There are a lot of resources out there right now for people who want to get started in the often-lucrative world of event videography. This short article will just serve to introduce those videographers and producers new in the field to a few simple concepts and ideas.

There are plenty of event promoters out there that are just waiting for entrepreneurial producers and videographers to come to them and make them an offer. Most event organizers would love to have someone offer to video-tape their event and sell it to the participants/audience members, and many will let you do it for free, provided you have some decent credentials (though you may not even need those). Event videography is a huge business, and these days, considering how easy it is to make DVDs or put your video online, it's very easy to get started in. It could be as simple as setting up a booth at an event, and taking people's payments and information and then sending them a DVD of the event in the mail at a later date.

Some ideas of events:

-Youth competitions of all kinds: any event where parents would like to purchase a DVD keepsake of their children's performance. Use your imagination, as there are a virtually limitless amount of these, and parents love to pay for well-produced keepsakes like these.

-Large participant plays/theatre events: In addition to regular theatre-type events that you could market to the actors, think of things like interactive dinner theatres. There are many of these types of unique events, and audience participants might be interested in having their experiences documented.

-Family/High School/Military Reunions: I'm having a family reunion next month; only the second one my father's family has ever had, and I know that the organizers would pay pretty good money if someone came to them and gave them a deal on a certain number of DVDs as well as hosting the video on a url or even just on YouTube or something. (I’d do it myself but I’m all videoed out.) Again: use your imagination, as sentimental events are a big business.

-Corporate trade shows/presentations/seminars: Approach trade show organizers or individual companies involved in a trade show, offering to make a production featuring all the participants, or just focusing on one particular section.

-Motivational Speakers/Experts: You can find many speakers and experts who would like a reasonably priced video of their presentation/performance, for either promotional web video or to sell as a product.

There are limitless possibilities. When you start concentrating on this kind of work, you will start seeing opportunities everywhere you look. I open the paper every day and see several small events going on that I’m sure could be turned into a profitable free-lance situation. Every event has different elements, however, and each situation requires a good amount of forethought to what the best way to approach it and set it up might be. With some experience, some confidence, some business cards, and perhaps an assistant or two or three (who you can easily find on sites like this one) there isn't a job out there that is too big for you.

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The art, culture and lifestyle of ancient and medieval India is best reveled through miniature paintings. The penchant for religion, divinity and regal aristocracy is ostentatiously illustrated in these paintings. Though miniature in form, the paintings had an innate beauty and distinctiveness that made them stand out of the crowd.

Crafted by the regional artists these form of paintings narrate the stories of the bygone dynasties. Purely a brush work, these vibrant handmade paintings were the outcome of some dazzling minerals and vegetable colors. Gold and silver powders, conch shell powders and tiny pieces of semi precious stones were used in a miniature painting to make for the extra glow. It is for this luminous capacity, meticulousness and the universal appeal the paintings are very popular even today.

The themes of the miniature paintings were generally taken from the scenes of Indian epics and religious books like The Ramayana, The Mahabharata, The Bhagvata Purana, Git-gobinda, Surasagar, Rasamanjiri and more. Images from folk legends, classical music codes and royal court scenes were also beautifully illustrated in the paintings. Glass, fabric, marble, paper, silk, velvet, leather and ivory panels generally served as the canvas for the paintings.

This rare form of painting gave birth to some noted school of paintings namely The Deccan Schools, The Rajput and the Mughal Schools.

The Rajput School of Miniature Painting imbibed inspiration from the Krishna legends. The emphasis was more on the man and woman relationship and paintings were aesthetic portrayal of their emotion, love and passion. The lovemaking scenes of Lord Krishna and Goddess Radha are some of the finest specimens of the paintings. The Mughal School of Miniature Painting had Persian influence on them.

The painters focused mostly on court scenes, royal portraits, natural scenes and landscapes. The Deccan School of Miniature Painting derived a kind of hybrid painting form blending several styles of painting. The paintings manifested exuberant and bold themes influenced from Turkish and Persian paintings.

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Shyam Sharma, a nationally acclaimed artist had his 29th solo exhibition on 17th April at Art Desh the studio, Tardeo with 15 paintings on display. At the launch of his exhibition which will be on till 26th April among the celebrities were actor Aanjjan Srivastava, Kapil Khadiwala, Subhash Ghai's discovery Vikrant Chaturvedi, Swatantra Kumar from Subhash Ghai's Yuvraj, Preeti Jain and Gaurav Chanana. Gary Richardson, Ganesh Venkatraman and Tarana Singh performed a 8minute interactive comedy skit 'Got to be Love!' and Madhusudan gave a splendid seven minutes Sitar performance



Senior artist Prithvi Soni inaugurated the show lighting the lamp with actor Aanjjan Srivastava. The other artists Amisha Mehta, Gautam Patole, Reena Patel, Surendra Jagtap, Raghu Neware and M Shankar were present to support their colleague.



"Shayam Sharma is a man related to earth and simple in nature. His simplicity is witnessed in his work. More than a painter he is a complete human being a good friend." says Prithvi Soni.



Shayam Sharma, who was overwhelmed with the response he got, said about his exhibition "Spritual Synthesis is a collection of figurative 15 paintings on Lord Buddha and Krishna and our simple day-to-day life. In my work the texture is always important."



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'An ant may work its heart out, but it can't make money.' The proverb became wrong for the smallest member of a farmer's family from Lakhimpurkheri, when he supported his family and elder brother's study expenses by working in a shop and continued his studies too.

Shyam Sharma stands tall in proud when he puts his life story in the picture.

His sacrifices and hard work showed result soon, when the elders realised and supported him pursue his dreams in Arts – after he completed his BFA degree he completed AMT (Art Master Training) 2year Diploma and one year training in pottery design.

Then the struggle of making a place in the field of art for himself started. At night he did commercial work and day time made paintings. Shyam participated in the All India painting Camp. After this, his first solo exhibition held at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai. He got Ghari scholarship from National Lalit Kala Academy. He shifted to Delhi and settled there.



From whom you inspired to become a painter? How did it happen?

I was passionate about art from my childhood, but am deeply inspired by my elder brother who was also a painter. Sadly, he is no more with me now but I always follow his footsteps and his guidance which given me strength to become a painter.

What are the mediums you work with?

I work in different mediums like crayons, oil pastels, black ink and Water colours etc. but my recent works are with oil on canvas. Painting is almost like meditation for me. I plan my painting according to the subject I am working on. I sit in front of a blank canvas and draw the sketch and fill the colours light and dark shades, depth, tone in textures according to my choice.

Which genre of artists do you belong to?

I would like not to belong to any genre. Artists are unique and never static. I would say that my style of work is a combination of modern generation, semiabstract, and figurative simplicity.

How do you see today's artists in comparison to the veterans?

Every artist is unique but according to time their experiences reflect on their work, which makes all the difference. Well about the art scenario in India, the art is gone global and became an investment. Today's artists are more aggressive towards everything from creating the art to selling it. In past, most of works were done in realistic and photorealistic and those artists were still discovering new ideas in still life or portraits; where today its simple modern or contemporary.

How would you like to comment on art education in our country?And how can it be improved?

I think the art education is not quite good in India, as there is a basic problem with the root level of education system and is needed to be changed. According to me, education should be such that students should able to express their creative approach and potentiality fully. But I personally think that art is a talent which you are born with and it can't be taught.

Why only a few have made it to international market?

It is only because the policies of the galleries and the corporate houses promote big names and senior artists only.

How important is colour scheme in each painting? And the mood of the artist?

