Thursday, November 8, 2007

Youtube demos, etc.

Meanwhile, I have found more interesting painting demos on Youtube.

Theo Jenson is a physicist/sculptor who is making amazing wind-driven walking “creatures.”
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/162

Watercolor demo. This guy does a great job using just a hake brush and a rigger.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHWNNVSnWwI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KknOZbD2Y0&NR=1

Liquid pencil, this is an interesting medium:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX8Uhl8Pb14&NR=1

Banana, in preparation for those of you who will be taking the Chardin class:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afAtQvWuTSs

Chinatown:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hufRxne3aQ

Landscape:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiLvLQ8GC2w

Great Chinese calligraphy cartoon:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1fWLDauug0&NR=1

Love this guy’s (gal’s) animation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnpISMtv5A

Spray painting, stenciling, and scratching out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3vzcHGpous&NR=1

Non-Toxic Solvent

I just found the Sporny Solution on Judson’s website. Non-toxic solvent and mediums for oil painting:
http://www.pochade.com/Product.asp?record=1246
I don’t know anything about the archival integrity of the products.

Judson’s also has a neat travel tag that says:

PLEASE NOTE
Contents: Professional artist’s
pigments of vegetable origin –
NOT combustible. Thank you.