NEW Artful Links to Use & Peruse
Every so often, we like to share some of what we’re enjoying on the Internet. In this edition: New tools for digital artists, drip-free spouts, and more …
Painting meets sculpture with a helpful push from technology: the Tilt Brush, coming soon from Google, lets you paint in three dimensions in virtual reality. You can even make room-sized creations and walk around them. This should be very, very cool — let us know if you get one, so we can play experiment with this new art form.
In the category of the more conventional digital drawing tool, Apple recently released the Pencil, their new stylus. Here’s one glowing review (drawn with the Pencil).
Of course, low-tech is beautiful, too. Dedicated to plastic lenses and leaky cameras, the Krappy Kamera Competition is proof of that.
Unless you like playing Jackson Pollock at teatime, you’re probably not a fan of drippy teapots. And, it can be a bit of a mystery why some teapots drip when poured and others pour cleanly. But one scientist has answered the question of how to make the perfect spout. Check it out, ceramicists!
We’ve posted before about ideas for your Pinterest board and artists whose boards you should follow — here are some tips from artist Liz Ayerle about using Pinterest as an inspiration and organization tool. (Just in case you needed more convincing.)
It’s never too late to become an artist! The Art League is full of artists who only began their art practice later in life, after (or during) a career in a different field. Add to their stories these profiles of five late bloomers who changed the art world.
From the Department of Everything’s an Art Material if You Try, here’s this: Enchanted forests sculpted entirely from cardboard.
Have an hour to kill? Plop down and read this January Washington Post article by Dan Zak about a local photographer you haven’t heard of, by the name of Chris Earnshaw.
For when you need a nice, fuzzy, satisfied feeling on repeat: Oddly Satisfying Videos of Paint Colors Mixing. We can confirm that they hit the spot, although frankly, we don’t think it’s that odd.
“No artist is an island, entire of itself.” Read the cartoon by Steven Weinberg: “A Loner Artist Meets Other Artists” (or their artwork, anyway).
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