Each colour has a deep impact on human mind. There are no set rules for creating colour scheme. It basically depends on the artist what he thinks, his perception towards the subject. The artist's mood is definitely important for the work. Happy mind makes happy paintings.

What would you say about the current art scene in India?

In the time of globalization, corporate sectors and private galleries plays a very important role in the art scenario. They have made art absolutely global. The corporate sector gives national- international buyers who are purchasing paintings from artists. This helps to set up prices and correct evaluation of art. And Indian paintings are and will always be in demand.

Tell us about your future exhibitions. How many exhibitions have you had till now?

I have had about 28 solo show as yet and 40 group show with many senior artists in various prominent galleries in India. With my active group, am planning a group show in this year. I am participating in a camp which will be organised by private collectors in the next month. I have thought of a new subject but it is too early to disclose about it.

What do you do when not painting?

In free time I meet my colleagues and go to the exhibitions. I am a very family family man… so most of the free time I spend with my sons and wife.

Where and how do you see yourself in the future?

I see myself in the future as a successful international painter like every artist dreams and that people would appreciate my work and collect it.

How do you see life and its facts as an artist?

I have seen my life as a creator who creates the life and fills them with colours and according to my view life is a continuous journey where is there is no beginning and no end.

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The Saatchi gallery, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985, is a London gallery for the exhibition of contemporary art. It is one of the best venues known for young and fresh artist to express or expose his/her work to the world. Works of local and international sculptors, painters, photographers and multimedia artists are displayed in this gallery. Saatchi gallery also introduced the open-access section, well-known as Your Gallery, where artists can upload arts and biographies onto their own page. On a given year over sixty million visitors around the globe access this venue using it as a medium of expression and acquiring knowledge. Furthermore, a tally reveals that there have been 1,000 school visits. Isn’t it jaw dropping? This gallery aims to encourage the art professionals and also holds valuable source of information for upcoming art fairs and exhibitions.

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Prehistoric men painted animals for many reasons. Is it so strange that present day Artists are serious about capturing animals in their artwork? Painting different species seems to be an inherited trait for some and Laura Barbosa is no exception.

What does this have to do with "Hearts of Therapy"? Everything… if we take the time to see what is going on right in front of our eyes we would notice that our beloved dogs are more than just primitive canines and capable guards. They are therapy dogs with a heart whom are doing great work in our local community and have been featured in 3 giant paintings which are gaining much popularity and raising awareness for a local community concerned with health and healing.

In 2007 Laura Barbosa had been previously published in an article written by Zach Patberg in the Asbury Park Press of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in NJ entitled: "Art Of The Dog"

Ms. Barbosa has been working on 3-24"high x 48"wide acrylic paintings on canvas featuring 12 life size working therapy dogs of various breeds that currently work in our local community hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, schools and other locations in Ocean County NJ where emotional service dogs are indispensable.

"I hope to help the patients heal through my artworks! The dogs in this painting are well known in our local facilities and visit the very patients who will be viewing the originals and whom love the dogs dearly and count on them to boost their moral, help them heal and lower their blood pressure."

Laura’s idea was to present a local facility with these works of art in hopes of raising money for The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc. The Community Medical Center in Toms River NJ was chosen by the Artist because they totally support the use of Therapy Dogs in their Hospice, Oncology, Pediatric and Out Patient Programs. As of February 28, 2008 The Community Medical Center purchased the three works of art. The permanent display will begin March 2008.

"The idea was to create Beautiful Uplifting Artworks for the hospital and to increase public awareness to help diminish the existing breed specific stereotypes. The original paintings are priced at $2500 each and donations will be sent to The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog organization to help keep these special canines in our facilities!."

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Many people avoid photography as a hobby because they are concerned about its cost, although it doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive. That is why this article focuses on how to do lighting for your home photography studio cheaply and quickly. We’ll create a studio that doesn’t require any external fancy lighting, strobes, or those expensive soft boxes. If you just want to experiment with some still life photography, or even if you need to take some shots for your business, this article is perfect for you.

 

Of course, this will not give you professional quality pictures, but it will provide you with a good alternative to start exploring studio-like pictures. You can still get good background for your pictures, pictures with little shadows, and good, even light.

 

The simple studio we’ll construct utilizes a huge, inexpensive soft box and a seamless backdrop. You will need to collect the following materials:

 

• A sunny day and a shady location (a porch will do)








• A wall/table/chair/fence








• A few inches of Duct tape (or just any tape)








• A thick, A0 sized, sheet of paper (you can use polypropylene sheets because they are more durable and can be cleaned )

 

 

 

 

 

First, find a nice, shaded place on a clear, sunny day. Your porch is a good spot, and so is your back yard. Second, you will need a wall, or a chair or anything you can lean your professional backdrop (A.K.A. piece of paper) against. Third, tape the paper to the wall, table, chair, or fence and fasten it to the ground. And, voila! Your seamless backdrop is installed. All you need is a model.

 

Try varying the pictures by using several sheets of paper and polypropylene, each with a different color. This will give you instant multi-color backdrops.

 

Do some other experimenting with your still life studio. Now that you know how to do cheap lighting for your home photography studio, you can feel free to try different things and keep learning.

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So you have decided to start scrapbooking.  This is such an exciting time!  You have done the research, watched some of our tutorials, gone out and purchased everything you think you could possibly need and are now ready to get started on that first project.  The problem is there is no room left to actually do the work because your supplies are everywhere!  A good idea for scrapbooking is getting organized.

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The first thing you will need is storage containers to put all of your scrapbooking supplies in.  You can find all kinds of different containers at your local scrapbooking store, craft store, and sewing store.  Make sure to check out your local hardware store as well.  You can find great containers in the tool box section and even in the fishing/tackle box area. 

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Many of us like to get together at a friend’s house for scrapbooking, and lots of times the local scrapbooking store will have monthly meetings or give how-to classes that you would like to attend.  If you think you would like to take your scrapbooking supplies with you when you leave the house then you will want an easy way to do that.  You do not want to be leaving a trail of your prized materials behind you as you go.  Also remember to take just what you need.  I know that is hard to do sometimes.

Again, check out the scrapbooking stores, craft stores or sewing centers for a large enough bag to hold everything you will want to take.  Get creative with a tackle box or knitting bag.  Try to label everything you take with you, especially your tools, so that they do not get mixed up with anyone else’s. 

One of the best ideas for scrapbooking supplies that we came up with is one of the newer tackle boxes with the soft sides and the plastic divided containers that fit snug inside.  They usually fit 4 or 5 containers and also have pockets on the outside.  We purchased extra containers and just set them up on our shelves at home.  When we want to take our stuff with us, we just grab the ones that you need, put them in the tackle box and away we go.

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Pure Luxury Transportation, an associate of the Green Ride Global program which was established in the early going of 2008 is on full speed to go beyond its greenhouse gas (GHG) lessening goals for the 2008 calendar year. Pure Luxury Transportation with their exceptional car parts has come up with exceptional results around company-wide GHG reductions in the first four months of its environmental programming since becoming a certified Green Ride Global associate. The company also went on board on an insistent environmental sustainability program to lessen the environmental trail of the entire features of their business.

"We are committed to reducing the environmental impact of our operations. Our entire staff has been diligent in participating in the reduction of our greenhouse gas output. As a result, I am pleased to announce that we have achieved a reduction of 3 metric tons or 16% per vehicle, compared to the same quarter last year. This is the equivalent of adding approximately 3 acres of forest in the San Francisco area," says Jennifer Buffo, Chief Operating Officer of Pure Luxury Transportation.

