Something For Art

1000 words of advice for design teachers by Allan Chochinov of Core77
I will surely follow this:
“Place insane demands. Then double them.”
If you ask students for 2 models, they’ll bring in 2 models. If you ask for 6 models, you’ll get 6 [...]

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IllustrationClass: A fantastic site loaded with tutorials on illustration. Each tutorial contains sample images and templates, notes and links to helpful resources. I like their little creative exercises and tutorials which focus on varied design concepts and principles.

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“There are two types of education. One should teach us how to make a living. And the other how to live.” ~ John Adams
This is a thought provoking key-note address by Roger Schank at SITE 2007. It challenges educators to once again “look at how people actually learn, how the teacher’s role needs to be [...]

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smARThistory: Podcasts and Vodcasts by the very knowledgeable and entertaining New York based Art Historians, Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Features commentary on works mostly from The Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art. Hear about works from familiar artists such as Van Gogh, Cezanne, Picasso and more.

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Explore Surrealism and Magritte with an interactive program from SFMOMA. This multimedia program allows viewers to zoom in on full-screen details of individual artworks, view excerpts from archival videos and films, and listen to commentary by artists, art historians, critics, and collectors.
More online learning programs from SFMOMA can be found here.

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A great website on Paperclay by Graham Hay.
This paperclay is NOT the kid’s paper clay we find in crafts stores. It is any clay body with processed cellulose fibre added to it. If you want to change your claywork after it has dried or fix broken clay pieces, then use paperclay! It is a very [...]

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Learning To Throw: This is an excellent site not to be missed! Step-by-step tutorials to throwing on a potter’s wheel, supported by clear instructions and good photographs. The site also has lots of links to other ceramics-related resources.

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Can you spot the differences between the counterfeit and the original?
More faked Art here, some are really clever, some really amusing.

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“An Animated and Interactive Experience of Colour Communication and Colour Symbolism” (from website)
A flash movie by Maria Claudia Cortes called Colour in Motion.
A fun way of introducing Colours, what they symbolise and how to use them to express emotions.

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An almost complete list of web design galleries can be found here.

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