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Colour basics

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Mixing colours is a fun lesson.. Well at least I thought so. Here are some tips I learnt during my course.The colour wheel was my first lesion and I found it suppa fun yaeee :). You can paint well with out learning the colour wheel but it dose save some time with trial and error part of it.
My task for you is to make a colour wheel using acrylic or water colour. I like using the water colour for this task.

Warm and cold colours
Colour are ether warm or cold. It much easier than some let on. Cold colours like Blue, purple and green warm colours are red, yellows and orange.. Warm and cool colours can highlight each other example A red blossoming in a green field with green tree`s in its back ground. The red tree will be brought froward due to its warm colour in front of the cool colour or a red apple in front of green grapes. Another great highlighting idea is Complementary Colours, These are colours that are on the opposite sides of the wheel chart example blue and orange, red and green or yellow and Violet.
The power of tone
Tone refers to the darkness or lightness of a colour it is important as it can make a big difference in your work. It shows where the light hit or shading begins. Its helps complete the illusion. Light blue for a beautiful sunny day to dark blue making night n cold. Or the sky be lighter than the green trees below as the sky is the sauce of light .. Always start with the lighter tone as dark can go over light no not the opposite.

Basic rules of reflection
Reflection can be broken into two categories perfect and imperfect. Perfect refection surfaces do not have a local colour where imperfect colours do. To better understand reflection is to observe it. Go to river with your paint gear and see what you can do. Start by looking over there preferably from a bridge, see your shadow blocking the sun light ? that's the local colour in reflection.

Arts of Asia

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Chinese art

Chinese visual art, whether it is modern or ancient is originated and practised in china by (of course) Chinese artist. Chinese stone age art dates back to 10,000 BC consisting mostly of simple pottery and sculptures. Chinese art is much like its history typical of ruling dynasties of emperors, most lasting several hundred years.
Traditional art continues today hardly affected by western art with much of it artist going unheard of. Most of the best works where in ceramics. Art was not done by the individual but by work shops and various Imperial factory's. The tradition of ink wash painting, was practised mainly by scholars 0ficals especially that of landscapes. In recent years China has participated in increasing success in global modern contemporary art

Indian arts

The people of India have been painting and decorating walls of buildings for centuries. Murals painted in temples of so called Gods and legends. Carvings of figures where found as early as 2600 BC. The figures may have represented rulers or so called Gods. The seals engraved with animals and letters, probably used by merchants to label there Gods.
Jewellery is a very important part of Indian culture. The woman wearing more than that of western culture.
Textiles. The use of dyes is an age old form of art, done for thousands of years. Fragments of painted cloth survived from the accent city of Mohejodaro. Giving evidence of the use of dyes for 2000 years before the Europeans. Block printing is a quick inexpensive way of decorating cloth. I s used to make saris and floor spreads. Other arts consist of carving, dance and theatre. Indians are truly creative when it comes to art.

Modern Indonesian art

Indonesian modern art is believed to have adapted from western modern art over a period of time first coming around 1930. At the time artist where divided into two groups with there styles differencing. One group was influenced by two senior painters one known as Abdullah Soeriosoebroto (1878-1936) and the other known as Mas Pirngabi (1865-1941) which continued to make reposentional paintings in a traditional manor since the days of Saleh. The other group being led by rebel artist (Soeljojono, 1914-1986) he was a rebel due to his political opinion. The word "contemporary art was not used until 1973 at an sculpture exhibition due to a matter of opinion and the fact that most of the sculptures where made using welding techniques.

Thai art

Thai art traditionally is composed of Buddhist sculptors almost exclusively of the Buddha and buildings such as temple. Traditional painting, where done 2 dimensionally , lacking perspective. With each element size reflecting its importance. Prospective latter on being introduce by western influence in the 19 century. The 14 century brought about the Sukhothai period Buddha images became more elegant with slender bodies, oval face emphasising the spiritual aspects of the Buddha with its Small anatomical details enhanced by the practise of casting.