Furthermore, the program which was managed under the leadership of Green Ride Global is intended to cause a 20% decline in Pure Luxury's GHG emissions more than the next 5 to 10 years.

"Reductions in emissions correlate directly to lower operating costs, which will help offset the rising cost of fuel. We will continue to pass on these savings to our clients," says Buffo. "We are also able to pass on our GHG emissions reductions to our clients because we can provide reports tracking the emissions attributed to their trips."

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Paper-cut main cutting tools are simple: paper and scissors or an engraving knife, but clever and deft craftspeople are remarkably good at cutting in the theme of daily life. When you look at items made in this method carefully, you will be amazed by the true to life expressions of the figure's sentiment and appearance, or portrayal of natural plants and animals' diverse gestures. Patterns of chrysanthemum display the curling petals, pied magpies show their There tiny feathers .

  It is easy to learn about cutting a piece of paper but very difficult to master it with perfection. One must grasp the knife in an upright fashion and press evenly on the paper with some strength. Flexibility is required but any hesitation or wiggling will lead to imprecision or damage the whole image. Engravers stress the cutting lines in several styles and there are four ideal but basic lines that that they endeavor to master. They attempt to carve a circle like the moon, a straight line like a stem of wheat, a square like a brick, and jaggedly like the beard.

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There are so many art exhibitions around that sometimes your own exhibition can get overlooked. When organising your next exhibition use your opening function to create something interesting and innovative. By coming up with an imaginative hook or angle you will be assured of getting more visitors through the door.

The majority of sales happen during the opening function therefore take full advantage of this opportunity to maximise dollars. Entice as many guests as possible to your event to increase your chances of sales by both shear numbers and by creating an illusion of demand.

Increasing visitor numbers can be achieved simply by having a drawcard at your opening function, such as inviting a VIP guest, having an unusual and interesting hook, unveiling a special artwork, or holding a competition.

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Everyone wants to meet someone famous. So inviting a VIP guest to your opening function is a sure way to get people to attend also. By association your visitors will automatically view your event as something special and important too -- just like your VIP. If you don’t know anyone well-known ask your friends, family or work colleagues for contacts. Someone is bound to know a sports celebrity, actor, musician or politician.

During the event make your VIP feel important and special. Offer them refreshments, introduce them to other important guests, and mention them warmly during your speech. A few days after the opening function follow up with a letter of appreciation.

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With a little imagination and creativity you can make your opening function really special by adding an interesting hook or angle. Perhaps you can adopt an unusual hanging method to display the artworks; incorporate an interactive art installation which guests can ‘play’ with; include a multi-media display using video or sound; or hire a live jazz band to create atmosphere and ambience.

Art exhibitions can become very flat and static, so adding an extra dimension can be very beneficial. Not only will you increase visitor numbers, but you guests will see you as an interesting, innovative artist and perceive your artwork as a worthwhile investment.

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Prehistoric men painted animals for many reasons. Is it so strange that present day Artists are serious about capturing animals in their artwork? Painting different species seems to be an inherited trait for some and Laura Barbosa is no exception.

What does this have to do with "Hearts of Therapy"? Everything… if we take the time to see what is going on right in front of our eyes we would notice that our beloved dogs are more than just primitive canines and capable guards. They are therapy dogs with a heart whom are doing great work in our local community and have been featured in 3 giant paintings which are gaining much popularity and raising awareness for a local community concerned with health and healing.

In 2007 Laura Barbosa had been previously published in an article written by Zach Patberg in the Asbury Park Press of Monmouth and Ocean Counties in NJ entitled: "Art Of The Dog"

Ms. Barbosa has been working on 3-24"high x 48"wide acrylic paintings on canvas featuring 12 life size working therapy dogs of various breeds that currently work in our local community hospitals, nursing homes, psychiatric facilities, schools and other locations in Ocean County NJ where emotional service dogs are indispensable.

"I hope to help the patients heal through my artworks! The dogs in this painting are well known in our local facilities and visit the very patients who will be viewing the originals and whom love the dogs dearly and count on them to boost their moral, help them heal and lower their blood pressure."

Laura’s idea was to present a local facility with these works of art in hopes of raising money for The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc. The Community Medical Center in Toms River NJ was chosen by the Artist because they totally support the use of Therapy Dogs in their Hospice, Oncology, Pediatric and Out Patient Programs. As of February 28, 2008 The Community Medical Center purchased the three works of art. The permanent display will begin March 2008.

"The idea was to create Beautiful Uplifting Artworks for the hospital and to increase public awareness to help diminish the existing breed specific stereotypes. The original paintings are priced at $2500 each and donations will be sent to The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dog organization to help keep these special canines in our facilities!."

In conclusion, most will be surprised to see what types of dogs are included in these paintings! The most scrutinized and misunderstood are among the breeds on display. These paintings are more than just beautiful artwork, they make an important statement and are meant to educate the public and try to eliminate stereotypical prejudices against certain breeds of dogs in our society.


The Art of Laura Barbosa Website

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So you have decided to start scrapbooking.  This is such an exciting time!  You have done the research, watched some of our tutorials, gone out and purchased everything you think you could possibly need and are now ready to get started on that first project.  The problem is there is no room left to actually do the work because your supplies are everywhere!  A good idea for scrapbooking is getting organized.

To make sure you have enough room for you, the most important one, you need to take extra steps to get your stuff organized.  In the long run, it will save you time, leaving you free to work, get inspired, be creative and of course, do more shopping.

The first thing you will need is storage containers to put all of your scrapbooking supplies in.  You can find all kinds of different containers at your local scrapbooking store, craft store, and sewing store.  Make sure to check out your local hardware store as well.  You can find great containers in the tool box section and even in the fishing/tackle box area. 

Another source for great containers is your own home.  Jars of all sizes come in handy as do small boxes, bowls and even baby bottles.  You can also use old jewelry boxes, tool boxes, and tackle boxes.  Anything that will help separate bits and pieces and is easy to get into will work so be creative and let us and others know what you have come up with. 

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Many of us like to get together at a friend’s house for scrapbooking, and lots of times the local scrapbooking store will have monthly meetings or give how-to classes that you would like to attend.  If you think you would like to take your scrapbooking supplies with you when you leave the house then you will want an easy way to do that.  You do not want to be leaving a trail of your prized materials behind you as you go.  Also remember to take just what you need.  I know that is hard to do sometimes.

Again, check out the scrapbooking stores, craft stores or sewing centers for a large enough bag to hold everything you will want to take.  Get creative with a tackle box or knitting bag.  Try to label everything you take with you, especially your tools, so that they do not get mixed up with anyone else’s. 

One of the best ideas for scrapbooking supplies that we came up with is one of the newer tackle boxes with the soft sides and the plastic divided containers that fit snug inside.  They usually fit 4 or 5 containers and also have pockets on the outside.  We purchased extra containers and just set them up on our shelves at home.  When we want to take our stuff with us, we just grab the ones that you need, put them in the tackle box and away we go.

We cannot say it enough.  The best idea when it comes to scrapbooking is getting organized, and the most important thing to know when it comes to staying organized is to pick a system that works for you and stick with it.  Color, sizes, themes, patterns; it doesn’t matter how.  All that really matters is that it works for you, that it is organized in a way that you can easily find what you are looking for and that it gives you that all important space you need to be your creative self.

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Many people avoid photography as a hobby because they are concerned about its cost, although it doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive. That is why this article focuses on how to do lighting for your home photography studio cheaply and quickly. We’ll create a studio that doesn’t require any external fancy lighting, strobes, or those expensive soft boxes. If you just want to experiment with some still life photography, or even if you need to take some shots for your business, this article is perfect for you.

