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An Introduction To ‘Art Nouveau’

Art Blog, Featured | 07 Dec, 2012 | No Comments |

Art Nouveau was an artistic movement which began around the middle of the 19th century and had a style forming influence on all areas of artistic life till approximately 1910. The naming and ascribing of individual works varied. In England it was originally called Modern Style, in France, where they wished to express the fact that[...]

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The First Cubist Sculpture: Pablo Picasso

Art Blog | 05 Dec, 2012 | No Comments |

Picasso modelled in raw clay in Barcelona in 1902, his first sculpture, a very naturalistic Seated woman, with basic and massive curved planes, in which only the features of the face and the curls of the hair are detailed. Several other works followed, among which Le Fou, a Head of a Woman, the future Alice[...]

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Jamie Hart: Hand Crafted Wood Sculptures Based Organically On Female Form

Advanced, Experts, Sculpture/Carving, Wood | 30 Oct, 2012 | No Comments | 5 mins

Dorset (UK) based artist Jamie Hart is interviewed by Field and Rural Life Magazine at one of his art exhibitions. He is asked questions like his inspirations for his designs and why does he use wood to essentially capture an organic female form. Hart actively goes out looking for wood,mainly oak, in its decaying state and[...]

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Life Drawing With Dr Manny

Watch Dr Manny's own unique take on gestural life drawing. It's amazing to see the way other artists take on the most natural thing in the world; the human body

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How To Mark Out And Begin To Carve The Female Form

This is an excerpt from an educational dvd and briefly shows you how to mark out and carve off the excess wood to begin to form the female body. The instructor uses two flat templates of the female figure showing the correct proportions and the way the the limbs should be carved as well as[...]

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Beginner’s Tutorial On Drawing The Male Body

Beginner, Drawing, Pencil | 11 Oct, 2012 | 1 Comment | 9 mins

This is a nice general video for beginner's to follow and discusses the basics of drawing the male form and it's proportions. Generally speaking the average body is 8 heads tall, so with this in mind that is the first thing to remember when ascertaining the height for your person you are drawing. The artist uses[...]

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Carles Gomila: Anatomy

Carles Gomila seeks to paint works that are tender and yet disturbing, evocative full bodied and elegant. He loves painting the human figure based on the real human anatomy plus his own imagination and feels free to represent the human figure and redeem the values of classical art from a contemporary perspective. This video has been cleverly[...]

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Abstract Art – What Exactly Is It?

This video is narrated and presented by a small cartoon face and it briefly tells you about the origins of abstract art. Different periods in art are covered including the likes of impressionism and post-impressionism and also some of the artists which created and evolved these movements. It's almost like a visual timeline of how[...]

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Wilson Bickford: Oils Lesson – Painting A Sunset Pt 2

Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 08 Oct, 2012 | 14 Comments | 9 mins

This is the concluding part of the two part series of 'painting a sunset' by Wilson Bickford. In this short video tutorial Bickford finalises his painting by adding the reflections and navigates you through the other processes which will take you through to a finalised painting. He uses a two inch scenery brush to drag[...]

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Abstract Art Video Montage

Quite simply this art video is a series of paintings brought together in a slideshow to form an abstract montage. Some people think abstract art can be seen as an easy way out and require not as much technical ability as traditional art. Well I believe those people are wrong because not only has abstract art[...]

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Leila Arzani: Rainbow Water Marbling (nails)

Beginner, Experimental, Ink, Intermediate | 07 Oct, 2012 | 73 Comments | 6 mins

This is a video with which Leila Arzani uses a small vessel, I think a mug, and pipettes various color droplets to create a form of rainbow marbling. She uses a stick to guide the flow of pattern within the marbling which she is trying to achieve so that when she has the result she[...]

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Scott Naismith: Painting With Freedom In Oil Paints

Advanced, Beginner, Intermediate, Oils, Painting | 06 Oct, 2012 | 8 Comments | 15 mins

Scott Naismith has been frequently asked over the years 'How can I loosen up in my paintings and become less conforming'. Well this video tutorial teaches how he interprets freedom in oil painting. Many people learn oils from experts such as Bob Ross and Bill Alexander and will engage in their techniques and interpretations. From[...]

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Encaustic Art Lesson Abstract

Acrylics, Beginner, Painting, Wax | 30 Sep, 2012 | 6 Comments | 6 mins

How to produce encaustic art pictures using hot irons and wax blocks. Encaustic art is art which is made by melting wax and using it as a pigment medium. The result is a rich, vibrant, textural work of art which can be endlessly manipulated with an assortment of tools. While many people associate encaustic art with[...]

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How To Draw And Shade With Charcoal

Brought to you by the kind people at 'Expert Village' this presenter/artist shows you the important of shading with charcoal to ascertain form and weight within your subject matter. Shading is important because it gives your subject life and reality so it is vitally important that you are not shy with the charcoal and you almost attack[...]

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