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At The Confluence
Why Photography Still Divides Painters Centuries After the Camera’s Invention
How photography changed art forever.
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Jacob Collins: Seceding From the Photographic Sensibility
In a world dominated by the photographic aesthetic, some artists decide to paint exclusively from life.
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Anthony Waichulis: Advocating Informed Laissez-Faire in Art
Artists should feel free to explore technology to manifest their artistic ideas, as long as those technologies aren’t ...
June 20, 2015
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Alyssa Monks: The Photograph as a Painter’s Bully and Helper
Photography can be a representational artist’s best friend or worst bully, depending on the artist’s skill and discernment ...
June 20, 2015
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The Art of Gotcha Is an Art Too: Doug Bloodworth’s Photorealistic Painting
Even a photorealist needs to know when to deviate from a photo reference, and when to reference the ...
June 19, 2015
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Bill Gekas: Photo Portraits Inspired by Old Masters Paintings
This is part 6 of a 9-part series. To see the full series, see At the Confluence The increasing ...
June 19, 2015
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Bert Monroy: Painting Believable Worlds in Photoshop
Besides surface texture, there’s almost nothing that Photoshop and Illustrator can’t do that paint can.
June 19, 2015
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Christine Lin
Shoot, Print, Paint: The Photograph as Canvas
Hand-colored photography offers plenty creative license for a photographer with a painterly eye.
June 19, 2015
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Leslie Lienau: Teaching Renaissance Art With a Drawing App
It’s not always logistically possible to paint from life. Photo references allow artists to work around constraints.
June 19, 2015
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Christine Lin
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