 

Of course, this will not give you professional quality pictures, but it will provide you with a good alternative to start exploring studio-like pictures. You can still get good background for your pictures, pictures with little shadows, and good, even light.

 

The simple studio we’ll construct utilizes a huge, inexpensive soft box and a seamless backdrop. You will need to collect the following materials:

 

• A sunny day and a shady location (a porch will do)








• A wall/table/chair/fence








• A few inches of Duct tape (or just any tape)








• A thick, A0 sized, sheet of paper (you can use polypropylene sheets because they are more durable and can be cleaned )

 

 

 

 

 

First, find a nice, shaded place on a clear, sunny day. Your porch is a good spot, and so is your back yard. Second, you will need a wall, or a chair or anything you can lean your professional backdrop (A.K.A. piece of paper) against. Third, tape the paper to the wall, table, chair, or fence and fasten it to the ground. And, voila! Your seamless backdrop is installed. All you need is a model.

 

Try varying the pictures by using several sheets of paper and polypropylene, each with a different color. This will give you instant multi-color backdrops.

 

Do some other experimenting with your still life studio. Now that you know how to do cheap lighting for your home photography studio, you can feel free to try different things and keep learning.

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When a balloon twister is hired to entertain kids at a party, they're going to need to know their balloon animals.  Most all kids will want the balloon twister to make them a bunny rabbit or a wiener dog.  That's the ones that the kids know the best and want to see over and over again.  So when you decide to become a balloon twister, making balloon animals is something that you will need to know most of all.

The most common balloon animal that kids are going to want to see is a wiener dog or a dog of some sort.  Most like the wiener dog because they think it's funny to have the long body and tiny legs.  When you go to make a wiener dog you will need to start off with a “260” balloon that is the color of your choice.  A “260” balloon is a type of balloon that is 2” in diameter and 60” in length when completely blown up.  So if you take the 2 + the 60 and push them together you will get the 260.  This let's you know how the balloons are numbered. 

So now that you have the “260” balloon in the color of your choice, you will need to inflate it, leaving about a 4” tail.  It is necessary to leave that tail so that when you start to twist you have room for the air to move about.  Otherwise the balloon could pop when you just about have your wiener dog ready.  That is something that when making balloon animals, no kid wants to see.

With your balloon now completely inflated and its 4” tail hanging, grab hold of the tied off end and go back about 4” and pinch off the balloon.  Now twist the balloon around at that point about two or three times.  This will create the snout of your puppy.  Be sure to not let go of your balloon as the balloon will become all untwisted and you'll have to start over again.  Keeping your hand on the snout, move your other hand up the balloon another two inches and then pinch and twist like you had done before so that you have created another bubble and still don't let go.  Make another bubble the same size as the one you just made as this will form the ears.  Remember, you still can't let go of the balloon until you have locked the ears in place.  To do that you will fold the balloon right between the two ear bubbles that you have created.  They will need to be lying next to each and twist the first and third twist around one another approximately two or three times.  By doing this you are locking the ears so that they won't go flying apart once your hand leaves them. 

Now that you have created the head and ears, you will repeat the same process you just completed throughout the rest of the dog.  You will go down a little bit and create the neck bubble, the front leg and front leg number two.  You will twist them just as you did the head, ears and snout.  To lock the front legs you will need to twist the neck bubble and front leg one and two.  Once you have completed that, leave a few inches to make the body.  Then start the same process you used with the ears and snout so that you can create the back legs both one and two.  You will lock the legs together as you have the other two portions of the body.  This should leave you with a tail for your little puppy.  It's hard to proportion the puppy the first few times that you create the puppy but with practice comes perfect.  The more that you practice making balloon animals the better you will get. 

Making balloon animals is something that many people love to see.  And so anyone that likes to entertain while making forms of art, making balloon animals might just be for you.

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As we all know that no one is born a talented artist. Even many of the famous artists have acquired their skills with the brush and perfected it for so many years to reach the peak of success. If anyone get inspire to create a beautiful painting on a white canvas, it means its an addictive hobby, and then suddenly that inspiration start getting converted into shape, figure, emotion, expression in numerous colors.

To know more about art one needs to understand ART first. What is art? In simple words art is the use of skill and imagination for the works of art. Art can be a basic form of communication. Just as a dancer sways to a rhythm or beat, an artist picks his brush to color an unfruitful white canvas to make it fruitful.

We all know that we have a budding artist within us. We never try to explore it; we hide our skills, never give chance to give it a platform. Art is really so simple that it does not require any specific qualification, any fixed age or any

privilege skill to start with.

All what we need is the time and our own ability to nurture it. One can start learning art at any time. Art can be a good exercise to relax our selves. Art is the way from which we expressed our feelings, ideas, skills, imaginations, and oncepts on a peace of canvas.

Art have so many forms like drawing, sketching, painting, scribbling etc. Many talented people take their art form to another aspect and create unique paintings.

Now learning about Art is extremely easy. Slowly developed it as a hobby, art can easily become a profession. By reading this you may arise with a question??Question is …….

Can Anyone Become An Artist?

Yes, according to me anyone can become an artist. What we need is the proper medium which can help us to create works of art, the right use of pencil, pastels, watercolors, charcoals, oil paints and acrylics. Select the subject, any subject that give pleasure to your eye is just right for your painting. It could be a nature, scenery, photograph, animal, any other painting, just about anything, which pleases your creativity in first attempt.

This is your chance to explore yourself, make a space in the world of art, and bring out your true spirits for art.

How to start with?

1. You can join any art classes, any short term courses in university near by you or join any painting workshop.

2. Chose a subject that inspires you to create a beautiful painting.

3. Don’t get disappointed even if you are not able to do the painting as per the subject, but try to make it.

4. See the subject from all the angles, Just don’t sketch out everything that has to be painted.

5. For the first attempt you may feel little bit bore, but slowly you will get into it and you will gain interest.

6. while drawing keep your mind open, will help to learn so many new things

7. In painting you can use your imaginative colors. For example grass is green but it could be red or yellow too. Sky is blue but it could be orange, grey, or any other color.

8. Painting will give you the excitement but it is not always possible that you will complete the work within a day.

9. May be you would jump on another subject, simultaneously in the meanwhile.

10. Keep good focused on the painting, anytime you may feel that your interest is fading at that moment leave it for sometime.

11. As such there is no deadline to finish a painting. It is not a job which should get completed in between nine to five.

12. Use eyes and hands to draw. Do not go by the mental image that forms in the mind. You will never get it exactly the finish.

13. Try to be keep teacher around you to help in areas where you are likely to be stuck.

14. It is not necessary that everything will go right at the first time. Sometimes you may waste time and some art material but then you will learn more and generate more good art pieces.

15. Painting is always learnt through trail and error

16. So don’t give up yet if it has not worked out. There is always a new subject to work on.

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So you have decided to start scrapbooking.  This is such an exciting time!  You have done the research, watched some of our tutorials, gone out and purchased everything you think you could possibly need and are now ready to get started on that first project.  The problem is there is no room left to actually do the work because your supplies are everywhere!  A good idea for scrapbooking is getting organized.

To make sure you have enough room for you, the most important one, you need to take extra steps to get your stuff organized.  In the long run, it will save you time, leaving you free to work, get inspired, be creative and of course, do more shopping.

