Daily Painting

     As most of you know I post to Daily Paint Works to sell and auction my paintings.   But one of the things I really like about that site is they have challenges for the artists.  This week it was all about sunflowers.  Thought I would share what I posted.  
     Sometimes being part of a web site that has many  artists in it can feel a little like getting lost in a crowd, but this group makes me feel like part of a family:)
Mary
Schiros_Art 

mini art videos

Thought I would share how to do a quick and easy video of your art.

First your need a digital camera,  and keep it handy to where you are painting.  I like and use a Nikon Coolpik. Take  picture of your starting point, and maybe also of what you are painting.
I use mainly single photos, to create my video from.  But you can also set up a camera and take video segments to link together for a full video.

Two: take more than one photo, never fails the one I think will turn out ends up blurry.  I usually take 3 photos at a time.

Next either set a timer of stop and take a photo when ever you notice a change in the character of your painting.  And don't be a scared to take photos at points that may not be a "perfect" looking spot in the painting process, working through those points are what makes the process interesting.

Download and edit pictures cropping to the same layout, and I also resize each photo to the same size, I like at least 1900 pixels and a DPI of 300.  I use IrFan View for my photo editing.  IrFan is program that can be down loaded off the net for free.

The video program I use is the basic Windows Movie Maker.

Remember to use music that is legal to use, if adding music.  Personally I prefer music to talking.  I use Dano Music because it is good music and has a lot of types to choose from.

Once you have you photos and music downloaded on your PC, open up the Movie editor and select the photos and music and import them to the Movie editor.

Then it is just the process of lining up the photos, dropping in the music, adding any extra transition, titles, or notes and saving the new video.  Remember to share it on youtube so everyone can see it!

http://youtu.be/5GdzJNFCP2s

Hope you have fun with this.
Mary
Schiros_Art
 
 
 

Schiros_art (playlist) Latest Video

Making your own video is as easy as take a lot of photos while painting.  The hard part is remembering to stop and pick up the camera with paint all over your hands :)

From Pencil to Paint

20 x 16 inches oil on canvas

To follow up on my last post, thought I would share the first painting from my last sketching session.  I picked the drawing I liked the best, then drew a grid over it to help decide the lay out.

 From that I sectioned off the area I wanted to redraw on my canvas.  Then I did a quick acrylic painting to use as an under painting.  For the under painting I used Matisse back ground acrylics they are matte and have more tooth that regular acrylics.  When the under paint was totally dry (gave it 24 hours), I finished it in oil.  Used Weber water mixable oils starting with brush work then finished with a palette knife for a little more texture. 

 Mary

Schiros_Art

Need an Idea

I did not feel like getting the paints out last night, but need to do something!

Sitting on the sofa with my cat, I just picked up a pad and pencil and started drawing.

Each drawing is the same cat, just in a slightly different pose. 

Every time the cat moved I added to the sketch, until I filled the page.

This started as just something to do, but I like one drawing enough to plan a painting around.  So when you have a few minutes, grab a pencil and just start filling a page on a pad.  You never know where your next painting idea will come from. 

Mary

Schiros_Art

  

Second Hand Find

20 x 16 oil on canvas "Last Pear"

Found a wonderful statue at a local shop I just had to get.  It is an amorphous female form that I thought would be interesting to paint.  What I have found interesting, is for how simple a form it is, it is difficult to paint.  I find myself trying to add more information to it than what is really there.  Thought I would share some of the work I have done.

the Satue

quick acrylic painting

quick charcaol

  

Acrylic thought I would add hair, why not?

another acrylic 10 x 8 inches

 












Mary
Schiros_Art