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Archive for the ‘Projects’ Category

October 30th, 2007

deCloned: creativity for life

I try not to do this kind of thing too much, but I have recently re-launched my personal blog with a new focus.
deCloned: creativity for life - utilizing your imagination in day to day living.
In writing here at Artist Hideout, I’ve found that my interests are more broad than just tackling art and creating art.  […]

By William Lehman -- 1 comment

September 30th, 2007

September Showcase - Arts and Design

Many Artists usually battle any kind of organizing types of responsibilities.  I know I am like this.  Piles of papers can at times line the edges of my desk and a more than elaborate network of chores and todos can be posted in non-linear fashion within my mind at any one time.  However, I have […]

By William Lehman -- 5 comments

September 16th, 2007

How to make great color schemes for your blog, website, or project.

Awhile back I got some good feedback on an post I did about creating a logo for your blog.
But I failed to mention color schemes in the process. 
I have found the following to be a pretty good standard for colors.  If the colors appear together in nature, then they will work visually for […]

By William Lehman -- 0 comments

September 12th, 2007

If you had to try a new art form and had unlimited resources to do it, what would you try?

Here’s what I would try (to do more of anyway).
Sculpting.
Sculpting is messy work. 
There is a reason I shy away from sculpting.  It’s expensive, it’s really time consuming, it takes up a lot of space and well…. it’s messy.
Not that I wouldn’t do more if I had the resources, I think I would.  Or at […]

By William Lehman -- 8 comments

September 3rd, 2007

25 Art Forms to try and Artists who already use them.

There’s a lot of different art forms, medias and types of art that are used everyday. Many people pretty much stick to one or two during the course of their painting life, but I would challenge you to pick up a few more and try them before you settle on just a few choices.
So […]

By William Lehman -- 7 comments

August 6th, 2007

Taking the plunge…. on buying a graphics tablet.

I’ve been thinking about this for some time. And well, tonight finally decided to do it.
After reading probably at least half of the 91 reviews of the Intuos3 Wacom pen tablet and seeing the amazing amount of great feedback that this product is generating, I am taking the plunge.
With the average feedback being […]

By William Lehman -- 1 comment

August 3rd, 2007

My best works are usually the ones that make people wonder if I’m nuts…

Most of my work has always been abstract Expression since last October when I began Artist Hideout, and while I enjoy it, I felt there might be something lacking. I’ve been thinking a lot about how technology has and continues to impact the art world and how to express that.
So my most recent painting, (and […]

By William Lehman -- 1 comment

July 18th, 2007

How to photograph your Artwork

Lately, it’s been my custom to take images of my artwork via my camera phone. It’s economical, it easily transfers to my computer for web viewing and it’s really, really horrible image quality.
So, I have contracted out this little task to a great friend of mine who I help him with his blog on occasion, […]

By William Lehman -- 10 comments

July 18th, 2007

Want some ad dollars? Upcoming site seeks talent.

Occasionally, I run across a site that is yet unlaunched but promises to be a great little endeavor in the future. Here is an ad from one that I think will be a great opportunity to be a part of.

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By William Lehman -- 0 comments

July 16th, 2007

Lessons Learned: Masking

Okay, so I learned a lesson with Acrylics and Masking tape on my cubic abstract project.
They don’t work well together.
Maybe if I had rolled paint onto the canvas this would have worked, but I used a brush.
The paint migrated underneath the tape causing weird runs.
Not really what I was intending here.
The funny thing […]

By William Lehman -- 5 comments

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