RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS - WHO DRAW AND PAINT
This group is for visual fine artists who draw and paint and has won an EXCELLENT GROUPS award.
The emphasis is on the provision of links to advice, information and products for artists about the business of being a fine artist and different aspects of art (media, genre, techniques, supplies, communities).
Applications to join the group are encouraged.
- Read the first module below to find out more about the type of lens which is accepted into this group and how it works.
- Read the section at the end for the reasons why an application to join will be rejected.
Resources for Artists - How this group works
Purpose of the group and criteria for inclusion of a new lens
WHAT THIS GROUP IS ABOUT: This group focuses on resource links for visual artists who draw and paint.
To be included the majority of content in a lens should provide useful information for other artists.This is how lenses are grouped below:
(1) Art Education
(2) The Art Business and Selling Art
(3) Art and the Internet
(5) Art Materials and Supplies
(6) Becoming an artist
(7) Art - The Basics (composition, colour)
(8) Art - Your medium of choice - media related lenses
(9) Your art genre - lenses relating to your type of art
(10) Your art product - lenses devoted to popular formats for developing and marketing artwork
(11) Art communities - online and local
(12) Painting Holidays and Art colonies
WHAT THIS GROUP IS NOT ABOUT: It's not about promoting the artwork of individual artists and it's not about other aspects of visual arts or craft.
If you want to join the group - please take the time to sample some of the existing lenses and read the module at the bottom of this group about what you need to know about joining this group and how you can having an application to join rejected.
You can find out more about the Group Master and many of the lenses in this Group by visiting Who is Making A Mark? and the popular art blog Making A Mark.
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Check out the latest additions to the group
My Favourite Art Shops - Resources for Artists, Art Schools in the UK - Resources for Artists, Sell Daily Paintings - Resources for Artists
Who or What is "Making A Mark"?
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Who is Making A Mark?
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I'm an artist with a very wide range of interests who enjoys learning about art, making art and sharing information about art. I've combined all my information sites with sections of my other websites and blogs to highlight my main interests and acti...
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Making A Mark - Popular Posts
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This is the edited highlights version of the popular art blog Making A Mark (c.1,250 subscribers). Here you can find 25 of the most popular posts in 2008, plus links to the related information sites for past Making A Mark projects and topics. The li...
Art Education - Resources for Artists
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Favourite Art Books - Resources for Artists
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These are the favourite art books of people who read my blog - as suggested in January 2009. Readers were asked: (1) Do you have a favourite art book? (What is is it and why?) and (2) Is there one book which had a huge impact on you and your work? R...
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Art Schools in the UK - Resources for Artists
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Are you interested in doing a fine art course? Are you trying to decide which art school to apply to? Do you know what your choice is if you want to do an undergraduate degree or postgraduate course in art and/or design? This site brings together li...
The Art Business - Resources for Visual Artists
How to get started and how to keep going...........
This module covers a range of issues which may be relevant to your art business. However this group is not engaged in offering professional advice. No responsibility is assumed and no liability exists in relation to your reliance on any of the information offered by the sites listed here.
This group is just sharing what is available. Most of the people writing on the internet are sharing their experiences and offering their opinions. It's up to you to make sure your research is thorough enough for your purposes. If you need professional advice then you should contract with the appropriate professional.
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Copyright and Orphan Artworks - Resources for Artists
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Visual artists need to know how to protect their images - both on the the internet and in the wider marketplace where artists have to deal with the fact that not all countries operate copyright law in exactly the same way. At the same time they need...
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Art and the Economy - Resources for Artists
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Are you concerned about the impact of the economy on artists and selling art? What will a recession mean for artists? Find out about making and marketing art in an economic slowdown. Topics include: - rethinking your approach to art - being business...
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Tips for Independent Artists - Getting Started
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Over the years, I've met quite a few aspiring artists who keep on-line art galleries or art shops like I do and want a few tips on how they can get more people to pay attention to their art, and possibly get to a point where they actually sell prints...
