How can artists vary the quality of a line?
practice a variety of calligraphy styles until you are comfortable and then practice using these curves in drawing an object. The paisley is a good example. Your arm -hand and eyes have to be in coordination. When this happens don't stop painting and drawing that way and begin to expand it's use in paintings like Japanese bird or leaf painting. Do several water color slap dash practices and throw them away until you are forced by someone to keep one or two -but don't believe it until you are really good.
What do you think of these modern rock artists reminiscent of classic rock bands?
I loved all of those links and thanks for posting! I've never heard the first three bands before but I'm very familiar with the last two artists. I'm one of those that grew up listening to all those classic bands while they were current but I'd much rather listen to new music than the same old stuff over and over so that's why I frequent the R&P category. Alexis has said most everything else I was going to say and my only change from hers would be the answer to BQ2, you probably guessed that I'm choosing The Beatles as my favorite rock band of the 60's. Most young people will say that they weren't a rock band but in the 60's they were definitely known as a rock band even though now most would consider them a pop band. Cheers! (((Alexis))) Great to see you're back, I've missed your contributions!
Why hasn't many music artists perform music the way it exactly sounded in the 60s & 70s? Do they not use the same recording equipment?
I think there are a lot of artists who would absolutely love to record music exactly as it sounded in the 60s and 70s. We can see where the players are still using the classic instruments and amps along with the venerable Hammond B3 organ with the Leslie tone cabinet.Computer software developers are selling all sorts of digital models of classic, vintage recording technology. Some are very good and lend a little bit of classic vibe to the recording. But they’re only short links in a long chain that can’t be entirely made up of software.The disconsolate fact is that it’s just too expensive and perhaps even impossible to build a studio that’s based solely on the equipment from the 60s and 70s. While the old gear was very well made, it still requires maintenance and service. Repair parts are either extravagantly expensive or completely impossible to come by.Two inch reel tape is now running over $300 for every 15 minutes of recording time. You’d need a minimum of six reels ($1800), and you’d still have to carefully conserve tape use. Reference calibrated alignment tapes are necessary for routine maintenance and one alignment tape for a 2” multi-track deck is now $899, from MRL Labs. You’d need one for each of two operating speeds, plus a few for the 1/4” two-track mix-down deck. A studio would be looking at around $10,000 just for tape inventory.When we start considering all the processing hardware involved, things get downright crazy. For example, many or most of the 60s and 70s hits were mixed or mastered using the hallowed Fairchild 660 compressor. Take a peek at this link. This is one unit. You’ll need two for stereo mix-down - $118,000 a pair.Analoguetube Original Fairchild 660 & 670 audio compresson equipmentThe final nail in the coffin is the fact that it’s really hard to make money selling records these days. It’s just not practical to invest millions in a studio that would have to charge far more than any artist could hope to earn back.We can certainly mimic the old recording techniques, artistry and production styles of the 50s and 60s. That can do a lot. But to make it exactly as it was from the days of old would be a daunting task.
Is it ok for beginner artists to copy?
Oh yes. It is perfectly fine to emulate another artist's drawing if you wish to learn i.e for beginners. 'Copying' actually sounds a bit inappropriate; since it instigates negation. To add some euphemism, I will call it imitation. Well imitating a drawing is itself a very good skill. It infact depends on the extent to which you can portray the details from which you are copying.As per my opinion, imitation of any drawing shouldn't be an ethical issue or illegitimate unless you tag it under the 'commercial' banner; since you are drawing the representation of your own perception. No matter how hard you try; every copy of the reference would be idiosyncratic and unique in it's own way. Perhaps, you might even end up drawing an entirely different picture or even a better copy than the reference.While going through a piece of literature, I had come across a similar issue that the people in the 18th and 19th century had pointed out. During that era, music had grown quite popular in their part of the world and the musicians used to play symphonies and tunes composed by great artists like Beethoven, Mozart etc. However, they used to play their own versions of the originals which a few people found more pleasing and infact completely different than the originals. So questions were being raised if an imitation should get as much credit as the original.... Alright, I will stop digressing....Coming to my story, I am not an adept artist; but I have been good enough to earn second rank in the state in Elementary Drawing Examination with an A+ in both Elementary and Intermediate Exams. And except a few handful pictures; I don't remember any sketches that I haven't replicated. I have no idea about the ancient Greeks or Romans; but in today's world I think you will hardly find any artist drawing or sketching under the genres: portraits and landscapes excluding modern art ,who might not have imitated an image during or along the learning curve.
Can tattoo artists copy handwriting?
I've got a conversation me and my best friend had by passing a note during one of our lessons, would a tattoo artist be able to replicate that conversation in the exact same handwriting into a tattoo? I've got the exact conversation scanned into my computer so it's the original copy! It's all there, just needs copying! Any tattoo artists out there who know if it can be done? No worries if it can't, just a nice idea I thought! Would appreciate the guidance!!
What does the quote “good artists copy, great artists steal” mean?
Copying artwork takes very little skill. Let's look at a few examples to see why.When you were a kid, one of the ways you learned to draw was probably by tracing over drawings in books. Does that mean you were good at drawing? No. It means you are able to copy someone else's work.Another way to copy someone's work is to create forgeries of them. If you are able to forge someone else's art, does that mean you are a good artist? No. It means you are able to mimic another artist's completed idea.Stealing an artist's style is a different story. When you steal an artist's style, you are analyzing, interpreting, dissecting, and creating something new from it. And when you are stealing other artists' works, you don't just stop at one. You let many artists influence you.That is the difference between copying and stealing. Copying means you are mimicking their work as closely as possible. There is no deviation. There is no extra thought going into it. But when you steal, you aren't just mimicking their work. You are letting their ideas influence and inspire you. You are defining what matters to you and making it your own.Even if you try to copy someone's style as closely as you can, there will be subtle differences. Just look at any established art style. There are many similarities among the pieces in that style, but there are also things that make each artist's piece different.If you just copy another artist's completed work, you are settling for being good. If you steal from that artist, you can make it your own and become great.
What is the best illustration of how life imitates art?
It depends on what you mean by life.If you mean “that which lives,” in the case of plants, animals, or natural phenomena, it does not imitate art: it simply does what it does and doesn’t give a rat’s behind for our artificial creations.(That’s art: anything created by us, and not by nature.)However, if we are speaking of our perception of life, and how that imitates art, then there are plenty of examples. We see fog as beautiful because of novels and films, while fog is just water vapour. We associate little flowers with gentleness, mountains with strength because of works of art, even ancient myths handed down through generations. Also, modern human social life forms out of our popular culture, especially during adolescence. How many young girls are using Harley Quinn as a role model of sorts?Here’s a link: Life imitating art - Wikipedia
Can I make my own martial art?
I'm only 16 years old and was courious if I could make my own martial art like the guy from bloodsport that made dux ryu. I know tae kwon do and drunken boxing basics (movements) I want to make a new martial art called drunken tae kwon do. It has all the kicks,punches etc from tae kwon do but turned drunken with the drunken boxing part of the martial art and also partially has drunken boxing moves also like punches etc. If I actually made this a real martial art would u do it? What would I have to do to make my own martial art and get it noticed around the world?