New Mermaid Workshop in February!
Submitted by ArtTrader on January 27, 2010 - 2:44pm
Whimsical Mermaids
Presented by Andrea Melione
February 16, 2010 (2 weeks)
$35 US per person
Details & Registration
This online workshop will focus on designing, drawing and painting whimsical mermaids! The workshop is for new artists as well as those with more experienced art skills who want to expand their abilities into whimsical fantasy.
In this two-week session, we will focus on a fun, innovative design approach, vivid color schemes, mermaid anatomy (combining human and sea creature characteristics), drawing water and sea creatures, and using various media and rendering techniques (watercolor, ink, acrylic and more). We’ll then combine these techniques and concepts to create several step-by-step themed mermaid artworks.
Winter 2010: Issue 9
Submitted by ArtTrader on January 5, 2010 - 9:03pm  |
Issue 9 of ArtTrader Mag is now available for FREE downloading and reading. Look for interviews with mixed media artist Constance Taylor and illustrator, Renee Nault. We have an excellent issue for you packed with great articles on:
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Spring 2010 Contest! Funky Mixed Media Birds with Hats Your piece should be mixed media with some collage/paper elements and feature one or more birds with a hat or crown. If you're more of a drawer/painter, feel free to hand draw elements too. Entries must be received by 11:00 pm EDT on March 10, 2010. Please see page 5 of issue 9 for full contest details and rules. Funky Bird image (left) by Andrea Melione. Grand Prize Collage Art Supplies Package! We’ll fill a big, fat 9" x 14" padded envelope with lots of collage goodies such as vintage papers, decorated papers, ribbons, and bits of ephemera. |
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Issue 10 will be available April 1, 2010! Please contribute if you can. We're always seeking contributions of articles and artwork. Details and guidelines are here. | |
Issue 8 Fall 2009 - Now Available for Download!
Submitted by ArtTraderMag on October 1, 2009 - 8:09pm  |
Issue 8 of ArtTrader Mag is now available for FREE downloading and reading. Look for interviews with Irina Pertseva, and member artist, Cynthia Couch. We have an excellent issue for you packed with great articles on:
 FREE DOWNLOAD ISSUE 8:
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Article Submissions
We are always accepting the following types of materials:- Artists! We need artists who are interested in having their work critiqued (gently of course!) for Andrea Melione's Critique Corner. Please contact Andrea for details: andrea@arttradermag.com
- "How to" or Step-by-step articles on artistic techniques. We are interested in techniques that can be applied to any mail art. These include illustrative techniques, and also works in fabric, digital, collage, mixed media, and more.
- Articles on artistic journeys or experiences. Do you have an interesting story that you would like to share? We would love to hear it.
- Artist Spotlight/Profile. Do you have a body of work you would like share? We would love to feature you in our artist spotlight.
- Showcasing Art. We are interested in showcasing assemblages, mixed media work, creative journaling, chunky books, fat books, inchies, ATC’s (Artist Trading Cards), post cards and more. These types of articles usually have a small bit of background accompanying them but primarily are visual in nature.
- Product and Book Reviews. If you are interested in writing a review of a new product or book that is connected to the mail art world, we would love to hear about it.