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Preparing for an Art or Craft Festival
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Art and craft festivals are a lot of work but worth it for the exposure you get and the great people you meet. Here is a guide to preparing for a show and having a great time. Oh yeah, and did I mention selling your creations?
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The Art Business - Resources for Visual Artists
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Do you want to know more about the business side of being an artist? Or maybe you're looking for a particular piece of business information for artists? Whether you are an emerging or experienced artist, this site provides you with a link to informa...
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How to write an Artist's Statement - Resources for Artists
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An Artist's Statement is essential - but lots of artists dread writing a statement about their art! Do you not know how to express your art in words - but know you need a statement for an exhibition or a website? This site provides links to v...
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Branding Your Handmade Products
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Learn about building a brand as an indie artist or designer. Branding helps create an image for you and your business. It helps generate repeat business and word of mouth which is so important for small business.
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10 Good Reasons Why Artists Should Get Real Jobs
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We've all seen the deluded souls on Pop Idol shows, absolutely convinced that they are the next big thing, staring open mouthed in disbelief as the judges proceed to tell them that they have no hope whatsoever of going anywhere any time soon with the...
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Make your Handmade Products Stand Out! Using Creative Packaging
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There are some easy and creative ways to make your handmade products different from the rest at festivals or shows and make a special surprise for customers ordering your products. This lens is all about using creative packaging to make your creation...
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EBSQ Self Representing Artists : Why we're here & why you should be too!
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EBSQ is an online artist community and portfolio site. Our easy-to-use tools empower artists to create a web presence for their art within minutes, allowing you to connect with other artists and art lovers world wide. Additionally, there are monthly...
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Running a Handmade Business
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So you're an artist, designer, or craftsperson and want to take your first steps into making money from your talent and skills? This lens is full of advice for anyone starting a handmade business.
The Art Business - Selling Art Online
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Email Newsletter Software - Resources for Artists
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Are you confused by the different software options for generating a newsletter delivered via email? You're certainly not alone - and this site is starting to try and sort out what are the free and paid options and how they compare. Plus tips on using...
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Print Art on Demand - Resources for Artists
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Are you interested in having your artwork printed using print on demand technology? Do you want to check out who are the suppliers and what people think of them? Find out about: what is print on demand / publish on demand?suppliers of print on demand...
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Online Art Galleries and Stores - Resources for Artists
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Any number of services want to help you to get your ORIGINAL ART online - but do they actually work and which is the best? If you're trying to find out more about online art galleries and print-on demand services this is the site for you! If you're...
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Packaging, posting and shipping art - Resources for Artists
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How do you pack art? How do you post art? What about international deliveries? What about customs? How do you get it back again?This site doesn't pretend to have the answers to all the very many questions people have about getting art from artist to...
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Sell Art Online - Resources for Artists
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Do you want to know how to sell art online - or improve your knowledge of e-commerce for artists? Check out this site to find out about selling your art via your websites, blog, shopping carts, auctions, online galleries, online stores and email mark...
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Free Internet Marketing for Artists
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Starve no longer, my friend. Or if you starve, at least be well known - internet marketing is your friend. All it takes is some time. Photo courtesy of Edward Leger
Art and the Internet
This is about how the Art Business relates to the Internet - internet strategy, websites, web design, blogging, presentation of images on the internet and more.
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Colors make the web go 'round
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For the color and webdesign challenged, the following links and utilities should prove to be valuable assets during your next design job. Image borrowed from Netcocktail.
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My Internet Business Strategy
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"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." -- Henry Ford So don't take your eyes off your goal! A lot of people tend to get trapped in analysis paralysis -- and they never get their Interne...
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Website design - tools for web designers
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Designing websites can be a difficult job, but it doesn't need to be. There are a whole host of tools available to web page authors that make their lives much easier. This lens describes and lists some applications and utilities for website designers...
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Blogging for Artists - Resources for Artists
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Are you an artist and want a blog? Or maybe an artist who wants to work on improving your blog? If you are then read on - you'll find links on this site to sources of advice, information, and all other matters which are relevant to blogging for arti...
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Becoming an Artist - Resources for Artists
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So You Want to Become an Artist?