The first thing you will need is storage containers to put all of your scrapbooking supplies in.  You can find all kinds of different containers at your local scrapbooking store, craft store, and sewing store.  Make sure to check out your local hardware store as well.  You can find great containers in the tool box section and even in the fishing/tackle box area. 

Another source for great containers is your own home.  Jars of all sizes come in handy as do small boxes, bowls and even baby bottles.  You can also use old jewelry boxes, tool boxes, and tackle boxes.  Anything that will help separate bits and pieces and is easy to get into will work so be creative and let us and others know what you have come up with. 

Now that you have that done, next on the list is shelves.  As we already discussed, you will have many different shapes and sizes of containers containing all of your odds and ends for scrapbooking, but if you don’t have shelves to put them on then they will still be all over the place using up your precious work space.  Make sure your shelves are sturdy or you will not be able to put much on them.  As you start out, you may not have very much in the way of supplies but trust me they will be overflowing in no time.

Many of us like to get together at a friend’s house for scrapbooking, and lots of times the local scrapbooking store will have monthly meetings or give how-to classes that you would like to attend.  If you think you would like to take your scrapbooking supplies with you when you leave the house then you will want an easy way to do that.  You do not want to be leaving a trail of your prized materials behind you as you go.  Also remember to take just what you need.  I know that is hard to do sometimes.

Again, check out the scrapbooking stores, craft stores or sewing centers for a large enough bag to hold everything you will want to take.  Get creative with a tackle box or knitting bag.  Try to label everything you take with you, especially your tools, so that they do not get mixed up with anyone else’s. 

One of the best ideas for scrapbooking supplies that we came up with is one of the newer tackle boxes with the soft sides and the plastic divided containers that fit snug inside.  They usually fit 4 or 5 containers and also have pockets on the outside.  We purchased extra containers and just set them up on our shelves at home.  When we want to take our stuff with us, we just grab the ones that you need, put them in the tackle box and away we go.

We cannot say it enough.  The best idea when it comes to scrapbooking is getting organized, and the most important thing to know when it comes to staying organized is to pick a system that works for you and stick with it.  Color, sizes, themes, patterns; it doesn’t matter how.  All that really matters is that it works for you, that it is organized in a way that you can easily find what you are looking for and that it gives you that all important space you need to be your creative self.

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There are so many art exhibitions around that sometimes your own exhibition can get overlooked. When organising your next exhibition use your opening function to create something interesting and innovative. By coming up with an imaginative hook or angle you will be assured of getting more visitors through the door.

The majority of sales happen during the opening function therefore take full advantage of this opportunity to maximise dollars. Entice as many guests as possible to your event to increase your chances of sales by both shear numbers and by creating an illusion of demand.

Increasing visitor numbers can be achieved simply by having a drawcard at your opening function, such as inviting a VIP guest, having an unusual and interesting hook, unveiling a special artwork, or holding a competition.

1. VIP Guests

Everyone wants to meet someone famous. So inviting a VIP guest to your opening function is a sure way to get people to attend also. By association your visitors will automatically view your event as something special and important too -- just like your VIP. If you don’t know anyone well-known ask your friends, family or work colleagues for contacts. Someone is bound to know a sports celebrity, actor, musician or politician.

During the event make your VIP feel important and special. Offer them refreshments, introduce them to other important guests, and mention them warmly during your speech. A few days after the opening function follow up with a letter of appreciation.

2. Interesting Hook or Angle

With a little imagination and creativity you can make your opening function really special by adding an interesting hook or angle. Perhaps you can adopt an unusual hanging method to display the artworks; incorporate an interactive art installation which guests can ‘play’ with; include a multi-media display using video or sound; or hire a live jazz band to create atmosphere and ambience.

Art exhibitions can become very flat and static, so adding an extra dimension can be very beneficial. Not only will you increase visitor numbers, but you guests will see you as an interesting, innovative artist and perceive your artwork as a worthwhile investment.

3. Artwork Unveiling

Turn your opening function into an extra special event by unveiling an extra special project. This will create anticipation and excitement as your guests wait for the presentation to take place. You could unveil a major artwork which you have spent a lot of time on, something you have prepared for a special charity cause, a collaborative project that many artists have participated in, or a memorial piece to acknowledge a worthy event or person.

Create maximum impact and splendour by rigging up a curtain in front of your artwork. Attach lengths of ribbon to the curtain so it can dropped at the precise moment to reveal the master piece to your eager audience.

4. Competition

People love getting something for free so a competition is a sure-fire way of getting people to attend your opening function. Start the competition at the beginning of the evening and finish it at the end. This will encourage your guests to stay longer, which will in turn increase your chances of additional sales.

Be imaginative with the competition question. Consider your exhibition theme, use wit and humour, and incorporate logic and problem solving into your question to really get the conversation going. At the end of the evening get your VIP guest to announce the winner and present the prize.

By using a little imagination and creativity at your art exhibition opening function you can increase visitor numbers, enhance sales, create interest, and generate enough excitement to ensure guests come back again for the next exhibition!

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Painting is an aesthetic representation of the imaginative mindset of a painter. This form of art exerted tremendous influence on the society since its inception several thousand years ago. Painters are like alchemists who can make formidable creations intermingling colors on a piece of canvas.

It is through painting artists of all ages portray the conditions of the mainstream society, the various ethos, culture and traditions. A work of painting can best reveal the good and evil of the everyday life and urge the common people to be good in thought and action so that the society becomes beautiful and beneficial to the mankind.

Originated as a creative pastime as cave depictions by our early ancestors, painting has undergone several alterations with time. The history of painting clearly indicates the various transformations of paintings from cave paintings to watercolor paintings and oil paintings.

The use of colors and shades are very important in painting. As a melodious music is not possible to originate without appropriate rhythm similarly a work of painting does not get life without perfect shades. Painting is a spontaneous manifestation of the true self of an artist; it speaks out his heart through the tinges of colors.

The Renaissance period (14th C to 17th C) is perhaps the golden period of arts and paintings in Europe. Renaissance classicism imparted a realistic touch to the paintings. The painters had good concepts on light, shadow and human anatomy and this made their art more appealing and communicative.

Luminaries like Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Raphael stirred the world through their world-class paintings during this time. Da Vinci’s Monalisa is a painting unsurpassed down the ages.

With the establishment of various schools and movements of arts emerged the various theories on arts like abstract expressionism, art deco, constructivism, cubism, impressionism, modernism, neo-classicism, post modernism, romanticism and surrealism.

These gave birth to various painting forms like abstract paintings, figurative paintings, landscape paintings, collages, calligraphy and digital paintings. To an artist a painting is the enlivening of his soul on the canvas that transgresses all theories and echoes the great words of Keats – “Beauty Truth, Truth Beauty’.

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Ashish Balram Nagpal and Chintan Upadhyay hosted the Soumen Das' exhibition titled Time and Empty Space at the Ashish Balram Nagpal Art Gallery, Colaba on May 15 at 6 pm.


The Art fraternity and Page 3 celebs geared to see the works of the talented contemporary landscape painter whose works are being termed as "natural and fresh.

Artist fraternity including Amisha Mehta, Soketu Parekh, Rajat Dhar, Sanjeev Khandekar, Vaishali Narkar, Bakul Patel, Dr Saryu Doshi and Pundole gallery's owner Dadiba Pundole. Anil Dharkar, film director Pankaj Parashar, model Pratyshaa bole, and Niranjan Iyengar, Vinod Nayyar among the pg 3 celebs who attended the show.

Says Ashish Balram Nagpal, "I think Soumen Das is one painter who has complete mastery of his art. This is evident in his works that are on display. We have displayed six of his works here as he is not a very prolific artist. I think he is brilliant."

