Wednesday 22 December 2010

Artist: Michael Shapcott [portrait]



Ignore the slightly bizarre start! This is a really good demonstration on how to layer using washes of paint.

Artist: Michael Shapcott

Saturday 18 December 2010

Excellent diary tutorials

Annoyingly I can't add these to this blog but if you enter suziblutube into YouTube you will find a whole load of tutorials to give you ideas for your diary. I particularly like her self-portrait page. Layers is also a good one.

Another example of an art diary



The imagery used in this diary is a bit cute and girly but it is an excellent example of how to layer or 'mess up' the page first.

Thursday 16 December 2010

Interesting fonts

If you are wanting to put typed text in your diary but don't want to use a standard font take a look at this site:

www.dafont.com

Saturday 11 December 2010

Art diary: Tracy Moore

Follow this link to see the incredible art journals of Tracy Moore. Once you get to the homepage click on the image bottom left [with the moving head] to see some sketchbook pages. If you click on 'my blog' you'll see some amazing sketchbook covers.

www.zettiology.com

Thursday 25 November 2010

Artist: Ron Mueck



Australian born artist Ron Mueck lives and works in Britain. The incredible attention to detail in his sculptures make them compelling. He plays with scale so that these otherwise realistic sculptures are a little disturbing to look at.

Saturday 13 November 2010

How to Make Your Very Own Hardcover Journal



Part 5of5

How to Make Your Very Own Hardcover Journal



Part 4of5

How to Make Your Very Own Hardcover Journal



Part 3of5

How to Make Your Very Own Hardcover Journal



Part 2of5

How to Make Your Very Own Hard Cover Journal



Part 1 of 5
This takes ages and is fiddly but one or two of you may want to have a go.

Art Journal Workshop: Bookbinding



I've shown some of you how to make a simple hard-backed diary. This video is a reminder of how to glue the covers. The application of glue is different from the what we did in class - experiment!

Monday 8 November 2010

Art Journal Workshop: Layers



This journal page demonstration includes painting, sticking, stencilling and collaging.

Friday 5 November 2010

Frida Kahlo [an interesting interpretation of her life]



NOT historically accurate but quite funny. I like the scene in the bathroom where she's shaving her moustache!

Frida Kahlo biography - (6 of 6)



This is part 6 of 6 of the documentary we saw in class

Frida Kahlo biography - (5 of 6)



This is part 5 of 6 of the documentary we saw in class

Frida Kahlo biography - (4 of 6)



This is part 4 of 6 of the documentary we saw in class

Frida Kahlo biography - (3 of 6)



This is part 3 0f 6 of the documentary we saw in class

Frida Kahlo biography - (2 of 6)



This is part 2 0f 6 of the documentary we saw in class.

Frida Kahlo biography - (1 of 6)



This is part 1 0f 6 of the documentary we saw in class.

Thursday 4 November 2010

Workshop: How to draw a pointing hand



You'll see the artist use a blunting stump to smudge the pencil and soften the shading. A blunting stump is made from paper tightly rolled and can be sharpened. A cotton bud will do the same job.

Tuesday 2 November 2010

Drawing: Oil pastel self-portraits



These oil pastel self-portraits were copied from photographs.

The directional lines give form to the face.

Monday 1 November 2010

Workshop: how to draw eye using oil pastels



Look at how the picture has been built up in layers with each area being worked and reworked.

How many different coloured pastels were used in this drawing?

Artist: Kseniya Simonova - Sand Animation



Kseniya Simonova won the 2009 Ukraine's Got Talent with her amazing performances of sand drawings.

Saturday 23 October 2010

Ideas: Wax sculpture

Science and art - How to make a wax model, with Eleanor Crook - Wellcome Collection

In this video Eleanor Crook shows us how to make a realistic sculpture of a head using a soft modelling wax

Friday 22 October 2010

Artist: Frida Kahlo



A tribute to Frida Kahlo through photos

Artist: Frida Kahlo



A collection of Frida Kahlo's work, famous quotes and photographs

Observational drawing: hand



When applying tone I used curved pencil lines to make the hand look rounded. Straight lines make an object look flat.

Tuesday 19 October 2010

Artist: Francis Bacon



Walking into an artist's studio is like 'walking into the artist's head'

This video clip, advertising an exhibition held in Dublin last year, shows the studio of Francis Bacon, one of Britain's most popular and successful modern painters.

Look at the way he crumpled and tore photos to inspire his paintings.

Monday 18 October 2010

Workshop: How to paint a fluffy white cloud in acrylics



Clearly demonstrated



Workshop: How to blend a blue sky in acrylics.



Clearly demonstrated


News: Ai Weiwei's Sunflower seeds at the Tate



This installation by Ai Weiwei is the latest in the Unilever series at The Tate Modern. A team of 1600 people in China produced 100 million of these sunflower seeds using porcelain and painting them by hand.

It was intended that the work should be interactive, with visitors free to walk on the porcelain seeds. Unfortunately the dust from the seeds proved to be a health and safety hazard so now the work can only be viewed and not touched.

The installation will remain at the Tate until 2nd May 2011

Workshop: Teesha Moore's Amazing 16 Page Journal Part 2 of 2



This is the second part of Teesha Moore's video on how to make a journal [watch part 1 first]

If you like the look of her journals take a look at her other workshops on YouTube. She uses collage and lettering in a really interesting way.

Workshop: Teesha Moore's Amazing 16 Page Journal Part 1 of 2



Teesha Moore is an American artist who produces volumes of art journals. In this video clip she demonstrates how you can make your own journal from one large sheet of paper. Feel free to use any type of paper [watercolour paper is good] and make it any size.

Don't forget to watch the second part of this video which shows you how to stitch the journal together.

Sunday 17 October 2010

Ideas: Soap sculptures



An easy and inexpensive way to make small scale sculpture at home.

You will need:
1. A bar of soap
2. A sharp point [like a needle or compass] to lightly scratch on your design
3. A teaspoon to scrape away large areas of soap
4. A small flat screwdriver to scrape away smaller areas of soap. [A metal nail file could also be used here - improvise!]
As soap is soft you do not need to use knives or other potentially dangerous equipment.

Friday 15 October 2010

Ideas: Making sculpture from paper



Consider ways you can make sculpture from paper:
fold it
curl it
tear it
cut it
shred it
roll it
twist it
glue it