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EVER WANT TO PAINT A PICTURE? Have you ever tried? Perhaps you are an advanced professional who is widely known. Whether a mere beginner who wants to paint for pleasure or advanced in a career, there is always room to grow and learn how to get better...
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How to overcome creative blocks
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For those of us that have an artistic calling, it's not always easy to reconcile the need to make a living with a creative life. I have struggled with this issue for several years now, having spent the last 10+ years of my life working in various mar...
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Artist Resources
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Links, recommended book lists, drawing and painting tutorials, advice and tips and more
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Art School 101
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I've put together this lens for those of you considering going to art school. I've been thinking about attending art school for awhile now, and I'd like to share with you my research with the hope that it will help you to make an informed decision. T...
Becoming an Artist - Resources for Artists
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Making A Mark - Popular Posts
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This is the edited highlights version of the popular art blog Making A Mark (c.1,250 subscribers). Here you can find 25 of the most popular posts in 2008, plus links to the related information sites for past Making A Mark projects and topics. The li...
Art Supplies - Resources for Artists
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Art Equipment - Resources for Artists
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This site is for visual artists. It provides links to: items of art equipment and tools recommended ways of putting together toolkits and recommendations for equipment for working in the studio or plein air Additional information about speci...
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Art Supplies in the USA - Resources for Artists
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Do you have problems finding art shops or art suppliers or just anywhere that has got that illusive item that you want. Do you forget who stocks which range? This site provides details about where to find fine art materials supplies in and around th...
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Art Supplies in the UK - Resources for Artists
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Do you have problems finding art shops or sites providing artist supplies or just anywhere that has got that illusive item that you want. Do you forget who stocks which range? This site provides details about where to find fine art materials and art...
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My Favourite Art Shops - Resources for Artists
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As more and more sales move online, it's crucial that all artists continue to patronise and support our favourite 'bricks and mortar' art shops in our towns and cities. These are where we can find the specialist art materials which can be impossible...
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Art Supplies - That Every Artist Needs
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Speaking as an Artist, I have to say there is no better gift for me to receive than more art supplies. Drawing and Painting brings so much pleasure into my life, as does sharing it with the world. Those tools that help bring that pleasure to my he...
Making A Mark reviews......
a consumer's guide to quality and value in art books, art supplies and services to artistsThis blog highlights:
- book reviews (art instruction and art history)
- reviews of art media, art materials and art equipment
- reviews of places where you buy (art shops, online art suppliers and art bookshops)
- reviews of other products or services used by artists
- summaries of good quality and relevant reviews by other practising artists
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byArt Forums and Art Groups - Resources for Artists
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Art Forums - Resources for Artists
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The art world is a very large place. For artists who want to commune online there are different places and communities which suit different people. This is an overview of art forums and art groups where you can show your art and have discussions abou...
Composition and Design - Resources for Artists
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Composition and Design - Resources for Artists
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You can use composition and design to help to make your artwork more more pleasing to the eye. This lens contains links to - information and advice about composition and design for artists. - various books concerned with composition and design. It's...
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Composition and Design - Art Book Reviews for Artists
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This site identifies leading art books about composition and design and includes reviews of art books about composition and design. It's linked to Composition and Design - Resources for Artists This is a work in progress. New reviews and new links...
Colour - Resources for Artists
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Colour - Resources for Artists
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What is colour? Do you know or do you want to learn more about colour and its use as an artist? This site provides links to information and advice about colour and how to understand and analyse it - and then use it as an artist. It includes: * l...
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Colour - Art Book Reviews for Artists
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This site identifies leading art books about colour and includes art book reviews - for books about understanding colour, using colour, mixing colour. It was created out of The Colour Project on Making A Mark and book reviews on the blogs of partici...
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Colour science, systems and models - Resources for Artists
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If you want to understand more about the science of colour, how it works and how people think (or thought) it works then this is the site for you. It is closely linked to: (1) a project about Colour on Making A Mark in June/July 2008 - and book revi...
