Visual Arts - December 2007

i need some honest opinions. it looks like a high school student did it. what do you think? i know the eyes and the nose are crooked but what else do you notice that i could try to fix?


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/danabana_/IMG_4600.jpg


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/danabana_/IMG_4594.jpg


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/danabana_/IMG_4583.jpg

2007-12-28 13:07:29 · 7 answers · asked by max 5 in Other - Visual Arts

My sister and I are wanting to set up our own studio for taking our kids' pictures. We both just got our own Nikon d40x's for Christmas (yes - we were spoiled!). My sister is looking at actual photography studio kits on ebay.....and from what I can tell, other than possibly a slave flash on our camera with a possible diffuser - all we would need are regular lights to take away the shadows in the back......
Would this work? or do we "need" to get the umbrellas, stands, lights, etc. What's the cheapest way to start this out - while getting good quality pictures?

2007-12-28 12:56:29 · 4 answers · asked by jeangirl 2 in Photography

If you had this painting where would you hang it?

http://pics.livejournal.com/unmired/pic/0007kac5/g41

1. In your livingroom with pride for all your company to see?
2. Or on the wall behind your bar because it looks like that type of painting?
3. Or in the bedroom because the painting’s theme seems to fit perfectly there?
4. Or would you hang it in effigy in protest of mindless drivel like this?
4. Or in your Uncle Fred’s outhouse because that’s where crapola like this really belongs?
5. Or on the telephone pole down by the curb so that the trash people will pick it up on trash day?
6. Or some other place?

(As always, you can click away to enlarge it to see better details.)

By the way, this is the 300th. painting on canvas that I've done. Do you think it should get it's own birthday party? After all, every work of art we complete is like us giving birth to a separate entity with a life of it’s own.

2007-12-28 12:47:18 · 14 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7 in Painting

2007-12-28 12:42:49 · 10 answers · asked by Mere Mortal 7 in Photography

i need some honest opinions. it looks like a high school student did it. what do you think? i know the eyes and the nose are crooked but what else do you notice that i could try to fix?


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/danabana_/IMG_4600.jpg


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/danabana_/IMG_4594.jpg


http://i199.photobucket.com/albums/aa288/danabana_/IMG_4583.jpg

2007-12-28 12:17:42 · 7 answers · asked by max 5 in Painting

So me and the family plan on heading downtown to see the lighting decorations. I'm not too sure what to expect other than Dark skies and bright displays. I know that's vauge but it's really all the info I can give. Any advice? I'm using a Canon EOS Rebel K2 film camera (keeping it old school). I do have a tripod, as I believe I'll be needing one. But any other advice you can give me?

2007-12-28 11:55:46 · 3 answers · asked by Captain Skippy 2 in Photography

2007-12-28 11:30:44 · 2 answers · asked by Ken Shelly 1 in Sculpture

and favorite place to view it and with whom.

2007-12-28 10:39:03 · 11 answers · asked by ing3r im m3 3 in Painting

2007-12-28 09:55:00 · 5 answers · asked by kendal 4 in Sculpture

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff58/Mz_FlaKiZz/delte2.gif
plz tell me were and how!! tell me step my step plz!!!

2007-12-28 09:21:05 · 6 answers · asked by . 2 in Photography

Will a $15 tiffen UV filter at all make the quality of the picture worse. I do not care about the fact that it is a UV filter I just want something to protect the glass, but will this cheap filter at all make the quality of the picture worse? Also just wondering do you think I'll need a filter with this lens: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/247091-USA/Nikon_2137_Normal_AF_Nikkor_50mm.html#

Because the glass goes on past wear then lens start. thanks

2007-12-28 08:31:35 · 9 answers · asked by MikeP 1 in Photography

i want to know how i could make a homemade easy mold to make stuff with polymer clay... anybody has any ideas??

2007-12-28 08:13:32 · 4 answers · asked by fresh 2 in Sculpture

Do you think this photo is good enough for my photography website?

