Art

March 3, 2022

Street Artists Are Creating Moving Murals in Support of Ukraine

As the war in Ukraine continues, more and more artists are using their creativity to call for peace. This includes street artists who are making their viewpoints public by placing their anti-war messages on walls for everyone to see. Many of these artists have direct experience painting in Ukraine. Kyiv is particularly rich in murals, with over 160 painted since 2014.

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March 1, 2022

Learn How to Sketch Structures in This Comprehensive Class on Architectural Illustration

Do you admire architecture? One way to celebrate the things you love is to create art about them. But drawing a building can be really tricky. There are often many fine details that feel nearly impossible to get right. Well, not anymore. Artist Demi Lang has a comprehensive course on architectural illustration on My Modern Met Academy. Her online class is called Architectural Illustration for Everyone: Draw Buildings in Ink and Colored Pencil.

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February 27, 2022

11 Hand Lettering Tools to Help You Create Your Own Extraordinary Alphabet

Want to make your text sing? Or how about dance? Hand lettering turns the ordinary alphabet into something exciting—something that's as illustrative as it is functional. Created by individual typographers, an artist adds their distinctive flair to letterforms that pack each glyph with personality. The results elevate text that would otherwise be considered simply ordinary. While it might seem like hand lettering is only meant for professional typographers, it’s not.

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