Working in Series - Resources for Artists
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Creating a Series - Resources for Artists
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Do you work in a series when you produce art? Do you want know more about working in a series? Find out about 12 reasons to work in a series. Explore links to information, images and resources about famous artists who produce work in a series. The c...
Sketching - Resources for Artists
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Moleskinerie
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Welcome to Moleskine talk on Squidoo. This is the companion site to Moleskinerie.com - a summary of the most requested information about our favorite black notebooks, and the best articles and posts. --------------------------------- The domain m...
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Travels with a sketchbook - Resources for Artists
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This lens provides resources for people who like looking at travel sketchbooks and people who'd like to keep a travel sketchbook but need a few tips first. Do you have a friend who is interested in developing a sketchbook or visual journal of t...
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The Best Books about Drawing and Sketching
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Do you want to learn how to draw? Do you want to find out which which are the best books about drawing and sketching? This site covers books - and book reviews: for people wanting to learn to draw about creativity and creative drawing abo...
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Art Journals
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Art journals generally combine visual journaling and writing. Every imaginable style, media and technique is used by art journalists. There are no rules!
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The sketchbook - a creative diary
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Everybody can use a sketchbook to honor and develop own creativity. Keeping a visual diary does not only help you to enjoy your life more, changes may even go much further than that. A sketchbook is a personal creative resource and often develops int...
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Sketching gear - what does the beginner need ?
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Sketching outdoors is a great activity and a rewarding hobby for everyone. This lens is for those how want to start sketching outdoors in the city or in rural landscape. What sketching gear would you need to have with you ? What kind of gear is suita...
Drawing - Resources for Artists (continued)
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Pencil World
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In a world growing increasingly frenetic as new technical advances and distractions are heaped upon the masses it's good to know that the common wood cased pencil is alive and well. Far from being replaced by computers, printers, PDAs, CellPhon...
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Drawing techniques: using carbon, charcoal, and graphite.
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Hello and Welcome...I would first like to encourage you to visit my website and studio blog at Marsha Robinett Fine Art, where you will find dramatic fine art pencil drawings. I use predominately carbon pencil with accents of charcoal and graph...
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Drawing and Sketching - Resources for Artists
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Find out about drawing and sketching. This site shares advice and information about drawing and sketching - materials, drawing communities and forums, instruction books and other resources which support the development of drawings and sketches.
How to draw urban areas and buildings - Resources for Artists
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Draw people in a landscape
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I love to draw and sketch outdoors and my favorite subject is the landscape. A landscape picture changes a lot when you add the human figure. It is amazing to see how the meaning and mood changes as soon as you add a single figure. But usually people...
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How to draw buildings and houses
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Do you want to draw or sketch houses ? Get here some ideas, tips on how to draw and sketch buildings. Some basic explanations on perspective are given. However focus here is mainly to inspire you for own explorations. Some practical tips how to are...
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Drawing the urban landscape
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This is the online version of a book that contains sketchbook drawings of an urban landscape (7X20 inch,double page size)done on site between April 2006 and May 2007 in the city of Stuttgart,Germany. The city with about 600 000 inhabitants is an agg...
How to draw landscape and trees - Resources for artists
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How to draw a tree - tree drawing
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How to draw a tree - Find a collection of tree drawings and explanations how they have been done. Get inspired by famous and less famous, but very impressive contemporary and historic examples of tree drawings and have a look at online drawing tutori...
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How to draw coniferous trees
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This is an introduction how coniferous trees could be drawn from life. The very unknown MPM, Monotype printmaker Martin explains how he tries to draw conifers with a pen. There are no rules in drawing, everybody has her/his very own way to draw. No a...
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Efficient drawing tips for landscape drawing
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Eight efficient drawing tips how to improve your landscape drawing skills efficiently and fast.Everybody who can write her/his own name on a piece of paper can achieve a high level of drawing skills. Landscape drawing can be learned and it gives so m...
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How to draw deciduous trees
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This is an introduction to drawing decidous trees from life. MPM, Monotype printmaker Martin explains how he draws decidous trees with a pen and with charcoal. There are no rules in drawing,everybody can develop a very own way to draw a tree. No acad...
