Thursday, January 27, 2011

How To Place An Underdrawing In Illustrator

01) Open a new Illustrator document (File + New) and select the desired proportions (how large you want it to print). Since we are printing these make sure they are in CMYK color mode


02) Click File + Place. Navigate to your underdrawing file from on your hard drive


03) On the "Place" dialogue box uncheck the "Link" box.


04) Once placed in your document make sure it is selected with the black arrow and stretch or shrink the image to suit your needs by using the nodes on the bounding box that appear around your image. Hold down the shift key while adjusting to keep the proportions of the original.


05) In the layers panel double click Layer 1 (containing the "placed" photo)


06) On the dialogue box that appears, check the "Dim Images to 50%" checkbox along with the "Lock" checkbox.


07) Click the New Layer button at the bottom of the layers panel. This will create the new layer in which you will draw.


08) With the underdrawing layer locked and the new layer ready to go you may now begin drawing your shapes with the pen tool.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Pattern, Shape & Tension

Some artists who use pattern and shape as a source of tension for spacial development


Martin Kippenberger


Tim Biskup


Inlaid wood paintings of Alison Elizabeth Taylor


Jules de Balincourt


Indian Miniatures


Mickalene Thomas


Barkley Hendricks


Andreas Gursky


David Hockney

Monday, January 17, 2011

Opening at Fleisher Ollman this Thursday!



Off Camera at Fleisher/Ollman

Exhibition Dates: January 20-February 19, 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday, January 20 from 6-8pm


Fleisher/Ollman is pleased to present the group exhibition, Off Camera, a survey of

photographic works which have been drawn on or painted, animated, collaged or made into sculpture. Off Camera features a wide-range of work made by artists who set aside photography's conventions, cast off the limits of the medium and rely on invention when a straight representation of the physical world fails to meet their needs or expectations.


http://www.fleisher-ollmangallery.com/

1616 Walnut St. Suite 100, Philadelphia

Friday, Jan. 14 NY Gallery Report

CHELSEA
Stuart Hawkins at Zach Feuer (548 W. 22nd Street)

Clare Ryan Grill at Edward Thorp (210 11th Ave. 6th Floor)

Jennifer Bartlett at Pace Gallery (545 West 22nd Street)

Keith Tyson at Pace Gallery (510 W. 25th St.)

Tom Thayer (also see Ruby Sky Stiler's in the North Room) at Derek Eller (615 West 27th St.)

Other Chelsea galleries to stop by:

LOWER EAST SIDE
Todd Knopke at Feature Inc. (131 Allen Street, between Delancey and E. Houston)

Other LES galleries to stop by: