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Warning: Due to the content of the poem, dealing with an abusive art teacher which is a common experience, some of the following links are appalling. Please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
(This link is distressing.)
Some People Envy the Hope and Freedom You Exude as an Artist
But Art School Can Be a Writhing Snake Pit of Envy
How Strange Objects Can Come to The Rescue of Artists Who Are Envied
The First When: The Importance of an Ally’s Estimation of Your Art
The Second When: The Importance of Your Own Estimation of Your Art
"Spinning Out of Nothingness"
[Sunday, April 10, 2016]
The card had a little self-portrait of himself
standing in front of a giant gumball machine
mostly full of black marbles and a few white ones.
He held a handful black marbles on one side and
a white marble in his fingertips on the other.
It read, In the infinitude of the universe,
there exist educational experiences
that I do not despise. Thank you
for being one of the white balls.
He had another set of cards with
the same image whose caption read,
Alas, you are one of the black balls.
(These links are disturbing.)
Many people have experienced verbal abuse, vandalism, or other maltreatment at the hands of an art teacher who delights in crushing creative spirits. This can cause lasting scars. Students may wind up scared of art teachers or even creating art itself. A bad teacher can ruin their love of art in general. It is possible to inspire students and teach art without a speck of abusive behavior: I refer you to Master Bob Ross. So don't let anyone tell you that you can't make art. As Picasso put it, "If you hear a voice within you say, 'You cannot paint,' then by all means paint! And that voice will be silenced."
Shiv's T-Shirt reads, I Paint So I Don't Choke People.
Art classes in local-America are often very generic. Even colleges frequently offer only a series of "Art I, Art II" or "Painting I, Painting II" etc. Terramagne is much better at teaching specific techniques, media, styles, subjects, and so on. In this case, the class is meant to explore ways to mix different art media to create your own colors. It was supposed to be taught by the fun hippie teacher who excels at playful experimentation and expression. Instead the students got stuck with Professor Ass-born, who is technically skilled but has a terrible easel-side manner. Happily you can now find a vast array of "how to" videos and text tutorials for many specific art topics, which are frankly more useful than a lot of classes. And if you don't like the instructor, you can just shake hands with Mr. Back Button and try something else.
"Mud" is a common problem across many art media, referring to colors that seem flat and lifeless. You can actually mix any color if you know what you're doing; here is a detailed video about doing that with oil paints. In order to get good results, you need to understand color theory. This includes the appearance of blended colors in context with other colors on the canvas as well as color temperature itself. Also learn about the pros and cons of single-pigment vs. multiple-pigment paints. Here are some more tips on how to avoid muddy colors when you don't want them.
The reason half of Shiv's page is mud at one point is because he's doing something he learned from the Finns: methodically mixing each color with each other color to observe the results. With single-pigment paints, you'd see about one third clear warm, one-third clear cool, and one third mixed-temperature mud. But because so many paints already have multiple pigments, you actually get mud more often. It's still useful when you want dull colors (as for landscapes) just not as suitable for portraits where you usually want skin to look alive.
Note that some instructions for making your own colors tell you to mix paints very thoroughly until consistent in color, while others warn not to overmix paints. This brief video shows how to mix smooth colors with a palette knife. Here's a video about not overmixing paints. It really depends on the type of painting you're making, how much control or variation you want. similar problem can occur on the canvas, depending on your techniques, especially if you're not used to working wet-on-wet. One way to minimize the risk of overmixing on the canvas, if you know you tend to do that, is deliberately undermixing paint on your palette, because you'll finish blending it on the canvas.
This class on blending colors focuses primarily on several common media (acrylic paint, oil paint, watercolors, and pastels) and topics (skin tones, flowers, and the very similar blues of sky and water). So the concepts and techniques presented here should be useful to most artists across a wide range of applications. Or would have, if it'd been done right, by the originally scheduled teacher who excels at messing about with art media. Examine the sample tutorials and videos below to see the kind of theory and skills presented in a good art class. The teacher should explain not only what to do but why and how so you understand why it works, and give you things you can practice to get better at.