Korean art

Practised in Korea science accent times till today. Korea is well known fir its traditions it pottery music and more forms of art commonly marked by bold colours , natural forms and surface decorations. The earliest work of Korean stone age arts consisting of votive sculptures, petroglyph have also been rediscovered. Various kingdoms and dynasty followed Korean artist sometimes modifying Chinese traditions with a native prospective with elegance that was simple.
Markets in the district of Seoul, where Small gallery's are to be found, occasionally holding art exhibitions and art auctions. Galleries are co-operative. Small with local artist exhibiting traditional art, some few artist attempting to brig out western conceptual art in the background.

MEDIEVAL ART

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Trying to describe nearly 1000 decades of art history and culture is hard, and hard to understand due to the lack of surviving documents. Truth and facts clouded by mith and legends.
People of all walks of lie marched along roads and trails during the crusades. Tacking home story's of other of other culture, architectural ideas and story's of love and romance. Some be live medieval art is a mixture of Roman, German and Islamic art mixed together in the early middle ages that created a hole new form of art differing on country, area and time.

German art
Germany's medieval art begins with Frankishi Empire of Charlemagne produce in a circle around the court, Sponcerd by the Imperial abbeys. The Imperial Abbey had a big influence on latter medieval art across the Europe. The main peace of work that had survived had been illuminated manu script, wall paintings and the buildings that contain them. Early centuries of illumination where found in France and latter in Metz in Lorraine and the Abbey of Saint Gall in Switzerland. Other manu scripts. No known manuscript remains believed to have to survived the harshness of time. The most important prolong of Charlemagne was commissioning of a life sized gold statue of Christ on a cross. The knowledge of this came from reference, the actual material is uncertain but is believed by many was it was made in the same manner as the much crumbled golden Madonna of Essen which is wood covered in gold foil. Early Christean art was not known for its sculpture oppose to rulers of the time as these where associated with religious cults. These religions till modern time hold the right to maintaining the Prohibition. Western art was apparently influenced by the example of Charlemagne to abandon it. followed by dynasty of artist n art abbreviation of medieval art came Martin Schongauer in the last 15th century apparently working in Alsac. The late 15th century was the culmination of the late Gothic German painting and engraving.

Roman art
Roman art is believed to be copped from Greek precedent. Much more recent studies has indicated Roman art to be very creative adding its own influences on there stolen ideas on art. Accent Rome`s much important historian in the matter of art recorded forms such as sculptor, landscape and painting.

Islamic art
European artist and scholars alike have had a fascination with Islamic art scenes the middle ages. Returning home with collections of art despite the lack of understanding of its meaning.
The birth of Islam spread across Arabia during Muhammad's`s life time. (So recorded in history ) and continued after his death . With the Muslims defeating the armies of the Byzantine and the Sassanian (Persian) Empire. Tacking control of Syria, Iraq, Iran, Azerbaijan and Afghanistan this expansion was the birth of Islamic art.
Architecture . The typical type of architecture through out the Islamic world. A typical construction was a house with a courtyard which suited the hot climates in most Islamic country's with the privacy of the courtyards favouring the woman's needs by giving them much needed privacy to let out there hair.
Painting.... Painting was used to illustrate books often in miniature size and high in detail,, the first illustrated book dating from the twelfth century. Very few survive the hardship of time.
Persian painting. 14 Century Mongol Empire stretched from the middle east to the far east. The connection between Persia and China formed a new style of painting one favourite illustration was recollection of the Persian Kings adventures.
Ceramics and tile work are most beautiful pottery was used from the eastern time of course. Piratical everyday life and glazed tiles are characteristic decoration for buildings. Above all art forms in Islam calligraphy was the most performed. Beautiful writing Importance is believed to stem from the Quran, The literal word of Allah.

The Portrait

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The Face:
The face can say everything about a person without him/her speaking a word. Whether its a smile, a sharp stern look, pout or a raised eye brow. A picture of someone smiling or frowning usually involves an emphasis on the shape of the mouth whether it is upwards or downwards curve. Though I'm not bothered with such extremes some artiest find it useful to study what lies beneath the surface. The human head structure`s movement is the relates of muscles pulling across the face in many directions with each movement affecting different parts of the face. Capturing the elasticity of the animated face is not easy and only done by few that we know of.

