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Creating Contrast As An Artist
Edge control and contrast are two of the most potent poison’s in an artist’s arsenal. In your reference photo above, you see a dance of… Dark lines versus light lines Thin lines versus thick lines Sharp lines versus dull lines Hard lines versus soft lines That’s the big idea of art… you have to choose… Continue reading
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There is no perfect solution other than to get to work
My carbon paper showed up yesterday, so I’ve been excited all week to play with it, transferring line-art from a photo into a sketchbook, as a basis to paint over. This will save me a bunch of time from my current method, where I’m laying down a light grid on my paper, and another on… Continue reading
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A Complete Society6 Product List For Your Creative Projects & Products
Try as you might, it’s hard to find a full society product list, a list of all the available products a creative can make and sell easily at Society6. What is Society6? How to sell art as a side hustle… If you’re an artist who has great art ready to go, but don’t have an… Continue reading
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The Problem with Rob Ford’s War on Graffiti
Toronto’s mayor Rob Ford declared war on graffiti & street art. The problem with governments declaring war on concepts (for example: drugs, graffiti, terrorism) is that a concept is undefined. Where does art end, street art begin, where does graffiti turn into street art, and when does street art become tagging? (photo by: Peter J.… Continue reading
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Admirers Call It Art, Police sweep it under the rug
Recently (okay, not so recently, this took me a while to finish), the NY Times posted an article (yup, it even made it to physical paper form) entitled Admirers Call It Art, but the Police Call It a Problem. Oh, is that so? The fact of the matter is graffiti is a blanket statement. Where… Continue reading
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Rob Ford’s war on graffiti
This isn’t just about a Graffiti war that’s being waged with Ford. This goes beyond that: this is about the system that we live in and recognizing we have a voice to speak up about it’s injustices. – Char Loro Toronto graffiti documentary Goodbye Graffiti documents different graffiti artists, different graffiti ideologies and plays with… Continue reading
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Cops Bust the World famous SGK Crew
Yo but for real, when it pans to the Cops paint-work, check that shit out and tell me it isn’t the funniest shit you’ve seen in a while. Every time I watch this YouTube video I burst out laughing. That is some straight up garbage. “I told you he was a cop!” Continue reading
