Monthly Archives: October 2009

How to paint the MONA LISA with MS PAINT

Painting of the Mona Lisa using Microsoft paint. Original painting time 2hrs 30mins. Plays in under 5 minutes. Thank you everyone who voted for this video in the 2007 YouTube Video Awards. Duration : 0:4:46

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How to Paint a Rose With Watercolors : How to Define Areas in Watercolor Paintings

Defining areas in watercolor paintings requires blending some background areas and sharpening lines in other areas. Learn how to define areas in watercolor paintings in this free watercolor video lesson. Expert: Cody Davis Contact: www.marketingdesignsolutions.net Bio: Cody Davis is a … Continue reading

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WAYS OF SEEING (episode three – oil painting) 1/4

Part three of John Berger’s series – looking at the oil painting, the most valuable cultural commodity. Duration : 0:7:48

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DRAGON VS CAR – original digital painting and music by williams shamir

hi everyone and how are you ? i hope you guys are doing good and all is well with you … this is my latest painting done with photoshop and an inteous 3 A4 tablet … with this one iv’e … Continue reading

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Seascapes & Wonders – Oil Painting Art Gallery 3 — Light

Oil Painting Seascape Wonders on canvas that bring to life the wonders of light created in, around and through the mystic waves of the sea. Seascape oil paintings of artist Byron Pickering, master of paintingwaves. Music – Tim Janis used … Continue reading

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What type of canvas is watercolors able to be used on?

I bought a canvas a while ago and I drew something and when I started to use my watercolors, it barely wouldn’t show up. I know that there is a canvas that can be used with watercolors, I’ve seen many … Continue reading

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What is the difference between light meters when using for portraits?

Have a Canon Mark II D (macro lens) and wanted to purchase a light meter. There are different prices and would like to know what I should be looking for if I mainly need it to check lighting for portraits. … Continue reading

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Whats the difference between Flyers and Posters?

Me and my friend are making these flyers and she keeps on calling them posters. And now we are arguing over whether they are flyers, posters, or both. I don’t think they can be used interchangeably in this situation. They … Continue reading

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How do I open my own art gallery?

I’m a sports artist, and I specialize in painting boxing portraits. I’d like to open a gallery so artists of all types can showcase their talents, and the true "starving artists" can have real "gallery opening" events just like well-funded … Continue reading

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How to have prints made from photos on the computer?

I have a gallery of photos on my computer that I’m going to transfer to a recordable CD. Is there a place i can take this CD to have professional quality prints made on photo paper? I have a printer … Continue reading

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