Paint Brush

Over the years one may find themselves using a Paint Brush to paint something in the house or something around it. Areas of painting concern could include where the weekly vacuum cleaner leaving black skid marks on the baseboards, or those typical 4' high hand prints on walls are all too well known from young parents. Other examples using a Paint Brush may include painting a closet door on a Saturday afternoon, but getting called away from duty by some more important family event or need, not really wanting to paint the item in the first place. What ever reason, the Paint Brush deserves it's attention and care, keeping pristine, just as a favored antique tool from Grandpa's Shop, deserves it's cleaning and care. What ever quality of Paint Brush one chooses to buy, (Best is recommended by number of bristles per square inch) techniques listed here coincide with all paint brushes.

These techniques will help the lesser quality Paint Brush, as well as the best, making your experience with the tool that's been around for centuries, a pleasant one. Before you open a gallon of paint, the Paint Brush should be at your side, next to the can. Taking the Paint Brush by the handle, thoroughly soaking it in clean tap water before you dip it in the latex paint (soaking in mineral spirits if using Alkyd or Oil paint) will enhance your brush cleaning later on. Getting the excess water or mineral spirits out of the brush is going to be the next question, as it would be mine, if I did not know it. When using Latex paints, hold the Paint Brush firmly by the end of the handle, tapping the head of the Paint Brush on the end of your shoe or boot, giving a few good forceful whacks. Paint Brush is dry enough to dip in paint, but wet enough for an even flow of paint, and easier cleanup later on. This can be repeated if Paint Brush shows signs of drying out before the painting job is completed. If using Alkyd paints, try just blot drying with clean rag, as whacking on the end of your boot will cause a bit of splatter.

Drawings Art

Pencil Drawing Art Lessons

There are three elements that are standing between you, and what you want to draw.

The first element is time. Many aspiring artists put off developing their drawing ability give all kinds of excuses. "I don't have enough time", "I'm busy with career and family", "I'll get started when I can find the time", and so on and so forth.

The truth is, these people are never going to get started. The next day comes and go, and we still hear the same excuses. Tomorrow just never comes! Without consciously setting aside the time to draw, nothing is ever going to happen. If the artist feels that he or she doesn't have the skills (which I'll come to later), there's a need to set aside time to develop those skills. No excuses.

The second element is skills. Some people have the talent, but sometimes they just don't know it. I don't care what anybody says, but talent without development is such a complete waste. Talent is nothing without development. The more talented artists just learn quicker than others, but still, without guidance and direction, it's all for nothing.

So how do we know if someone has the talent? Nature has its way of revealing that to the artist some way or the other. I want you to think hard from some past events in your life. Have you ever drawn or sculpted something naturally and it just came out looking good? Maybe not great yet, since the talent has not yet been developed but good enough. Any incident at all? If you have such memories, chances are, you have the talent without even you knowing it.

Sculpture Art

Art can be expressed in a lot of ways and one of that is through sculpture. Ancient sculpture made use of different materials and this kind of art has been passed on until it is continuously appreciated today. The statues, clay formations, wood carvings and other designs you see today are the result of art. Some are even preserved and displayed in galleries and museums and even until now they are still as beautiful as they once were. As you look at this kind of art, you must point out certain things so that you will really appreciate how it is done.

First, you must try to check what material it is made of. You will be amazed how something very simple like the raw material being used can become so elegant and stylistic. Sculpture information includes the common materials used in this kind of art and they are stones, clay, wood, metals and plastics. From these simple raw materials, a sculptor shapes it into something useful. It can be used for decorations o even for work. But mostly when used as decorations, it is truly a physical attraction and when you see them, you would really appreciate art even more.

Sculpture art requires a lot of skill, passion and of course wide imagination. When a sculptor uses wood or clay, they use carving materials in order to form it into a desirable shape. Metals are welded or melted in order to connect and form them accordingly. It is indeed a skill because your hands must be made to do it. It must be developed for sculpting. You will be able to apply your great ideas and utilize the available materials that you have. If you have no skill on this kind of art and you will try to do it, you will really appreciate how amazing sculptors are.

Street Art

Street Art is a very popular form of art that is spreading quickly all over the world. You can find it on buildings, sidewalks, street signs and trash cans from Tokyo to Paris, from Moscow to Cape Town. Street art has become a global culture and even art museums and galleries are collecting the work of street artists.

Street art started out very secretly because it is illegal to paint public and private property without permission. People often have different opinions about street art. Some think it is a crime and others think it is a very beautiful new form of culture.

Art experts claim that the movement began in New York in the 1960s. Young adults sprayed words and other images on walls and trains. This colorful, energetic style of writing became known as graffiti. Graffiti art showed that young people wanted to rebel against society. They didn't want to accept rules and travelled around cities to create paintings that every one could see. In many cases they had trouble with the police and the local government.

One well-known New York Street artist is Swoon. She cuts out paper images of people and puts them on walls and or sets them up on sidewalks. Swoon didn't start her career as a street artist. She studied art but, as time went on, got bored with the work she saw in museums and galleries. The people in New York enjoy Swoon's strong and imaginative style. Some museums have already bought some of her work.