Arts and Designs of a Creative Girl

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as (ice-capped) mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of land use, buildings and structures, and transitory elements such as lighting and weather conditions. Combining both their physical origins and the cultural overlay of human presence, often created over millennia, landscapes reflect the living synthesis of people and place vital to local and national identity. Landscapes, their character and quality, help define the self-image of a region, its sense of place that differentiates it from other regions. It is the dynamic backdrop to people’s lives. ...

Watercolor is a medium that scares and discourages many people, because it is unpredictable, difficult or impossible to correct or change, it leaks, it streaks, and makes the paper buckle. All of these concerns are true, yet when we look at a masterfully done watercolor such as those of Winslow Homer or Andrew Wyeth we all wish we could do the same. That is because watercolor is a free transparent medium which always convey spontaneity even though the approach is most deliberate. One more note, there are many ways of approaching watercolor all of which I cannot hope to cover in one article, therefore I chose only one method which I practice and believe to be the most convenient. In this article I will outline this specific method of applying watercolor to illustration that will hopefully eliminate...

Black wash is a powerful and unpredictable ally that when tamed, produces delicate gray washes that are very unique. They can be controlled as smooth layers just like watercolor applications or allowed to "do its thing" by giving it motion freedom. Let's look as some typical wash samples. Above each is a small brush application of that technique.   Watercolors can be the blending medium as well as water. The ink is painted first, and a water color wash touches the ink edge to pull it in the desired direction. Colors will be grayed by the ink. Still life by black wash technique The color wash technique of painting involves the use of thin coats of semi-translucent paints (also known as glazes) applied over a high contrast ink wash. This technique can make...

Still life drawings train artists to draw what they see, increasing their ability to recognize contrast and shape. When an artist first starts his training, he draws simple objects using graphite pencils. Pencils offer the benefit of being erasable, while working without color encourages an artist to focus on shading that represents contrast. To set up the scene for a still life drawing, an artist places a variety of objects on a level surface and adds a light. Still life with light and shade Still life with light and shade Two things govern the effectiveness of highlights and shadow in a painting. As opposed to the way most people usually paint in oils, in impasto (which means using thick, paste like layers and working from dark to light) in watercolor we traditionally...

Still Life is the best subject in art for learning and teaching the skills ofd rawing and painting. It teaches you how to look at objects and see them like an artist - with a perceptive awareness of their outline, shape, proportions, tone, color, texture, form and composition.Our step by step still life lesson will teach you the drawing techniques used to create the still life above which was done with a 2B pencil on cartridge paper. Pencil Drawing is one of the oldest drawing arts that require talent in understanding how to use the pencils to illustrate objects. It also requires ability to analyze the light and shadows on the object. Today, we will introduce some of the most talented pencil drawing artists and show their artwork. Still life by pencil drawing Still...