Soumen Das' works are on display at the Ashish Balram Nagpal Art Gallery till June 14.

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When it comes to framing and matting supplies, there are several different products you’ll need in order to do the job properly. A good framing job not only makes your artwork or photography look better, it also protects the artifact from becoming damaged or faded because of various environmental factors. As with almost anything else, it’s important to make an investment in the best framing and matting supplies you can afford.

Mount board is where it all starts; the quality of the mount board can make or break your framing project. This is what holds the artifact (the painting or the photograph rigidly in place. Acid free mount board is vital, particularly when it comes to archival quality works of art. The problem with some cheaper varieties of this material is that the acids can interact with other environmental pollutants and leech into your image, causing discoloring. This is one of your most basic and important framing and matting supplies, so make sure that you are using high-quality, acid-free mount board.

Mat board is another important consideration when putting together photo frames. This is used to provide a barrier between the artifact and the glazing, or clear covering. The problem is that if your picture or photo comes in actual physical contact with the glazing material, it can cause substantial harm, Mat board provides an air space that does two things: it prevents the buildup of damaging moisture inside the glass, and it allows room for the artifact to expand and contract as temperatures and room conditions fluctuate. Again, it is in your best interests to spend as much as you can to get the best archival-quality mat board that you can afford.

Anything that is true of traditional art framing goes double for photo framing supplies. Although paintings are delicate, the chemicals that are used to produce photographic images can interact with substances in the environment in all sorts of ways that can damage the image or cause it to fade. In investment in good quality photo framing supplies is an investment in the protection of your images.

The keys to effective artwork framing are (A) invest in the best framing and matting supplies you can find, and (B) know how to use and apply them correctly. No matter how wondrous the piece of art, improper framing can make it look cheap, tawdry and downright bad. Protect your valuable artwork by using only the best archival quality framing and matting supplies.

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For the past few weeks I have been going to a workshop on the "Nude in Perspective".
This week our task was to use white conte pastel or chalk on a black or dark piece of paper. I used pastels a few years ago and didn't like them much. They left my hands feeling all dry and chalky and I went through a lot of hand cream. So I wasn't really looking forward to the class.
Tanya, the model was lying down on a white sheet facing me with her abundant red hair tumbling over her right arm and her leg crooked beneath her. It was an interesting pose.
I took a deep breath, banished all negative thoughts and studied her intently for about 15 minutes before I began to mark out the paper, using a paintbrush to get a perspective. The angle of the foot presented a challenge, but I kept calm and stayed in the moment.

Eventually I began, working much slower than I usually do, deliberately stroking the chalk lightly over the surface, getting used to the old familiar scratchy feeling of chalk on paper. I began to relax and enjoy the sensation, taking pleasure in the form and medium, the play of light on the sensuous curve of the navel and the nice straight arm providing the composition with structure. Tanya was lying on a sheet which was the highest key colour. Using only white, I was careful to leave the dark areas on her body completely black, with just a few tiny dots of conte sprinkled around to suggest the form. The high key areas were on her back and shoulder, a little on the curve of her calf and along her arm and I used quite a heavy hand here to emphasise the light areas. I was hardly aware of time passing and it felt like a meditation as I kept my mind clear and concentrated.
We had a short break for tea and then I had just half an hour to finish off.
When I finally stepped back I was quite pleased with what I saw on the paper. Here she is - Tanya in white on black.

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Spring is here! Summer is approaching! Let's go outside and play for a while!

Remember how exciting summers were as a kid? Running in and out of the house, chasing down the ice cream truck and smacking at mosquitoes nibbling on our ankles -- ah, now those were the good old days! But being stock photographers, we have a license to embrace spring and summer with a childlike zeal, having the same kind of fun we used to have every time we ventured outdoors.

When it comes to getting the most out of our outdoor shots, I always try to remember two things: props and location. Bringing along just the right item, or spending a few minutes of your drive to head to an out-of-the-way spot can lead to stock shots that sell--and can lead to some great stories to tell at your next barbecue.

Not sure how to get started? Here are a few ideas on how to use props and location to get your best shots yet this summer:

On Vacation

Before heading out for a weekend getaway or a week-long road trip, take a few moments to think about the surroundings you will be visiting.

For example, I recently took a road trip to Sedona, Arizona, and in my suitcase along with my hiking clothes and toiletries I packed an assortment of Southwestern- dishes and tableware. Why? So I could photograph Southwestern food on location in the desert. The end result was salsa and tortilla chips nestled against a cactus growing in the famous red rocks of Sedona. I also brought along a folding camp chair, my son's dirty old hiking boots, and other types of outdoor gear for still life shots depicting the necessities for an outdoor adventure.

Heading to the beach? Bring along some drinking glasses, a colorful beverage, and paper umbrellas, set them in the sand and photograph them with the surf in the background. Planning on a little water-skiing this weekend? Get some shots of your gear on deck, before you get suited up. Is a raucous weekend in Las Vegas in your future? Use your imagination!

At Home

Believe it or not, backyards offer a whole world of on-location opportunities. What's in your backyard? Lush green grass or a swimming pool perhaps? But you don't have to wait for a picnic, pool party or vacation to photograph these types of events.

I live in a sparsely landscaped apartment complex, with a backyard that consists of a parking lot and swimming pool -- A typical concrete jungle in the city. But that didn't stop me from producing food photos that make people believe they were shot at a vacation resort or pool party. The kids who lived downstairs from me were swimming in the pool, I had some fresh steamed crab in the fridge for dinner, and a photo was born.

So make a pitcher of lemonade, slice up some watermelon, fix a few sandwiches, and set them on the lawn along with some flowers and linens. Stage the kids' outdoor toys before asking them to put them away. Before turning on the sprinklers, grab a pot of flowers that need watering, maybe some gardening tools, and place them in the grass. Turn on the water, and voila! Instant rain without getting wet.

Wherever you go, whether it's a vacation or a short trip to the backyard, bring along a few extra props that will tell the story of the location's scenery and atmosphere. Be creative! Pack some dishes in your suitcase, or put tonight's dinner on a picnic blanket in your front yard -- summertime stock photo opportunities are all around!

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Many people avoid photography as a hobby because they are concerned about its cost, although it doesn’t necessarily have to be expensive. That is why this article focuses on how to do lighting for your home photography studio cheaply and quickly. We’ll create a studio that doesn’t require any external fancy lighting, strobes, or those expensive soft boxes. If you just want to experiment with some still life photography, or even if you need to take some shots for your business, this article is perfect for you.

 

Of course, this will not give you professional quality pictures, but it will provide you with a good alternative to start exploring studio-like pictures. You can still get good background for your pictures, pictures with little shadows, and good, even light.

 

The simple studio we’ll construct utilizes a huge, inexpensive soft box and a seamless backdrop. You will need to collect the following materials:

 

• A sunny day and a shady location (a porch will do)








• A wall/table/chair/fence








• A few inches of Duct tape (or just any tape)








• A thick, A0 sized, sheet of paper (you can use polypropylene sheets because they are more durable and can be cleaned )

 

 

 

 

 

First, find a nice, shaded place on a clear, sunny day. Your porch is a good spot, and so is your back yard. Second, you will need a wall, or a chair or anything you can lean your professional backdrop (A.K.A. piece of paper) against. Third, tape the paper to the wall, table, chair, or fence and fasten it to the ground. And, voila! Your seamless backdrop is installed. All you need is a model.

