September 2009 Archives

Enjoy!!!!

Here is one still I have from my creature animation/movie project for Digital Methods in Art Ed

I call my little guy Frazzle the Flamfly (flamingo and butterfly).

In modern society, I think that it is good that some artists are realizing that you don't have to spend a lots of money on making art. And at the same time you are helping the environment.

To connect this to my digital methods class, when doing stock motion like animations we can also try to involve and use recycled materials to create a "earth-friendly" project. It gives a different feel and esthetic to the projects and also gives the viewer an opportunity to see the possibilities of what normal everyday stuff can be turned into!

Make Your Own Converse!

Here is a website if you are interested in learning more about the (Product) Red campaign to fight AIDS in Africa.

Here are some of those sites! There are probably many more out there that I haven't found but check them out! Or even start your own site and show the world your art!

DEVIANT ART is a website that allows you to post your work in different categories from photos to paintings, clothing design to flash designs. Whatever you make, you can post! It is FREE to join. It also allows you to post comments on peoples work and also gives you an option of selling prints of your work! If anything it is fun to go an look at what other people are doing right NOW!

ELFWOOD is another website that you can post your artwork. The one thing about this site is that it is more geared to the Fantasy and Sci-Fi realm of art. So if you like dragons and fairies this is a site for you. It is also FREE to join as well!

ARTSPAN is online gallery website that is geared more for artists that a producing art that want to sell it. It is not free to join and seems to be more for the "vets" of the arts. It is a place for contemporary and original pieces of art.

FANART-CENTRAL is another FREE online gallery that is more for those artists that are into doing fan art of their favorite movies, books, or shows. But is nevertheless another place to put your artwork out to be seen.

One last place you should look at if you are interest in textiles and putting your work on mugs, bags you name it! CAFEPRESS is a website that allows you to upload your artwork and select items for them to be sold on. There many different items you can choose from! It allows you set your price (giving you a base price for the item being printed on) and manage your store front! You get money for selling your art (the difference between your price and the base price)! There are at least two options, you can have a FREE store (which has limited items you can sell, and how many of each category you can sell) or you can pay a monthly fee and have unlimited items! It is a cool place to go see t-shirt designs and what is out there!