In my fledgling career as a freelance writer, I would often brush off accessibility discussions as mere legal necessities, branded by the laughable ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act. For instance, while loaning a facility or attending a meeting, onlookers would rush to comply with the law and do only the barest of necessities to ‘check…
Charcoal drawing is a great source to experience how art mediums can be raw, visceral and physical. For instance, when charcoal is pushed across the surface of paper, you’re able to hear the soft ‘scratch’ that it makes while it visually marks the surface. Not to forget the dust that slowly percolates in the air….
Like others stepping into the colorful world of digital art, I too was left in awe by the sheer number of tools and features available at my disposal. One of the aspects that really grabbed my attention was the importance composition has in developing an otherwise normal idea into an artwork that is nothing short…
The excitement I felt after setting my foot into the world of digital painting was unparalleled especially because I then got to explore other forms like engaging illustrations which were much more dynamic than static ones. While static illustrations can certainly tell a story, dynamic illustrations tend to add an immersive layer to them. Whenever…
Drawing and implementing new textures with Linocut procedures could revolutionize your art and improvement of your creative endeavors. You’re standing in front of a blank canvas. There’s a million opportunities ahead of you. You reach out for a paintbrush, but it just doesn’t seem right. However, with Linocut, art comes easy. Let me begin by…
Gradients are those design elements which can easily transform an ordinary layout into a contemporary graphic. I still vividly recall how vitally important they were when I first engaged myself in graphic designing as a hobby. I never fathomed how simply fusing two colors could add so much beauty to the design. However, when one…
Ever caught yourself lost in a magnificent sight, desperate to replicate the colors and shapes, but on a digital canvas instead? Through the use of technology, digital landscapes serve as a blend of the nature combined with the artist’s imagination, allowing him to recreate nature, cartoon worlds or even online environments in spectacular way. I…
It was almost two years ago, when I made up my mind to try printing one of my digital paintings for the first time. I literally spent hours working on several aspects of my painting: the colours, textures, and even brush strokes. So, as soon as I completed all the modifications and pressed “print”, I…
Brushes are like the magic wands of the art world. They hold the power to transform a blank canvas into a vivid landscape, a whimsical character, or an abstract wonder. When I first picked up a paintbrush, I was captivated by the sheer potential it represented. But it wasn’t until I experimented with different types…
Digital collage is a comparatively new form of art that amalgamates classical collage art with the advanced technologies of the present. It makes it possible for people to combine images, textures and graphics in ways that can be breathtaking and profound. I remember feeling the same way the first time I saw a digital collage….
Lets travel back to a colorful studio in Brooklyn where I met the modern artist Maya Lin whose work intricately combines classical printmaking with modern elements. She grabbed my attention as she deftly applied fresh ink to the etching press while explaining how she took pleasure in making prints that serve a dual purpose: they…
Digitalization of every kind has affected the artist’s craft in ways that exactly and categorically are not anticipated, as for instance how it is today influencing printing. One rainy afternoon, when I was holed up in my little studio surrounded by piles of prints and tools thickly coated with ink, I have to admit distinct…