Posted by artmentor on Jun-25-2008
Why Do They Want to Change My Art?
“I created my Art and I want it to stay exactly as I created it. I don’t want ANYONE changing it! If they want to use my art, they have to leave it exactly as I made it, period!”
Think about this….. Let’s say I’m a manufacturer of clocks. I have all different sizes and shapes of clock that I make and sell. They come in different colors with different styles of hands, numbers, frames and etc.
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-24-2008
Something a Little Different
There are lots of tips sites out there for having a Successful Art Festival show. I’ve found that many of them cover the same information (and don’t get me wrong, it’s important information)….. But in this posting I’d like to offer something a little different… some ‘Insider Tips’ from a sweet friend of mine!
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-17-2008
What’s Not Good about Using Photos to Create Your Art?
We tend to believe that photos don’t lie, yet photographs show things very differently than the way the eye sees and the mind perceives.
How photos can lie about what you see:
Photographs tend to pick up more details and show them much sharper than does the human eye.
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-17-2008
Are you having trouble telling one color from another on your Watercolor Palette?
Use a fine point permanent marker to write the name of each color on the outside edge of the well. You will no longer have to guess whether you are dipping your brush into ultramarine blue or cobalt blue, cadmium red or vermilion.
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-10-2008
What is Aerial Perspective?
As far as an Artist is concerned, Aerial Perspective is the illusion of depth and atmosphere created by the Artist in their painting or drawing.
We look through our earth’s atmosphere all the time. When we look straight up, we are looking through less atmosphere than when we look towards the horizon. The more dust and water in the air, the more ‘atmosphere’ we are looking through. The ‘thicker’ the atmosphere is, the more the following 7 Keys of Aerial Perspective apply (especially 3 through 7).
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-10-2008
What’s the BEST way to Store Your Art Brushes?
Protect your investment - take good care of your Art Brushes and they can last you for years. Store your brushes by either laying them on a flat surface, or standing them on the handle (bristle end up) in a storage container.
Before storing your brushes this way, make sure they are as clean and as dry as possible. (Read Caring for Art Brushes)
Never, never, EVER store your brushes, bristle down in a brush holding container.
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-2-2008
First, we need to understand the difference between royalties and flat fees, then we can determine which one will work better for us in any given situation.
Definition of Royalities
Royalties are an agreed percentage paid by a publisher to an Artist for each copy of a work sold (usually over a given amount of time).
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Posted by artmentor on Jun-2-2008
Good Art Brushes
Good Art Brushes are essential for ease in creating good paintings. Bad brushes or brushes of poor quality will not only frustrate you by inhibiting your creativity, they can make you feel as if you can’t paint! If you are having difficulty creating good paintings, you might want to take a good look at the quality of the brushes you are using! Bad brushes create bad paintings! So for heaven’s sake, invest in yourself by investing in good brushes and then TAKE CARE OF YOUR ART BRUSHES.
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