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Painting Outdoors on a Full Pallet Field Day
An artist, inspired to paint the Gothic and Florentine architecture outdoors in Prague, must choose between an almost limitless range of subtle colors to use. In this medieval city there are cooler hued buildings of stone with grayed lavenders, greens and blue browns. There are also warmer toned surfaces with ochre, yellows and oranges. Add to this an eclectic, no-rules range of color on many of the building's newly renovated surfaces, and you have a genuine, full palate field day! An artist needs to decide how to achieve color harmony in the shapes and nuances depicting these historic treasures if their next best painting is going to be a success.
Rod Cameron reveals the secrets behind his choices of color in the painting titled, "St. Michelos Cathedral - Prague". Notice how he breaks down color into groups of "warm" and "cool".
He tells students, "I saw the two towers in the sun as "warmer" mixtures: the thinner, taller steeple a mixture of cerulean blue and burnt sienna with white, and the main domed building a mixture of yellow ochre and burnt sienna with white."
Using these warm hues as a reference point, Cameron uses a split complementary, which indicated blues, lavenders with touches of viridian green for the shadows and in the street buildings on either side. These cooler shadow colors frame the scene and provide exact compliments to the warm Hues of the Cathedral in the sunlight.
To further enhance the warm atmosphere in the sunny part of this painting, the artist mixed cerulean blue into the sky. Cerulean blue, being the "warmer blue", supported the warm, sunny part of the composition and harmonized with the cerulean mixtures in the architecture.
To see how easy it is to find and select complementary, split complementary and other color combinations, Rod Cameron suggests to artists to make or get a hold of a simple color wheel, found at any art supplier, and just dial up a color. In the case of Rod Cameron's painting of St. Michelos in Prague, he pointed to orange on the color wheel as his initial reference point, for the sunny surfaces of the Cathedral. The compliment of orange is ultramarine blue, but Cameron chooses the split complimentary; the colors that you find on either side of blue. The color wheel beautifully illustrates, lavenders on one side, and blues with a touch of viridian green on the other side; the split complimentary colors that Rod Cameron uses in the painting.
Touches of your warm mixtures in your cool colors, and visa versa, will slightly gray things down, and go further to create great color harmony in your painting. The use of split complementary colors adds a greater range of color and more variety in your painting without sacrificing harmony.
Color wheels are inexpensive and give the artist a better understanding of the color families and how they relate to each other. Even after you've memorized all the color combinations, it still fun to refer to now and then, plus, the wheel just looks cool hanging on the wall. Every studio should have one!
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The Art of Bits & Pieces
Bits and Pieces are what almost all things that we use are made of. From slippers, cars, airplanes, flower pots, spoons, slippers, needles, rubber as well as plastic mats to bottled drinks. Once these things are broken or getting old, these are forgotten, treated as waste, dirt and shoved right into the bins. Sometimes left in the streets where it would be considered as pollutants in any form. Good for those who are making a living as street cleaners as well as scrappers as they could make money out of these - Bits & Pieces.
While a lot of people consider Bits and Pieces as waste that they chaotically throw these anywhere, they don
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Art is an EXPLOSION!!!
When you think of art whats the first thing that comes to your mind??? the correct answer is...EVERYTHING.everything is art nothing on this earth could be possible without art, i look at any and everything as an "art opportunity". and i guess this is why im getting better and better everyday. here is a challenge i want you to do. i do this everyday at school. next time you see an object by itself i want you to draw it. it can be as simple as a cup, but draw it 5 times, the first time drawing it as it is and the next 4 times drawing t different than before. don't get frustrated if it didn't turn out how you wanted it to. there is no such things as mistakes in art only mis-perception.this activity will start to really spark your imagination and increase your ability. in about a weeks time you will see yourself free-handing better than when you started!!! send me comments on ideas to help an artist or tell me how this little activity helped you.
