Art Supplies
March 15, 2018

Artist Cindy Lane Shares Her Favorite Watercolor Supplies for Special Event on My Modern Met

Watercolor painting can seem like alchemy, and few artists showcase a mastery of the art better than Cindy Lane. Through mesmerizing videos, the Australian creative hypnotizes millions of people with her gorgeous painting process videos. Her work-in-progress showcases the carefree fluidity of the medium. With just a bit of water and a little pigment, her paintbrush is akin to a magic wand that makes hues suddenly appear with a feather-like quality.

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Creative Products
March 14, 2018

Easy DIY Kits Let You Craft Your Very Own Posable Paper Dogs

Pairing puppy love with paper crafting, Magnote has created a line of playthings perfect for animal lovers and DIY kit enthusiasts alike. Known as PIPEROIDS, these adorable paper toys are designed with easy assembly in mind, allowing you to create your very own canine companion in no time. With such a straightforward approach to the paper practice, constructing a PIPEROID is as easy as it is enjoyable.

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Art History
March 12, 2018

How Illuminated Manuscripts Were Created During the Middle Ages

In an increasingly paperless world, it's easy to forget books were once precious objects that were works of art unto themselves. Long before the industrial printing press, hand-crafted manuscripts were painstakingly precise pieces of art that catered to an elite society where only a precious few could read. Now, the Getty Museum reminds us of the incredible process that went into creating these medieval illuminated manuscripts.

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My Modern Met

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