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Explore 8 essential clay modeling techniques, from pinching to slip casting, perfect for artists of all levels. Discover the ideal method for your next project! Clay modeling techniques are diverse and provide artists with a range of possibilities for creating unique and expressive pieces. Here is a list of some common clay modeling techniques and a brief explanation of each:
Discover how Egyptian art captures eternity: from the majestic pyramids to the enigmatic hieroglyphics. Introduction On the banks of the Nile River, Egyptian civilization flourished for millennia, leaving an artistic legacy that still wonders the world. Beyond its architectural splendor and mysterious hieroglyphics, Egyptian art becomes a testament to the tireless quest for immortality. From the majestic pyramids to the intricate tombs and sculptures, each work is a portal to the belief in life after death, where art becomes a means to achieve eternity.
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Learn these techniques to add detail and realism to your illustrated portraits with José Rosero Realistic portraiture is returned to time and again throughout art history. It may be intimidating at first but you can learn how to do it, little by little, starting with some basic concepts that will allow your drawings to become progressively more complex. José Rosero (@rosero), visual artist and teacher, is an expert in portraiture with techniques ranging from pencil to quill to Indian ink. He knows better than most how to draw all the accents of a face. In the following video tutorial, he reviews some of the most common facial features, so you can learn how to draw them from scratch:
Discover how to work your photos creatively using a range of analog techniques and materials, with Danny Bittencourt
Learn how to draw hands and fingers in an anatomically correct way with Zursoif (Miguel Bustos Gómez). Drawing hands is one of the most recurrent difficulties faced by artists. The amount of bones, joints, muscles and tissues that compose them make them a challenge when it comes to capture them on paper. Luckily the artist Zursoif (@zursoif), an anatomical illustrator, explains step by step how to draw a hand starting with the bones and ending with the muscles and skin. Get pencil and paper ready, and let's go!
Do you have an unremovable tomato sauce stain on your favorite white trousers? Don't be ashamed! Start by referring to your smudges as "artistic ecological dyeing" and send your haters to this here article to proof them all wrong once and for all! And if your tomato sauce splatter isn't too artful on it's own you can stain your clothes purposefully next time!
Learn how to create different skin tones in watercolor with the painter and teacher Ale Casanova
Learn the basic tips you need to know to make your leather accessories look professional and precisely cut, with Annoni Bags
Learn how to use light, and how to depict it according to the your colors in your llustration, with Pablo Velasco
As a professional watercolor artist, I’m often asked, "What do I need to start painting with watercolor?" The great news is, a good watercolor kit doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive and, if you make the right choices now, you’ll be working with your tools for many years to come. I’ve already written an in depth free guide, "A Quick Start Materials Summary for Beginners,” which you can find below, aimed at helping confident beginners choose the right tools for their style - but if you want a quick start guide, these are my all-time favorite supplies!
Learn this simple technique step by step to turn a ball of clay into a rocky shape, with Xènia Bas Xènia Bas (@xenia_bas) is a ceramic artist and co-founder of Bas, a ceramic workshop in Barcelona. She likes to think that a good flower pot not only houses and provides support to a plant, but also enhances its beauty. One of the simplest and most practical forms you can give to a flower pot with clay is a rock. As well as being easy to mould by hand, it gives a lovely finish and allows many variations, as Xènia will show us in this tutorial:
Learn the key techniques and tips you need to start creating your own amigurumi, with Marcelo Javier Cortés, the Prince of Crochet (el Príncipe del Crochet)
Learn to create appliqués from your embroidery with Ana María Restrepo and her textile design label Amarpo If you like to embroider, consider turning your pieces into appliqués. This process will give your pieces more uses by making it possible to transfer them to all kinds of surfaces and clothes. Ana María Restrepo (@anamaria_10), the brains behind the textile design brand Amarpo, shares her techniques and advice on opening up the possibilities for your embroidery pieces. Watch her tutorial here:
Learn the basic steps needed to organize your mixing deck and create your first podcast, with David Mulé
As an artist and graphic design lecturer, I'm always tuned in to upcoming design trends. Join me to discover 5 design trends forecasted by leading creatives. If you're keen on navigating your creative intuition and drawing inspiration from everyday moments, explore my course Graphic Design: The Art of Shape and Color.
