We have three more free art demos available on our website, courtesy of Socar Myles, Linda Ravenscroft and Mary Ann Boysen. Socar’s tutorial features a beautifully rendered piece of dark existential fantasy art, in pen and ink; a carnivorous hedgerow consuming a dead rat. In stark contrast, Mary uses the unpredictable nature of watercolours (in particular watercolour blooms) to render flowers and a more detailed woodland scene. With Linda we return back to the realm of fantasy and the creation of a tattooed fairy.
Nigerian scams are usual easy to spot. There is a generic email currently doing the rounds purporting to offer a job from either a John Wood, Michael Grifford or Michael Pollard (the names change from time to time). Unfortunately these scammers have stuck the ArtGraphica domain name in one of their template emails. If you happen to receive such an email please disregard it at once, and do not respond. All details in the email are completely bogus and have no connection whatsoever with this website, which is based in Paris, not London for starters.
Convoluted frivolities and terrible grammar are usually good indicators of a scam, and if something sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I’d be more than happy on their $1200 a week myself …And really, who signs off an email with ‘We wish you good luck and happiness. Friendly Regards’?
If you receive such an email, please either delete it at once, or forward it on to your local law enforcement agency.
I’m happy to announce the addition of seven free art lessons from a selection of talented artists, with more soon to follow. These free online art tutorials include:
- Native Nevada artist Mike Callahan’s large scale commission oil painting, capturing the splendor and majesty of the Sierra mountains.
- Californian artist Roland Lee’s transparent watercolour, capturing a wonderful icy river scene in Utah.
- Donald Jusko’s vivid and lively acrylic Jacaranda tree demonstration.
- South African artist Sue Dickinson’s watercolour leopard tutorial.
- Tom Richmond of Mad Comic fame’s inking tutorial.
- Steve Fleming’s watercolour demonstration in planning values and composition.
- D. John Wood’s watercolour Welsh farmhouse demo.
Welcome to a brand new revamp of the ArtGraphicA website. The ArtGraphicA website was born 5 years ago – the ambitious ‘Internet Website: Wayback Machine’ started recording the first version on June 25th 2004.
So what’s new! As well as an aesthetic shift, bringing things a little more up-to-date with CSS, there is a new and improved search engine, new free art lessons and of course this blog. The blog will feature periodic updates occurring on the ArtGraphica website, along with interviews, reviews, and art related tips, tricks and techniques.
