Science
April 19, 2021

Scientists Make Blue Ice Cream With All-Natural Blue Dye Discovered in Red Cabbage

As the world continues to embrace natural dyes over artificial chemical coloring, the race has been on to discover how to naturally dye one of the world's most popular colors—blue. Now, researchers led by a graduate student from UC Davis may have found the solution in a simple vegetable. In a new study published in Science Advances, the researchers show how red cabbage may be the answer to creating cyan blue colors naturally.

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Architecture
April 18, 2021

5 Art Nouveau Buildings That Embody the Elegance of This Architectural Style

The whimsical Art Nouveau, like many international styles, can be found across almost all creative mediums: art, furniture, architecture, and more. Unlike some of these international styles, however, Art Nouveau sought to break down the barriers between these mediums to create a total work in one language. An Art Nouveau interior would have to be carefully considered and the architecture would be designed in conjunction with all paintings, sculpture, furniture, windows, textiles, and ornamentation.

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Resources
April 15, 2021

Here’s Where to Find Thousands of New Brushes to Use in Procreate and Photoshop

Photoshop and Procreate are game-changing programs, if you want to digitally draw and paint. Each has its own set of brushes that allow you to make marks that look exactly like a pencil, fine-tipped pen, and beyond. This makes drawing and painting logistically convenient—no paper, erasers, or tubes of paint needed—and means you can create work that looks like it was done with analog media but has the ease of digital.

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