Watercolor- Creating Textures

March 7th, 2010 by Admin No comments »

Splattering textures involves loading a brush with color and tapping the brush at a height to towards the paper. Since toothbrushes are made of nylon and could therefore not hold much paint and water, charging the toothbrush with paint from a paint brush is preferred rather than dipping the toothbrush in a puddle of water diluted color. To spray the texture, rake the bristles of the toothbrush along the points where sprayed textures are desired.

Sgrafitto Textures. Stamped Textures. Back Wash Textures remains the widest used texture in watercolor painting.

Alcohol Textures creating this texture is very similar to the backwash and the splatter except that instead of water, alcohol is flicked over the artwork. Salt Textures.

The Best and Worst Zodiac Combination on Relationships

January 7th, 2010 by Admin No comments »

The best zodiac combination for relationships are Libra-Aries, Taurus-Scorpio, Gemini-Sagittarius, Capricorn-Cancer, Aquarius-Leo, and Virgo-Pisces while the worst pair are Libra-Virgo, Scorpio-Aries, Sagittarius-Taurus, Capricorn-Gemini, Aquarius-Cancer, Leo-Pisces.

Libra and Aries

Aries and Libra are opposites. Aries tend to be temperamental while the Libras are harmonious. With this match there is balance, one signing helping the sign cope their contrast characteristics.

Taurus and Scorpio

Sagittarius and Gemini

Cancer and Capricorn

Both signs though may encounter failed relationships, but as time passes, they would utilize these hardships to overcome differences. » Read more: The Best and Worst Zodiac Combination on Relationships

Contemporary Art Concepts

December 31st, 2009 by Admin No comments »

The term ‘contemporary art’ denotes art that are current or produced in recent times. Art from the post World War II is often considered contemporary art. Generally, works of art are considered contemporary if they are produced from 20th Century onwards. Well, it would be hardly considered a piece of contemporary art. The idea of art needs to be contemporary in order to get it recognized as contemporary. The technology, techniques, concepts and media adopted for producing art largely defines if an art is contemporary or not. Speed is the prime factor that helped this contemporary artwork technique to become popular. The three main factors that contribute towards coining art as contemporary are simplicity, speed and convenience. “Contemporary concepts” is a relative term.