Nicolaïdes and Edwards propose different ideas of why blind contour drawing is an important method of drawing for art students. Nicolaïdes instructs students to keep the belief that the pencil point is actually touching the contour.[1] He suggested that the technique improves students’ drawings because it causes students to use both senses of sight and… Continue reading Sketch someone off blind
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Collage
Collage (/kəˈlɑːʒ/, from the French: coller, “to glue” or “to stick together”;[1]) is a technique of art creation, primarily used in the visual arts, but in music too, by which art results from an assemblage of different forms, thus creating a new whole. (Compare with pastiche, which is a “pasting” together.) A collage may sometimes include magazine and newspaper clippings, ribbons, paint, bits of colored… Continue reading Collage
Write with feather and ink & calligraphy
Calligraphy (from Greek: καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument.[1]:17 A contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as “the art of giving form to signs in an expressive, harmonious, and skillful manner”.[1]:18 Modern calligraphy ranges from functional inscriptions and designs to fine-art pieces where the letters may… Continue reading Write with feather and ink & calligraphy
Write with a typewriter
There’s writing science behind this The single most important factor when creating new work is form. When you have writing form, you have writing rules and writing rules ironically give you the most freedom to create. Think about it, when is it hardest to write? You’d probably agree that the hardest time to write is… Continue reading Write with a typewriter
Manifesto
A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government. A manifesto usually accepts a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a new idea with prescriptive notions for carrying out changes the author believes should be made. It often… Continue reading Manifesto
Write down immediately what you think
Hofwil Moment | via Gymnasium Hofwil You create the space for your thoughts. Hundreds, possibly thousands of thoughts pop in and out of our head every single day. They show up when we’re getting ready for work, on the bus to school, while we’re in the middle of a conversation with a friend. But there’s… Continue reading Write down immediately what you think
Fairy Tale
A fairy tale, fairytale, wonder tale, magic tale, fairy story or Märchen is an instance of a folklore genre that takes the form of a short story. Such stories typically feature mythical entities such as dwarfs, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments. In most cultures, there is no clear line separating myth from folk or fairy tale; all these together form the literature of preliterate societies.[1] Fairy tales may be distinguished… Continue reading Fairy Tale
Letter
A letter is a written message conveyed from one person (or group of people) to another through a medium.[clarification needed][1] The term usually excludes written material intended to be read in its original form by large numbers of people, such as newspapers and placards; however even these may include material in the form of an “open letter“. Letters… Continue reading Letter
Reportage
In journalism, reportage (from the Latin reportare = to report, to report) refers to various forms of presentation in which the author reports not from behind a desk but from direct observation. In print media, the term generally refers to a dramaturgically prepared (see also reportage photography) background report that illustrates a factual situation by… Continue reading Reportage
Screenplay
A screenplay, or script, is a written work by screenwriters for a film, television program, or video game. These screenplays can be original works or adaptations from existing pieces of writing. In them, the movement, actions, expression and dialogues of the characters are also narrated. A screenplay written for television is also known as a teleplay. The format is structured so that one page equates to roughly… Continue reading Screenplay