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September 19, 2017 By Annie

The People’s Painter

Here in this short video, master painter Alan Bell, talks to us from a refuge where he has been helping people to express their inner most feelings and needs through painting for the last 6 years.

Often in life we feel trapped and alone and yearn for a way forward that will be a more fulfilling and a happier place. Unfortunately, sometimes in peoples life�s they lose their way due to all different kinds of circumstances. What Alan and the other people at the refuge have tried to do, is to try and encourage people to express their own hurts and feelings on paper, and to also create a new vision of how they would like to see themselves from now on and the new life they would like to lead.

Creating a drawing or a painting is not always about doing it for the benefit of others, but can benefit us, by allowing us to explain through pictures our life story which is sometimes very hard and painful to talk about.

Projects like this lift the spirit of people who often feel on the outside and give them a focus and something to feel proud of. Many of them make cards or draw pictures for family members and friends and when people praise them for the good work they have done, they are left with a positive feeling and also a smile on their face, which may have not been there for many years.

Although many art tutorials teach us about the basics, it can also teach us about people and how we can bring down barriers through education and having compassion for one other despite our different upbringings or believes.

I hope you enjoy this video and the very positive message that it also delivers to all of us.

August 22, 2017 By Annie

The Secret Of Drawing – All In The Mind Documentary

An in depth documentary about the art of drawing. A truly superb insight into how artists actually draw pictures. There is lots of information about the techniques that are used. It is said that there is a connection with the unconscious mind that takes over and transfers information from mind to paper. A Highly recommended watch from me.

If you have always wondered how the mind of an artists works then this is the film for you. It certainly gave me a massive insight into the workmanship of an artist.

Many artists actually think in pictures and this is their way of communicating to the world. Some artists are quite graphic with their work and what you will find is that the artist is actually allowing us to see into their mind. They show us what they like and dislike and also give us information about themselves that they would probably not speak about.

Within the documentary we see how art has become a therapy for some people, especially people with autism. Although they may not be artists outright, the way that they draw is very fascinating. Some individuals will use words when drawing. This gives us an understanding about what the individual is thinking and what they like. Many people with autism or learning disabilities cannot talk. Art is a way for them to express this.

Another area is depression. One artist drew very deep and some times disturbing pictures. This was their illness that they were showing to the world on paper. Depression is very complex and hard to explain to people who have never suffered from it. By drawing the pictures we get to see the fears and hurt that people feel on the inside.

One thing that is certain is that no matter how you draw it will always survive.

August 14, 2017 By Annie

Snow Leopard Time Lapse

A very beautiful drawing of a traditional graphite drawing of the endangered Panthera uncia (Snow Leopard)

Here the artist draws the most amazing picture. From the very start as the picture starts to emerge it, grabs your attention, because it is so life like.� The video has been sped up, but the whole thing from start to finish took 17 hours to draw.

The materials are quite simply just graphite pencils, along with rubbers and blenders for shading.

The artist however only started to film this after she had started drawing it, so a lesson for everyone, preparation and forward thinking.� Ensure that if filming is something you have in mind that you make sure you factor this in.� Having said this though, the drawing and finished product is truly breath taking.

Snow leopards are such a beautiful animal.� We have so many on this planet, but the sad thing is that this animal is slowly disappearing and has now become an endangered animal.� Once its gone, its gone and can never be re-produced again.� So lets, keep it.

August 6, 2017 By Annie

How to draw the future you want

Patti Dobrowolski talks about the power of imagination and visuals to create a vision of the future that we desire through drawing.

When we think about what we want in life, we often talk about it, but never really believe in our hearts that we can actually have it. Here in this seminar Patti Dobrowolski takes you through a process by drawing that will allow your mind to create on paper what you really want. The human mind is a powerful thing and half the battle is not convincing other people how good we are, but in fact convincing ourselves. If we want to run our own business or have that job in marketing that we have dreamed about, then we need to create an image or picture that portrays what we want. We spend too much time in life thinking about and talking about what we don’t want and getting it, then focusing on what we do want. Being creative is a good way to express how you feel and draw images that reflect this. We have all heard of the placebo effect, whereby you give someone a tablet that they think is a drug, when in fact it is nothing more than just plain old powder, but because their mind thinks its real, they start to have lots of different sensations, feeling sick, dizzy, numbness, so if we can create this which is unreal, then we can create a life that is real and one that gives us what we most desire and have worked so hard for.