Here are tutorials on mixing skin tones in oil or acrylic, videos on mixing skin tones from white, yellow, red, and blue acrylic paint or mixing skin tones from many colors of oil paint. This tutorial is for watercolors, followed by a video on mixing skin tones from red, yellow, and blue watercolors for light to dark tones. Finally, learn how to make skin tones with oil pastels.
Mixing flower colors may call for pastel pinks, yellows, blues, and lilacs or occasionally brighter reds, yellows, and purples. For acrylics, learn how to paint a rose, and watch a video of mixing flower colors with red and yellow acrylic paint. For oil paint, here is an extensive guide to mixing colors, and a video on mixing flower colors with multiple colors of oil paint. For watercolors, enjoy a tutorial on mixing florals, and watch a video on mixing flower colors with magenta, blue, and yellow watercolors. Here's a big archive of tutorials for different watercolor flowers. In T-America, you could take a course on something like "Modern Watercolor Flowers" and get a bunch of lessons along these lines. Then the teacher would plonk down a vase of the same flower in a different color and invite you to extrapolate from what you just learned. Finally, create a violet flower with pastels.
Sky and water both use a range of blues from warm greenish to cool purplish versions. Explore a tutorial about mixing blues and greens for an ocean scene with acrylic paint. and watch a video on painting tropical water with four colors of acrylics. See what you can do with Williamsburg Viridian oil paint and a video on mixing sky colors with multiple oil paints. In watercolors, learn about blending waves and watch a video on mixing sky and cloud colors with multiple watercolors. Last, check out this lesson on abstract Monet water lilies in oil pastels.
Painting a smooth gradient in watercolor is really tricky, but it is used extensively in many applications, such as skies. Here's a video on how to do a graded wash. Foundation skills are important to practice and master. They typically break down into microskills that can be studied intensively one at a time as part of deliberate practice. So for watercolor gradients, microskills would include choosing a smooth rather than grainy paint, mixing dilutions, judging how much paint you will need, loading the brush, moving it evenly across the paper, and overlapping strokes to create a smooth gradient. This is where it can really help to have a good textbook or teacher explaining how to achieve the goal by focusing on specific steps.
This image shows light blue at the top, bluish-lavender, lavender, orchid, and pink at the bottom. Orchid is a shade between lavender and pink that makes people argue about which it "really" is.
Most multicultural art supplies are marketed for children. However, if you look around, you can find some adult versions too, and earth tones that serve a similar purpose:
* Charvin Extra-Fine Acrylic - Portrait Colors, Bonjour Set of 9 - 20ml Tubes
* Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors French Earth Set
* PHOENIX Skin Tone Watercolor Paint Set - 12 Solid Colors, Artist Grade Half Pan Palette Watercolor Travel Set Portable Metal Case for Adults, Professional Artists
* Sakura Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastel Sets - Multicultural Colors, Set of 12
(These links are disturbing.)
Compare Oppositional Defiant Disorder with Drapetomania. I would only consider opposition a disordered process if the person was unable to follow someone they respected and/or unable to pursue something they genuinely wished to do. Balking at someone else's demands is a normal and necessary part of life in order to have healthy boundaries.
Pizza toppings span many world cuisines.
Jamaican Jazz pizza uses jerk sauce, plantains (or bananas), jerk chicken sausage, and chevre. The sweet, starchy plantains provide a buffer against the spicy ingredients. If you can't find plantains, you can use slightly underripe bananas.
Sicilian pizza often has just tomato sauce, oregano, olive oil, and Parmesan-Reggiano chese. It's a mild, simple pizza for people who don't want anything too complicated or spicy.
Pepperoni pizza tends to be simple with tomato sauce, mozzerella cheese, pepperoni slices, and a few spices.
Pizza Calculator – Find How Many Pizzas to Order
Have a crowd to feed and need a quick, easy, and delicious meal for the party? We’ve got you covered!
Enter the number of guests and calculate how many pizzas you should order.
Adults: 5
Children: 0
Hunger Level: Hungry
Crust Type: Traditional
Pizzas Needed:
4 small pizzas
3 medium pizzas
2 large pizzas
2 extra-large pizzas
Warning: Due to the content of the poem, dealing with an abusive art teacher which is a common experience, some of the following links are appalling. Please consider your tastes and headspace before reading onward.
