Saturday, August 29, 2009
It is believed that they will be able to paint their way into the Guinness Book of World Records with the world's largest finger painting. To succeed their canvas has to be bigger than the current record holder, a 2,000 square metre painting.
"This astonishing and ambitious event will provide a great opportunity for children to get involved in a creative project which is tremendous fun."
"At the same time, the attempt is helping to highlight the very valuable role for thousands of childminders who care for children."
"This astonishing and ambitious event will provide a great opportunity for children to get involved in a creative project which is tremendous fun."
"At the same time, the attempt is helping to highlight the very valuable role for thousands of childminders who care for children."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Antique Oil Painting Restoration can fetch your Painting back to Life
0 comments Posted by clementina at 1:49 AM
When you think of restoring a valuable painting many procedures come to mind, but restoring an oil painting or priceless antique can be as easy as dusting it off or applying a new coat of varnish. You can restore any type painting done from oil or acrylic, and that are on wood or canvas board.
A frequent method for restoring and oil painting is by cleaning. The accumulation of dirt and other debris can leave your painting a mess. Removing the dirt layer by layer can restore your picture to its original order. After it’s been cleaned, adding a coat of varnish will complete the finishing touches to make your painting look like new.
A different way to restore your oil painting is by have it re-stretched or tightened. For a somewhat wrinkled art piece you can have it tightened with the use of a stretcher bar. If your oil painting has lots of wrinkles you will need to have it re-stretched.
A frequent method for restoring and oil painting is by cleaning. The accumulation of dirt and other debris can leave your painting a mess. Removing the dirt layer by layer can restore your picture to its original order. After it’s been cleaned, adding a coat of varnish will complete the finishing touches to make your painting look like new.
A different way to restore your oil painting is by have it re-stretched or tightened. For a somewhat wrinkled art piece you can have it tightened with the use of a stretcher bar. If your oil painting has lots of wrinkles you will need to have it re-stretched.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
The phrase canvas serves as a generic term for any fabric that's used as a support for painting. The fabric can be cotton duck, linen, or a synthetic fiber.
Cotton duck canvas has not anything do to with ducks but it is the most common and the cheapest painting canvas. It comes in various weights and weaves. The cheapest cotton canvases are loosely woven and the fabric can easily distort when stretched if you're not careful. If you're stretching your own cotton canvas, you may even find it cheaper in a fabric store than an art supplies store.
You can fill in the indentation in the weave with primer or gesso to create a smoother painting surface. Or you can use the weave of the canvas as part of the texture of your painting.
Cotton duck canvas has not anything do to with ducks but it is the most common and the cheapest painting canvas. It comes in various weights and weaves. The cheapest cotton canvases are loosely woven and the fabric can easily distort when stretched if you're not careful. If you're stretching your own cotton canvas, you may even find it cheaper in a fabric store than an art supplies store.
You can fill in the indentation in the weave with primer or gesso to create a smoother painting surface. Or you can use the weave of the canvas as part of the texture of your painting.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Canvas paintings are a best way to accent your home and personality. They can be more personable than just regular posters or framed pictures. Canvas paintings need a secure anchor to the wall in order for their weight to be held up.
- Decide where to hang up the canvas painting. This depends upon the size of the canvas and where you feel the color scheme or design will match best in the house.
- Use the tape to measure the extent of the canvas painting. Place one circle marking on the far left edge, one directly in the center and one at the far right. Make sure the level measures straight across so the painting will appear straight.
- The status of nail should be at least an inch into the wall and at least a 1/2 inch out of the wall so the canvas painting can hang comfortably and securely.
- Situate the canvas painting onto the three nails once they are secured. Before letting go, make sure that the canvas is secured to the wall and will not fall.
Monday, August 10, 2009
There is a lot of developer interest in Silverlight 2.0. you can see that a number of very smart people have been using the facility to draw attention to their Silverlight work.
Many have started to take an interest in Silverlight, and though the applications currently working on do not really apply, I expect that at some point in the not-too-distant future will have some that do. So, we want to devote a small portion of my available "study time" to Silverlight as it evolves.
One thing I would like to do with a new programming medium is to look at its graphics capabilities. Since Silverlight does not support bitmap graphics but rather works with vector graphics, this requires a bit of a mind-shift for those fractal geometry types who like to play with imaginary numbers on the complex plane.
Many have started to take an interest in Silverlight, and though the applications currently working on do not really apply, I expect that at some point in the not-too-distant future will have some that do. So, we want to devote a small portion of my available "study time" to Silverlight as it evolves.
One thing I would like to do with a new programming medium is to look at its graphics capabilities. Since Silverlight does not support bitmap graphics but rather works with vector graphics, this requires a bit of a mind-shift for those fractal geometry types who like to play with imaginary numbers on the complex plane.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Family Portrait– The Best Potential Gift for All Occasions
0 comments Posted by clementina at 9:36 PM
Life is full of adventures and recollections of memories. The time can’t flow back, but memories can. And how nice would it be if we can recall those memories by seeing things which beholds the essence of the beautiful past. Photography is the best option for capturing the precious moments. Other than that video graphs is second best option for recreating the live scenes of the precious past. But before the invention of all these canvas paintings were there.
A painting speaks lot more than words. We live the moment by just seeing the picture. And if it is a family portrait it becomes more precious. The family portrait is an heirloom and heritage. And each of them tells the story of our loved ones. The family portraits range from traditional oil paintings to photography to videography. Oil paintings are expensive and difficult to preserve but still a rage in itself. Photography is economical from all points of view.
A painting speaks lot more than words. We live the moment by just seeing the picture. And if it is a family portrait it becomes more precious. The family portrait is an heirloom and heritage. And each of them tells the story of our loved ones. The family portraits range from traditional oil paintings to photography to videography. Oil paintings are expensive and difficult to preserve but still a rage in itself. Photography is economical from all points of view.
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