Eyes:
In a way eyes are the mirrors to our sole. So it said, Our eyes convey our mood far more than any other facial feature.
When we are starting out its easy to make many mistakes such as the crazed glanced stare or so it would seem. by making toe top shape of the eye the exact same as the bottom.
Just remember the top eye lid is more flatter then the bottom. I like to continue practising each feature of the face. Its a mater of practise practise practise.

Child's eyes:
Children eyes are larger and rounder than that of an adult. Also bigger in proportion to the face. When painting the eyes I like to fill in the area in with flesh tone and detail the eye at the end I do the same with the mouth.

Mouth:
I find the mouth very tricky to paint but not impossible in the end I always get something OK or even good :p . Despite its infinite range of expressions persistence and practise pays of. Try starting with the outta line and then filling it in shape the mouth with strokes and shading in the flat areas that face away from the light.

Nose:
In drawing the nose we must observe the shadows and the shapes of it. Try not to think to linear. Concentrate on the shadows that highlight the features of the nose and define it. Use a mixture of shading, strokes and a few lines.

Ears:
I have always had fun drawing/painting the ears despite the odd shape. Practise drawing the ears from different angles and with a mixture of materials.. Remember use a mixture of shading strokes and lines.

Capturing the hair:
How can one paint hair without it appearing as a bad wig. 1 don't over state it. 2 paint it loosely and 3 keep it as simple as possible. Start with the wide Masses gradually working to the finer details. Practise drawing each style of hair.

Hands:
I use to shy away from drawing hands I found them overwhelming and quite tricky. But with Patience and practise it comes more easier . Practise practise practise. Practise drawing the hands in every way. Example holding a cup, thumb up, flat palm or scratching . Learn about the hands movements to help understand the way it will appear.

The body:
I find a completing in the painting when I add the body. Some painter don't bother them self with the body when painting portraits. I like how it gives the hole story. i find studying the skeleton structure can help in the start but over all Practise practise practise.

Skin tones:
Finding the right formula for skin tone can be tricky as there are many variations and formals. I recommend against using premixed skin colours as the colour is just wrong and far too bright. Try mixing colours like:
Yellow ochre + Madder lake + a touch of Cobalt blue
Garbage + Burnt sienna
Yellow ochre + Madder lake.
Mix and play with the colour`s til your happy with the results.

Fabrics:
Drawing fabrics wether it is clothing, blanket or a curtain in the back ground adds a little more caritore to your art work. Wether your painting or drawing add the folds and creases in the fabric can seem daunting but its much more simple than it appears. Start by sketching the main folds loosely with only doing the main areas and the folds and shading the stronger lines to define the folds.

Painting in oils

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A basic guide

I love painting with oil for me it is the best. The texture you can create with the paint. I just love it.

Materials:
Its basically similar to Water painting with its differences. With its large range of materials being some what confusing for some and mostly the beginner.

Brushes:
Brushes can be a daunting area with such a wide range to chose from, such as sable/synthetic, plain/synthetic, which is the more affordable option. Pure/sable which is less affordable but is my favourite due to its soft texture. I recommend using a mixture of all three depending on the job at hand.
There are flat brushes and round. Bigger the area to fill bigger the brush. Round brushes are good for fine detail. I recommend buying at least one of each size preferably two.

Paints:
Oils closures like watercolour are available in two levels: student and artists.e It can be purchased as a set. Artist quality`s how ever can only be brought as single colour`s with the price depending on the colour. I use a mixture of both quality.
I recommend you add white acrylic to your collection as it offers a great deal of opacity which is ideal for highlighting.

Pencils and sharpener:
Pencils shades: H(Hard) HB(Medium Hard) B(Soft) I all so recommend getting artist quality water colour pencils as they are good for adding fine detail in different texture once the paint is dry.
Keep pencils well sharpened.

Eraser:
Putty eraser`s wont damage your paper like ordinary ones.

Linseed oil: Used as a binder

Turpentine:

This is used for thinning out oil based paints

An old jar:

To clean paint brushes in. Filled with a bit of linseed oil.

