Tag: artFido
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Life Hacks to Help With Your New Year’s Resolutions…
We came across this list when going through some old high school papers and it is just as relevant now as it was then. A list of 100 of the wisest words you are ever likely to come across. Feel free to add to the list in the comments section below… . And don’t forget,…
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The 10 Weirdest New Year’s Eve Traditions From Around The World!
Update: we’ve added more unusual NYE traditions to the bottom of list following your comments! Keep them coming and we’ll keep on adding them! Every country has its New Year’s traditions, but here is a visual blog of the funniest and most unusual traditions we’ve discovered from around the globe. What’s your New Years tradition? Add it to…
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You’re Never Too Old… 97 Year Old Who Draws Using Microsoft Paint from Windows 95
Meet Hal Lasko, mostly known as Grandpa, a 97-year-old man who uses Microsoft Paint from Windows 95 to create artwork that has been described as “a collision of pointillism and 8-Bit art.” Lasko, who is legally blind, served in WWII drafting directional and weather maps for bombing raids and later worked as a typographer (back when…
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Artist Face Paints Models Eating Food in Their National Flags
If you’re looking for some art to hang in your kitchen, this could work. In a recent photo project by Jonathan Icher, a French photographer, body paint is used on models to transform them into national flags while eating primary foods associated with their countries. Anastasia Parquet, a skilled makeup artist, is the mastermind behind the art…
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Photography Project Takes “You Look Just Like Your Mother” to a New Level
Think you don’t look like anyone in your family? French-Canadian photographer Ulric Collette might just be able to prove you wrong. Collette created mashups in which he takes photographs of two family members, edits half of each face and creates one seamless portrait. He calls it the “Genetic Portraits” series. Turns out gender differences and…
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Cats are Male Models and Pinup Girls… and Here’s Proof!
For some reason, cats didn’t have a great year on the internet. But while our collective attention continues to shift to sloths, pandas and otters, a few meme makers out there were determined to make cat memes happen again. Because if there’s one thing that cats (and cat owners) hate most, it’s being ignored. Full…
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Magnificent Surreal Photos by Erik Johansson
Swedish photographer and retouch artist Erik Johansson has one of the craziest photography portfolios we’ve ever seen. Erik is completely self-taught in retouching his own photographs to make impossible and extraordinary images. He says his inspiration came from both growing up with a grandmother who painted and having a penchant for escaping into the other worlds of…
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Illuminating the World with National Geographic
National Geographic recently shared a few images from their gallery entitled Illuminating the World. The 33-image gallery was compiled from National Geographic’s online photo community Your Shot. The photos span the entire globe even including a few holiday-themed shots. Be sure to check out the entire gallery on National Geographic. To learn more about National Geographic’s photo community,…
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19 People Who Are Having A Way Worse Day Than You
Having a bad day? Well hopefully this blog will cheer you up. In no particular order, here are 19 people who are having a way worse day than you… 1. Anyone that started their modeling career during a rough storm: 2. Anyone who lost to themselves while arm wrestling: 3. Anyone caught crumpin’ way too close to a…
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artFido’s North American Artist Showcase – artFido blog
artFido is less than two years old. Yet in that short amount of time, this little puppy has developed quite a bark, becoming one of the most visited art-related sites in the world. In fact, by total visits we now rank in the top 0.01% of all websites globally and in the United States we…