#1079: Capturing Portraits; Or, A Person's Appearance Is Sacred
Monday • August 22nd 2022 • 9:46:55 pm • 3KB
We all noticed how we appear differently,in different photos. Unless you send in a video,or model in person. The artist won't know which photo,most closely resembles your general appearance. If someone uses a photo that seems really weird,then they will...
#1078: The Layout Designer
Sunday • August 21st 2022 • 3:22:22 pm • 3KB
3 Ways to INSTANTLY make BETTER PAINTINGS ! The Rule of Thirds - 10 Myths [Powerful Techniques] (2016) Complementary Colors - The Biggest Myth of All Time (Must See!) Rule of Thirds- The #1 Reason NOT to Use It! (2021) Abstract Composition Experiments...
#1077: Don’t Let Crazy Make You Crazy; Or, Health Advice For Nutjobs
Sunday • August 21st 2022 • 1:32:23 pm • 7KB
When people are tricked out of real education, one persons joy,can quickly become the torture of another. This is somewhat captured in the old adage,“Road to hell is paved with good intentions”. The first lesson you must learn in this zone of Human...
#1076: Beginning Art
Saturday • August 20th 2022 • 8:31:21 pm • 5KB
It is easy to create general styles of art,abstraction, hyper-realism, upgraded reproductions, composites, lowbrow silliness. And because the world got stuck in poverty,we can talk about it. There is no such thing as magic,there is a simple explanation for...
#1075: The Case Of The Cat In A Suit
Friday • August 19th 2022 • 10:17:29 pm • 2KB
Your paintings must speak, and there is no way in heck,that they should ever speak of misery. When we talk about changing lives,we always talk about changing lives for the better. A painting,can speak about just a few things. Since most of the easy things...
#1074: The Instant Keepsakes Of Lowbrow Art
Thursday • August 18th 2022 • 11:01:34 pm • 2KB
There are three popular ways,to get going in art. The Quasimodo that they teach in school,where everything is slightly crooked, and the schools turn out to be a diploma mill. Thankfully, due to recent mass refunds,a lot of courageous art teachers are now...
#1073: To Paint Freehand, Just Memorize By Simple Repetition
Wednesday • August 17th 2022 • 9:49:39 pm • 2KB
This is not a technique for all, if a technique at all,I think most artists may find it terribly boring. It is a primitive, but sure technique,that will never get you stuck, and have you painting - faster and faster - a new portrait every day. Find a...
#1072: Notes About Real Education And Small But Healthy Career Paths
Tuesday • August 16th 2022 • 4:29:39 pm • 4KB
Real education is about exploring the topics,that both interest you and you feel you are ready for. If you are interested in Programming,but feel like doing art, do Art. DO the things that your curiosity,is calling you too - do Art. Usually you are being...
#1071: You Are Not A C Student
Monday • August 15th 2022 • 5:37:37 pm • 7KB
...Or a B students,and A's are pretty much worthless too. It is not what you remember for the test,it is about the things that make you brilliant and great in life. Everyone involved in your education,has just brainlessly conspired to make you feel stupid...
#1070: Do Better: A Friendly Reminder For Busy Parents, Teachers, Politicians, And All The Rascals
Sunday • August 14th 2022 • 5:15:13 pm • 2KB
I know it is hard to keep track of things,especially as people age. So this is a quick reminder,the children remember each and every time you lie to them. The way you used to remember,and try to understand why. Except, somehow, the children born to a more...
#1069: The Yidaki Player
Sunday • August 14th 2022 • 1:47:26 pm • 2KB
PVC Pipe Yidaki Power Didgeridoo Didjeridoo/Yidaki PVC - Alián How To Learn the Didgeridoo Discover the Didgeridoo This fox has a bossy interspecies girlfriend Travel Didgeridoo Comparison: Airdidge vs. Wooden Spiral Didgeridoo vs. 4-Piece Plastic...
#1068: The Filaments, The Core, And Great Many Great Roads; Or, The Definition Of Good Art
Saturday • August 13th 2022 • 9:14:55 pm • 2KB
People struggle with the definition of good art,and “know it when I see it” is not it. Good art,is art that changes lives. No matter how far Humanity strays,the liars will never have the Truth. The truths,are the untouchable mountain peaks. And they mark...
