Most people would have heard of Albert Namatjira, the talented and famous Aboriginal artist from the MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia who was a pioneer of contemporary Indigenous Australian art. Though Namatjira showed an interest in art at an early age, it wasn’t till he was around 32 years old that he took up painting seriously. Unlike traditional Aboriginal art that was abstract and contained symbolism, Namatjira’s painting was strongly influenced by Western art. His trademark was watercolour landscape paintings of the Australian outback. Read more
How To Stay Motivated In Your Creative Career
When working on certain tasks, it can be hard to stay focused and motivated. It’s not human nature to remain engaged and concentrated in certain activities for long periods of time - we end up getting bored, frustrated or somehow distracted out of it. An obvious example is when doing creative work - it’s easy to start writing a novel or drawing a character, but it’s hard to carry on until you finish.
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5 Great Tips for Your First Art Exhibition
Whether you’re aiming to just have fun and see if you can do it, or looking for potential representation, take a look and these tips and guidelines in order to get some confidence and know-how in order to display your art to the world.
- Make Sure You Get Insurance
Before approaching a venue, it’s a very good idea to purchase liability insurance, in case a sculpture, print or painting injures a member of the public somehow. If you plan on doing one-off exhibitions on occasion, you can purchase it for a single event - otherwise you can get one-year coverage. Read more
Why Music and Other Creative Subjects should not be Overlooked
For parents a child’s future is always going to be important and that’s why they want a child to have the very best schooling that’s possible. As we all full well understand, the way a child does in school will have a big say in their future career.
However, because of this creative studies tend to be often overlooked by adults and the path chosen by adults for children can be overly academic. This said, taking creative subjects can have a notable benefit for a child and there is also a lot of crossover for children and their learning. Read more
Pencil drawing – tricks and tips for successful drawing
Whilst becoming skilled at pencil drawing, many times it becomes really tricky to make out what modus operandi is accessible to the artists, which tools one should make use of and the ones which should not be used. Read more
Educational Crafts for Kids
Why not make learning fun with crafts? Studies have shown over and over that hands-on activities help children learn and retain information. So here are some educational crafts to get started.
The Most Important Oil Painting Techniques
Oil painting is exciting and easy. The techniques of oil painting are much simpler than etching or watercolor painting. Experts in oil painting go beyond the standard techniques to create special effects. But, for beginners there are some fundamental techniques of oil painting that must be learnt first. The different techniques of oil painting are as follows: Read more
Dos and Don’ts for Oil Painting
Oil painting is an art where the artists have the freedom to be as versatile as they can be. Experts in the field have created mind-blowing masterpieces by being imaginative. Those who wish to learn oil painting should however first grasp the basics well before moving on to that level. Beginners in the field of oil painting need to keep the following things in mind during oil painting. Read more
Into the World of Style and Photography
Fashion photography is ALWAYS in fashion. Although it is mainly dependent on commerce, fashion photography is now considered as an art. Unlike before where fashion photographers see the craft as a source of income, modern fashion photographers see themselves as artists who can invent and reinvent different photo shoot techniques and style. Read more
Lighting in Nature Photography
Lighting is one of the most important factors in taking photographs of natural subjects. Unlike with studio shots where you control the lights and the shadows, taking photos outside is a little bit more complicated. In addition to not being able to control your subject, you also have to take into consideration the elements especially the lighting. Read more