Outside The Lines

The Main Ingredients to Creating an Effective Artist Website

UncategorizedOctober 28, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=artist+computer&iid=59271″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/59271/artist-with-laptop/artist-with-laptop.jpg?size=500&imageId=59271″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] In previous blog posts, we provided an overview of art marketing in the digital world and followed that with three main ways for artists to display their art online. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the most important elements that are needed to make…

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The Meaning of Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving Art

UncategorizedOctober 24, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=thanksgiving&iid=180277″ src=”http://view3.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/180277/name-tags/name-tags.jpg?size=500&imageId=180277″ width=”372″ height=”458″ /] www.segmation.com On the fourth Thursday each November, people travel long and far to be with the ones they love the most to celebrate one of America’s biggest holidays, Thanksgiving. These days, as in times past, Thanksgiving is a time of giving and sharing – coming together for…

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Albrecht Dürer – Northern Renaissance Master

UncategorizedOctober 24, 2010

New Pattern Set for SegPlay® PC recently released (see more details here) Albrecht Dürer (1471 – 1528) was a German artist from Nuremberg. He is generally regarded as the greatest painter of the Northern Renaissance (in Europe, outside of Italy). His talents included the use of paints, woodcuts, engraving, and watercolors. He introduced classical themes…

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Oct162010

Ideas for Creating Halloween Art

"out of the box" art, Halloween art, paint by numbersOctober 16, 2010

Ghosts and ghouls hang from trees, carved pumpkins and gnarled broomsticks appear on doorsteps, spiders weave webs across windows and gravestones turn up on front lawns.

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How Works of Art Become Famous

UncategorizedOctober 14, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=mona+lisa&iid=1612007″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/1612007/vinci-code-locations/vinci-code-locations.jpg?size=500&imageId=1612007″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] Have you ever wondered why certain works of art are so famous? For instance, why does the Mona Lisa enjoy celebrity status, even though there have been scores of other well-painted portraits throughout history? Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is currently known as the most famous painting…

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Halloween Scenes So Beautiful and Fun

Halloween art, Halloween Scenes, paint by numberOctober 9, 2010

Segmation SegPlay PC set of Halloween Scene patterns includes many illustrations of witches, black cats, vampires, mummies, grave yards, and pumpkins.

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Are your colors what they seem to be?

UncategorizedOctober 2, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=art+painting&iid=5077302″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5077302/paintbrush-and-paint-set/paintbrush-and-paint-set.jpg?size=500&imageId=5077302″ width=”380″ height=”380″ /] Have you ever noticed how colors can look different under different types of lighting? For instance, say you create a painting in your studio with rich, vibrant red-oranges and soft lilacs. After setting aside the painting for a week, you decide to do some touch-ups, so you…

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Francisco Zurbarán – The Spanish Caravaggio

UncategorizedSeptember 25, 2010

New Pattern Set for SegPlayPC recently released (see more details here) Francisco Zurbarán (1598 – 1664) was a Spanish Painter who is primarily known for his religious oriented works of art which were depicted using a realistic style called chiaroscuro (contrasting light and dark areas).. The set title lays reference to the Italian painter Caravaggio…

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Making Art from Unconventional Objects

UncategorizedSeptember 19, 2010

Did you know that you can create art out of things you find in your desk drawers? Take a close look at the photo above, which shows three artworks by Eric Daigh, on display at Grand Central Station in New York City. You’d never guess that the monumental portrait on the left was actually created…

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Sep192010

The Body as a Canvas

Art, Online Paint by NumberSeptember 19, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=body+painting&iid=9620363″ src=”http://view3.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/9620363/2010-daegu-international/2010-daegu-international.jpg?size=500&imageId=9620363″ width=”380″ height=”570″ /] Ever since humans discovered they could make marks with clay, mud, and other natural pigments, body painting has had its place in human culture. Tribal cultures around the world initially painted their skin for ritual purposes and camoflauged themselves for hunting, traditions that many extant tribes continue…

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Canadian Flags

UncategorizedSeptember 12, 2010

New Pattern Set for SegPlayPC recently released (see more details here) (https://www.segmation.com/products_pc_patternset_contents.asp?set=CNF) Canada is the second largest country in the world by area and its border with the United States is the longest in the world. It is technically a federation with ten provinces and three territories. The government is a parliamentary democracy and constitutional…

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Take a Painting Holiday

UncategorizedSeptember 3, 2010

[picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=painting+art&iid=5226356″ src=”http://view1.picapp.com/pictures.photo/image/5226356/mature-man-sits-lavender/mature-man-sits-lavender.jpg?size=500&imageId=5226356″ width=”380″ height=”253″ /] Lavender fields of Provence… Rolling hills in Tuscany… These are landscapes that have inspired artists throughout the centuries. If you’ve ever dreamed of standing in a wheat field with an easel and capturing the golden hues of a country sunset like van Gogh, or painting an explosion…

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My kids love SegPlay Mobile. They concentrate on painting, and I can enjoy the silence. Driving has once again become a pleasure. Kudos to the developer for a fun and entertaining app!

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