve como soporte a las artes pictóricas hecho normalmente de lino, algodón o cáñamo. También se denomina lienzo a la obra pictórica en si una vez plasmada sobre la tela. Sobre tela se pintó ya en la Antigüedad, como atestigua la referencia de Plinio el Viejo a un retrato de Nerón ejecutado sobre una tela de más de treinta metros. No obstante, se conservan pocas pinturas sobre lienzo anteriores al siglo XIV, tanto por ser más escasas, como por el hecho de que se pintaba sobre tela temas profanos, como banderas o decoraciones festivas, lo que determina que no se conservasen. A partir del Renacimiento, se generalizó el uso de este soporte, que puede considerarse el de más éxito en la historia de la pintura. Sigue siendo el soporte más utilizado para el óleo y los acrílicos, si bien con tratamientos diferentes a los tradicionales. Grandes pintores como picasso o salvador dali plasmaron sus mas importantes obras sobre lienzo Guernica oleo sobre lienzo por picasso
How to Paint a Portrait in Oil – Part 1 How to paint a black & white portrait in Oils Have you been practising your portrait drawing for years yet making the jump to oil portrait painting always seems to end in an underwhelming finish? Or do you walk around portrait galleries in awe with the question, ‘How do they do that?’ Maybe you’re frustrated by your process and don’t know how to change it. Portraits can seem like the toughest subject to crack and you can easily be disheartened by your efforts. But you don’t want to draw anymore, you want to paint. So where do you begin? A Step by Step approach Materials Why oil portraits? They dry slowly, and for portraits time is essential. Let us start at the beginning. I’m going to keep things simple. 3 easy techniques to learn.3 basic paints to use. Oil paint – for this series of demonstrations I will be using Artist quality oil paints. Raw umberIvory blackFlake white (or Titanium White) Oil paints are made by mixing ground pigment (the colour) with a drying oil. Support – ( what you paint onto)
Francoise Nielly’s colorful portraits Francoise Nielly is the canvas painter who creates this amazing colorful and massive portraits. The French artist paints with oils and her palette knife to portray exotic faces from black and white photos. Is very interested watch her create them in this video posted on her site. Watercolor painting with Salt Watercolor painting with Salt Want to make beautiful stars in your night sky painting or add a special sparkle to your painting of a dress? It is so easy with these three materials: - Water- Watercolor paints- Table salt First make a painting of your choice – using deep dark colors for night skies or vivid colors for other subject matter. This process works for any sort of painting, even abstract. While the painting is still very wet, add a sprinkle or pinch of salt to the wet paint. Let the painting dry throughly. The background of this collage is an example of a watercolor/salt painting.
Portrait Painting and Drawing: How to Paint Portraits and ... Painting the truth or changing reality? An artist might choose to depict a person exactly as they are - flaws included, so that every wart, pimple or scar is clearly memorialized in paint for all to see. Artists may sometimes even exaggerate a person's characteristics, good or bad, to make a caricature of the person. Conversely, an artist might "kindly overlook" the person's flaws, correcting imperfections and presenting an idealized view of a person. It all depends on what the artist wants to achieve with the work, and also what they plan to do with it. A great example of an artist who is not afraid to paint people with less-than-perfect bodies is Jenny Saville, who paints huge portraits of overweight people from various angles. Another artist who paints people as they are, pretty or not, is Lucien Freud.