 

Try varying the pictures by using several sheets of paper and polypropylene, each with a different color. This will give you instant multi-color backdrops.

 

Do some other experimenting with your still life studio. Now that you know how to do cheap lighting for your home photography studio, you can feel free to try different things and keep learning.

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Ashish Balram Nagpal and Chintan Upadhyay hosted the Soumen Das' exhibition titled Time and Empty Space at the Ashish Balram Nagpal Art Gallery, Colaba on May 15 at 6 pm.


The Art fraternity and Page 3 celebs geared to see the works of the talented contemporary landscape painter whose works are being termed as "natural and fresh.

Artist fraternity including Amisha Mehta, Soketu Parekh, Rajat Dhar, Sanjeev Khandekar, Vaishali Narkar, Bakul Patel, Dr Saryu Doshi and Pundole gallery's owner Dadiba Pundole. Anil Dharkar, film director Pankaj Parashar, model Pratyshaa bole, and Niranjan Iyengar, Vinod Nayyar among the pg 3 celebs who attended the show.

Says Ashish Balram Nagpal, "I think Soumen Das is one painter who has complete mastery of his art. This is evident in his works that are on display. We have displayed six of his works here as he is not a very prolific artist. I think he is brilliant."

Soumen Das' works are on display at the Ashish Balram Nagpal Art Gallery till June 14.

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So you have decided to start scrapbooking.  This is such an exciting time!  You have done the research, watched some of our tutorials, gone out and purchased everything you think you could possibly need and are now ready to get started on that first project.  The problem is there is no room left to actually do the work because your supplies are everywhere!  A good idea for scrapbooking is getting organized.

To make sure you have enough room for you, the most important one, you need to take extra steps to get your stuff organized.  In the long run, it will save you time, leaving you free to work, get inspired, be creative and of course, do more shopping.

The first thing you will need is storage containers to put all of your scrapbooking supplies in.  You can find all kinds of different containers at your local scrapbooking store, craft store, and sewing store.  Make sure to check out your local hardware store as well.  You can find great containers in the tool box section and even in the fishing/tackle box area. 

Another source for great containers is your own home.  Jars of all sizes come in handy as do small boxes, bowls and even baby bottles.  You can also use old jewelry boxes, tool boxes, and tackle boxes.  Anything that will help separate bits and pieces and is easy to get into will work so be creative and let us and others know what you have come up with. 

Now that you have that done, next on the list is shelves.  As we already discussed, you will have many different shapes and sizes of containers containing all of your odds and ends for scrapbooking, but if you don’t have shelves to put them on then they will still be all over the place using up your precious work space.  Make sure your shelves are sturdy or you will not be able to put much on them.  As you start out, you may not have very much in the way of supplies but trust me they will be overflowing in no time.

Many of us like to get together at a friend’s house for scrapbooking, and lots of times the local scrapbooking store will have monthly meetings or give how-to classes that you would like to attend.  If you think you would like to take your scrapbooking supplies with you when you leave the house then you will want an easy way to do that.  You do not want to be leaving a trail of your prized materials behind you as you go.  Also remember to take just what you need.  I know that is hard to do sometimes.

Again, check out the scrapbooking stores, craft stores or sewing centers for a large enough bag to hold everything you will want to take.  Get creative with a tackle box or knitting bag.  Try to label everything you take with you, especially your tools, so that they do not get mixed up with anyone else’s. 

One of the best ideas for scrapbooking supplies that we came up with is one of the newer tackle boxes with the soft sides and the plastic divided containers that fit snug inside.  They usually fit 4 or 5 containers and also have pockets on the outside.  We purchased extra containers and just set them up on our shelves at home.  When we want to take our stuff with us, we just grab the ones that you need, put them in the tackle box and away we go.

We cannot say it enough.  The best idea when it comes to scrapbooking is getting organized, and the most important thing to know when it comes to staying organized is to pick a system that works for you and stick with it.  Color, sizes, themes, patterns; it doesn’t matter how.  All that really matters is that it works for you, that it is organized in a way that you can easily find what you are looking for and that it gives you that all important space you need to be your creative self.

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Recently, my mother in law came to visit and, like any good residents of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area, we took her to visit the Getty. Having never been to the museum ourselves, we found that there was a lot to learn for us too. Both myself and my mother in law were fascinated with the lighting structure in the top floor galleries of all the Getty buildings. The Getty uses the best kind or solar lights: the kind that comes right from the sun! The ceilings of the Getty museum have special light fixtures with mirrors in them that direct the sunlight onto the artwork, and adjust throughout the day in order to perfectly light each piece based on the amount of sunlight available.

Although I don’t have nearly the budget that the Getty has, I like for the artwork in my house to be well lit. Usually, I’m a big fan of Pendant Lighting but in terms of lighting artwork with it, pendants are really difficult to focus and aim. For lighting artwork, I prefer to use lamps and light fixtures that can be focused and angled in order to highlight the surfaces of the piece in the exact way that you want, and no other.

With lighting household artwork, there is a thin line between tasteful and crypt keeper. Only the most extreme decorating schemes can pull off official museum lighting plans like contrasting up and down lighting. In the average house, artwork is lit best with understated accent lighting rather than elaborate plans. The focus of a museum is the artwork, but the focus of your home should be you. Don’t stress out if every piece isn’t perfectly lit, your guest are there to visit you, not your art.

There are some great places online to find the kinds of lamps I’ve been writing about in this article as well as the perfect light you need for any other part of your house at http://www.eco-furniture.com. For lamps specifically, http://www.eco-lights.com/lamps.php is a good link, and http://www.eco-lights.com/wall-lighting.php is a great place for wall sconces.

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Eugene boudin, the famous marine painter was born in the year 1824 on July 12. Eugene was one of the famous French landscape maritime painter who comes up with more paints related to outdoors. The great expert was born in seafaring family and almost his every painting was related to sea and sky. Though he was described as the painter of beaches, the beach in its painting occupies full of canvas and it appears to be large, luminous sky that dominates in the work.

Boudin was a large self skilled marine artist who likes the members of Barbizon school where he worked sometime with the nature. Majority of his drawings looks to be small scene of contemporary beach resorts in northern France. He was the famous French impressionist painter where he took for the first impressionist exhibit in the year 1874. People use to enjoy the marine art of Eugene boudin and he was the one who use to exhibit the specialty of marine.

He opened a frame shop in Le Havre and was encouraged to take up the paintings by the painter jean François millet. He studied at louvre and established contact with Barbizon painter. He visited Paris and met young Claude Monet and introduced himself to be outdoor painter where they two worked together in the late 1860. He was skilled amazing excellence of marine paintings and charming portraits. Boudin was figured to be 19th century marine artist who spend most of his time on coast paintings, beach scenes and seascapes. Generally, the maritime paintings of Eugene will be based upon the open air starting from the sea and ends on the shore.

The work of boudin looks to be light tender in quality, colors seems to be attractive and flourishing and sparkled portrayal of nature and its atmosphere. His favorite subject will mostly relate to charming dressed ladies and gentlemen of bourgeoisie walking along the beach side. He started his life time career as famous marine artist where he was encouraged by the famous painter. He was inspired from the motivation, encouragement and artistic work of the painter when he was working in the framing business. Eugene boudin wide collections of marine arts will be available in the nautical antiques to facilitate the visitors or general people. The painting of Eugene comes to the end in the year august 8, 1898.

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If you want to learn how to oil paint and not sure how to begin, then the following article will prove to be quite helpful in your pursuit to become a good painter.