The photo is:
http://i92.photobucket.com/albums/l1/jtownjags58/RedBerries.jpg

My website is:
http://www.freewebs.com/johnnyphotography

And please tell me if that photo is good enough to be with my other photos

Thank You

2007-12-28 07:34:22 · 2 answers · asked by john 3 in Photography

I need a Web site that will host photos so customers can come and order them and the web site prints them, carges and ships them to the customer. Customizable price lists and such. FOR FREE is the key word

2007-12-28 07:26:50 · 3 answers · asked by mebesaturday 4 in Photography

I'm trying to make money in every way I can to get my parents over here from a foreign country.

I can paint oil landscape scenes (like Bob Ross's work) but it takes a while and the supplies are expensive so I was wondering, based on what people would pay for them-- if it would be worth it to even make the mess?

And they look really good, but I'm not a famous artist or anything-- and they wouldn't be framed either.

2007-12-28 06:43:56 · 5 answers · asked by Avelyn 4 in Painting

just any painting that makes you really feel warm... one where you can really sense the happiness present.. it could be shown in, i don't know, maybe a person's face?

any of your suggestions or links would be fantastic.
thank you, and happy holidays to all!

2007-12-28 06:21:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Painting

i'm working on women's faces

2007-12-28 06:18:05 · 7 answers · asked by thelighthouseartist_0 1 in Painting

can anyone reccomend a few good ones (with ISBN if possible)

2007-12-28 06:09:18 · 7 answers · asked by badger_shaman 3 in Drawing & Illustration

2007-12-28 05:43:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Photography

Whats a good DPI to keep things at for print purposes (both for comic books, and for nice finished prints for sale?)

2007-12-28 04:34:14 · 2 answers · asked by eddy f 2 in Drawing & Illustration

My paper is a normal 8.5" by 11" sheet.
I'm trying to make a magazine cover for my social studies exit project, so I still need to write things on top of the picture.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks!!

2007-12-28 03:55:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Visual Arts

2007-12-28 03:44:11 · 14 answers · asked by Swampy_Bogtrotter 4 in Photography

i would like to find a picture of a dragon/s to use as a vynil on my sportbike...any ideas?...please put the urls in your answer...thanks

2007-12-28 03:40:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Drawing & Illustration

I usually take my digital photos to walmart and have them printed off the disk, but I waste a lot of disks. I don't use the memory card because I usually edit the photos after I take them. What would be a cheaper and easier way to get them printed?

I have my own printer, but the store has better quality.

2007-12-28 03:37:55 · 6 answers · asked by ♣ALT 6 in Photography

I've had a jar of Turpenoid (oderless turpentine) for about a year. I haven't really painted anything for a few months and I'm planning to start now. But should I discard the old turp? Also, I have a metal mesh on the bottom and all the paint is settled in the bottom but the turp looks kinda brown.

2007-12-28 03:21:25 · 6 answers · asked by Diego P 1 in Painting

We found an old sketching by artist John Sloan to a relative, who was sculptor from Bucks County PA, and a classmate of Sloan. The piece has an inscription reading "New Years greetings, 1915 from Dolly and John Sloan". The dimensions are 3.5 by 2 inches. The piece can be viewed at
http://img262.imageshack.us/my.php?image=photo43ty1.jpg

Any guesses as to its value? Thanks.

2007-12-28 03:19:23 · 1 answers · asked by Sergio Fantasia 1 in Drawing & Illustration

paper and replacement ink wouldn't it be cheaper to just do it at Walmart or something?

2007-12-28 03:07:35 · 10 answers · asked by Corona 5 in Photography

Please click on the link below to see the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGT4ueRb0YU

2007-12-28 03:01:00 · 4 answers · asked by I am not Amitabh Bachchan 1 in Photography

cheatings funny post cards

2007-12-28 02:35:05 · 4 answers · asked by mylescolumba 1 in Photography

I took a really good shot with my 7.2 Casio maximum settings but the picture turned out fuzzy. is there any software to help make it clearer?

2007-12-28 01:56:51 · 5 answers · asked by charlesdclimer 5 in Photography