Fuel 4 Arts

Get The Most Out Of Oil Painting

Of all the mediums, oil painting is the one which holds the most majesty. Unlike acrylic, gouache and watercolour, oil paint has a dense, metallic quality to it that’s ideal for painting portraiture, landscape and still-life. This gives the art a seemingly fourth dimension: portraits look eerily life-like, while landscapes may seem like a direct portal in to another world.

But to begin with it’s just a headache, let’s be honest. The beginner may find his / her work turns More

Conceptart.org: The Perfect Place For Artists

As a digital artist trying to grow my talents, it was difficult to find a place, on the web, to meet with other artists and to learn. That was until about 3 years ago, when I stumbled across Conceptart.org. Don’t be fooled by the website’s name, this isn’t just a place for concept artists, it is a place for all artists, both traditional and digital.

My goals as an artist are simple, I want to draw and paint the pictures More

Henry Moore comes to Tate Britain

I grew up in a fairly nondescript town of Northern England surrounded by terraced housing and rolling windswept hills. One of the consolations though was the proximity of a sculpture park, and as a child I was particularly fascinated by the collection of Henry Moore sculptures housed there. They seemed to me as magnificent and imposing as the Easter Island heads. Now living in Leeds I will soon get the chance to reacquaint myself with the works of the great More

Stretch It Yourself

Stretch It Yourself

Walking into a gallery and talking to the owner as you both wander around looking at all the fantastic canvases might give you the impression that you have to get an expert to stretch your canvases for you; while it’s advisable if you plan to exhibit the work to a high standard, it isn’t essential. With a small amount of training anyone can make their own canvases and for a decent price. All you need is the More

Best Music Vids - The Smashing Pumpkins.

As a big Smashing Pumpkins fan, I am very familiar with most of their music videos. There are a couple of different ones which stand out for me (‘Disarm’, ‘Tonight, Tonight’, ‘Stand inside Your Love’ and ‘33’), but my absolute favourite is ‘Ava Adore’. I have to choose that one just because it is so damned clever.

Filming an entire music video in one camera shot has been done a few times before. However, I don’t think that any of More