#1067: From College To Wilderness
Friday • August 12th 2022 • 8:52:56 pm • 5KB
I went to College and it was awful,I was really excited about Philosophy. I wanted the teacher,to help me understand Slavoj Žižek. I spent countless hours,listening to his nose issue, and I don't get anything. And I needed help separating Ayn Rand the...
#1066: There Is An Easy On-Ramp For Every Talent
Thursday • August 11th 2022 • 9:13:42 pm • 2KB
If you have to study hard,then you are doing it wrong. I am sorry,but this is probably the truth. Tests are hard to give meaning,to somewhat pointless lectures. Made difficult to cram-in as many kids,as needed to make money. These lectures won’t ever move...
#1065: Color In Moderation
Wednesday • August 10th 2022 • 10:09:24 pm • 2KB
The reason why coloring a face is difficult,is because there is no one single color. Wherever you look,the hue is slightly different. Same applies,to special effects. When painting a face red for example,you must constantly shift hue. You must avoid,using...
#1064: Towards The Mastery Of Art, And A More Beautiful World: The One, Two, Three, Method
Tuesday • August 9th 2022 • 7:38:17 pm • 2KB
This is a really neat method,with which you can begin learning art without the need for a teacher. You can eventually master art by creating countless works,this method reliably helps you to create many works and thus practice your skills to no end. I...
#1063: A Quick Look At The Art Grid
Monday • August 8th 2022 • 8:10:18 pm • 2KB
I thought I'd mention a video on how to set up grids under Krita,as some artists seem to enjoy that. The grid is a method of capturing correct proportions,there is no debate about it. Those who have tendencies to push artists away from art,stir things up...
#1062: Beyond Art
Sunday • August 7th 2022 • 3:27:58 pm • 4KB
Beyond art you discover a fusion of subjects,that uniquely define you in the universe. There is nothing here that you can control,not anymore than you can control a coronal ejection of the sun. The filaments are not directly connected to you,they emerge...
#1061: The Poster Artist
Sunday • August 7th 2022 • 2:48:07 pm • 5KB
The Resurgence of the Movie Poster Drew Struzan - Tracing Kyle Lambert Movie Poster Artist Kyle Lambert Creates Our The Hundreds X The Karate Kid Poster L’expo Noriyoshi Ohrai THE MARVEL ART OF THE BROTHERS HILDEBRANDT Aikona Illustration (Product Labels)...
#1060: Use The Airbrush; Or, Sketch, Spray, And Emerge All The Magic From The Shadows
Saturday • August 6th 2022 • 8:57:46 pm • 3KB
The airbrush is lyke the first drawing tool,you get erasers and boom, the airbrush. It is special because the opacity or transparency,is pressure sensitive. So if you press your pen lightly,you will make a barely visible line. While you are at it,don’t...
#1059: No Small Beings
Friday • August 5th 2022 • 8:05:56 pm • 2KB
There are cultures,that trick people. Standardized schooling,Tolerance of poverty, are large examples. On a more visible scale, school grades,do a pretty good number on us. We end up measuring our worth,with our GPA. Standardized education,along with its...
#1058: Art Is The Universal Language: And The World Wants To Hear You
Thursday • August 4th 2022 • 6:39:08 pm • 3KB
Thus far we discovered the Image Reference Tool in Krita,Krita is a free and powerful Digital Art program. If you prearrange your entire scene in a singe image,in a Photo Editing program like GIMP or just take a solid photo. And then stretch the reference...
#1057: Lemur Limericks - Can Bush Babies Save The World?
Wednesday • August 3rd 2022 • 6:25:09 pm • 1KB
When it comes to a Bush Baby,the answer is never maybe. They are as audacious,as their world is spacious. And they are really smart,as they encourage us to art. They know you will try to paint one,and become an artist before you are done. And that in turn...
#1056: To Build A Universe
Tuesday • August 2nd 2022 • 7:38:31 pm • 3KB
Carl Sagan says that to bake an apple pie,you will need to invent the universe. But in some cases,to build a universe, you just need some apples. Universe is not as colorful as we see in the photos,nor is Mars red. Astrophotography is complicated...