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Oil Pastel Table art
Using the oil pastel on the table is a great way to make art and save money. Oil pastels are known for their flexibility, and you can control the paper and canvas with oil pastels better than with any other medium. Oil Pastel Table Art- The Beginners Guide will have you painting like a professional […]
iPhone Icons Redone in Beautiful Triangulated Style
After the release of iOS 7, many designers took to creating updated icons for the various apps and services featured within. The overall design language of iOS 7 introduced a new paradigm for app icons, one which was more flat and unified than the previous models. Now well into 2014, we’ve seen a wealth of […]
Essential Tips For The Best Scenic Hikes
Hiking is a terrific and invigorating exercise, not only physically but mentally. It is also very enjoyable to get out into nature, to appreciate its breathtaking beauty and to see the different plants and animals. Treadmills are okay for keeping in shape, but there is nothing that can compare to the experience of hiking in […]
10 Inexpensive DIY Ideas
Art can be expensive. But it doesn’t have to be! Use these DIY ideas to create some affordable art. DIY ideas for art. 10 Inexpensive DIY Ideas: A blog about inexpensive ideas for art. Each idea can be easily done at home by following simple instructions. This article is about 10 inexpensive DIY art projects […]
5 Mirror Art Ideas For Your Home
The most important thing I learned by studying the work of other mirror art artists was that there are no rules. You can be as creative as you like, and there’s no right or wrong way to do it. The only rule is to use your imagination and create a design that you like. A […]
6 Ways to Get Your Kids Interested in Painting
So, there are many ways to get your kids interested in painting. We at Painting Owl have made a list of 6 tips that can help you raise a child who is not just an excellent painter, but also an artist. The first thing you need to do is to provide the right kind of […]
Highly Anticipated Paleo-Inspired Art Show Debuts
It’s easy to see why the show is so highly anticipated, and why it is considered “excellent art”. The cave paintings were created in the Paleolithic Era (c. 50,000 – 10,000 BP) primarily in the south of Spain and north of Africa. These paintings were created with red and yellow ochre pigments that were made […]
How To Start Painting
I’ve received many requests for information on how to start painting and what to buy. There’s already a lot of info on my site, but there are still some things that need further explanation or are just buried between the lines. So here’s a new blog. There are several ways to start painting. You can […]
Tips to Change Your Abstract Art into a Zentangle Art Piece
As one of the ways in which to make abstract art, Zentangle art is the most accessible and easiest to do. You can actually apply this as a hobby for yourself or even for your kids. How about getting started? How do you turn your abstract art into a recognizable style? Here are some tips […]
Why is there such a big difference between some pieces sold at auction? – A blog about why there’s such a big difference between some pieces sold at auction.
Why is there such a big difference between some pieces sold at auction? There are many reasons for this. One of them is that many works, especially those from the 19th century, do not show any kind of quality in their execution. An artist may have a great concept and an interesting way to express […]
An Introduction to Vexel Art
Vexel art is a new way of cutting pixels, which does not require the use of any raster graphics editor like Photoshop. All you need is MS Paint, and that’s it. The term vexel comes from “vector” and “pixel”. Vexel art is a new form of digital art, which can be made with only MS […]
What do You get When You Mix Lion and Pig? Well, you get a Liger, Gargoyle, Grolar Bear, spliced with the DNA of other animals.
Ligers, Grolar bears and other hybrids are the result of a genetic anomaly that occurs when two different animals have embryos that combine into one. The result is a animal with new and unique physical characteristics. Many times these animals can be much larger than either of the parents. A cross between a domestic cat […]