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September 30th, 2007

Cold will come

I’m in kinda a dreary mood this evening… thinking about winter coming soon. 

I’m not trying to rush it or anything, but this is the results of that thought. 

coldwillcome

By William Lehman -- 0 comments

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 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 interesting or have gleaned from experience.

Enjoy.

  1. 10 Quilting Sites & Blogs That Excite Me: Check out some of the quilting web sites and blogs Mary Emma finds interesting and inspiring.
  2. It’s a list of 25 DIY Jewelry Sites by Tammy over at Jewelry and Beading.
  3. Chloe lists 20 reasons why having your own workspace is great.
  4. Also, Chloe has a few (more like 30) needs in her new studio that you might identify with in creating your own studio workspace.
  5. For my own entry here on Artist Hideout, I listed 25 art forms and artists who already use them.
  6. Noreen over at hankering for yarn is passionate about small loom weaving and has made a short list of a few reasons why.
  7. Christine over at Mad Cropper gives you her Top 10 favorite posts in her blog. Wanna know more? Read on!
  8. Noreen,  also at hankeringforyarn, has been enchanted by a very special doll that has taken on a life of her own: Tottie Tomato.  Tottie Tomato is on a journey, and Noreen has been posting about it….. read all about it in the Chronicles of Tottie Tomato (and yes, Tottie  REALLY is a Tomato…..)

By William Lehman -- 5 comments

September 27th, 2007

HaywardART - If you want to try watercolor painting.

lexmarkaioscan384 David Hayward has some great advice for anyone who might be wanting to get into watercolor painting.  But rather than have me tell you about, check out his post here

By William Lehman -- 0 comments

September 25th, 2007

Resisting the Urge to Write about Halo 3 - Game Art

Okay, I’ve been playing Halo3 for the last hour or so and am stunned by the graphics.  They even outdid Oblivion’s graphics.  And so at this point I am resisting the urge that I am sure many other bloggers are writing about, the game art, the graphics, the real time physics implementation, etc. 

Let’s suffice to say that they are great, but someday my kids will look at me and wonder why I played such a boring game….lol  

I’ll look at them, smile, and say something to the effect that "Back then those graphics were top-of-the-line.  Now, you can’t go do your homework till you play another round with me!". 

So for today, I’m going to resist the urge to do a review of the game art. 

I’m just going to ask the simple question:

If Master Chief were an artist, what do you think he’d paint?

By William Lehman -- 1 comment

September 24th, 2007

Artist Blog or Blogger Artist?

Okay, so you are an artist and you have a blog.  Great. 

I recently read an article that references blogs as a great way to maximize the exposure of your artwork.  While this is true, there are several very different ideologies about art blogs that must be considered before you embark on your own little foray into the art blogging world.

Artist Blog - This type of blog is the most prevalent.  This is artists who blog about their own artwork, show it on their blog and rarely talk about anything else.  These are great blogs and there are a lot of really amazing Artist Blogs out there.  The income from a blog like this is usually derived mainly from the sales of artwork.  Ads usually are not run on a site like this because they compete for the attention of the viewer.

Blogger Artist - This type of blog primarily talks about art, it’s influences, and general art mumbo jumbo.  The blogger only needs to be a fair artist to really make a blog like this work because they can get away with just talking about art most of the time.  Occasionally they are called on to actually show some skill and create something.  Blogs like this usually are not out to sell anything in particular, but rather inform and teach rather than show and sell.  Because of this, ads are usually run for the sake of having the blog "earn it’s keep" so to speak.

There’s nothing particularly bad about either of these on their own.  But either can be strengthened with some takeaways from the other. 

An Artist Blog would benefit greatly from occasionally sharing more that just their own stuff and a Blogger Artist blog would benefit from actually showing that they are actually proficient enough to pick up a paint brush and paint something from time to time.

What is your blog? 

 

If I’m not linking to you already, share your link and I’ll get you added to the blogroll too.

By William Lehman -- 8 comments

September 24th, 2007

Comic: Drive

insanity

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September 23rd, 2007

I am a company man.

I’ve always been one of those people who take great pride in the company or place where I work.  b5 happens to be a great company to work for, and a great way for any blogger to grow.  Anyway, Awhile back Shai Coggins asked around b5 if anyone had any ideas for shirts, etc…

I didn’t think too much of it then, but a few months later now, I am now thinking about it a little more. 

So here is my unofficial shirt, sticker idea for b5media…

image

maybe, I’ll set up my own shop on cafepress and see if I get any hits..lol

Any thoughts?  (besides, that is one fuzzy bee)

By William Lehman -- 5 comments

September 22nd, 2007

Daisy Vase - my first digital painting…

I’ve been working all day with the Intuos3 Wacom tablet and it’s starting to grow on me.  I did a portrait on my other blog of Darren Rowse as part of a project that I took up today there. 

But this is my first true digital painting.

Daisy Vase

Not bad for a first day with a tablet if I do say so myself.  My wife likes daisies, so this is for her.

By William Lehman -- 1 comment

September 22nd, 2007

Drums- Drawn

I might be getting the hang of drawing with this thing - maybe Drums

By William Lehman -- 0 comments

September 22nd, 2007

A Better Way

cost

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