As a visual arts and graphic design professional, I know a thing or two about painting composition. Although painting uses a different medium and quality of expression, almost ever visual art piece makes use of the following guidelines. 1. Focal Point In a composition, a focal point is the first painting area that attracts the [...]
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Maintaining Strong Composition in Painting
Piracy: Why It’s Actually Okay
I’ve been looking around the Internet and seeing many issues raised about piracy and copyrights. Recently, Apple’s debacle against Samsung regarding problems raised the issue on my head regarding piracy. As a struggling artist myself, I understand plagiarism and stealing as something that is a big problem for many of us. But then, is piracy [...]
Noir, Noir, Noir, Noir. Film Noir!
Do you know those detective story movies that you watched when you were a kid? The ones in black and white (well, this might depend on your age). They called the genre ‘hardboiled’ because of its underlying heavy tone and interesting plot line and plot twist. The hardboiled genre style has often appealed to many [...]
The Types of Painting Strokes
So today, I decided to make a tutorial about brush strokes for aspiring painters like me. Many might know the advanced techniques about painting, but I decided to begin with the basics as a core concept with painting. If one painter does not know the basics, well, its going to cause problems in the future. [...]
Zombie Attack in Miami? Whoa!
This recent news actually caught my eye last week. And I can’t help but feel a little weird about it. Zombies? Really? Read this clipping I found and see for yourself. The Miami Zombie: “Bath Salts” Likely Cause of Attack “In Miami last Saturday afternoon, a naked man attacked another man, biting off parts of [...]
Music Writing and the Frustration of an Artist
Music writing is one of the things I love most. Next to painting, writing music is the best way I can better express myself. When I get bored with painting, I write music. No, I don’t have any formal background when it comes to songwriting. I just play a few chords, see how it feels [...]