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#882: Of Sunflowers And Works Of Art That Do Not Yet Exist
Thursday • March 3rd 2022 • 6:10:19 pm • 2KB

Our greatest inventions,have been nothing short of our most beautiful poetry. And so I dreamed up a museum,and entered to see most magnificent works of art. Each one was priced at,3.5 million dollars which is very little. As these were works of art,that...

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#881: You May Be Asking: What Is Image Masking?
Wednesday • March 2nd 2022 • 4:10:56 pm • 2KB

You know how people make collages,by very carefully cutting out pieces of magazines? This allows them to put a house on a woodland background,and then a person wearing a suit in the foreground, and then a face on top of that person, from somewhere else....

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#880: Schools Help The World Grow Free
Tuesday • March 1st 2022 • 5:38:38 pm • 2KB

We know schools are such an important thing,that every child in the world goes to school - just like that. We correctly see schools as part of growing up,we see denying schools as a horrible crime. Our vision falters beyond that point,because we don't...

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#879: Life Is An Ocean, But So Is Art
Monday • February 28th 2022 • 3:53:53 pm • 894B

Learning life is of utmost weight,we must all learn to navigate. You can do it in real life:by means of strife. Or in the world of art,by slowly rising to become smart. No one will tell you this,but life-advice is hit and miss. And life is far to dear,to...

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#878: Internalizing Art
Sunday • February 27th 2022 • 8:53:59 pm • 4KB

Stretching reference images over the entire canvas,making them transparent and using them as shape and color reference is awesome. It is a powerful idea,that can have you selling your paintings in no time. It is a perfect start,of your perfect art. Take a...

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#877: The Artist Of The Fantastic
Sunday • February 27th 2022 • 12:09:39 pm • 4KB

My Fantasy Art Career with Fantasy Artist Kiri Leonard Quote by Heather Theurer I research everything.I find reference for everything that I do.I don't do anything just from my head,although that's where it all starts. ❤️ -- Heather Theurer - https://www...

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#876: Fantastic Realism: Towards Seductive Vampires, Mighty Werewolves, Beautiful Elves, And Mighty Legendary Warriors
Saturday • February 26th 2022 • 12:48:45 pm • 6KB

Fantasy worlds create beautiful,sometimes scary stories. But there is more to it,because as you find comfort in creation of realistic portraits. You will surely ponder a new direction,search for things that can enhance your art. Adventures into the worlds...

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#875: Who The Heck Are The Pixels?
Friday • February 25th 2022 • 8:38:19 pm • 1KB

Pixels are simple little transparent creatures,and they don't really have many features. For one, they have no hair,and are totally square. They sure love a good meal,and it is always a big deal. For, they eat color to survive,and usually live in a huge...

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#874: Your Art Portfolio Tells Your Story
Thursday • February 24th 2022 • 8:53:59 pm • 3KB

Photo Realism pays the bills,practice and repetition help you master painting. But your portfolio,quietly tells your story. Photo realism is a good start,but you are infinitely more. You tower over Leonardo,look at Mona Lisa after you finish one of your...

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#873: Beyond The Photo
Wednesday • February 23rd 2022 • 8:30:44 pm • 3KB

I think the first step should always be an Art Portfolio,because businesses that sell art online for you, will ask to see it. And I think it should be consistent in some way,it should say: "This is what you can expect from me." You should start simple,but...

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#872: 25 Days Until Spring
Tuesday • February 22nd 2022 • 10:26:00 pm • 1KB

I am sitting at home,waiting for Spring to come. Not sure what I will do on the first day,but I hope it arrives without delay. Though I know a year is born on new year's day,I think of first day of Spring a the true birthday. It is tough to wait for the...

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#871: A Programmer's Poem: ORM, REST, OPSEC, MOO, And A Scary Smelly Grue
Monday • February 21st 2022 • 4:00:23 pm • 16KB

You know how down at the CPU level,you have talk in ones and zeros, XOR and AND. We created a nicer languages above that,like C, where you can nest functions. You can have an UPSERT function,that contains INSERT or UPDATE functions. If data in whatever the...