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How to draw a pine tree
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Ten typical features of pine trees are explained and shown in a big size image of a pine tree drawing study. Learn about drawing a realistic looking pine tree. See more examples, get inspiration for own drawings here. If you were looking for botanica...
Illustration - Resources for Artists
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Illustration Portal
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This is a categorized listing of the many talented illustrators that I've come across in my career as an art director. Also included are a list of artists' representatives as well as illustrator networking and blogging sites. I've grouped the il...
Pen and Ink - Resources for Artists
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Pen and Ink - Resources for Artists
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This lens provides information and advice for artists using pen and ink. Topics covered include tips and techniques for working with pen and ink, books about working in pen and ink and information about different brands of pens suitable for artists a...
Traditional Fine Art Printmaking - Resources for Artists
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Print Gocco
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It may look like a toy, but the Print Gocco is one of the smallest and most versatile screen printing systems in the world! Adaptable to a variety of media, the Print Gocco has fans throughout the art world.
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Printmaking - all about techniques, tools, and artists
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I am a printmaker. You will find a lot of artists who are printmakers, and who are passionate about printmaking, and educating the wide world about printmaking arts. I am one of those artists. You will find on this lens information...
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Printmaking Artists on the Web
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Are you interested in the print arts or in artists who do printmaking? Then you've come to the right place! This lens is a list of blogs and sites by artists who are either printmakers or who discuss printmaking or printmaking artists.&nb...
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Monotype printmaking - collecting and making of unique artwork
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Information for artists,graphic collectors and everyone interested in monotype printmaking. There are many different ways to a monotype print, quite often a press is used. Printing monotype prints from a glassplate without using a press is featured h...
Watercolour Painting - Resources for Artists
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Free Watercolor Techniques & Instructions For Beginners
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L ike any new form of art, watercolor painting can be difficult at first. It is only with time and lots of practice that one becomes confident enough to paint better. Never become discouraged from your mistakes or lack of progress. You have found th...
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Watercolor - Resource for artists
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This is a lens about watercolor. It has links to forums, material, recommended books, artists-websites, who are offering Videos/DVD's. Of course this lens is not completed yet, but I will continue to work on it with every new info, which I get.
Acrylic Painting - Resources for Artists
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Acrylic Painting Lessons, Instruction & Techniques
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T he acrylic painting medium is fairly new and has only been around since the 1950's. Since then, it has continually been under development and refinement. Acrylic paint is highly favored amongst artists because of its versatility. It can be applied...
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Acrylic Painting: Two Secrets
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"Beautiful oil painting!" "I love your 'oils'." Has this happened to you? I have received these compliments about my acrylic paintings for many years. Even my gallery owners have told clients (in my presence) that my paintings were done in oil. Yike...
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Acrylic Painting Techniques
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Discover acrylic painting techniques to help you get your art looking the way that you would like. I've always liked art and color. However, it didn't necessarily come naturally when I wanted to create art myself. I also wanted to create art...
Oil Painting - Resources for Artists
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Free Oil Painting Tips, Tricks & Techniques For Beginners
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Oil Painting is a very exciting and versatile medium. A new artist is presented with endless possibilities for creating art with oil paints. Oil Paint can be applied in a thick buttery fashion or thinned down to a watery consistency. It can be applie...
Pastels - Resources for Artists
Lots of links to information and advice about pastels
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Daily Painting with Pastels
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Perhaps you are an artist interested in learning more about pastels or you just want to improve your paintings. You have come to the right place! I have only been painting with pastels for two years but I have totally immersed myself in learning abou...
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Pastel Class - Resources for Beginning Pastel Artists
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This lens was created to gather pastel demos and tutorials into one convenient location for the beginning pastellist. There's more than one way to create a beautiful pastel. See how different artists develop their work. Oil pastel demos are included....
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Pastel Art Organizations & Societies
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When links for “Art Organizations & Societies for Pastels” are found I will add them here to make a comprehensive list for anyone that is searching for a particular group.
