Beginner Art Techniques

Hello Everyone.

Lately art has been a great outlet to get my mind off things. I encourage artists to devote some time to their passion at least three times in a week. I know your schedule is busy but art is a skill that so many people admire and/or wish they could obtain. So please don't lose your gift, further it! Try new techniques! The more you learn the better, because that keeps the passion going.

Just thought I'd share that with my fellow artists. I try and be a little deep sometimes:)

Now on to the good stuff!

Mixed media is my favorite form of art. A lot of the time I unintentionally mutate my work to mixed media. One medium can't do all the work! Mixed media usually draws the attention of other artists, we are always learning. Trying some new medias is risky, but if you don't try it you'll never know! What I like to do is make an extra copy. That way, if I mess up I have my copy to fall back on.  I find it pretty difficult to find mixed media techniques online. They're all very repetitive. So the best thing I can recommend is discovering your techniques through experience.

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This is a time consuming project. But it is simple to do because of how intricate the designs are. This technique makes for an attractive background. It draws the attention of others because of how detailed it is.

A couple pattern choices:

Drawings in Silhouettes.

This is so creative, I have to try this. I would think a bigger canvas is necessary because the silhouette is reducing the area space. I personally prefer the background clear because it makes the silhouette pop. Of course creating a background is an alternate option.

An Interesting Texture for Portraits

Portraits will always be my fav. Although I want to draw portraits for the rest of my life, art is about furthering skills and trying something difficult. The larger circles are fill the high points of the face, while the smaller circles are further back for the low points of the face. The pop of color in the second photo is also a nice touch, because I think that without it, this artwork wouldn't stand to as much as it does. I also enjoy the mutation drawing of Elvis.

Hope I have inspired some of you. xo

Heyyy you guys! Guess what new trend I found and love love love!

Patterned shorts have been showing up in a lot of stores this season. It's not too complicated of a trend, everyone wears shorts! But what makes this trend so cute is how simple and easy it is to wear! This look is going to go great this summer and I've already seen some really cute outfits that I just have to get my hands on!!

This elephant pattern on these shorts are so chic and cute! Very easy to style, could be worn with any color blouse! I saw these in a small boutique in my neighborhood but they were a little pricey! Although I don't doubt that soon they will be sold in cheaper stores considering how fast this trend is catching on.

These chevron and tribal print shorts are my favvvv. Let me tell you how much I love tribal print. So the fact that this print is still in and going strong makes me one happy girl! I'm glad to know it is still in :)

These are the only pair of shorts I've seen with this cut. It may be difficult to pull off for some body types, but the splash of neon color just send this outfit over the edge! Crop tops are in this season so these shorts would be a great look to pair it with.

I'm not a big fan of lace, but these shorts I've been seeing I love so much! They're simplicity are so cute and easy to wear.

Hope you like and keep up to date with my posts:) It's been a while since I've posted on here but finals are so time consuming. Hope everyone is ready for sumer I know I am ;)

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Have a lovely day!

xo

Shoulder Length Hair Ideas!

I want longer hair:( but until then, here are some hairstyles for my fellow mid length sistas:)
This is a post I found online featuring several cute hairstyles! Can we use the hashtag: #shorthairdontcare ? Alright who's with me?! Haha, anyway…

Hope this inspired you guys a little!

~Stay Beautiful, xo

Nail Art Trends 2014

Hello everyone, xo

      Lately, I've been looking into cute techniques for nails. I like to keep my nail art toned down and use neutral colors, my sister always says I use "old lady nail colors" but I actually really like subtle light colors that are associated with spring. Also, if you have darker skin, I think light colors look better.

 This is a creative play on nude polish. A friend of mine got her nails done this way at a salon recently and it was so cute! I think it is hard to find polish that matches your skin tone though, of course it doesn't have to be exact, just try and get as close as possible!

 The accent nail has been bumped up to an accent NAILS trend. It is okay to paint more than just your ring finger a different design! I like :)

 You like? I wish I could tell you the exact shade of this color, because I recommend this to any skin tone. It's probably some weird name like "peach sunflowers in summer." Anyone else ever realized that nail polish colors are weird ??