Want to write an ebook but don't know where to start? This guide will walk you through the entire process. Whether you're an aspiring writer or an expert in your field, this article will show you how to share your knowledge and creativity with a wide audience in a polished and engaging final product.
Learn how to create your own origami Santa Claus and Christmas tree - fun and paper art for the holidays!
Storytelling has the incredible ability to captivate and engage users, immersing them in a meaningful experience. A great story transcends boundaries, creating emotional connections and fostering empathy. So, what makes a great story? I am Chiara Aliotta, instructor of “The Narrative Web: storytelling applied to UX/UI design” and I am passionate about the intersection of storytelling and UX design. In today's article, we will explore how stories serve as a medium to articulate ideas, connect people, and enhance user experiences.
Learn the technique and tricks for inking your sketch in Procreate, as well as the best brushes to do it, with Óscar Lloréns. Full of resources, Procreate allows you to give a perfect finish to your creations through the use of simple and intuitive tools. Illustrator Óscar Lloréns (@ollorens), whose work includes creations for Coca-Cola, the United Nations and Cirque du Soleil, as well as artistic pieces exhibited in Spain, Mexico, France and China, is an expert in this versatile program and teaches us the inking technique. This is a classic drawing method that consists of inking your sketch and then coloring the inside of the line. This technique is often used in classic comics and manga. Find out more below:
2 simple tricks to take original photographs in highly photographed spaces and succeed on Instagram, by photographer Emilio Chuliá We all want to immortalize our trips and be able to share them with our family and friends: the immediacy of social networks, such as Instagram, has made things much easier and nowadays we can almost make a live visual diary of all our adventures. However, it is difficult to find an original angle in those places that everyone visits, so many times you end up taking photos very similar to the other hundred, thousand or hundred thousand that have already been taken there. To activate your creativity and look for a new perspective, photographer Emilio Chuliá has two simple tips that will help you get special and original photos using only your cell phone.
Learn how to create the popcorn stitch using three different colors of yarn, with Molla Mills
Want to learn how to paint realistic wildlife with watercolor? Renowned illustrator Ella Sienna takes you step-by-step through creating your own artistic masterpiece.
Marco Mazzoni shows how to use this technique to create shadows and lights in a portrait In art, chiaroscuro is the use of strong contrasts between light and shadow, creating depth and drama. Beyond giving a sense of volume, it also draws the viewer's attention to the focus of the drawing. Some artists known for its use include Goya, Vermeer, Rembrandt and Caravaggio, and it is a technique that is still widely used, not only in paintings, but also in film and photography. In this tutorial, artist and illustrator Marco Mazzoni (@marcomazzoniart) demonstrates how you can transform a simple drawing of a face using the chiaroscuro technique to add shadows. Using just a pencil and a piece of paper, the result can be a work of art in itself or serve as the basis for a more detailed and colorful composition.
The Enchantment of Tapestry in a New Era The magic of carpets transcends epochs, geographies and cultures. It is wonderful how ancestral techniques resurface in modern products. And it is precisely this connection between the ancient and the contemporary that you will explore in the Voador Tecelagem course at Domestika, dedicated to the fascinating world of the tufting technique.
Learn how to draw your very own Disney character, download the free PDF guide, and let the magic unfold on your canvas!
Explore the vibrant tapestry of Islamic culture with our top 7 book recommendations, delving into the realms of art, calligraphy, and illumination.
Web design refers to the process of creating and designing various aspects of a website such as layout, colors, graphics, navigation, and user experience. In this article, we will explore its key components, best practices, and the different tools used by web designers. Unveil the art of web design: learn about its key components, best practices, and the tools that bring websites to life.
Unlock your creativity with these 3 simple exercises from the hand (or rather, fist) of this great illustrator.
Although many of us know that both terms have aspects that make them significantly different, the reality is that they share some similarities and that can lead to confusion as to whether they are the same or not.