(This link is distressing.)
Some People Envy the Hope and Freedom You Exude as an Artist
But Art School Can Be a Writhing Snake Pit of Envy
How Strange Objects Can Come to The Rescue of Artists Who Are Envied
The First When: The Importance of an Ally’s Estimation of Your Art
The Second When: The Importance of Your Own Estimation of Your Art
"Spinning Out of Nothingness"
[Sunday, April 10, 2016]
The card had a little self-portrait of himself
standing in front of a giant gumball machine
mostly full of black marbles and a few white ones.
He held a handful black marbles on one side and
a white marble in his fingertips on the other.
It read, In the infinitude of the universe,
there exist educational experiences
that I do not despise. Thank you
for being one of the white balls.
He had another set of cards with
the same image whose caption read,
Alas, you are one of the black balls.
(These links are disturbing.)
Many people have experienced verbal abuse, vandalism, or other maltreatment at the hands of an art teacher who delights in crushing creative spirits. This can cause lasting scars. Students may wind up scared of art teachers or even creating art itself. A bad teacher can ruin their love of art in general. It is possible to inspire students and teach art without a speck of abusive behavior: I refer you to Master Bob Ross. So don't let anyone tell you that you can't make art. As Picasso put it, "If you hear a voice within you say, 'You cannot paint,' then by all means paint! And that voice will be silenced."
Shiv's T-Shirt reads, I Paint So I Don't Choke People.
Art classes in local-America are often very generic. Even colleges frequently offer only a series of "Art I, Art II" or "Painting I, Painting II" etc. Terramagne is much better at teaching specific techniques, media, styles, subjects, and so on. In this case, the class is meant to explore ways to mix different art media to create your own colors. It was supposed to be taught by the fun hippie teacher who excels at playful experimentation and expression. Instead the students got stuck with Professor Ass-born, who is technically skilled but has a terrible easel-side manner. Happily you can now find a vast array of "how to" videos and text tutorials for many specific art topics, which are frankly more useful than a lot of classes. And if you don't like the instructor, you can just shake hands with Mr. Back Button and try something else.
"Mud" is a common problem across many art media, referring to colors that seem flat and lifeless. You can actually mix any color if you know what you're doing; here is a detailed video about doing that with oil paints. In order to get good results, you need to understand color theory. This includes the appearance of blended colors in context with other colors on the canvas as well as color temperature itself. Also learn about the pros and cons of single-pigment vs. multiple-pigment paints. Here are some more tips on how to avoid muddy colors when you don't want them.
The reason half of Shiv's page is mud at one point is because he's doing something he learned from the Finns: methodically mixing each color with each other color to observe the results. With single-pigment paints, you'd see about one third clear warm, one-third clear cool, and one third mixed-temperature mud. But because so many paints already have multiple pigments, you actually get mud more often. It's still useful when you want dull colors (as for landscapes) just not as suitable for portraits where you usually want skin to look alive.
Note that some instructions for making your own colors tell you to mix paints very thoroughly until consistent in color, while others warn not to overmix paints. This brief video shows how to mix smooth colors with a palette knife. Here's a video about not overmixing paints. It really depends on the type of painting you're making, how much control or variation you want. similar problem can occur on the canvas, depending on your techniques, especially if you're not used to working wet-on-wet. One way to minimize the risk of overmixing on the canvas, if you know you tend to do that, is deliberately undermixing paint on your palette, because you'll finish blending it on the canvas.
This class on blending colors focuses primarily on several common media (acrylic paint, oil paint, watercolors, and pastels) and topics (skin tones, flowers, and the very similar blues of sky and water). So the concepts and techniques presented here should be useful to most artists across a wide range of applications. Or would have, if it'd been done right, by the originally scheduled teacher who excels at messing about with art media. Examine the sample tutorials and videos below to see the kind of theory and skills presented in a good art class. The teacher should explain not only what to do but why and how so you understand why it works, and give you things you can practice to get better at.
