A movie poster is designed to promote a film or play, they normally combine graphics with text. Contemporary posters often showcase the main actors, the main characters, and the director. During the 1980’s, illustrations where very popular, much like the Star...
Superfood is a type of food that has high nutritional content and contain antioxidants which help fight free radicals. They help maximize a persons nutritional intake. Blueberries, for example, are type of superfood since they contain antioxidants, vitamin c,...
Charles Frederic Worth was born in England in 1825 and became the premier fashion designer of Paris during the second half of the 1800’s. Worth is credited as being the first designer to establish a fashion house and has become known as the father of haute couture, or...
Perspective is a technique used by artists and designers to show three dimensional objects on a flat surface. It was first developed during the Renaissance by artists and architects to depict buildings in a more realistic way. It is based on the understanding that as...
Insects are the most numerous animals on the planet. Insects are animals that have six legs, three body parts, antennae, an exterior skeleton, and hatch from eggs. Entomology is the study of insects which are technically termed arthropods and are classified as...
Crabs are crustaceans having an exoskeleton instead of an interior skeleton. The exterior shell protects them from predators and provides support much like a skeleton does. They have ten jointed legs and walk sideways; they have two large grasping claws called pincers...
Linear perspective can help designers render 3 dimensional objects in space, creating form and depth within the design. Utilizing the 3D Extrude & Bevel, 3D Revolve tools, and exploring the various settings within these tools, construct a series of Lego blocks...
Birds have been the study of many artists throughout history, most notably the artist John J. Audubon. Audubon was a renown ornithologist who became famous for his extensive study of North American birds and the detailed illustrations that depicted birds in their...
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887. She longed to be an artist from an early age. When she was 18 she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and a year later went to study at the Art Students League of New York. She worked briefly as a commercial artist in...
Fashions from the 19th century are best known for their large bell shaped dress bottoms and high tight waist lines. The dress shapes where supported by undergarments; a corset was worn to squeeze the woman’s waist, a wire framed cage, called a crinoline, was worn to...
The following tutorial will covers creating an underwater scene. Within the tutorial the author shows how to create a feeling of depth in an underwater environment while creating the effect of light filtering down from the ripply surface. Use the tutorial to render an...
Oscar de la Renta is a celebrated fashion designer who’s known for his luxuriously styled designs that suited socialites, Hollywood celebrities, international elites as well as US first ladies including Jackie Kennedy, Betty Ford, Nancy Reagan, Laura and Barbara Bush,...
Georgia O’Keeffe was born in Wisconsin in 1887. She longed to be an artist from an early age. When she was 18 she attended the Art Institute of Chicago and a year later went to study at the Art Students League of New York. She worked briefly as a commercial artist in...
Artists who draw the figure spend a lot of time studying human anatomy, knowing the structure of the bones helps artists render the outside form. Anatomical drawing is a regular study for many artists who draw or paint the human figure. Medical illustration is a field...
