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Why Photography Still Divides Painters Centuries After the Camera’s Invention
How photography changed art forever.
Jacob Collins: Seceding From the Photographic Sensibility
In a world dominated by the photographic aesthetic, some artists decide to paint exclusively from life.
Anthony Waichulis: Advocating Informed Laissez-Faire in Art
Artists should feel free to explore technology to manifest their artistic ideas, as long as those technologies aren’t robbing them of a developing skill.
Alyssa Monks: The Photograph as a Painter’s Bully and Helper
Photography can be a representational artist’s best friend or worst bully, depending on the artist’s skill and discernment in using it.
The Art of Gotcha Is an Art Too: Doug Bloodworth’s Photorealistic Painting
Even a photorealist needs to know when to deviate from a photo reference, and when to reference the actual subject.
Bert Monroy: Painting Believable Worlds in Photoshop
Besides surface texture, there’s almost nothing that Photoshop and Illustrator can’t do that paint can.
Shoot, Print, Paint: The Photograph as Canvas
Hand-colored photography offers plenty creative license for a photographer with a painterly eye.
Leslie Lienau: Teaching Renaissance Art With a Drawing App
It’s not always logistically possible to paint from life. Photo references allow artists to work around constraints.
Teaching Teachers the Basics of Visual Arts
It’s no secret that art instruction in public schools is hurting—not only for funding, but for applicable skills.
