Artists Magazine - USA (2019-10)

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ARTHACKS


APPS GALORE
If youhavea smartphone,androidortablet,youcangeekoutwithmyriad
apps(somefreeandsomeforpurchase)madeespeciallyforartistsand
designers.Checktheseout:
●Coloridentifiersletyoudetermineanitem’sreal-lifecolorbypointingyour
deviceatit;however,everycolor-identificationappis limitedbythelibrary
ofcolorsit contains,andtheyalltendtoidentifycolorsingeneraltermsor
bybrandnames.Threepopularcolor-identificationappsareSwatches,Color
GrabandColorCapture.
●Usephoto-to-paintsimulatorstoseewhata photowouldlooklike
asa painting.Prismaisa leadingappthatpopularizedthistrend—but
someusersfindit defaultsheavilytomid-tones,whichflattensimages.
BeCasso,BrushstrokeandPortraitPainterareotherpopularchoices,the
latterspecializinginfiguresandpets.
●Forwatercolorartists, WaterlogueandAurynInkareleadingappsthatare
specificallyfocusedonpresentingphotosaswatercolorpaintings.Thepresets
inWaterlogueletyouchoosedifferentcolorandpenoutlines.Reviewsfor
AurynInkattesttoit beingclosesttothe“realthing.”
●Wanttoexperimentwithdigitalpaintinganddrawing? SketchClubis
hailedasoneofthemostversatilephoneappsforthispurpose.(Adobe
PhotoshopandIllustratoraretheleadersintermsofcomputersoftware.)
●Browseinspiringartcollectionswithoutleavinghome.Manymuseums,
includingtheMetandtheLouvre—haveappsthatshareimagesoftheir
artworks.WikiArtisa freeappwith250,000images.TheGoogleArts&
Cultureappoffersaccesstosome1,200museumcollections.Amongits
appealingfeaturesareanartrecognizeranda browse-by-colorfilter.
●Adultcoloringappsaregreatforcreativezoningout.ColorMehas
mandalaandzodiaccollections.GardeningColorBookisallaboutnature
images.TheLakecoloringappisa designaward-winner.

Think Tech


What can the latest in technology do
for artists who love traditional media?
—COURTNEY JORDAN

Build


50 Artists Magazine October 2019


GoOldSchool


Notalltechis new.Thecamera
lucida,patentedin1806,is
basedonthecameraobscura
phenomenon,firstdocumented
ca 400 B.C.Thecameralucida
allowsartiststoseetheir
subjectandsurfaceatthesame
time,whichhelpswithaccurate
renderingandperspective.
Earlierversionsofthistoolhave
beenlinkedtomasterssuchas
vanEyckandCaravaggio.You
canfindmodern-daycamera
lucidasonamazon.com.

NO AMOUNT OF


SKILLFUL INVENTION


CAN REPLACE THE


ESSENTIAL ELEMENT


OF IMAGINATION.


—EDWARDHOPPER


“BY NATURE,


MEN LOVE


NEWFANGLEDNESS.”


—GEOFFREYCHAUCER


Find Your Channel


There’s a YouTube video about pretty much


everything—including painting and drawing. You can


fi nd videos detailing processes from underpainting to


color-mixing to varnishing. Best of all may be those


showing amazing artists at work. Did you know you


can fi nd a video of Claude Monet painting at Giverny?


Or Jackson Pollock action painting? Or Jamie Wyeth


at work? Search for them and and enjoy!


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