Every artist needs to keep visual records of their work. In this tutorial I'll explain exactly how to take great photos of your artwork, and cover a few basic steps in Photoshop that will get your images ready either for print or for uploading onto the internet.
You should always photograph your art. Here are some simple steps to help even if you don't have a big budget or know how.
These elegant Certificates of Authenticity are printed on a luxurious linen card stock, for a high-end, professional presentation. Certificates of Authenticity that accompany an original artwork give your collectors the assurance that they are acquiring an authentic, original piece of art made by you--and can often enhance the value of your artwork as one worth investing in. - Set of 10, 20, 50 or 100 physical Certificate of Authenticity cards for artists to include with original artworks, such as paintings, drawings, sculptures, photographs, etc. - Printed on 4.6x7.2" textured linen card stock that you can easily write on with a pen or marker. - There are lines for your Artist name, Artwork Details and Signature. - Optional envelopes are matte white. Looking for something a little simpler? Check out my bestselling simple, fillable certificates of authenticity here: https://www.etsy.com/listing/888717995/simple-fillable-certificate-of? Learn more about my Certificates of Authenticity products at certsofauthenticity.com
Artist Fabian Oefner's project Millefiori is, like most of the projects we've ever shared by him, a mixture of science and art. By combining vibrant
By Andy Derrick in Art Business Advice > Selling Art Online Anytime I talk to artists, I almost ALWAYS hear the following question: “How do you get high-res images of artwork? I have such a hard time getting good quality images!” The truth is, for most emerging artists, getting high-quality digital images is either too expensive or too difficult. Usually this means going another route, such as photographing their art themselves or finding a friend who has some knowledge of photography. Unfortunately, […]
A blog about art and illustration.
Anatomy For Sculptors® creates books and other content on anatomy for artists, with color-coded 3D and live models from various angles and more
How should an artist use Pinterest? These 15 tips for artists using Pinterest show you exactly how to use Pinterest to boost your creative business!
Basé à Mexico, l'artiste italien Marco Melgrati revisite les grands sujets de notre société contemporaine à travers des illustrations caricaturales pleines d'humour... et de sincérité.
Sergio Larrain - Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson
Before I reveal the winner of the giveaway I thought I would talk a bit about composition. Now there are many elements within composition (symmetry/asymmetry, balance, harmony, etc.) but I just want to focus on open vs. closed, a basic understanding that I try to teach the kids. So here are some pears. A great subject matter for Fall and this arrangement is a CLOSED composition. Why is it closed, the focus is just on those 3 pears. A closed composition tends to be kind of static, getting the viewer to focus on the subject matter within boundaries. Lots of still life's and portraits are considered closed composition. Now let's look at this arrangement. This is an OPEN composition. Parts of the pears are extending off the picture and you can imagine them beyond the boundaries. Often lots of landscapes are very open compositions. Now it can sometimes get confusing when you look at a painting/picture that is considered a closed composition but the background is open. I tell the kids to focus on what is going on in the foreground. Here is a good example of what I'm talking about. This composition is closed. In fact, the manger defines the boundaries of where you should be looking, but the background could extend on. Nativity Silhouette Project Now here is another example of a closed composition, Cimabue's "Madonna Enthroned" (1280), a picture I took at the Louvre in Paris. This is very closed with border/boundary built right in. Although those angels are right at the edges their wings are painted complete and they themselves become the border, especially if you look at the arm positions of the 2 bottom angels, focusing your attention on the Madonna and Christ child. This is good one to use to test your understanding! Here is an example of an open composition, the focal point is on those dandelion seeds with the wishes printed on them but you can imagine lots of them being blown right off the page and into the wind. Dandelion Poetry Project Here is good example of an open composition by Edgar Degas "The Rehearsal" around 1874. You can imagine yourself in that rehearsal hall with dancers practicing all around you, your eye trying to take them all in. So here is a good project to try with the kids. Have them do both an open and closed composition of the same subject matter and display the 2 together. For the closed composition you can just set up the still life but for the open you may have to get them to view it through a old mat or frame. You can also add a photography component. Get them to photograph an open composition and then paint the view. Next time you are viewing a work of art or photograph ask yourself "Is this an open or closed composition?" On to the Giveaway results. I had 61 entries total from both the comment section and email. Using Random.Org we get: Here are your random numbers: 7 Timestamp: 2011-09-09 16:55:25 UTC So our winner (number assigned by time entered) is: Dale Anne Potter: Oh I would SO LOVE this DVD - I caught one of the episodes on PBS and wished I'd seen the others. THANK YOU for this opportunity and for your FABULOUS blog (that I usually read via Google Reader)! Sept 5th, 2011 6:03pm So Dale if you could email me your shipping details at [email protected] I will get your new DVD series off to you right away. Thanks everyone for entering and I'll see you next week.
As the first retrospective of the work of Hannah Höch opens at the Whitechapel Gallery, AnOther presents a collection of the best collage art
今すぐイチャイチャしたい酔っぱらい侑vs帰宅したら手洗いうがい風呂を済ませないと絶対にベロチューしたくないおみくんの侑サク
Are you drowning in children's artwork? Don't hold on to that stack of paper and supplies forever. Instead, photograph it and turn it into a handsome photographic art journal.