Pallet:

From all good art stores.

Oil sketch pad or canvas: Oil sketch pads are specially made canvas textural paper for application of oil and acrylic paints

Cloth:

For easy wiping of your paint brushes. Can be and old rag or tea towel. What ever your happy with using.

Easel: From any good art store.

QUICK GUIDE:

Plan your painting before anything ells.

Next step:

After sketching drawing onto canvas I paint in the basics of the face.

I then paint in the shirt and start filling in the hair.

Add final details and touches..

And leave to dry.

Polyneasian Art. (Some basic info)

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Maori art:

Drawings/pictures found of birds done by Early Maori which are now long extinct where found in the centre of south Island with drawings estimated to from 500 to 800 years old. Maori art forms consisting of ta moko (tattooing), carving, painting and weaving. Traditionally Maori art was produce for spiritual purposes and not decorative accept on rare occasions. Traditional Maori art was/is highly stylish featuring the chevron being a v shape pattern and the koru. Koru meaning spiral shape. Like the shape of a new fern unfolding symbolising new life and growth. Human figures in Maori carvings are not religious but secular as they represent renowned ancestors of the tribe rather then idols. The closest thing to idols where stone figures (so called stone sticks) mainly from the west coast. It was be lived that the tribal god entered the object once it was bound with cord in a certain way and breaded with a fringe of red feathers.

Art of Fiji
Fiji`s primary art consist of making tapa cloth, weaving and carving. The art are divided by gender. Tapa cloth is made only by the woman as carving is done only by the men where in which they would carve things like weapons and ceremonial items. and also canoe building. Another object is a social item called tanoa used for drinking Kava.
Weaving is carried out by both genders thought the task vary like basket weaving or coconut rope weaving.
Mats are mostly made from the leaves of paidanus tree. The long preparation process of scrapping and boiling leaves, drying them in the sun. Mats are made for a variety of reasons such as wedding gifts and so on.

Basic info of arts of Samoa
Samoa`s art consist of the making of Siapo (similar to the Fijian Tapa cloth) . Siapo is made from beaten mulberry bark. Decorated with patterns painted with natural dyes. Other forms of art are painting, jewellery making, dance, music, weaving and carving.

Basic info of art of Hawaii
Art in Hawaii is similar of other Polynesian culters. Arts consisting of wood carving, feather work, petroglyphs, bark cloth (kapa, a bed spread, and tapa) and of course tattooing. Only a few continue the traditional arts.

SKETCHING.

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I love sketching. Its a great stress relief for me. I find it nice and simple. I mostly sketch and drew be for I discovered painting. Well be before I had the confidants and knowledge to paint.

Materials:
The range of materials can be confusing, especially for the beginners. But much more simple than with painting. Here is a simple guide.

Sketch pad:

Starter packs are great.

There are many you can chose from best brought from your local art shop.

Pencils and sharpener:
Pencils shades: H(Hard) HB(Medium Hard) B(Soft) I all so recommend getting artist quality water colour pencils as they are good for adding fine detail in different texture once the paint is dry.
Keep pencils well sharpened.

Putty eraser:
Putty eraser`s wont damage your paper like ordinary ones.

Board:
This is one of my favourite items although they can be Farley expensive they are most defiantly worth it. They come complete with a parallel motion which I find very use full for squaring up your work. If this is out of your reach another option is: Medium density fibreboard around 650 x 480 mm.

BASIC SKETCH OF AN APPLE

Step 2: add the outta shape of the apple your sketching.

Step 1: Start with a basic circle

Then rubbing away the part of the circle you don`t need

Step 3: Add stem.

And shadow mark.

Adding the semicircle help add shape to the apple.

Rub the apple to slightly smudge.

Add marks and details

Add basic detail of the apples colour.

Darken shadow and add remaining details.

Here I tidy up the shadow, detailed the stem and out lined the apple for my final product.

PAINTING IN WATER COLOUR

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A basic guide to water colour painting.