Here are tutorials on mixing skin tones in oil or acrylic, videos on mixing skin tones from white, yellow, red, and blue acrylic paint or mixing skin tones from many colors of oil paint. This tutorial is for watercolors, followed by a video on mixing skin tones from red, yellow, and blue watercolors for light to dark tones. Finally, learn how to make skin tones with oil pastels.
Mixing flower colors may call for pastel pinks, yellows, blues, and lilacs or occasionally brighter reds, yellows, and purples. For acrylics, learn how to paint a rose, and watch a video of mixing flower colors with red and yellow acrylic paint. For oil paint, here is an extensive guide to mixing colors, and a video on mixing flower colors with multiple colors of oil paint. For watercolors, enjoy a tutorial on mixing florals, and watch a video on mixing flower colors with magenta, blue, and yellow watercolors. Here's a big archive of tutorials for different watercolor flowers. In T-America, you could take a course on something like "Modern Watercolor Flowers" and get a bunch of lessons along these lines. Then the teacher would plonk down a vase of the same flower in a different color and invite you to extrapolate from what you just learned. Finally, create a violet flower with pastels.
Sky and water both use a range of blues from warm greenish to cool purplish versions. Explore a tutorial about mixing blues and greens for an ocean scene with acrylic paint. and watch a video on painting tropical water with four colors of acrylics. See what you can do with Williamsburg Viridian oil paint and a video on mixing sky colors with multiple oil paints. In watercolors, learn about blending waves and watch a video on mixing sky and cloud colors with multiple watercolors. Last, check out this lesson on abstract Monet water lilies in oil pastels.
Painting a smooth gradient in watercolor is really tricky, but it is used extensively in many applications, such as skies. Here's a video on how to do a graded wash. Foundation skills are important to practice and master. They typically break down into microskills that can be studied intensively one at a time as part of deliberate practice. So for watercolor gradients, microskills would include choosing a smooth rather than grainy paint, mixing dilutions, judging how much paint you will need, loading the brush, moving it evenly across the paper, and overlapping strokes to create a smooth gradient. This is where it can really help to have a good textbook or teacher explaining how to achieve the goal by focusing on specific steps.
This image shows light blue at the top, bluish-lavender, lavender, orchid, and pink at the bottom. Orchid is a shade between lavender and pink that makes people argue about which it "really" is.
Most multicultural art supplies are marketed for children. However, if you look around, you can find some adult versions too, and earth tones that serve a similar purpose:
* Charvin Extra-Fine Acrylic - Portrait Colors, Bonjour Set of 9 - 20ml Tubes
* Williamsburg Artist Oil Colors French Earth Set
* PHOENIX Skin Tone Watercolor Paint Set - 12 Solid Colors, Artist Grade Half Pan Palette Watercolor Travel Set Portable Metal Case for Adults, Professional Artists
* Sakura Cray-Pas Expressionist Oil Pastel Sets - Multicultural Colors, Set of 12
(These links are disturbing.)
Compare Oppositional Defiant Disorder with Drapetomania. I would only consider opposition a disordered process if the person was unable to follow someone they respected and/or unable to pursue something they genuinely wished to do. Balking at someone else's demands is a normal and necessary part of life in order to have healthy boundaries.
Pizza toppings span many world cuisines.
Jamaican Jazz pizza uses jerk sauce, plantains (or bananas), jerk chicken sausage, and chevre. The sweet, starchy plantains provide a buffer against the spicy ingredients. If you can't find plantains, you can use slightly underripe bananas.
Sicilian pizza often has just tomato sauce, oregano, olive oil, and Parmesan-Reggiano chese. It's a mild, simple pizza for people who don't want anything too complicated or spicy.
Pepperoni pizza tends to be simple with tomato sauce, mozzerella cheese, pepperoni slices, and a few spices.
Pizza Calculator – Find How Many Pizzas to Order
Have a crowd to feed and need a quick, easy, and delicious meal for the party? We’ve got you covered!
Enter the number of guests and calculate how many pizzas you should order.
Adults: 5
Children: 0
Hunger Level: Hungry
Crust Type: Traditional
Pizzas Needed:
4 small pizzas
3 medium pizzas
2 large pizzas
2 extra-large pizzas
