Layers Upon Layers: Mixed Media Art

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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September 12th, 2007

Mark Crummett’s stuff

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

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September 5th, 2007

Design ideas for page layouts

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 […]

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August 9th, 2007

A new color toy!

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 […]

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June 21st, 2007

Create your own photo strips…

…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.

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June 15th, 2007

Framing mixed media art

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 […]

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June 7th, 2007

Online color training and tools

Not all of us in the mixed media world are fortunate enough to have been classically trained in drawing and in color. I have gathered together some of the best online resources available for learning about color and for generating color palettes. Play around with these color scheme toys serious tools and you’ll […]

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February 14th, 2007

Happy Valentine’s Day

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February 1st, 2007

Creativity and the periodic table

Here is a great online tool for you to bookmark. The Periodic Table of Visualization Methods has been assembled by a team of media, communications, and management specialists. It’s primary target seems to be business people and engineers! You can roll your mouse over the “elements” to see an example of each strategy.
It’s really […]

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January 22nd, 2007

Just when you thought you knew everything about fractals…

…you realize that there’s a whole new generation of fractal-generating software that you know nothing about! Feast your eyes on Rajahh’s Webshots albums full of flame fractals. Rajahh uses Apophysis, open-source software created by Mark Townsend.

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