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Pastels - Resources for Artists
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Want to know more about brands of hard and soft pastels or how to use pastels? Experienced pastel artists and those new to creating art using pastels will find interesting information and helpful advice provided below
Coloured Pencils - Resources for Artists
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Coloured Pencils - Resources for Artists
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Find out about coloured pencils. This leading resource has information for everybody from experienced artists to beginners wanting to learn all they can. Topics include - tips and techniques for working with coloured pencils, - information about c...
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Australian Coloured Pencils Resources
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This lens was created in a hope to create a local resource for Australian Coloured pencil artists. I am always wanting to add new info so email: belinda.lindhardt@gmail.com if you have anything to add. I really hope to increase the awareness and prof...
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Colored Pencil Demo - Fur
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Doing fur with colored pencils is actually very easy. It can be time consuming however, so you might want to start small. Doing fur, to me, is very zen like. I just immerse myself into the piece and let the world go away. I'll show you, step by step,...
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Creating Art Using "Neocolor II Watersoluble Wax Pastels"
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The excellent lightfastness, high-quality pigments, and adaptability to numerous techniques make Neocolor II Watersoluble Wax Pastels a creative medium for all artists, including colored pencils artists, fiber artists, illustrator...
Egg Tempera - Resources for Artists
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Egg Tempera - Resources for Artists
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This lens is about egg tempera and provides links to all sorts of websites associated with egg tempera - other websites providing information about egg tempera, artists, supports and grounds, pigments and pigment suppliers in the UK Europe and...
Portraiture - Resources for Artists
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Portraiture - Resources for Artists
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This site is about portrait painting and drawing. Do you want to learn how to draw or paint people? Or maybe you want to know more about portrait societies or portrait competitions; portrait artists or portrait exhibitions; portraits in museums or po...
Still Life - Resources for Artists
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Still Life - Resources for Artists
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This lens provides information and advice from various websites for artists wanting to understand and draw and paint still life subjects. Topics covered include: - definitions and categories of 'still life'; - links to museums, art g...
Flowers in Art: Resources for Artists
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Flowers in Art - Resources for Artists
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Do you love looking at flowers in art? Do you want to know how to learn to draw or paint flowers? Do you want to improve your flower drawings or flower paintings? Or do you just love flowers? If you do then consult the resources in this lens to find...
Botanical Art - Resources for Artists
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Botanical Art - Resources for Artists
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This site shares information about botanical art - societies, collections, books and other resources which support the development of botanical art. It also links to leading botanical artists in the past and present. Its subject matter will interest...
Gardens in Art - Resources for Artists
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Gardens in Art - Resources for Artists
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If you love looking at paintings of gardens or enjoy drawing or painting your own garden or gardens you visit then this site will interest you. It also looks at gardens as art and artwork in gardens. It shares links to information about: - looking at...
Plein Air - Resources for Artists
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Plein Air Painting with Pastels
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“A painter who begins and finishes indoors, that which is outdoors, misses a hundred little facts…a hundred little accidental effects of sunshine and shadow that can be reproduced only in the immediate presence of Nature.” ~Winslow...
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Plein Air Painting-Resources for Artists
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Plein air painting is all about painting in the great outdoors, on location, surrounded by your subject. No studio, no photos to copy from, just you and nature, one on one. This type of painting requires certain techniques, materials, equipmen...
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Packing for Your Plein-Air Excursion
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WHETHER YOU HAVE EVER PAINTED EN PLEIN AIR (French for "in the open air") on location before or not - it is - and will be an adventure! Along with that adventure, comes one of the top questions I receive..."what's the best way to pack?" Essentially,...
Marine Art - Resources for Artists
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Marine Art - Resources for Artists
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This lens provides information and advice from various websites for artists wanting to understand and draw and paint marine subjects, seascapes and waterscapes. Topics covered include: - definitions and categories of 'marine art'; - links to museums...