March 14, 2017 By scottym

Pencil Drawing Of Motoko Kasunagi � Ghost In The Shell

This video shows the artist skilfully pencil drawing the character Motoko Kasunagi from the Anime film �Ghost In The Shell�. The film set in the not too distant future follows a Cyborg female cop to create a well acclaimed piece among Anime fans.

Using wonderfully controlled free hand drawing, the artist has captured beautiful detail and later shades in a manner which brings depth that produces a thought provoking image, encouraging the watcher to unknowingly engage with the creation. The addition of suitable, if not supporting, music has to be commended.

April 27, 2015 By Annie

Cheez’s timelapse Drawing Penelope Cat ( Looney Tunes Pep� Le Pew Cartoon)

A quick speed drawing showing you how to draw a cat from the looney tunes cartoons.

A very quick and easy way to draw this cute little cartoon cat.

If you are not familiar with her then let me enlighten you. Penelope is the poor little cat that has to put up with the very smelly french skunk Pepe Le Pew. Poor old Pepe is all mixed up and mistakes her for a female skunk. In the cartoon Past Perfumance, Penelope has a white stripe down her tale. On seeing this Pepe chases the poor cat, until she jumps into the water and the strip comes off. This is when he realises she is a cat. A favourite cartoon of mine and I am sure many of you.

A lovely little tutorial that although is very simple, produces a very sweet little cat. A lovely piece of music also that gives it that french feel.

The music is La Vie en Rose by Louis Armstrong, a cover of the song made famous by Edith Piaf.

February 24, 2014 By Annie

Carl Warner Is The ‘Willy Wonka’ Of Edible Art

Who is Carl Warner?

Born in Liverpool, England in 1963, he moved to Kent at the age of seven where as an only child he spent hours in his room drawing and creating worlds from his imagination having been inspired by artists such as Salvador Dali, Patrick Woodroofe and record sleeve artists such as Roger Dean and the work of Hipgnosis. Carl began his career by going to art college with a view to becoming an illustrator as he had a talent for drawing yet quickly discovered that his ideas and creative eye was better suited to photography as a faster and more exciting medium in which to work. After a year�s foundation course at Maidstone Art College he moved to the London College of Printing in 1982 to do a three year degree course in photography, film and television. In 1985 he left to assist various photographers in the world of advertising for a year, after which he became one himself.

Although a very keen landscape photographer he initially established himself as a successful still life photographer, and then began to branch out into other areas of photography in the advertising world, shooting people and landscapes for a wide variety of products and brands. Over the past ten years he has been developing a body of work making landscapes out of food, and has been commissioned by many advertising agencies throughout the world to produce these for clients in the food industry.

The mouth-watering sights were created by foodscape photographer Carl Warner, who likens his work to that of Roald Dahl�s Willy Wonka.

But Warner veers away from the enticing yet sinister symbolism of Wonka�s Chocolate Factory, instead using his creations to encourage healthier eating among younger children.

He said: �I use my work as a vehicle to get kids to think about what they are eating.

�Kids will look at a pile of chips and tomato sauce and go �yummy yummy’. But show them a pile of asparagus and they will go �eurgh, yucky green food�.

�It is almost like colour prejudice for food. But make asparagus become a rocket or turrets on a castle and it makes it much more engaging for them.”

Warner starts work by drawing his ideas on paper.

He then buys the produce and spends between one and three days assembling it with the help of pins and superglue.

He then photographs it layer after layer from the foreground to the background and assembles them into one image in post-production.

Warner, who was born in Liverpool, said the work rekindled the ‘childhood imagination’ in adults.