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#870: The Hyperrealist
Sunday • February 20th 2022 • 4:12:00 pm • 4KB

Watch the Popovy Sisters create their intricate dolls by hand // INFRINGE Magazine Miniature HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE made from scratch // Ghibli Crafts Making the sad version of Howl's Moving Castle // Ghibli Crafts Artist Transforms Your Favorite Cartoons...

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#869: And What If My Art, Does Not Sell?
Sunday • February 20th 2022 • 11:15:59 am • 4KB

It is one of the best things that can happen to you,because then you are stuck with your beautiful art portfolio. Even if you deleted your art portfolio,you can't wash away the fact, that you are an artist, now. You have your portfolio,and a dream of a...

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#868: Artistic Realism Kind Of Pays The Bills
Saturday • February 19th 2022 • 4:34:16 pm • 4KB

Realistically speaking,abstract art will not sell as well as realism. Your customers are going to be newly wed couples,lonesome strangers with unspeakably magnificent taste... And fur kids,or rather, fancy pet owners. I hate to say it, but if you just...

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#867: Talent Integration: The Online Academy Of Art
Friday • February 18th 2022 • 6:24:02 pm • 4KB

Once you see that Artistic Realism is within reach,that it is a system of things not a talent. You can get together with your schoolmates,and begin building an Art Academy. Be careful not to charge students up-front tuition,a real school teaches for free....

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#866: True Colors
Thursday • February 17th 2022 • 9:07:56 pm • 2KB

While colors can be stylized,and in some ways made better. It is best to start with true colors,and add the enhancements later. The enhanced color palette,can rest on a separate layer. Thus allowing for multiple color themes,to exist in one file. At some...

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#865: How To Become An Artist And Enjoy Every Step
Wednesday • February 16th 2022 • 10:10:35 pm • 4KB

Art has finally forced me to rest a little while,I still did a quarter of a realistic painting today. A realistic continuation of the Lady and Her Dog,but at a much slower pace. Using Reference Images Tool,as a tracing and color guide. By stretching it...

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#864: Three Weeks With Pop Surrealism: First Impressions Of The Absurd
Tuesday • February 15th 2022 • 2:16:36 pm • 2KB

It has been three weeks since I drew the Hoistu Cat,and last week I added the realism component that makes lowbrow so fascinating. I think the biggest lesson that I have learned is to keep things simple,the absurd can quickly get out of control. It is...

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#863: Impressionism 2022
Monday • February 14th 2022 • 3:42:31 pm • 3KB

There is art that is meant for Galleries and Museums,but also there is simpler and smaller art, that is for business. It is probably not a lot of money,but it will pay for healthy snacks, and an occasional doodad-thingamajig. Which brings us to the topic...

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#862: Art Is For All
Sunday • February 13th 2022 • 9:15:09 pm • 1KB

Art is something we all adore,but it has always been at war. The greatest creators,and machine inventors. Versus the Free Hand,who call machines contraband. Renascence was born of machines,born to impress Royal Queens. But, no one ever says anything,and a...

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#861: The Portrait Artist
Sunday • February 13th 2022 • 7:52:20 pm • 3KB

Coralie Clément (Art Music) Jak zacząć malować po numerach? (Paint by number) Jak zacząć malować obrazy - jak zostać artystą w 10 krokach How to Turn a Room into a Camera Obscura The Camera Obscura Dark Room Best Digital projector for Artists in 2021 (Top...

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#860: The Cat Pea Technique: The Digital Portrait Experiment Is A Success
Saturday • February 12th 2022 • 9:14:47 pm • 4KB

I was getting around to painting my favorite gym photo,but I still had a problem with painting eyes. So I felt like I needed one more practice test,I remembered "Reddit Gets Drawn" from my days of I will never draw like that... And while I am not a fan of...

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#859: The Cat Pea Technique: Passionately Tracing And Coloring In Krita
Friday • February 11th 2022 • 1:39:02 pm • 3KB

I worry that my first poem is not enough to announce that gateways to art,have opened to all now - there are no more barriers left. Maybe, probably,it is the first thing everybody learns at the Art Academy - but they don't seem to share. This isn't really...