Hello fellow artists and dabblers in art, and welcome or welcome back to the continuing thread of "Please Tip" -- DA's jar.
If you're new, let me explain the concept behind these threads. The idea is contribute "tips" -- to share helpful tricks, ideas, or give food for thought -- relating to our trade Art, in its various forms.
The original thread was a little experiment of mine that blew up, but in a good way
Quite a number of tips were contributed in various shapes, 100+ replies [yes, it's probably time to start V2] and together the whole became more than the sum of its parts -- not only were tips shared, but tokens were added to previous contributions and the interaction at the jar was not merely one-sided.
To begin this companion jar... I will contribute another penny under a stamp of General, Food for Thought.
Here's a concept: Art may be perceived as another form of language... or languages [no, I'm not limiting this to the ever popular saying "music is the language of the soul"]. It speaks to those who would listen to it, and sometimes whispers to hidden ears of those who do not.
Perhaps you have heard the term of "double meaning?" The language of art often has many more meanings than that and these are not limited only to the ones the artist intended. This is one of the reasons why feedback is encouraged, to provide new perspectives.
Not all... "dialects" of this interesting speech may be understood, some seem like foreign languages that hold some meaning but you cannot clear grasp or form it into words of your own. Sometimes, someone else may see this in a more clear light and explain it to you, and sometimes it just remains there in a mystery that tugs at you and affects you in a way you just can't quite explain.
And sometimes it just eludes you completely [yes, you might feel that there is no meaning at all].
Much, if not all, Art can be open to interpretation.
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We're all just varying degrees of weird. "Normal" people just haven't figured that out yet... or won't admit it.
I missed the last thread. Dunno why, I have a lot of food for thought here.
I'll share a technique I figured out last week. Some people may not realize it, but you can transfer a xeroxed image to another sheet of paper by rubbing the back with acetone while pressing the xerox to another sheet of paper. I figured out last week that because hairspray contains acetone, you can do the same thing by sprayed instead of rubbing. It's a somewhat cleaner method, but I'd recommend having good ventilation just as a safety measure. This transfer method extends to inkjet prints as well. I've tried doing inkjet transfers with water and always had mixed results. Apparently, acetone does the job. And lately, transfers should be on an absorbent paper, nothing slick like acetate or photo paper. Also, don't use to much hairspray. It will run and you'll end up diluting the inkjet ink and losing all your detail.. This issue shouldn't arise with xeroxes, since the type of ink is quite different. I'm also theorizing that using a brayer (roller) to press the paper will improve quality.
I also know several other transfer methods, if anyone cares for details.
It's been a while since I've "written" anything that may fall under prose, and longer still since I've written anything of worth. But I'm running out of coins and having trouble finding more so I'll share half a token [Writing, Short Story] for the moment.
The basic makeup of a short story [if my brain still works and I wasn't given wrong information in the first place] is this: a beginning, conflict, ascending action, climax, and descending action or resolution.
Your beginning is where you choose to introduce your readers to your story. The conflict is where the story actually "begins" and the difficulty enters and begins to play its role. Ascending action takes the conflict foreward and escalates the plot bringing the excitement to the high point of the climax. This is followed by a descending action or resolve that ends the story.
This does not mean rules cannot be broken, and I think there are genres and types or styles of prose that deviate or abandon this traditional line completely.
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We're all just varying degrees of weird. "Normal" people just haven't figured that out yet... or won't admit it.
want to illustrate? watch the Projects Forum and the Job Offers Forum. occasionally, a 'zine will come around advertising the need for artists. i got lucky and found a good little 'zine. here is the majority of the conversation [link] minus some small details: when dealing with selling or allowing use of your art, always keep in mind your rights! go here [link] .
If you are processing black and white film and your negatives come out purple...run them through the fix again, some new fix actually...cleans them right up...
I'd like to show you some awesome nature related work from more or less unknown artists which deserve more attention - this is a must see, you won't regret it!!!
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Each day we will feature 5 deviations from the Literature categories in a News Article. In order to support the artists that we feature, we ask that you the news article as well as check out the individual pieces. We understand that each day you may not be able to check out each and every one of the pieces, everyone has their own things going on. We just ask that you make an attempt to help support the growing Literature community.
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If you're new, let me explain the concept behind these threads. The idea is contribute "tips" -- to share helpful tricks, ideas, or give food for thought -- relating to our trade Art, in its various forms.
The original thread was a little experiment of mine that blew up, but in a good way
Quite a number of tips were contributed in various shapes, 100+ replies [yes, it's probably time to start V2] and together the whole became more than the sum of its parts -- not only were tips shared, but tokens were added to previous contributions and the interaction at the jar was not merely one-sided.
To begin this companion jar... I will contribute another penny under a stamp of General, Food for Thought.
Here's a concept: Art may be perceived as another form of language... or languages [no, I'm not limiting this to the ever popular saying "music is the language of the soul"]. It speaks to those who would listen to it, and sometimes whispers to hidden ears of those who do not.
Perhaps you have heard the term of "double meaning?" The language of art often has many more meanings than that and these are not limited only to the ones the artist intended. This is one of the reasons why feedback is encouraged, to provide new perspectives.
Not all... "dialects" of this interesting speech may be understood, some seem like foreign languages that hold some meaning but you cannot clear grasp or form it into words of your own. Sometimes, someone else may see this in a more clear light and explain it to you, and sometimes it just remains there in a mystery that tugs at you and affects you in a way you just can't quite explain.
And sometimes it just eludes you completely [yes, you might feel that there is no meaning at all].
Much, if not all, Art can be open to interpretation.
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We're all just varying degrees of weird. "Normal" people just haven't figured that out yet... or won't admit it.
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