Before you read on, you will have to try and forget everything you ever learned about oil painting and look at your painting from a new perspective. A recent art class I attended, taught by a master painter, has completely changed the way I approach oil painting and has opened up many new creative doors for me. I hope it will do the same for you.

START WITH A CONCEPT

Up until just recently, I was a very frustrated oil painter. I have 10 or so incomplete paintings collecting dust in the corner of my small studio. I would attempt to complete these 10 or so paintings over and over again, until finally I had to take a step back and try and understand what I was doing wrong.

The reason I lost interest and was unable to complete these paintings, was because I did not have a concept in mind before I started. I would start haphazardly painting without a clear vision of what I really wanted to accomplish with my oil painting.

Concepts are methods for solving problems in a painting. I bet you never saw painting as being a series of problems. Neither did I , but this way of thinking really does make learning how to oil paint more interesting.

What do you want your painting to be about?

Instead of thinking: “My painting is about trees in a field”, start thinking in terms of , “My painting is about the light that falls on the trees in a field”.

When you have a blueprint or roadmap in mind before you start painting, there is no room for diversion. You must stick to your plan.

MASTER YOUR BRUSH

A very important aspect of oil painting is learning how to control your brush. Without good brush control and technique, your effectiveness as a painter is truly limited.

Make sure you have the best possible brushes you can afford. While it is possible to save money on paint and canvas, one should never work with cheap brushes. In my experience, cheaper brushes are simply not worth it. The biggest issue with cheap brushes is with the hairs falling off and becoming embedded in your painting. It is quite annoying.

One of the biggest mistakes artists make, myself included, is not reloading the paint brush enough. I am not sure if this is an act of laziness or fear of wasting paint. Whatever the reason may be, make sure you always have enough paint on your brush so that there is always a layer of paint between your brush and the canvas. Do not try and scrub the paint into the canvas. Paint your strokes and leave them be. Don’t over work your brushstrokes.

MASSING

One great way to get the main ideas of an oil painting down is with a technique called Massing. Massing is about seeing your subject as a whole and not concentrating on all of the fine details.

For instance, lets say you subject is a pineapple. Instead of trying to get down all the various textures and details on your pineapple, think in terms of “planes” of light and shadow.

Add in those planes first and then later on you can put in all of your finer details.

COLOR

Nothing in my opinion, can confuse a painter more, then working with color. I know one of my weaknesses in the beginning was working with too many colors in the same painting which resulted in a muddy nightmare.

I never really took the time to understand how colors interact with one another.

Here are some great tips to keep in mind while working with color in your paintings:

- If you add white to another color, it will make that color cooler and more opaque.

- Instead of adding white to a color to make it brighter, try adding more color instead.

- Don’t be afraid to use black. Many teachers recommend staying away from black, but I beg to differ. Did you know you can get some very nice greens by mixing ivory black with certain blues and yellows?

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People often refer to “the classic rules of photography”: “This photo follows the classic rules...” or “he/she broke all the classic rules...” etc. But what are those “classic rules” anyway? I gave it some thought and came up with the following five rules, all longstanding and time-honoured, like you would expect when something is called classic. But nothing is set in cement and rules such as these have been violated with superb results over and over again. But they are also there for a reason, since they probably represent something that most people mostly find pleasing most of the times. Not everybody all the time. So what are they, these classic rules of photography:

Rule #1 : F/8 And Be There!

This is rule number one and it has little to do with your camera and technical proficiency, as is the case with the other four rules. Read this rule again, breath it and live it. As simple as it sounds, it is the most important of all rules in photography.

The part about f/8 refers to a camera setting, or rather a lens aperture setting. It’s a technical detail and it’s not really important. But at the same time it’s what makes this rule so memorable.

It’s not a bad advice using f/8, it’s a pretty standard value and often safe to use if you want to be sure to get your subject in focus without giving it much thought.

But it’s true value is that it boils all the complicated art and tech issues down to that simple 1-letter-1-number statement, f/8 (simply read f eight), the hidden message being: Forget the technical aspects, concentrate on the subject. Simple and brilliant.

In my experience it’s mostly used in the context of spot news photography, where it’s certainly important to be on the spot when something happens. But I wouldn’t forget about it in the context of normal peoples lives, peaceful landscape photos and even photos for the family album. Whatever photo you want to capture, you have to be there first. You have to get up and go out, walk that extra mile, lose that hour of sleep, do whatever it takes for you to get there with your camera.

A talented, but lazy photographer is not necessarily as successful as a very active, less talented one. Because you have to be there.

Rule #2 : The Decisive Moment

A term coined by photography legend Henri Cartier-Bresson. Sort of a time-version of rule number 1. Together we could call these two rules: “Being in the right place at the right time”.

But there’s more to this rule than just being there at the right time. You have to press the shutter button at exactly the decisive moment, when all the elements of the photo (perhaps including the photographer himself) suddenly come together in a fraction of a second. A blink of an eye and it’s gone again. The man jumping over the puddle has touched down again, the guy in the background has turned his head away from the kissing couple and the dying soldier has fallen flat to the ground.

It happens so fast that it’s hard for us to see and react to before it’s over. But that is one of the big charms of photography. It can capture these fleeing moments and make them last forever -- on print. For Cartier-Bresson it was an intuitive thing. “Think before and after you take a photograph, not while you are doing it.”

Sports photography arguably has a lot of decisive moments, but in my book they don’t really count, since it’s just a game and not truly a slice of reality. I know Cartier-Bresson in his book set off with quoting someone “there’s nothing in the world that doesn’t have a decisive moment”, but I don’t want to get into the discussion here. Many people who are more sports enthusiastic than me would probably disagree with me, but I do think that there’s more real decisive moments to be had on the stadium seating than on the pitch.

Rule #3 : Go Close

-- And when you’ve done that, go even closer! Coined by another photography legend, Robert Capa, who died following this rule, camera in his hand, as he stepped on a landmine in the French-Indochinese war. But not all situations of course are life-and-death situations. So use it whenever you reasonably can, and your photos will in many cases have a stronger appeal and give a more intimate connection between the subject and the viewer.

Again, it’s not just for spot news photography. If you are portraying normal life, it is equally important to get close to people. Get into their homes and into their private lives where they are themselves. Do it in a way that isn’t prying and offensive. It will give you an honest and intimate view of life.

This rule usually implies using a wide-angle lens, which tends to give a more “open” perspective. Much good can also be said about the long tele-photo lenses as well, and they have their place. Especially in fields like wildlife and sports photography, where it is often impossible to be up close to the action.

Rule #4 : The Rule Of Thirds

This is one of these rules that are great to follow and equally great to break. But photography would be a lesser thing without it. Briefly stated, it tells you to place you main subject, not in the center of the frame, but a little to the left or right side, a third into the frame. And also to place any dominating horizontal lines in your photo, like for instance the horizon, a third into the frame from the top or bottom. Just not in the center.

This will arguably give your photo a more appealing look, pleasing to the eye by leaving a significant space on one side of the subject for the surroundings. The rule, also known as the divine proportion and the golden mean, have been used by painters for thousands of years. Having survived that long, there’s got to be something about it!

Rule #5 : Use The Light

The magic hours, the hour around sunrise and the hour around sunset have a particular pleasing, soft light that works particular well for landscape and outdoor photography. It’s always the light that creates the photograph. For indoor and portrait photography, use a barn door or, if you don’t live on a farm, a big window without direct sunlight will also do. Place your subject close to the window and you will get a nice, soft light from different angles falling onto your subject. You can get the whole studio lighting set-up as well if you prefer not to rely on the constantly changing natural light.

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