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The Science Of Prader Willi
In my gallery, is the official online addition of my first graphic novella. In it I carefully laid out a 50-page graphic novella as a series of questions and answers between a character named Kyle
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My external blog
I envision that my external blog, combined with this blog, will afford me a greater opportunity to bridge a connection between my art website, this site, and my external blog. My external blog is a great platform for me to entertain and hopefully inform viewers by discussing and sharing my critiques and reviews of artwork, books (including articles/editorials) music, movies (including TV shows, social and political issues; basically any interesting content I can get my hands on. But ultimately I hope that interested parties that do view my original art website will find my work as aesthetically appealing as I do. http://rlouism.blogspot.com/
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Oil paintings and oil painting reproductions at best price. Find thousands of genuine hand-painted oil paintings on canvas and oil painting from godpaint.com. We
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I need an artist/film maker/photographer
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My name is Jon Kubic and im a musician. Im looking for artists/film makers/photographers to contribute towards a project I am running.
Please take time to visit my website.... www.kubic.co.uk
Im looking for artists who think that they could contribute towards interpreting my music in either film, art or photography. Please note that at present, this would be unpaid (im not getting paid yet for it !!!), but would just be being done for the love of the art (which is what im doing it for with this particular project)
In a sense, im looking for someone to characterise my music and my band through their artwork. At present, there is only one song on the site, however, we have another 3 in production at the moment.
Please feel free to drop me a line if you are interested. Contact details on the website.
Many thanks
Jon
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Booster Box for Card Collectors
Booster box is related to collectible card games (CCGs) and trading card games (TCGs).
Booster Box
A booster box typically contains multiple booster packs, each containing a random assortment of cards. Depending on the game, a booster box might hold anywhere from 24 to 36 packs. This bulk purchase offers players and collectors the chance to expand their collections significantly while increasing the odds of pulling rare or powerful cards. You can buy a single pack, one box, or bulk orders of these booster boxes from a licensed supplier. Nowadays, you can easily purchase these kinds of cards from either a physical store or an online market; just make sure that the box that they offer you is legit and licensed.
Community and Trading
Booster boxes foster a sense of community among players and collectors. Many card enthusiasts enjoy opening packs together, sharing their excitement, and discussing strategies. After unboxing, trading cards with friends or at local game shops becomes a social activity, strengthening bonds within the community.
Potential Investment
For some collectors, booster boxes are not just about the cards themselves, but also their investment potential. Rare cards can appreciate significantly in value over time, and buying a booster box offers a way to invest in a larger number of cards at once. This speculative aspect adds another layer of intrigue to the collectible experience. Based on my own experience, I buy bulk orders of booster boxes. I make video content while opening it. If I'm lucky enough to get a high value card, I post it on the online market so that card collectors can buy it. The profit I made for that transaction will now be my capital to buy for a new box/boxes. Imagine, the value of a single rare card can buy 1-10 new boxes.
Please allow me to promote the YouTube channel of my business partner. Check the link below if you want to know more about card collecting and booster boxes; please leave a comment or just watch videos from this YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/@kwcollects?si=1NilWNOGA8vs13G5
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Michelle Rolfe (2024)
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There are many styles and trends in fine art in the world (from naive art to hyperrealism). Ufolism is a young trend in the visual arts. Its founder is the Russian artist DiezelSun (Alexander Tatarnikov). In his paintings, he depicts ancient Gods (representatives of the extraterrestrial world). Ancient artifacts are good sources for the realization of creative ideas. Many ancient artifacts depict an extraterrestrial world. In some of the artist's paintings there is romanticism, because beautiful women are depicted (Goddesses of love, Goddesses of fertility, etc.) Also, this topic is related to the theory and hypothesis of Paleocontact, all this is very interesting and you begin to think about the history of the Earth, and the Earth's history is not simple.
Ancient symbolism in the artist's work.
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"Greenovation"
"Greenovation" explores the intricate relationship between political systems and environmental issues. As climate change and ecological degradation become increasingly urgent, understanding how political decisions impact our planet is vital.
"Greenovation" aims to inspire informed discussions about the crucial link between politics and the environment. Join us as we navigate the challenges and opportunities in creating a sustainable future.
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