Materials

The range of materials can be confusing. Especially for the beginner. Here is a simple guide:

Brushes: Brushes can be a daunting area with such a wide range to chose from, such as sable/synthetic, mix plain synthetic which is the more affordable option to pure sable which are less affordable but the best and all so my favourite due to its soft texture. I use a mixture depending on the job at hand. There are flat used for filling in spaces and the round brush for fine detail. Ranging in a variety of sizes depending on the size of the space/detail.

Water colouer paint pan

Paints: Water colour es like oils are available in two levels: student and artist. And also available in tow formats tube and pans. Tubes are best for the beginner which can be purchased as a set (beginners set) Which I still buy and use along side my artist quality.

Gouache: Gouache is ideal for highlighting.

Paper: I recommend only use water colour paper as it wont wear away as you paint. It comes in a various thickness from all good art stores.

Water pot: I recommend pre-used jar`s or an old glass.

Palette: You Can find these at all good stores.

Pad: For the original copy

Tracing pad: Comes in various sizes

Watercolour pad: Comes in various sizes. Found in all good art stores.

Pencils and sharpeners: Pencils come in various shades: H (Hard) HB (Medium) B (Soft) . Always keep you pencils well sharpened. I also so buy a range of artist quality colours whether they are water colour`s or other quality. I use them for adding detail latter.

Eraser: Putty eraser are usually recommended but I say if you don't rub out alot it doesn't matter. How ever if you tend to use the rubber a fare bit then putty eraser is the way to go.

Cloth: For easy wiping/cleaning of paint brushes. It can be an old rag or a tea towel.

Burnisher: Rub the burnisher over the back of the tracing paper to transfer the drawing to the water colour paper.

Board. This is one of my favourite items although they can be costly but worth it. They often come complete with a parallel motion which I find useful for squaring up my work. I this is out of you reach other options are available.
One option is to buy an easel. example in picture below. Or Medium density fibreboard around 650x480 mm.

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STEP BY STEP GUIDE .

Step one: Plan and prepare your painting.

Step two: paint basic colour`s of the back ground

Step two:

Step three: start painting in cloth`s

Step three.

final step: adding in final colour`s and detail .

End product.

ARTS OF AFFRICA

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African art is one of the most diverse legacies, with each area/state with its own unique visual culture . The human figure has always been the main subject for most African art. Emphasising even influence in certain European tradition. An example for this would be the 15th century when Portuguese traded with the Sapi culture near ivory cost in West Africa in which came about hybrid African and European designs. In addition the human figure which was not typical of Portuguese art or collections but was found in Portugal after there meeting. The figure can symbolise life of death. Art works favour visual repesentaion over naturalistic repesenation due to the fact many African generalise style norms. Most articles tend to forget such ares such as Sub Scharan Africa some North Africa and accent Egypt until recently. Some forms of art and one popular form is jewelry. Jewelry traditionally used to indicate rank. Materials used in jewelry making where/are tiger`s eye stone, haemathetics sisal, coco nut shell, beads and ebony wood. Sculptures can be ether wood, ceramic or carved from stone like the famous Shon sculptures. Textiles can be made with mud cloth and kente cloth. Mosaics made from butterfly wings or coloured sand are most popular in West Africa. African art dates back before recorded history. A rock in the Sahara in Niger preserves a 6000 year old carvings. Earliest known sculptures from Nigeria, Nok culture made around 500BC wooden mask, which could be human or animal or even mythical creatures another popular form of art in western Africa. Mask are traditionally are used for ceremonial celebrations, crop harvesting and preparation for war. The mask is warn by a chosen one

or dancers.

BAMBARA

Bambara people have many artistic traditions. Creating dis;plays pieces. Art works used soley as sacred craft for display of spiritual pride, religious pride and tribal customs. Statues were created for hunter and farmers for community members to leave offerings after farming seasons or hunting. Bambara artist are very talented sculptures, mask makers and hairdressers.