However, he said it had also resulted in a lot of unpleasant emails accusing him of “wasting food when children are starving”.

�It is something I seem to get but I just think some people are being ignorant about what they are looking at and what it actually does,� he added.

He said many hospitals, nutritionists and charities had used his images to help people in a positive way.

February 2, 2014 By Annie

Anamorphic Illusions – Drawing a Coca Cola Can

How to draw an awesome levitating Coca Cola light can. Here in this video the artist shows us how to draw an amazing picture that appears to float in mid air.� A way to create an illusion that will blow other peoples minds when trying to figure out how it is done.

Anamorphic art is the process of greatly distorting an image only to have it revealed either from a single vantage point or from its reflection on a mirrored surface. A cylindrical mirror is the most common form, but reflective cones and pyramids have also been used. The surprising appearance of the undistorted reflection or image is almost always met with wonder and delight.

It was Leonardo Da Vinci who first experimented with anamorphic perspective, and the first known example of an anamorphic drawing is an eye that he made in 1485. During the Renaissance, artists who experimented with perspective made great advances and perfected the techniques of stretching and distorting images in various ways using the geometry of perspective.

The materials that were used in this video were:
Pastell paper: light gray.
H graphit and charcoal pencils (Derwent)
Derwent colored pencils.
White and grey pastel pencils.
Derwent brand.
White gel pen.
Grey markers: Letraset PROMARKER cool grey 2 and cool grey 3.
Soft eraser.

December 2, 2013 By Annie

Little Bird Zentangle

The Zentangle Method is an easy-to-learn, relaxing, and fun way to create beautiful images by drawing structured patterns.Almost anyone can use it to create beautiful images. It increases focus and creativity, provides artistic satisfaction along with an increased sense of personal well being. The Zentangle Method is enjoyed all over this world across a wide range of skills, interests and ages.

It was developed by Maria Thomas and Rick Roberts of Zentangle, Inc

One day, Maria told Rick what she experienced as she drew background patterns on a manuscript she was creating. She described her feelings of timelessness, freedom and well-being and complete focus on what she was doing with no thought or worry about anything else.

“You’re describing meditation,” Rick said.

Rick and Maria wondered if they could create a simple system so others might enjoy a similar experience. And so began the journey towards discovering this simple and elegant system called the Zentangle Method.

Little did they know then that it would grow this quickly and touch as many lives in as many ways as it has.

Here is another example of Zentangle

Remember its relaxing, creative and anyone can draw them. Even is you are not a budding artist.� Besides everyone has doodled at some point in their life

November 11, 2013 By Annie

How To Draw The Hand In A Pointing Uncle Sam Gesture

In this video a simple step by step guide has been provided to enable you to draw a hand in the famous “Uncle Sam’s Pose”

The video has been put together in a simple way and there are also three resources that have been provided to aid you with this along the way.

1. Demonstrating the process

2. Is a link to step by step directions on the artists own website

3. A printable PDF file with big pictures and text

If at any time you need to refer to your references on your PDF file, just pause the video at the end of each step.

Now we move on to the drawing itself and how to draw it

Step 1: Make three ovals that get slightly smaller (from top to bottom)

Step 2: Put in the three connected shapes that I just added. Notice the angle that the top and bottom lines create as they slope inward towards each other.

Step 3: Observe the picture (above) and put in the four lines. Notice the direction of each of their curves.

Step 4: Put in the shape for the pointer finger. The small banana shape that you see to the left is the fingernail. Do not close the top!

Step 5: Close the shape to create the knuckles.

Step 6: Put in the triangle shape above the pointer finger.

Step 7: Close the shape at the top by connecting the top of the banana shape with the top of the triangle. Notice the creases of skin on the foreshortened finger.

Step 8: Put in the shape that sort of looks like a birds head from the side.

Step 9: Make a kite shape below the beak of the bird head shape.

Step 10: Close the shape

Now its time to shade. You will need a q-tip or blending stump for this part. The pencils that have been used are 2B and 4B and for the shading an erasure has been used.