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Hi gang I thought you might find this interesting. We have all seen the amazing 2D fractals. They are amazing and beautiful. But now it seems that it is possible they have figure out the math for 3D fractals. You can read more about the … Continue reading3D Fractals
Today’s featured artist is Isaac Ilyich Levitan. He was a Russian landscape painter in the 19th century. He lived from 1860 to 1900. I do not know a lot about him but I thought you would enjoy his works. You can read more about him … Continue readingFeatured Artist Isaac Ilyich Levitan
Many of you have been asking me about what books and DVDs I recommend for different skills in art. So I have decided to start posting information on the art books and art DVDs I recommend. So to start off with I thought I would … Continue readingHow to Render
Todays featured artist is Katsushika Hokusai. Katsushika was a leading Japanese artist in the edo period. One of the things he was well known for was his wood block prints. He was born in 1760 and lived to 1849. His work and others like it … Continue readingFeatured Artist Katsushika Hokusai
Hi gang a lot of you had asked about what books I suggested for people learning how to draw and paint. So I got to work and created a page with the top books I suggest. And I of course they are also arranged by … Continue readingSuggested Art Books And DVDs
Hi gang I just added a list of art schools over at the forum. So I thought I would mention it here for those of you looking for a good art school in your area. You can find the list of schools here.
Todays featured artist is Gustav Bauernfeind. I really do not know much about this artist. And I can find very little useful information online. But I do know he was a 19th century orientalist painter. If any one has any good information about him let … Continue readingFeatured Artist Gustav Bauernfeind
Hi gang sorry for the delay in posting I was out of town for a few days. To get thing going I thought I would post a resource. And the resource I chose today is Olga’s Gallery. Olga’s Gallery is one of the top online … Continue readingOnline Art Galleries
Well may prayers were finally answered. I have an updated and much much faster internet services that is working great with no down time. This will let me be able to start posting more articles again. I will try and bring you guys the best … Continue readingInternet Working Again
Here is a video from the great figure drawing teacher Glenn Vilppu on building the anatomy of the shoulders. I think you will enjoy it and hopefully learn something new.
Great news gang I have done a major update on the ArtPhotoFilm.com forum. It now has free video art tutorials, featured artists, an art museum, hundreds of free art books and a very clean new look. So take a come join me and the other … Continue readingNew Art Forum Update!
Hi gang I thought I would do a small article on concept art since I know some of you are interested in it. Concept art or what is some times called visual development and/or concept design is the form of illustration where you design characters, … Continue readingConcept Art
Today’s featured artist is Haddon Sundblom. He was best known for the images of Santa Claus he created for The Coca-Cola Company. He is not that well known today but he did some great illustrations in his day. Enjoy the images I really should have … Continue readingFeatured Artist Haddon Sundblom
The internet is still coming and going. But I thought I would try and post at least one time today:) So here is a nice time lapse painting demo by Jonathan Hardesty, enjoy.
Well I am having more internet problems. Seems like the only time it really works good is in the middle of the night. But when ever it starts working decent again later I will try and get the next featured artist added and some more … Continue readingMore Internet Problems
For this next lesson we will finally do painting. And congratulations every one for putting in all the hard work to get to this point. And do not worry I am going to do digital painting also but it will be coming up in future … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 05 Painting (Traditional) – Introduction
Well this exercise will be a sort of test to make sure you have learned the basics of what you need. It will not be to see if you know everything about anatomy because you cant know it all at this point:) So even after … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 04 Anatomy – Exercise N
For this exercise we will be drawing a skeleton in a dynamic pose. First do gesture drawings to find the pose you like. Then do a detailed skeleton in that pose.
For this next exercise we will do some more gesture drawing to loosen up from the last work:) For this one I would like you to do several simple style gesture type drawings. Really try and capture the gesture and movement of the person. Have … Continue readingPatrick’s Free Art Course – Lesson 04 Anatomy – Exercise L
OK for this exercise we want to do several studies of hands in different poses. You can use the constructive method on this one.