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Pigeons In Art and Storytelling
I couldn’t tell you the name of most birds in the world. In fact, I know just a tiny proportion of them. But everyone knows the pigeon. Pigeons proliferate in our cities. Why? Long story short because humans brought them there, just like they brought rabbits to Australia and so on. Pigeons in cities thrive. […]
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1960s-1970s Lettering in Graphic Design
A designer called Paul Bacon was influential in creating a mid-century look which is back in fashion.
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What architectural style is the house of Psycho?
The Psycho house is similar to what is now called ‘Second Empire Style’. What makes this style of architecture feel so creepy?
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Review: Kutsuwa T’GAAL Pencil Sharpener
The Kutsuwa T’GAAL pencil sharpener sold to Japanese school children comes highly recommended by pencil enthusiasts. Let’s find out why.
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The Difference Between Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Although ‘nouveau’ means ‘new’, Art Deco came afterwards. Art Deco and Art Nouveau are two major art movements of the 20th century.
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Art For Thanksgiving
HISTORY OF TURKEY AS FOOD This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is feeling festive, talking the history of the turkey with food historian Andrew Smith. Teaching food history at the New School in NYC, he is also the author of numerous books and hundreds of articles on food and history. Speaking […]
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Vintage Cars In Story And Illustration
Illustrations of cars across the twentieth century, in advertising, posters and children’s books.
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Tales From Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan Analysis
The common thread between stories in this compendium: All stories are set in the same, off-kilter suburb. Some of the stories have no words, and might consist only of a single frame of narrative art. Creative Arts teachers find this really useful in the classroom.
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Crowd Scenes In Art And Illustration
How long does it take to illustrate a picture book? Well, that depends on many things, including the illustrator’s style. Another important factor: The nature and number of any crowd scenes. An illustration of a crowd scene, with individuated characters, can take as long as the rest of the entire book.
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Eric Carle-esque Collage In Children’s Illustration
Some children’s illustrators use paper collage to illustrate their books by painting and and decorating their own assortment of cut paper. Think The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Eric Carle’s artwork is often shown in classrooms as a model for children creating paper collages. Today I’d like to introduce you to a few artists who create similar artwork. […]
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Aerial Views Of Beaches In Art And Illustration
Paintings and illustrations of beaches from above and from a distance.
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Motorcycles In Art And Illustration
Motorbikes and motorcycles through the ages
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Girls And Women Having Fun In Art and Illustration
Although Bertha Young was thirty she still had moments like this when she wanted to run instead of walk, to take dancing steps on and off the pavement, to bowl a hoop, to throw something up in the air and catch it again, or to stand still and laugh at – nothing – at nothing, […]
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Illustrations Of Table Scenes From Alice In Wonderland
Having an Alice In Wonderland tea party? Here’s what it might look like, according to various illustrators.
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The Town Square In Art And Illustration
Header: Cathedral Square, Milan – Illustration by Dino Buzzati, 1957