BENIN ARTS

The powerful ancient Benin kingdom was founded by the son of an Ife king in the early 14th century AD. It was situated in the forest area of southern Nigeria, 106 miles southeast of Ife. The art of bronze casting was introduced around the year 1280. The kingdom reached its maximum size and artistic splendour in the 15th and 16th century. For a long time the Benin bronze sculptures were the only historical evidence dating back several centuries into the West African past, and both the level of technical accomplishment attained in bronze casting, as well as the monumental vigour of the figures represented, were the object of great admiration. Benin bronzes are better known than the artworks from Ife or Owo due to their presence in Western museums since 1890s. In the thirteenth century, the city of Benin was an agglomeration of farms enclosed by walls and a ditch. Each clan was subject to the oba (king). The “Benin style” is a court art from the palace of the oba, and has nothing in common with tribal art. The Benin oba employed a guild of artisans who all lived in the same district of the city. Bronze figures ordered by the king were kept in the palace. The empire flourished until 1897, when the palace was sacked by the English in reprisal for an ambush that had cost the British vice-consul his life.

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DOGON

Dogon art mainly consist of sculpturing, with there art revolved around religion, cultural expression and freedom. Dogon sculptures are commonly hidden from the public within houses of families, sanctuaries or keep with the Hogan. Secrecy is considerd important due to the symbolic meaning behind the art pieces by which they are made. The mes consists of figures with raised arms, horseman,beaded figures and loads more. Dogon art is very versatile with common stylist chateristics and tendency towards stylisation are notice from the statues. Statues are preserved in places of worship or personal/family altars, altars for rain, altars for hunters or in markets.

ARTS OF GHANA

The numerous people of Ghana create Lovely cloths (Kente) brass castings, stamped Adinkra cloth which is used in funerals. Stool which are craves out of wood, and royal arts. Drums are also used in ceremonies.

The art of Ghanatell the story of traditional folklore's of Ghana. It tells the story of a wide range of traditional art forms and dance each with there own significance.

The pattern of the drumming also match the the patterns of the spoken messages, allowing the drums to speak. To view these art forms go to

WWW.uiowa.edu/~africart #2047.81 Here you should be able to view 5 very high quality video's shot in August 2002, describing each of these art forms

With a history of 300,000 years or more Ghana has seen many inhabitants. leaving behind impressive mark in the evolution of the art and culter of Ghana.

BASIC ART INFORMATION OF ETHIOPIA

wonderful ranging from so many areas such as music, dance, iconography, manuscript illumination, calligraphy, book art, weaving, embroidery, metal work, wood work, carving basketry and more. The traditional medium which is very challenging is distemper m based of tempera paint (rather than egg Ethiopian art is found in almost every church in many locations with its style almost unchanged for centuries. Cartoon like figures drawn in two dimensions with strong colour and clear lines make the art easy to depict as being Ethiopian. There fascinating range of art I find quite OK) .

KENYA

Kenya art has gone through some changes since post colonial years with some painters creating detailed portraits as well as abstract which is a rare combination of talent. Abstract artist are more common as it is considered much more easy and faster to complete. As for medium the use of oil and acrylics is far more common than watercolours. Other art forms include basket making, bracelet making, jewelry,jewelry made from gold and silver, the making of musical instruments. Figurines and paintings. Fabric making is another form of art in Kenya. Cloth such as batik cloth which is a skirt wrap for woman with beautiful patterns, Kikois which is a wrap for man, they come in assorted colours and textiles.

EARLY EGYPTIAN ART

The two main art forms in Egypt where sculpture and relief. Painting was use to complement two dimensional representations . It is apparent much of the earliest arts where made to be viewed from the front with no real attempt at making 3D representations , Which latter tacking on a more realistic statues. Statues in the making where fitted in geometric figures to keep the statues intact as much as possible. Art in Egypt was mainly made to impress Kings and so called Gods with there expressions which complied with rules called canons. Sculptures where made in work shops rather then by individuals and due to that art expressed that of there time opposed to that of an individual. Those arts where not made for the public but where for a restricted circle of people or for the artist himself. Another art is pottery the crafting of bowls and vases. As well as being efficient, base on form nature objects where decorated in order to fit in with it surroundings transporting there everyday lives in the objects they made a process that lasted hundreds of years.

MALI

Mali art is more abstract than that of Kenya. Art from Mali is genderlised where done by female and male forms though an abstract view.