This drawing or graphic appeared in the print section of either the
Washington Post or the
New York Times on Saturday or Sunday, May 11-12 (my house gets both papers on Sundays and inevitably mixes them up). All sections were put out for the recycle bin Monday before I could clip the article.
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posted by bad grammar
on May 14, 2013 -
1 answer
Where can I find paints for kids that are "professional" quality yet not "professionally" expensive? I bought Crayola paints and they are
terrible. I am looking for something (a) reasonably priced but pigmented enough get my toddler excited about colors, (b) doesn't require swirling a brush for a good long minute to get the color going, (c) available on the internet. I don't mind if they are messy/unwashable.
I don't know anything about colors so please specify both the brand and the type of paint in your recommendation. If the paper makes a real difference, please recommend that too!
posted by rada
on Apr 19, 2013 -
13 answers
For anyone experienced with art sales, particularly online sales:
What sort of printing services do you use for your artwork? and what are the costs like?
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posted by ServSci
on Apr 9, 2013 -
5 answers
About a decade ago, in high school, I remember playing a pen-and-paper drawing game, where players take turns drawing things to stop or start a cartoon-y situation. We called it "The Awesome Game," but I wonder if it has another name?
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posted by moonroof
on Apr 3, 2013 -
10 answers
I'm a pretty faithful sketcher of still life, birds and landscapes. But I can NOT draw faces for the love of the sweet baby jesus. Seriously the average seven year old can render a more accurate version of a person. Please help me learn how to draw faces properly - techniques/books/youtube/anything welcome!
posted by everydayanewday
on Mar 20, 2013 -
14 answers
Wondering if anyone else who uses the Wacom Intuos5 drawing tablet knows how to deal with this problem. My Intuos3, which I loved, had a big dead space in the middle of the drawing pad because I used a cleaner on it that messed it up. Two new versions had been released since I bought it, so I figured it was time to get the latest and greatest.
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posted by cartoonella
on Feb 2, 2013 -
4 answers
If I want to draw something in one-point perspective, say, like a set of railroad tracks where the vanishing point is on the horizon, and the tracks are represented on the picture plane by an equilateral triangle (they appear that way to the viewer), the apex of the triangle being the vanishing point on the horizon and the base of the triangle is where the tracks meet the picture plane, how do I calculate where the railroad ties would be? (Given that in 3D they are evenly spaced. Also, I'm not really concerned with the thickness of the ties -- we can consider the ties to simply be horizontal lines.)
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posted by strangeguitars
on Jan 8, 2013 -
5 answers
My 8 year old loves to draw, but she wants to "draw better." I just bought her
one of these. What's the best book out there to help her improve her abilities? This would be a book that she could largely read/use herself with occasional help from me.
posted by gwint
on Dec 14, 2012 -
18 answers
Please help me find a comic book-making related gift for my partner!
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posted by dysh
on Dec 10, 2012 -
12 answers
There are some people who are excellent draftsmen when it comes to drawing. Their sketchbooks are full of architecture style drawings or similar, with straight lines as if drawn using a ruler and little erasing. Or they're sign painters or car details who can just pick up a brush and literally draw a straight line on the car as they're walking the length of it. No visual planning or measuring or masking off areas, they just do it.
Are there scientific studies about the particular set of physical and mental skills these people have and what exactly those skills are? Are their specific differences in their brain or anatomy that enable those skills?
posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Nov 20, 2012 -
24 answers
I have 3/4 of a graphic novel script in my computer. Where can I learn to draw so I can bring it onto the page?
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posted by tavegyl
on Nov 18, 2012 -
12 answers
How do they do that? Artist edition... Please recommend how-to's and how I do this blogs/videos etc...
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posted by jrobin276
on Nov 10, 2012 -
6 answers
My sibling is getting really into sketching/pencil drawing. My other sibling and I want to get her some good art supplies for Christmas; a nice leather refillable sketchbook, a pencil set, and some paper. The problem is that neither of us knows the first thing about art and drawing paper. What's the best kind of paper to use for pencil/charcoal drawings, and where is a good place to order some online?
posted by Scattercat
on Oct 26, 2012 -
17 answers
My daughter is almost seven and is a bright kid in most ways, and I think she might be exceptionally gifted in drawing. She is enrolled in a school which is great in some ways, but art is not an area of its focus (I have my own reasons for this prioritization, although maybe it's time to rethink them.) I want to do right by her and nurture her talent, if it is exceptional. Help me figure out if she's unusual, and what to do about it.
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posted by fingersandtoes
on Oct 24, 2012 -
34 answers
Please recommend a device (or devices) for two activities: reading and drawing. And by reading, I don't just mean plain English text. I also have some special demands regarding drawing.
