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Unless you are purposely making a custom sized canvas, One of the things I recommend with DIY art canvases is to stick to standard sizes mainly because you can save big money on custom framing. Especially if you paint or print on large canvases, the difference between a custom frame on a non-standard canvas vs. a standard canvas can literally be hundreds of dollars.
My busyness, whether that which comes with life’s seasons or that which I bring upon myself, robs me of my wonder and my joy. What I know with my head isn’t always consistent with what I do with my time, too often frittering it away as I confuse activity with effectiveness. I know this is true and I see the folly, but why don’t I translate that knowledge into the action of proaction, of margin and space, of quiet and reflection? I think that for me, there are several answers to the question and as these thoughts percolate in my mind, ideas gradually become coherent. There is much there, but it is still mostly hidden from me, like these roots.
I just uploaded a new video to YouTube on making a canvas, specifically a gallery wrap canvas. This is the first video I made, but it’s just the middle part of the process that I shot for a complete painting. I’m going to try to get to a video on the building of the frame which is easy and cheap if you do it yourself, then the whole process of priming it and then, maybe, painting the whole picture. For small canvases I recommend going to the local art store and buying one, but for the larger ones, you can definitely save money making them yourselves, assuming you have the tools.
As part of my series on “How I Went from Knowing Nothing About Adobe Premiere and After Effects to Producing a Client Video in 2 Weeks” I consulted a lot of videos and training resources as I attempted a crash course in Adobe video production.
I’m going to compile this and several other posts into a series I’m calling “How I Went from Knowing Nothing About Adobe Premiere and After Effects to Producing a Client Video in 2 Weeks.” How’s that for a short, catchy title? Since this effect was the last item I did in the video, I’m going to lead off with this one (and reorganize later!). If you prefer this as a video tutorial, just scroll down to the very bottom of the post.
I’ve found myself in the t-shirt designing business again lately, which has been fun! The first design was on a short timeframe (i.e. a day) for a company sponsored walk for the American Diabetes Association, so all I had to work with is that we needed a design on a red t-shirt for the walk and then give extras away to customers. The second one is our entry in a design contest for the youth group winter retreat. The winner gets to go on the retreat for half price, so hopefully we’ve got a shot at it.
Just completed my own riff on the awesome paintings by Melissa Graves Brown (who is so much better than I’ll ever be!). I guess it’s true that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! I love the vibrancy of the colors and the dreamy atmosphere. Oil on canvas.
I’ve recently decided, after several years at another hosting provider, to move this website to Bluehost. I’ve hosted a number of websites at Bluehost for various purposes, but just never got around to actually moving my personal blog until now. This post will walk you through the 4 steps to move your site!
I think that the Float Frame (or floater or floating frame as I’ve heard them called) is a particularly stylish way to display canvas art from paintings to canvas photo prints (also check out my video on how to stretch your own canvas). The thing I particularly like about float frames is that they’re easy to build, look great and they’re pretty versatile as far as framing different styles of art. In addition, if you want to frame non-standard sized paintings or prints, you can save a ton of money doing it yourself! In this post, I’ll cover building one from start to finish. And, if you stick with me until the end, I’ll show you another cool float frame project!
I’ve been craving some middle eastern fare for the past few days and after spending an afternoon in downtown Birmingham at the Magic City Art Connection with the enticing scent of gyros wafting in the afternoon air, I think it’s high time to get my falafel on for date night dinner!
