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Apr, 2012

Summer Style Tips : What To Wear

by GuestAuthor on April 14, 2012

When the sun comes out, so does our desire to be outdoors. The latest bars, barbeques, beach parties… You name it, we want to be there, and be seen there. The only dilemma is what to wear. Well, fear not, because here are some summer fashion rules. You can follow them, adjust them, or make up your own as you go along.

Barbecue

Barbecues are about open fire, so expect plenty of black smoke, grease, and anything you can expect from a back garden. This is not the time to wear your finest dress or jewelry. Instead, wear your favourite jeans with a fancy top that is also practical – no dangling sleeves or chiffon fabrics (high risk of catching fire!). Shoes are usually easy to walk in – glamorous flip-flops or low-medium heeled sandals.

For this look, the jewelry can be whatever you like – colourful and chunky, or traditional and dainty. Make-up should be kept very light.

Beach Parties
Beach parties are similar to barbeques, except that you also have the option to go swimming afterwards. A good outfit would be a long summer dress with beachwear underneath. That way, you have the option to go swimming if you wish, but even if you don’t, you look gorgeous and elegant. Shoes should be pretty or glamorous flip-flops, or low heeled sandals. Jewelry and make-up will depend on whether or not you intend to go swimming. If you want to have the option, they should both be very light.

7
Apr, 2012

How to Dress With Sophistication Without Spending Too Much

by GuestAuthor on April 7, 2012

Looking sophisticated is the perfect way to look different to your next party. If you don’t have the right clothes to look more sophisticated, then you will just look like your ordinary self. There are certain dresses and clothes that look best for looking this way, but it can still be tough to find out what the right clothes are. Below, I will outline just a few of the ways to get you wearing a dress that is sophisticated and different. Of course, it can be hard to buy the most expensive items, and that is why you really need to consider the tips below, as they will help cut the overall costs down.

How to Dress With Sophistication Without Spending Too Much
-Minimalistic pieces
It is important to get plenty of dresses that don’t have too much pieces showing. Usually we can focus too much on getting dresses that add too many pieces, but the only thing that this does is add a lot of immaturity in your clothing. The dress should have very few pieces, as that can help a lot with adding the mature look of sophistication without doing too much work. Remember, too much can be quite bad, so try to take your time when finding a nice and clear looking dress.

-Basic tones are a great picture

Looking for a nice dress that is clean and basic, along with a very basic tone is a great idea. Basic tones are important to look for because they are never going to be out of style. The basic trends are always going to look no matter how fasionable other trends become. As long as your dress has even the slightest of class, it surely is going to stand out compared to those other people who wear overly done clothing. Usually the basic ones aren’t even that expensive, so this is a very good thing to consider.

15
Feb, 2012

5 iPhone Apps for Artists

by GuestAuthor on February 15, 2012

The iPhone has variable uses. Apart from the customary features that an iPhone is endowed with, for example, iOS 5, iCloud, A5 Processor, Better Camera compatibility and Display screen of 3.5 inches, there is a range of apps that can be downloaded on to the iPhone for subjects as varied as exercise, diet control and heart control and what have you. However, if you are an artist, have you ever heard of special iPhone apps for an artist?

Here are 5 iPhone apps for artists.

Colored Pencils

Colored pencils is an app designed to reproduce the effect of drawing with color pencils. It is interesting because you can replicate even the pressure applied on the lines so that they taper off towards the end. Though there is no apparent flexibility to the mark value, its transparency can easily be adjusting it. This app takes care of paper texture, and if your intention is only to draw lines; colored pencils would be your ideal choice.

8
Feb, 2012

How Can “Art” Be Defined?

by GuestAuthor on February 8, 2012

“What is Art?”

That’s a big question, and not one that we can answer easily. Every one you ask will, or should, have a different answer.

Art doesn’t have a single defining element. It can be a painting, a sculpture, a definable something that you can see and experience, or art can be something that’s a little less tangible. There are no real parameters, or are there?

To answer this question, let’s look at how art is defined. According to the Oxford Dictionaries, the primary definition of art is “the expression or application of human creativity and imagination, usually in a visual form such as a painting or sculpture, creating works to be appreciated mainly for their beauty or emotional power.”

With this in mind, it gives us something of a springboard into understanding the different kinds of art that we experience. How often have we heard the phrases, “A five year old could do that,” “It doesn’t look like anything,” or “They’ve just got too much time on their hands?” More often than not, these are comments from those who don’t have a frame of reference for other art styles.

All art forms are subject to personal taste when it comes to what we like and what we don’t like. However, this personal preference depends primarily on understanding, attraction or revulsion. This is part of the experience of ‘enjoying’ art. The problem is that we are almost hard wired to give credence to something that appeals to us, rejecting other things that do not. This governs our perception of what is art.

The wonderful thing about art, whether you love it or hate it, it is still sparking a response. Works of art do have a message, whether it’s emotional, intellectual, political or even corporate. The message is there. Our personal reaction to it is another level of interaction with the piece. Art works on many different levels, based on the artist and his or her interaction with the viewer.

1
Feb, 2012

How to Paint Like Leonardo da Vinci

by GuestAuthor on February 1, 2012

Throughout his years (1452-1519), Leonardo da Vinci employed a variety of techniques from painting on a dry stone wall to using wet plaster depending on the work surface he was commissioned to paint. Leonardo da Vinci typically painted with oil paint that he made by hand from ground pigments; later in his career, he worked with tempera made from egg whites.

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