Ideas for Creating Halloween Art
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.
DetailsHow Works of Art Become Famous
[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…
DetailsHalloween Scenes So Beautiful and Fun
Segmation SegPlay PC set of Halloween Scene patterns includes many illustrations of witches, black cats, vampires, mummies, grave yards, and pumpkins.
DetailsAre your colors what they seem to be?
[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…
DetailsFrancisco Zurbarán – The Spanish Caravaggio
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…
DetailsMaking Art from Unconventional Objects
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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The Body as a Canvas
[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…
DetailsCanadian Flags
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…
DetailsTake a Painting Holiday
[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…
DetailsThomas Eakins – America’s Master of Realism
New Pattern Set for SegPlayPC recently released (see more details here) Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844-1916) was an American painter who is best known for his realistic depictions of the male body. Eakins’s quest for realism led him to study anatomy and apply his research to creating works with dark lighting and realistic depictions. He endured…
DetailsPenguins – Our Antarctic Friends
New Pattern Set for SegPlayPC recently released (see more details here) Penguins are flightless, aquatic birds who live primarily in Antarctica, though some are found as North as the Galapagos Islands. They feed on squid, fish, and krill. The most common species are the Emperor, King, Adeline, Gentoo, Rock Hopper, African, and Little Blue Penguins.…
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