A Painting a Day - Resources for Artists
Tips for artists interested in developing a painting a day
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Daily Painting with Pastels
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Perhaps you are an artist interested in learning more about pastels or you just want to improve your paintings. You have come to the right place! I have only been painting with pastels for two years but I have totally immersed myself in learning abou...
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$100 Paintings
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Have you ever wanted to start collecting original art but felt you couldn't afford to buy an original oil painting? Many people feel that way. That's why I offer small format paintings. Each one is an original creation, painted with...
Miniature Art - Resources for Artists
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Miniature Art - Resources for Artists
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This lens is about miniature art and netsuke. It shares information about miniature art and netsuke - art societies, exhibitions, materials, forums, books and other resources which support the development of miniature art. New links are being added on...
Art cards and ACEOs - Resources for Artists
Tips for artists interested in developing art cards
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ATC's - Exploring Art In Minature
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Artist Trading Cards are 3.5" x 2.5" mini wonders of art!, because of their small size they are very addictive to make and a fantastic collectors item! The purpose of this page is to act as an information database to the wonderful world of a...
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Artist Trading Cards
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Art Cards: The ABCs of ATCs and ACEOs
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What are art cards? In the simplest of terms, art cards are small format, miniature pieces of art. They are paintings, drawings, collages, handmade prints, altered art, assemblages... they come in most any medium, in any style, from anyw...
Feline Art - Resources for Artists
Links and information for feline artists
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Feline Art - Resources for Artists
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This lens aims to provide resources for feline artists. It shares information about feline art - societies, collections, books and other resources which support the stimulation and development of feline art. New links are being added added on a...
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Drawing and Painting Cats
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Gayle Mason SOFA (full member of the Society of Feline Artists) shares information about how to draw and paint cats. This site lens includes links to cat drawings, lessons in drawing cats, artists who blog about cat art, art materials, art reference...
Street and Graffiti Art
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The (Street) Art of Stencil Graffiti
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Stencil graffiti is growing in popularity worldwide. This street art can be a few simple words, or a grand scale art piece. Because it is cheap, quick, and easy, this style of graffiti has grown tremendously. Often the stencils express political and...
Photography - Resources for Artists
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Digitizing Color Transparencies -- What You Should Know
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When I stumbled over a large box full of color transparencies (35mm slides) from my early photography days, I wanted to see them again. Although I had spent many years of taking pictures using transparency films such as Kodachrome, Ekt...
Locality Based Art Communities - Resources for Artists
Promoting art to communities and local resources to artists in the communityHave you ever thought of starting a lens for your local art community? This module will include examples of lenses which promote relevant links within their local communities. See if you can improve on what is already listed.
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Exposing the Arts in Kenosha, Wisconsin
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ExposeKenosha.com is a collaborative effort of artists working with artists to promote one another in the thriving arts scene of Kenosha, WI.
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Art Resources in Newfoundland and Labrador
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Isolation is a way of life in Newfoundland and Labrador and it has both drawbacks and advantages. As an artist living here, there is inspiration all around. The artistic community is thriving and networking possibilities surround us. However, the ab...
Painting holidays and art colonies
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Art Holidays - Resources for Artists
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Have you ever thought about going on a painting holiday? Maybe you'd like to improve on your experience last time? Or maybe you're thinking of providing painting holidays or workshops and are wondering what you need to do. This site is designed for...
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Art Colonies, Communities and Networks - Resources for Artists
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This lens provides resources for people who would like to know more about art colonies, art communities and artists' networks - places where artists have created groups and communities and ways of communicating within a specific locality. Some of the...
Photoshop - Resources for Artists
Lens which provide photoshop related resources.
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learn photoshop - video tutorials
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photoshop is the most powerful image editing program on the planet...it is also less than intuitive in how it does what it does...looking over someone's shoulder (even if that shoulder is a virtual shoulder) can unlock much of the mystery that trying...
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Adobe Photoshop Brushes
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Collection of web sites that offer quality and free Photoshop brushes, brush tools and articles. You don't know what are Photoshop brushes, or how they are used? Read the Photoshop brushes tutorial. Tips on making, using and organizing brushes may be...
