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Caricature for Beginners

Caricature drawing is actually much easier then you think to do when you know how. I do not claim to be the worlds best drawer by a long shot, but with a little help from Photoshop programs you can turn even a bad drawing into something interesting and creative. This lesson will show you the basic techniques of how to do a caricature drawing and how to extend it into a unique artwork through Photoshop's basic filter tools....

Indigo and Shibori Dyeing Techniques

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Designing menus for 4 different seasons

Using a limited colour pallet -By Karen Elzinga 21/01/2018One of the elements that can come into play when designing for a specific task that requires printing, is the cost of having many different colours. More colours means more $$$ so keeping your swatch of colours limited is better for your hip pocket unless your utilizing digital printing methods. In this lesson we look at designing a menu cover for 4 seasons with just 8 colour choices for all 4 menu covers....

Depicting FIRE in art

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FASHION - Biological Beauty..A look at different cultures

Click the download link ABOVE for full copy with pictures. Biological Beauty – A look at culture and time through 3 photographs It is all too easy and perhaps shallow and egotistical; to suggest that biological beauty is simply how beautiful someone or something is considered by the majority. It appears that biological beauty even in its purest form maybe subject to culture, place, time, fashion, wealth, religion, popularity, and social status. So, is biological beauty a reference in essence ...

Exploring an art idea 12 different ways

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Advanced Paper Making Techniques

The first method for pulping paper is to use a food blender, adding a bit of paper in stages to a blender, this is a quick method and very effective for smaller quantities. You can use any sort of recycled paper, but make sure to take out sticky tape or staples prior to pulping....

How to make paper pulp Marionette Puppets

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Up-Cycling & Recycling Project Ideas

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A guide to colour mixing :Reference for learning PRIMARY, SECONDARY & TERTIARY COLOURS

Teacher Resource for TeachingPrimary, Secondary & Tertiary Colours to Students.A quick and easy reference guide for parents and teachersBy Karen Elzinga...

Painting ideas class

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Where & How to Sell Art Online

So you have a love of art, you paint, draw or create digitally, and now you want a place to sell it.There are literally hundreds of places around the world to sell art online, and many are free to show your work in your very own gallery or website page geared just for you. Some even provide your very own website address with your name attached and it’s free to upload your art. So let’s jump right in, how exciting, l can’t wait to get started, l’m gonna make so much money, this is brillia...

Learn to differentiate races when doing art PART2

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Learn to differentiate races when doing art -PART 1

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How to create a mask/sculpture using dissolvable fabric

Creating a face mask with dis solvable fabric Are you looking for a way of creating your own unique mask for a fancy dress party, looking to be the next Spider man or just wanting to create a face for a sculpture, a doll, an animal well that's exactly what this lesson blog post is all about, and the beauty is it is much more simple than you think. Okay ready, set, go- First thing is you'll need to visit your local fabric shop and ask for dissolvable fabric, it feels kind of like interfac...

Using natures patterns to inspire art

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Changing materiality in art

UNDERSTANDING MATERIALITY So, this lesson post is about recycling even the simplest of materials, if you know and understand that that just about anything non organic can successfully be reborn into something else then you were born to be a recycling artist.This post will get you understanding just a few ways that materials can be altered for a new look. For a more indepth look, download the lesson above, it is a more comprehesive look into this topic.Think about the simplest of materials, paper...

Decorating furniture with fabric

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How Fashion Trends can change our Cultural Identity

January 30th, 2012 by Karen Elzinga Heroin chic - Art or industry. Artists have long been scrutinized for work not being universally acceptable. Art is a creative medium; it has no boundaries, and is available in a multitude of forums and mediums. People know exactly what appeals to them, and have strong beliefs on what they do not believe in or like.  This blog post will delve into the areas of art that common society have had the most criticism and disdain for; heroin chic and nude photo...

Beauty and Art in Gardens

January 30th, 2012 By Karen ElzingaEngland- A historical look at Enclosures. ...

The Garden Art of Japan and England

By Karen Elzinga Countries have built over centuries, time honoured traditions that enabled them to encompass unique individuality. Two countries with grand visual appeal are England and Japan. This blog post will address how England's Royal family was influential in establishing garden popularity and trends, how medieval gardens were established, and how the end of the War of the Roses, changed the face of English gardens for centuries to come. It will also discuss China's influence, and how t...

Teachers and Art Education

July 28th, 2013 by Karen Elzinga Teaching and Art Educating Babies are born with no knowledge, they turn into children who learn, and grow into adults with passion, knowledge and a supreme understanding of how things are, and how things work in the big world. How children learn and acquire knowledge, is becoming much clearer as studies into the capabilities of students, and the efficiency of teaching methods, become more developed. Researchers have studied and concluded that children learn via ...

Artistic self concept in school age children

July 28th, 2013 Artistic Self Concept in school age children by Karen Elzinga The cup is half full or the cup is half empty, it's a saying that most will have heard, but it's a very individual choice as to which a person chooses to say.  Self concept is a level of self actualization that tells individuals who they are as people, and what they are capable of achieving. To have a good self concept, a person must have obtained the correct nurturing as a child, so the brain has congruence in i...

Coco Chanel and Andy Warhol comparisons and contrasts

July 28th, 2013 By Karen Elzinga 2oth Century fashion icons Coco Chanel and Andy Warhol - Comparisons and contrasts The names Coco Chanel and Andy Warhol conjure sentiments of prestige, wealth, defiance and innovation. Both were well respected entrepreneurs in their field and although their career paths were very different, the comparisons between the two are evident. Through this blog post the twentieth century iconic status of both will be investigated. Discussed will be how they changed...

Australian Heidelberg School of Artists

July 28th, 2013 Australian Heidelberg School of Artists The Heidelberg School was an exciting and vital part of Australian art history; it saw a revolution in how the world saw Australia not only as a country, but as force in the art world community. The unique style of painting saw Australian representation, become more realistic in its portrayal of the landscape colours, and also of the flora depicted. Although numerous artists came under the classification of the Heidelberg school, it w...