artwork by lawrence yang *UPDATE* - I've been working on a new site so haven't been keeping this up to date -- in the meantime if you'd like to see my latest work, please find me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. And as always, you can email me with any questions! Thanks, Lawrence Prices for original work ranges from $200 to $1000. Please email me for more details. Limited edition prints are also available here. "Encounter" - ink and watercolor on paper - 20" x 16" - SOLD "Hydra" - sharpie on bristol- 24" x 17" - not for sale "Aqua Teen Triptych" - ink, watercolor and pastel on paper - each panel is 3" x 12" - SOLD "Tiny Space Ghost" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 2" x 3" - SOLD "Tiny Space Ghost" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 2" x 3" - $100 "Tiny Zorak" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 2" x 3" - SOLD "Tiny Brak" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 2" x 3" - SOLD "Rooster Tree" - ink, watercolor and gouache on paper - 9" x 12" - $450 "Invasion" - gouache on mat board- 8" x 10" - $300
Atelier Terra e Cor :: Arte Em Cerâmica Pergunta: As peças feitas com argila podem ser queimadas em forno comum, tipo caseiro? Resposta: Não. A queima das peças precisa atingir uma temperatura relativamente alta, acima de 900º C, o que um forno convencional, de cozinha, não alcança. Pergunta: Os esmaltes usadas nas peças de cerâmica precisam necessariamente irem ao forno? Resposta: Para você vitrificar as peças, o que dá aquela aparência de brilho e impermeabilidade, há a necessidade de ir ao forno. Pergunta: O que fazer para que uma peça que está sendo feita possa ser manuseada durante muitos dias sem endurecer a argila? Resposta: Como a água que está na peça crua tende a evaporar, deve-se manter a peça enrolada em sacos plásticos ou outra embalagem qualquer, desde que não permita que haja desidratação. Pergunta: Por que muitas vezes uma peça feita com rolinhos apresenta fissuras ou rachaduras depois de queimada? Pergunta: O que faz uma peça secar mais rápida que outra? Pergunta: Para que serve a bortina? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
vidéo 1910 : Tout est dans le regard - peinture aquarelle. La technique utilisée pour la réalisation de l’aquarelle est celle dite « humide sur humide » ou « mouillé sur mouillé ». Qu'est ce que la technique « humide sur humide » ? La technique humide sur humide est une méthode propre à l'aquarelle. Considérée comme la technique la plus délicate à contrôler, elle est essentielle à bien des égards. La difficulté réside dans la maîtrise de l'évolution du degré d'humidité du papier associée à l'application de pigments en gérant convenablement l'eau et les pigments présents dans les pinceaux. Cette technique permet de faire des fusions de couleurs de toutes sortes, douces et légères, intenses et contrastées, différents degrés de flous, jusqu'au retraits de couleurs pour rattraper le blanc du papier et donner ainsi une ambiance et une atmosphère toute particulière. Cependant, comme pour toute aquarelle, l'étape principale reste avant tout la réflexion avant de peindre (réserves, points, forts, harmonie des couleurs, élimination du superflu..).
Brian Dettmer's insanely creative Book Autopsies Certainly one of the most creative concepts I’ve seen in a long time. What a kick ass idea. Here’s more pictures and information about the artist if you’re interested. [Thanks for sharing the link, Jeff] Hi-Tech 3D Origami by Jun Mitani images courtesy Jun Mitani | click to enlarge Sure, origami might be the traditional Japanese art of paper folding that dates back to the 17th century. But in the hands of computer scientist and engineer Jun Mitani, the ancient art form has never been more modern. When he’s not giving lectures on non-numerical processing algorithms and other subject I won’t even pretend to grasp, the PhD professor at Tsukuba University is using his background in precision machine engineering to create computer models and algorithms that generate complex, geometric origami patterns. And although his process is steeped in technology, the folding is done just as it was back in the 1600s – all by hand. I can’t even begin to imagine what that was like. You might remember Mitani from 2 years ago when he collaborated with fashion designer Issey Miyake on a line of foldable, origami-like clothing. source: origami blog | Jun Mitani’s flickr stream Pin It!
vidéo 1936 : Les erreurs à éviter lorsque l'on dessine ou l'on peint un regard en un clin d'oeil.. 1. Dessiner des yeux c’est dessiner des sphères Le plus gros soucis rencontré, c’est lorsque le globe est de profil ou incliné. L’iris se déforme et prend une forme ovoïde. Il est difficile de le reproduire exactement son contour mais voici une astuce. Lorsque l’oeil est vu de profil, l’iris s’allonge (s’étire en longueur) et le point noir se rapproche du bord de l’iris. En gros, plus la boule tourne, plus on voit le petit cercle en raccourci :). 2. Ce n’est pas parce qu’un élément est blanc sur le modèle qu’il ne doit pas comporter d’ombres sur le dessin. 3. Vous savez que l’oeil est recouvert d’une couche de chair qui s’appelle la paupière? On voit toujours un des bords de la paupière quand il s’agit de dessiner des yeux. Demandez-vous quel bord de l’oeil je vois lorsque celui-ci est : – de face? – de profil? – incliné vers le bas? – incliné vers le haut? Pensez à ce petit détail pour dessiner des yeux réalistes ;). 4. Dessiner les yeux, par laurentsaintgermain