Another important idea is separation: clearly distinguishing foreground, midground and background through contrast, edges and ...

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A keyboard computer has always been on my wishlist — that is, a computer where the entire machine was stuffed into a keyboard. Perhaps I caught a glimpse of the Commodore 64 at an impressionable age, ...

Fear and feelings of intense vulnerability caused me to retreat into my shell, until I saw myself in an unlikely feature in one of the British master’s prints My thyroid cancer arrived by accident, in ...

Last Sunday I did a talk at the Anteros Arts Foundation, an art gallery and charity in Norwich. It was a fundraiser for Anteros, as I have had a studio there and love what they do. The story I offered ...

The coding-equals-prosperity promise has officially collapsed. Fresh computer science graduates are facing unemployment rates of 6.1% to 7.5% — more than double what biology and art history majors are ...

Talk about technology’s encroachment into the creative industries is everywhere right now. But a year-long residency in robotic painting revealed to me just how inflated and imprecise the public ...

Can you paint directly on resin molds using acrylic paint? 🤔 In this DIY tutorial, I’ll show you the best techniques to apply acrylic paint to your resin creations—for long-lasting color and smooth ...