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posted by Nomyte
on Oct 15, 2012 -
7 answers
I like drawing and photography, but I have trouble just sitting down and doing it. I enjoy art classes where I'm given parameters for assignments-- is there anywhere online that I can find drawing or photography exercises?
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posted by geegollygosh
on Sep 24, 2012 -
8 answers
My friend and I want to draw together. Two potential problems: First, I'm in Seattle, she's in Michigan.
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posted by gc
on Aug 24, 2012 -
4 answers
Are there any free photo editors that can work with higher resolution images (300dpi) and offer some of the effects that Pixlr-o-matic can? They seem to save to web resolution only.
posted by snap_dragon
on Jul 5, 2012 -
9 answers
I've been sketching and drawing for about six years now. When I look at the stuff I've done recently compared to stuff I did five years ago, I really am hard-pressed to see any improvement whatsoever. How can I improve my drawing ability?
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posted by indognito
on Jun 24, 2012 -
17 answers
Two charcoal drawings were left behind when both my parents recently transitioned. We are attempting to establish their value. Both appear to be very old, Dutch in nature and both feature large sailboats and people "working" on shore. Each is about 36 inches long and about 30 inches tall. The artists name appears to be Janssam or Janssau...the "end-swirl" of the last letter of the name curves up and hovers over the name, back to the first "s". I have a photo of one drawing but haven't yet figured out how to post a picture on this site. Any help or suggestion toward identifying these pictures is greatly appreciated.
posted by Mickiezada
on Jun 13, 2012 -
8 answers
My manperson/GM wants to play
Dawn of Worlds, a roleplaying game where people collaboratively make a map, online. In order to do this, we need some kind of platform that can allow people to collaboratively edit an image with state saving and rollbackable images.
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posted by NoraReed
on May 29, 2012 -
3 answers
Friends, mefites, global citizens, recommend me your apps for the iPad.
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posted by b33j
on May 19, 2012 -
14 answers
My wife and I bought a sketch and a watercolor, both of which have visible signatures, but that we cannot decipher. Images: Sketch
Img 1 &
2, Painting
Img 1 &
2. Does anybody recognize the artists or have any suggestions on how to ID the artists?
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posted by comradechu
on May 16, 2012 -
3 answers
Do you know or can you find any scholarly articles about analysing adults' drawings that do not relate to health?
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posted by b33j
on Apr 23, 2012 -
4 answers
I want to draw my friend a "Beware the Ides of March" greeting card. Please help me compose an epic depiction of this event that will fit in a 3" x 5" canvas.
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posted by baniak
on Mar 9, 2012 -
12 answers
I'm using DraftSight to make some circuit diagrams and I am looking for basic circuit symbols in DWG format. I've found a nice collections of circuit element symbols in WMF format, but am having a hard time finding a converter on a decent web site. Decent web site as in one that doesn't look like a malware factory.
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posted by nickerbocker
on Feb 21, 2012 -
4 answers
I'm looking for great children's books that combine photography with illustration...
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posted by tpl1212
on Feb 1, 2012 -
7 answers
I'm going to be sketching all day in Toronto tomorrow-- and it looks like it's going to be snowing the whole time. How can I keep my papers and notebooks in relatively good condition?
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posted by onehundredand80
on Jan 18, 2012 -
9 answers
Which changes, events, discoveries, or epiphanies led to the most dramatic improvement in your painting or drawing ability?
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posted by cupcakeninja
on Dec 14, 2011 -
9 answers
Drawing classes in San Francisco: Is there anything like the Art Students League in New York (cheaper, start and stop when you'd like) or
3rd Ward — or is it just CCA, SFAI, and the Berkeley Art Extension? I'd like to take a drawing class that is less expensive and less intensive than some of the semester-long offerings at these schools ($400 for 12 wks is the general setup). Any Bay Area mefites have the scoop?
posted by dame
on Dec 13, 2011 -
8 answers
Is it illegal or just not very ethical for a not-for-profit to promise a prize drawing for raising a certain amount of money and then not follow through? I know YANML; I just need some info as I decide how to proceed.
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 29, 2011 -
22 answers
I need some suggestions for an e-drawing set-up. My girlfriend has a Macbook and a 1st generation iPad. She wants to use some combination of these to start drawing with a tablet. What's the best rig?
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posted by one_bean
on Nov 28, 2011 -
14 answers
What 2-D, physical, non-photographer, non-sequential (more or less straight-ahead drawers and/or painters) artists are considered to be "cutting edge" right now?
posted by cmoj
on Sep 22, 2011 -
1 answer
James Thurber fans, gather 'round. I'm reading his
The Years with Ross and in the chapter titled "More Miracle Men" is a Thurber drawing of a star above a horse, and the horse is shedding a tear. I can scarcely believe I'm using a question for this, but I greatly wish to know: Why is the horse crying?
posted by bryon
on Aug 20, 2011 -
8 answers
