Lenses which focus on various art forms! All lenses, all the time :-)
General Art
- Marketing Art
- Now that you have created some wonderful art you want to sell it, right? In this lens I have collected some of the best online sources to help you.
- Pencil Drawing
- Of all the mediums available, pencil drawing is arguably the oldest and most practiced. Chances are you have even tried it yourself once in a while. Here I hope that you can share my love for drawing and find something useful for you and your hobby.
- The Business of Graphic Design
- This lens attempts to add clarity to the confusion of running a graphic design business in today's rapidly growing business climate. Whether you are an executive of a large agency, a small studio owner, or a freelancer, you will find the information provided here to ease your business woes.
- Creating
- The more I create, the more I can create...
- Your Art Online
- This lens covers some of the best and most interesting avenues for sharing your art with the world, as well as selling.
Seed beaded bottles
Aromatherapy bottles
Beads and Lapidary
- Bead Art
- What to bead, what to bead? Got questions? Here's answers!
- Beaded Jewelry
- Marvelous handmade artisan pieces
- Beads
- Name your favorites ~ we got links!
- Beading
- My own personal tutorials
- Handmade Beads
- Learn to make your own ~ glass, clay, paper...
- Seed Beads
- Do you dream in bead-color?
- D'Lee's Gifts
- Handcrafted jewelry, amulet bags, beaded purses & pillows
Knitting
- Knitting
- Welcome to the world of knitting. Whether you are a beginner or advanced knitter, there are websites out there for you. You can find sites to help you learn to knit, free patterns and even make friends with other knitters out there in the world.
- Knitwerk
- When I get interested in an advanced knitting technique, I start collecting links and tutorials. I'll assemble some of my best resources here for easy reference.
- Knitting Without Needles
- Very little is known today about knitting looms, however, in recent years it has seen renewed interest in the crafting market.
- Knitting With a Crafty Geek
- Links to instructional sites, patterns, and great content from knitters around the world
- Knitting Resources
- There's a lot of knitting info out there on the web - here are things Boko Dasu has found personally useful.
"Poetry is just the evidence"
Mixed-media art quilt
Quilts
- Art Quilts
- Fabric delights
- Contemporary Art Quilts
- Lisa Call's beautiful work
Other Fiber Arts
- The World of Handspun Yarn
- Spinning your own knitting yarn is easier than you would think. Here you will find links for the very beginner to the advanced.
- Creative Freeform Crochet
- Crochet is changing its image. Freeforming is part of the new image, and it gets more popular every day.
Wood
- Woodturning
- Woodturning is a process whereby a piece of wood is spun on a lathe, and shaped with various cutting tools. These tools are traditionally hand-held, and the results depend on the skill and artisitic abilities of the woodturner.
- Woodturning Techniques
- If you want to learn the craft of woodturning, this is a good place to start. You will find links to many online articles and discussion groups where you can share information and ask for help.
- Woodworking
- I love many forms or art and I would consider woodworking one of my favorites. It all started when my wife wanted me to build some crafts
for her and I was hooked.
"The Owl and the Pussycat"
Painted shoes
Mixed Media
- Paper Crafts
- Greeting Cards, Altered Books, ATCs, Art Journals and More. How to express yourself with paper, glue and embellishments.
- Mixed Media
- When you want to try all forms of art, all at the same time...
- Book Arts
- Handmade books, altered books, artists journals, and books-as-art
- Collage
- An endlessly fascinating art form
- Altered Books
- Cut, paste, and paint a new piece of art
- All About Paper
- All types of paper arts and pictures
- What Books Wear
- It may be fair, it may not be. But it is true. What a book wears is often what sells (or doesn't sell) a book.
- Iris Folding
- Iris folding is a technique that originated in Holland. Color coordinated strips of folded paper are taped into place over a pattern, creating a spiralling design that resembles the iris of an eye or camera.
Antique steam roller
Digital photograph
Photography
- Lenless
- The lensless lens is all about pinhole photography.
- Essential Photo Gear
- This lens brings you some of the stuff worth noting by some of the people who find, test and try to break new gear.
- Art Photography
- My personal favorite subjects.
- Photography and Digital Imaging
- Information and helpful tips on how to capture and edit photographic images that will capture a viewer's attention as well as stir the imagination.
- Documentary and Narrative Photography
- Photographers, books, and criticism.
- Vernacular Photography Enthusiast
- A lens with an evolving selection of books, sites, blogs, and reference materials, that may be of interest, if you appreciate vernacular photography.
Metal
- Metal Clay
- If you're interested in working with metal clay (Precious Metal Clay AKA PMC, Art Clay Silver, Art Clay Gold, Aura 22, etc.) or in buying jewelry or other items created with metal clay, this lens is for you.
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Posted May 02, 2007
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