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Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

Archive for October 2007

October 31st, 2007

Happy Halloween!


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October 31st, 2007

Geninne’s Art Blog

I love Geninne’s style! She does a lot of watercolors, but also mixes in collage, acrylics, embroidery, journaled calendar pages, and painted eggs. It’s light and airy, breezy and just plain fun. Visit Geninne’s Art Blog for a look at her illustrations and her life!

Tags: art-journals, Collage, Mixed Media, watercolors

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October 30th, 2007

“Match color” in Photoshop

Technique Tuesday!
Yesterday, I showed you part of an experiment that I’m doing with the new Match Color function in Photoshop CS3. The basic technique is really easy, deceptively easy…the real work begins after the buttons are pushed, and I’m still tweaking my pictures!

Open the image that you want to work on and […]

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October 29th, 2007

The Mary Cassatt experiment

Make Art Monday!

Ever since I got my updated Photoshop CS3 software last month, I’ve been wanting to try out the newest features, and one that attracted me almost immediately was “Match Color.” I decided to try it out on a favorite image of my daughter, Dani, when she was young.Mary Cassatt is one of my […]

By Cyndi -- 1 comment

October 26th, 2007

Bead Journal Project…September’s Harvest Moon

Harvest Moon
At last! The warm browns and golds that I love so much! I spent the month of October reflecting on the month that had just passed and creating Harvest Moon. I think I’m going to have a very hard time with the moon for October, which I’ll start the first week or so of […]

By Cyndi -- 9 comments

October 26th, 2007

Call for entries: 500 wearable art pieces

500 Wearable Art Pieces
Editor: Valerie Shrader
Lark Books seeks images to publish in a juried celebration of artwear. Submissions may include garments and accessories worn on the body (hats, gloves, scarves, etc.) All surface design techniques and fabrics welcome; no jewelry, please. To be released in Spring 2009, this book aims to showcase a fabulous, fun, […]

By Cyndi -- 2 comments

October 25th, 2007

Artist Profile: Ptolemy Elrington

Artist: Ptolemy Elrington
Business name: Hubcap Creatures
Website:
Hubcap Creatures
How do you describe your work, Ptolemy?
I generally make representations of natural forms from recycled or reclaimed materials. I’ve diverged occasionally, because I’m always up for a challenge, but that’s my preferred work direction. A lot of work is with reclaimed hubcaps, hence my website and business name.

What […]

By Cyndi -- 5 comments

October 25th, 2007

Of course you may!

Here is a copy of the antique moon that I’ve been using for my Bead Journal Project pages. It’s copyright free, so please help yourself.

If you’re not sure how to take this image for yourself, do this:
Right click on the image
Left click on the phrase “save image as”
Give the file a name, ending in .jpg
Make […]

By Cyndi -- 3 comments

October 24th, 2007

Skull font!

Get your free skull font from Skull-A-Day quick, just in time to print out your Halloween party invitations!

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October 24th, 2007

Kitchenware pets

Don’t even try to tell me that you don’t want one of these!

 
See more at Tom.com
Tags: Assemblage, Mixed Media, recycled-art

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