Chauvet cave, Ardeche, FranceDated-30,000BC- 28,000BCPaweł Śliwiński, Large Biters, 2011Image source: Left-Smithsonian.com Right-Culture.pl The history of art can be closely described as cosmic. And relatively seems to be a straightforward concept. 'Art' and 'History'!. And these are concepts which we learn in schools. But in practice is it so simple? Of course not. How do I know?... Continue Reading →
Info through Infographics
Brushes brushes... without it (shush shush....well there is always fingerpainting 😉 Psst Don't tell anyone ) Classic Classic art infographic set with painting and sculpture flat vector illustration What you need.... Image Courtesy - Pinterest
A flashback on the Painter who made the gods human…
A journey to rediscover and appreciate our artist. Indian art’s fons et origo can be traced back to thousands of years. Like the Stone Age rock paintings found among the Bhimbetka rock shelters, in Madhya Pradesh, are said to be approximately 30,000 years old. However we still don’t know anything about the ones who created those works. And while India was famous for its temples and artistic carvings, it was only in the 1800’s that Hindu art and paintings started making waves in the international scene.
Blending stumps.. Its easy! Wanna try?
A blending stump (stump) is a cylindrical drawing tool. It is usually made of soft paper that is tightly wound into a stick form and sanded or polished at both ends to a extend that the ends have a sharpened tip. 140mm Blending Stump – Caran D’Ache It is used by artists to smudge or... Continue Reading →
Wanna try? Then follow me….
Amaya Here in few simple steps I am going to show you how to do a landscape painting of sunset in desert.... Things you are going to need are: A canvas (preferably) or a chart paper (size you prefer, can either be a full size chart or one-fourth of it), acrylics paints- crimson red, yellow,... Continue Reading →
Why I do what I do….
Mystic Impression Of Birth The nature of the masterpieces is not to dazzle. Their nature is to persuade, to convince, to enter into us through our pores. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres I started scribbling when I was wee little. At first it was just random stuff in notebooks and gradually I started drawing stick figures. But that... Continue Reading →