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learn photoshop by the deke
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everyone loves to look over my shoulder when I "play" with images and it is something I enjoy doing...however, when I need help and there is no shoulder for me to peer over, I seek out those in the know (and that "in the know" is...
Children's Art - Resources for those working with children
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Drawing With Children: Nature Journal Style
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This lens will help you gather the supplies needed to use this book with your children. I will also share some easy to use lessons to go along with the book that will help you and your children practice your skills in your nature journal. Even if yo...
Postcards and Greeting Cards
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Designing for greeting cards
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Greeting cards are big, big, business, despite the coming of ecards. If you have ever hand drawn a card for your friends or family, you are in effect a card designer. However making money or better still a living, illustrating greeting cards can be a...
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Joining this Group: what you need to know and why lenses get rejected
Please read before submitting a request to join
This group is about visual art - specifically drawing and painting only - and the business of being a fine artist in these particular fields.
Applications to join the group are encouraged.
Why applications to join are rejected
However, your request to join the group may be rejected if one of the following is applicable:
1) its scope falls outside the scope of this group (see above). The group is not about crafts, other areas of the visual arts or other aspects of fine art. This is not because other aspects don't merit belonging to a group but rather that this group would lose its main focus (drawing and painting) if it were open to all aspects of the visual arts. (You can always start a group for your own area of interest).
2) the lens does not emphasise the provision of good quality information about the fields of interest covered by this group - which is drawing and painting (ie the majority of content in an acceptable lens are non-commercial links)
3) the lens is not yet well developed - reapply when it is. This includes lens which contain mainly commercially oriented links AND/OR the lens mainly comprises lists which are the results of google searches or RSS feeds (ie there is very little, if any. original input by the lens owner). All lenses which are largely feed driven will ALWAYS be automatically rejected.
4) the lens focuses mainly on the work of an individual artist or artists. The lens is about promoting drawing and painting as activities and is not about promoting individual artists.
5) the lens contains no or few references which makes it relevant to the visual arts. A generic topic has to be tailor made to the visual arts in general and drawing and painting in particular to be acceptable.
6 ) You failed to read any of this section. The only people I ever write too are those who missed 'by a bit' as opposed to 'by a mile'.
7) You failed to provide me with a method of contacting you if I had a query.
In addition, if I'm not sure about whether your lens fits with others in the group, I'm likely to look at other lenses you have produced to see what they say about your interests and expertise.
Making A Mark
Katherine Tyrrell's blogging portfolio about: - Making a mark creating drawings with pastels, pencils and pen and ink - Art blogs and blogging about art - Exhibition reviews - Notable Artists - Developing art careers - Art projects - Information about res
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Comment on the site and suggest new categories or lenses which need to be developed in future
jaaxtell wrote
Good Morning. I am writing from Dr. John Cooke's Cardiovascular Research Lab at Stanford University. We are looking for John Ward, the illustrator / graphic artist who drew medical illustrations in the mid-late 1990s. We would like to obtain his permission to publish the picture in an upcoming JoVE article, a free, online public publication. It is important to note, that we do not receive any money from this publication.
We would appreciate any knowledge or leads you might have on who to contact next.
aaxtell@stanford.edu
makingamark wrote...
Thanks Spirituality - but I think your comment popped up on the wrong group! :) (It's actually for my group which is all about cats!)
matteopaints wrote...
What a great set of links and information, I don't know where to start, great work!
spirituality wrote...
Great group. Thanks for submitting it to my Excellent Groups Award. You won it and got featured on my Great Groups Lensography Come take a look and proudly display your badge like a select bunch of other groups already have!
makingamark wrote...
I'd really appreciate it if all people wanting to join this group read the criteria for entry before suggesting a lens.
The criteria for entry comes just above this feedback module - so that's not far to go! :)
ideacoach wrote...
Art Interviews is a lens that features audio interviews of artists discussing issues like doing outdoor art festivals, collage making and more.
makingamark wrote...
Thank you for your application Michael - unfortunately it doesn't quite meet the criteria and I'll send you an e-mail explaining why.