NEWSELA QUIZLET FOR ART GRADE 4 QUIZLET ON DEGAS & THE DANCER QUIZLET ON DEGAS’s ARTWORK Picture below from Pinterest You will FIRST be c…
Ever since last December, people have been entertaining themselves by participating in an open community project called "Take a photo of the Rembrandt type".
What would Vincent van Gogh's work look like if he had been a photographer instead of a master painter? Would he have created his self-portraits using a
Franz Kline (1910-1962) is often pigeonholed as a "black and white" painter. Above is a selection of work by the Ab-Ex master in which color merges with gesture and at times takes center stage.
You should always photograph your art. Here are some simple steps to help even if you don't have a big budget or know how.
I'm not a big fan of paper clutter, but I want to preserve my children's artwork somehow. Taking pictures of artwork is space-efficient, portable, and flexible.
Pep Ventosa‘s style of deconstructing and reconstructing photographic images to create new mosaic-like works is like nothing I’ve ever seen before. His process involves taking as many as 101 photographs of a single subject and then…
The work of Cecil Beaton is having its first exhibition in Spain at the international photography and visual arts festival Photo España
Rhythm can be found in the movements of a dancer, in songs and melodies, and even in the painting of an artist. Here are three tried and true strategies for creating visual rhythm:
All photographs from the 19th century are strange but some go way beyond that. When photography arrived on the scene in the 1830s, scientists realized it could reveal secrets from the invisible worlds of microscopic bacteria and distant galaxies. Some believed the camera could go further and the surface image alone would uncover information about
Protecting your artwork is crucial. In this blog post I'm showing you the exact steps on how to copyright your artwork and which pieces to register.
For more on the art in your world visit www.Warholian.com or follow us on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/WarholianFan On June 10th “Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée National Picasso, Paris” opened at the de Young Museum in San Francisco, California. This exhibition was brought to San Francisco from the largest collection of Picasso’s inventoried work normally housed at the Musée National Picasso in Paris, France. Currently under construction, the Musée National Picasso has offered many of Picasso's well known works for exhibition during this period, and San Francisco's de Young Museum was specifically selected to present this amazing collection of art. Read the rest of the review on Warholian here: www.warholian.com/2011/06/30/pablo-picasso-de-young/ * Portrait of artist Pablo Picasso June 2, 1954 in Vallauris, France. (Photo by Arnold Newman/Getty Images)
You should always photograph your art. Here are some simple steps to help even if you don't have a big budget or know how.
Fiber artist Mana Morimoto spares no medium with her vibrantly stitched embroidery that spans sculptures, installations, weavings, and 2D materials like concert tickets and advertisements. Among my favorite of her works are these embroidered monochromatic photographs and paintings. An etching of Isaac Newton is overlaid with rainbows of light and Morimoto even goes meta by embroidering on images depicting other fiber artists, going so far as mimicking the progress of a weaving on an old photograph. More
Everyone knows Picasso was the father of Cubism, but did you know he was once tried in court for allegedly stealing the Mona Lisa?
© Francois Pages For a few Spring months in 1954, a melancholy Picasso found himself enraptured by 19-year-old Sylvette David. Of all the muses who bookmarked his life — and there were many — she's fallen to the wayside of history as one of the most enigmatic and misunderstood. For years, critics
As the Frieze Art Fair New York goes into full swing, we celebrate 21 creative couplings, from Pablo Picasso and Françoise Gilot to Gilbert and George.
You should always photograph your art. Here are some simple steps to help even if you don't have a big budget or know how.
Tittenhurst was the home of John and Yoko from late summer 1969 until August 1971 when they moved to America, and subsequently the home of Ringo Starr. John bought the property for £145,000 and spent more than double that amount on renovations to the property. The Beatles' very last photo shoot took place here on 22nd August 1969, with one of the many images from that session appearing on the cover of the Hey Jude album (released in 1970 in the US and 1979 in the UK). It was caught by the cameras of American photographer Ethan Russell, veteran Daily Mail man Monty Fresco, and the Beatles' assistant Mal Evans. Some amateurish film footage was also shot on this day. John and George donned wide-brimmed cowboy hats. Yoko Ono Lennon and a pregnant Linda McCartney appeared in some of the photographs too. (via)
Even though parenting seems like the hardest job in the world, the vast majority of parents enjoy it, find it rewarding, and see it as an important part of their identity. After seeing numerous articles, posts, and videos online about parenting struggles, burnout, and anxiety, it feels reassuring to know that bringing new life into the world brings so much happiness to people, despite them encountering many difficulties. In their comics, the couple Yehuda and Maya Devir also try to spread the wonders of parenting by illustrating their everyday lives in an honest and fun way. Scroll down to find the freshest batch of their comics, and let us know what you think in the comments below!While you’re at it, make sure to check out a conversation with licensed marriage and family therapist, Brittany Salling, who kindly agreed to tell us more about the transition into parenthood and how partners can support each other during it.
