Artist Hideout

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 found that there is usually a simpler way of living in putting together lists of things that intrigue or pique my interest. 
Below are Eight lists posts from some of our bloggers around the Arts and Design channel here at b5media of things they found …read more

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I guess it’s been around awhile, but I only just found it via Dan over at www.EmptyEasel.com (by the way Dan, I love the new design…  I didn’t catch it when you put it up because I read your feed, but nice job).
The art blog www.linesandcolors.com had recently caught my eye as a great resource for learning more about particular artists and art forms as well as a few other tidbits of great information.
Here’s a few particular links I found interesting at Lines and Colors today:
How Not to Display Your Artwork on the Web
How to Display Your Art on the …read more

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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 your project.  Granted, this is a pretty loose judgement, but it seems to work for me.
The color scheme above is entitled Fire Flower, based off of the colors of the following image I took while on vacation earlier this year.
I haven’t worked out how …read more

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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 least I like to think that I would. 
But here’s why I would do it.  Sculptures seem to reach out into our three dimensional space and pull us bodily into the work. 
So, what would you try?

Amazon.com: The Sculptor’s Bible: The All-media Reference To Surface …read more

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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 I’ve started a list of Art Forms and Artists who use them.
My list is now at 25, but I’d love to feature you and your unique art form too if you have something different from what is listed.
These are in no particular order, but …read more

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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 four and a half stars out of five with 91 reviews, I am feeling pretty confident about my purchase.
But, I will be using this day in and out maybe sometime next week. I will be putting it to the test in a very …read more

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Over the last few months, I’ve been in discussion with Brian (AKA DT, or Design Translator), over at Design Sojourn particularly over the issue of the difference between art and design, and how they interplay and work with each other in good design and good art.
Not only is DT a great designer (and actually works professionally in the field), he’s a been a great guy to work with as a friend. So, I invited him to guest post here on Artist Hideout for this discussion to give you more of the design approach to art. I hope you …read more

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Cave Paintings have always fascinated me. Most art books start out with talking about cave paintings as the origin of art. I figured it would be fun to do as a first vodcast. This one is a little short, but if all works well (second time posting this) I’ll do a longer (this one is just under 2 min), more in depth vodcast in the future.
 
I’m also hosting this myself, and don’t want to kill my bandwidth completely in one go.
Feel free to subscribe to this via itunes and watch it on your ipod with the following …read more

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I’ve become a little frustrated by the ebay scene as of late. Sure, you can sell your art via ebay, promote them on your blog and let the buyers bid them up. But what if the item doesn’t sell? How will you distinguish your item from the rest out there?
I think this has been one of those ongoing debates in the art 2.0 world for a long time. www.artflock.com offers a great service for selling your art, and that’s what I’d recommend to anyone who wants to sell their work. It’s an amazing service. …read more

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I’ve been hoping to write this post for a long time now and today it has finally come to pass. Darren Rowse, the Problogger himself, has brought Digital Photography School to b5media.

Digital Photography School – a website with simple tips to help digital camera owners get the most out of their cameras.

While it’s exciting to have Darren joining the ranks in the Arts and Design channel, he is bringing an amazing blog and community with him too. There is always something exciting happening around b5media.
Welcome to Arts and Design Darren!

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