 

Chevron print has been end this season, it's slowly being incorporated into nail polish which is adorable!

 

This is such a twisted approach to nail polish that I think we are all used to. Chances are, any "basic girl" would have black on the ring finger, and the peach on the rest of the fingers, but this is such a simple innovative idea I will be trying! I know black isn't an "in" color, but who cares I think this freaking cute!

 Need I say anything? This is fabulous!

 An ombre style nail polish? Fabulous.

  I would go on with the endless abyss of nail art, but I think you got a good look at some of my favorite ones this season! I hope you try one!

~Stay Beautiful

My Girl Crushes! (Fashion Icons)

Hey everyone!
So what better way to get inspiration than celebrities? There are definitely some influential celebrities who I keep tabs on. Here are a few that I turn to when I need some style intervention!

Zendaya

Zendaya is for sure so versatile and can pull off anything. She is probably in my top list of style icons. Because she can pull off so much and wears outfits that I've never seen, she is such a trendsetter! I especially love her urban inspired outfits. If you like cozy street style, she is definitely the one to look too.

Rihanna

Rihanna is as well along the lines of street style, but I feel like she borders street style and still has a foot in the boundaries of classy. Of course Rihanna is versatile as well, she can pull off any hairstyle and for sure any outfit. When I want to try something new, I look to Rihanna and hope I can pull off at least half the looks she does!

Kelly Rowland

Alright, so you guys I want to be reincarnated as Kelly Rowland, she is just so beautiful, and I think a lot of her casual looks are much more "easy to wear." She may be more of a personal wcw but I love her style and look up to it!

Lauren Conrad

Lauren Conrad wins my (worthless) award of the #1 go to woman for style. Although I'm not sure what she is doing in the second picture, her style is immaculate. She's just so fashion forward!

Cara Loren  

Nevermind, sorry Lauren Conrad, Cara Loren is my first place inspiration. I'll probably do a post over her looks because her casual looks are cute and comfortable. Yet, her formal looks are comfortable too! She is just so stylist and I probably sound like I'm crushing on her but her clothes are so nicely put together.

Miranda Kerr

Miranda Kerr is a fabulous style icon. She wears pants all the time and I loveeee pants, so the different way she styles them always give my ideas. Her looks are simple yet cute, which is sometimes better than complicated looks.

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~Stay Beautiful!

xo

Beginner Art Techniques

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Beginer Techniques

   I'm not a professional artist, but there are a few techniques I learned from school. Of course, these are

 commonly used techniques, but it's the creative idea that can really set it apart. Art is easier to show

 than talk about so I'll just get to the pictures!

 

This is actually a drawing I found on an art blog, but drawing portraits in negative space of newspaper

 always is a nice play on portraits.

My art work

 This was a mutation technique I tried for class. What I 

learned from this drawing was that using charcoal over acrylic paint actually gives a nice affect and 

shadow to the darkened areas. I frequently used mixed media because certain media come off as 

different visuals than others. Using different mediums can really make certain parts of the drawing stand 

out. I drew this from a model in a magazine and just transformed the picture. I think mutation art is a 

great way to get out of your comfort zone. I generally work with self portraits so doing something a 

little morbid was a nice change.

 These last two drawings were actually for a 

domestic violence bulletin at work. It was a direct drawing from the original, but splashes of color on

 black and white portraits are visually interesting. I also drew light flecks of color in the eyes.

 This drawing was used with paint and Prisma color pencil. 

Making texture in the creases on white shirts with charcoal always look very realistic.

 

Used with charcoal, but the difference in starting these charcoal portraits is that instead of using 

charcoal on white paper, you shade the background with vine charcoal. Vine charcoal can be easily 

erased, but adds a nice texture to the background, also it acts as the medium tone of the skin. Erasing 

highlights will be more prominent considering the background is grey. Another thing I found eye 

catching is drawing portraits that aren't so picture perfect, drawing interesting faces or off guard shots 

are always interesting to look at.

 This is called a wrapping technique, this also works on 

drawing animals, this was my first time attempting this method on a portrait, I didn't want to 

stereotypically draw animals which are commonly used for this method.

Hope I was of some assistance.

~Stay Beautiful