Art+Materials

Sometimes people begin an artwork because they've been stimulated by the art materials themselves. For example, imagine you clean your room and run across a brand new box of pastels that you've never touched. The colors are beautiful and they look inviting, and suddenly you want to use their vibrancy to capture the flowers in your garden. The next thing you know you're completely engaged in a pastel drawing, and all because you cleaned your room!

Please use this part of the wiki to collect examples of artists who started an artwork because of the materials they wanted to use. Create a page about artist's tools as inspiration and link this page to it. Be creative in your presentation: use links, photos with written descriptions, video, slideshows, etc. Include sound if possible. Be sure to sign your contributions so I can give you credit.

=__LINKS__ = Ms. Cain's link to an artists' blog: [|Artist's Tools as Art]

=EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE FINAL ASSIGNMENTS = Row one shows simple silhouettes taken from a still life. We would mask out the positive shapes and add intense abstract watercolor with texture in the background. Row two links to a page with Japanese Brush Painting videos. Row three is a powerpoint showing the life drawing process, with a Klimt-style painting at the end Row four: After studying the proportions of the face, we would draw a face from life and then use a limited pallette to add value and color with Conte Crayon. Watercolor (see above) ||  || ||  || Brush Painting || http://artinspirations.wikispaces.com/ASIAN+CULTURES ||  ||   || Life Drawing || ||   ||   || Conte Portrait ||  || media type="youtube" key="Om0kq-B2RoY" height="315" width="420" || media type="youtube" key="LEdGFRV4KR0" height="315" width="560" ||
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 * ROW FOUR