Tag: drawing
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These aren’t real animals! Wildlife Painted in Layers of Resin by Keng Lye
With the exception of the repurposed containers, almost every aspect of these artworks by Singapore-based artist Keng Lye (previously) has been rendered in acrylic paint, carefully applied within layers of clear resin. A fish in a plastic bag, a tin can of tadpoles swirling under a frog on a lilypad, and even a completely convincing betta constructed…
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Michael Sydney Moore: a masterpiece in the making
The above work is actually a painting. No photoshop. No filters. No editing. Paint brush and oil paint only. The artist is Michael Sydney Moore, a 23 year old oil painter working out of a Studio in London. You might not have heard about him before, but given his prodigious talent at such a young age, it won’t…
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Paintings That Will Make You Question Everything Wrong in This World
Pawel Kuczynski is a Polish artist who specialises in images that make you think hard about the world we live in. While some of these may be hard to decipher, the message in all of them should be all too clear. These are some seriously intelligent and thought provoking works of art. And to mix…
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Art world stunned: Second ‘Mona Lisa’ appears to be authentic [VIDEO]
Last year, art experts claimed that Leonardo da Vinci completed a version of the Mona Lisa some ten years prior to that of the famous Mona Lisa painting which hangs in the Louvre in Paris. The original Mona Lisa was thought to be the only portrait of Lisa Gherardini (aka Lisa del Giocondo) ever created…
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Hyper-Realistic Body Painting Like You’ve Never Seen Before!
Alexa Meade thinks completely backwards. Most artists use acrylic paints to create portraits of people on canvas. But not Meade – she applies acrylic paints on her subjects and makes them appear to be a part of the painting! Meade is an installation artist based in the Washington, DC area. Her innovative use of paint…
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The Archibald Prize 2014 Winner is Fiona Lowry!
Congrats to Fiona Lowry who is the winner of the 2014 Archibald Prize with their portrait of architect Penelope Seidler. Is this a worthy winner? See all the entries HERE. Give us your thoughts in the comments section below! The winners of the other prizes on offer at the Art Gallery of NSW were: Wynne…
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Artist Brings More Life to Pregnant Bellies With Art!
“What Better way to celebrate such an exciting time in your life, than having a unique bespoke painting, that has been designed exclusively for you?” So says artist and Bump Painting Specialist Carrie Preston. According to Preston, a bump painting session takes about 2 hours to complete and the soon-mum-to-be can sit and relax while…
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This guy thinks Leonardo Da Vinci was a loser. Agree?
Alright, we know what you’re thinking: how dare we call Leonardo da Vinci a loser! Well, if you’ll hold on for just a second, you’ll not only understand the basis for such a seemingly outrageous claim, but may even feel better in your own endeavors after watching this video that provides a history lesson and…
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Amazing Before-And-After Drawings Show the Value of Practice
“For the first couple years you make stuff,” public radio host Ira Glass stated once, “it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be, but it’s not.” Glass’ pep talk, directed at creatives but applicable to pretty much everyone, may sound familiar. “There is this gap” between your ambitions and reality, he declares, going on…
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Artist Turns Everyday Objects Into Playful Characters
With a creative eye, the casual observer can espy characters or faces in the everyday objects all around us. French artist Gilbert Legrand takes this a step further by painting and otherwise modifying totally mundane objects to turn them into cute characters and give them new life. Legrand lets his active imagination soar by painting…