Gayla, of Mom Gadget!
Gayla specializes in writing about gadgets, gizmos, and domestic bliss. Since I’m a total tool-junkie, I love her blog and I think you will too :-) Gayla answered a few questions for me about her early and present art experiences:
My favorite art project was learning to sew and crochet with […]
This is an amazing little palette generator! Let’s say that you’ve created a picture in one medium, and would like to turn it into a different medium…like for example, I want to make a beaded piece that uses the palette of the digital image I’ve already created. Which I do, by the way! Run your […]
What’s Up Wednesday
Ok, this is way too much fun, too addicting, too much of a time-drain, etc etc etc. Guess what I spent quite a bit of time doing anyway? :-)
Go to GirlsGoTech and try it out. And don’t curse me, please!
Tags: Digital Art, online-tools
The Artist’s Toolkit is an amazing educational site. Set up and maintained by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, this incredible toy tool allows you to explore all of the different elements and principles of design in a fun and interactive way. Many of us in the mixed media world did not have a classical […]
Get your free skull font from Skull-A-Day quick, just in time to print out your Halloween party invitations!
Binary Day
Mark Crummett makes great stuff. Mark likes the quote by science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, who said, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” So Mark makes magical stuff. I especially like his wands.
Troubleshooters Sight
Precision Measurement
Tags: Assemblage, Mixed Media
Sometimes I get stuck in a rut when it comes to chosing the layout design for a mixed media collage or altered book page. I find myself recycling the same layouts that have worked for me before. Even if I start with a new idea, it just seems like my page elements creep towards comfortable […]
I mean, serious tool and entire course in color theory, set up and hosted by Roger Mayer of Brown University. It has sections which discuss both electronic and pigment-based color.
It also has lessons in areas of color mixing and psychology that I’ve not seen elsewhere…or at least not in as readable a form! I’m […]
…and then hold them up for public ridicule or praise! Depends upon how clever you are what the response will be. Create an account at Comeeko.com and start sharing.
Tags: comic-strips, Digital Art, Photography, Quotes
If you’re like me, you often end up with a piece that is hard to imagine framed in a traditional style. Even so, I think that the basic principles of how to choose a good frame are the best place to start when making your choices. Here are three sources of info that I think […]
Do not throw ANYTHING out!
Written by Cyndi Lavin [email] for b5media.
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