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Lampwork Glass Beads 1 of 6 by tiannei, literature

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Lampwork Glass Beads 1 of 6

Photo of the glass rods available for purchase and the main staple of a Lampworker. This "raw" form of the glass is melted in the heat of a flame and wrapped around a steel mandrel in order to make a bead. The mandrel is what provides the hole in the bead so that it can be used in jewelry making. Continue http://tiannei.deviantart.com/art/Lampwork-Glass-Beads-2-of-6-94695370

How To Draw v1.3 by spoonbard, literature

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How To Draw v1.3

Part 1: What is Drawing? This is how I've come to understand the act of drawing. It’s best to first set the semantics (the specific meaning of the words) straight, so there are no crossed purposes. By 'drawing' I mean loosely the act of making visually representative marks on a surface. Anyone can draw. Anyone can attempt to recreate what they see in front of them - or a scene they imagine - by making marks on a piece of paper. If you hear someone say "I can't draw", slap them for me. As long as they have a moving part to which a pencil can be taped, they can draw. However, "attempt" is the operative word here... because that's all a

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Auguste-rodin by Astralkidx, visual art

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About Astralkidx

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Artist // Hobbyist // Traditional Art

Netherlands
Deviant for 18 years
www.flawlessvelocity.blogspot.com
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I like and practice art, traveling, magic, metaphysics, philosophy, sports like kiting ,bodyweight training, kung fu.

Current Residence: Holland
Favourite genre of music: alternative, electronic of the dreamy kind
Favourite style of art: Pencils, brushes, photoshop, artrage
Operating System: windows 7
Personal Quote: nosce te ipsum

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Favourite Visual Artist

andy simmons, hoon, chris vector

Favourite Movies

matrix, what dreams may come ,photographing faries,truman show

Favourite Bands / Musical Artists

muse ,moby, sigur ros, michael stearns

Favourite Writers

stuart wilde

Tools of the Trade

acrylics, ecoline inks ,watercolors, photoshop , bryce , poser , flash

Other Interests

metaphysical matters

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May 7, 2014

Blending vs. Crosshatching

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 In the old days crosshatching was always used to convey infromation in drawings to show textures, light and dark, forms and distance. Today it is still in use but more by the traditional artist rather than the 'modern' artist. The appeal of crosshatching is still that it brings a drawing to life, which is its purpose on a piece of flat paper and getting this 3D looks. There is a 'new' trend that mostly came up due to the age of photography and the possibility to work in detail on a scene that would be much harder otherwise in a real life drawing situation, that all has to do with with people ,animals and objects moving and the changing of l