VariARTy Prints | Rebecca Kent

Mae Salong in the Northern highlands of Thailand is both stunning and somewhat unique in that it is home to ethnic Chinese people. This village has steep, narrow streets which host a large array of wall art, from the cute to the striking. There are numerous tea shops and eateries that sell/serve the local oolong tea grown at the numerous tea plantations. It is well worth a visit!

Do you want to create abstract Lily art? Simply follow these easy steps: Step 1. Take a photograph of the lilies that inspired you (or find an image online).  Step 2. Do some initial ink sketches. Explore style, composition and texture. Step 3. Design your final artwork. I sketch the design in pencil, then paint, add ink lines and add coloured tissue paper for additional texture and depth. I also add additional patterns and colours around the flowers. Step 4. Manipulate your photos, ink drawings and painting on a collage app (I like to use InShot). You can create a variety of different designs which play around with the composition and create a contemporary look. Materials Needed: Watercolour paper, paints (watercolour or gouache), ink pens, coloured pencils, tissue paper and glue Most of all ‘HAVE FUN!’  And remember ‘VariARTy is the life of art!’ Lily Photograph: My Inspiration Initial Ink Sketch: Step-by-Step Final Ink Sketch Final Artwork: Step-by-Step Final Artwork: Abstr...

Are you an artist looking to make your art more contemporary? Do you want to ‘freshen up’ and modernise old artwork? Digital tools might be the answer!  There are multiple free apps to modernise your existing artwork. With a few simple steps you can change the colour, mood, style, and composition of any artwork. You can combine your artwork in collages to create new masterpieces!  Here are the steps to take: Step 1 Choose a selection of your art to digitally enhance. Take photographs of your artwork (I use my iPhone). Make a black and white copy of the photographs, as well as a coloured copy.  Step 2 Use a collage app to merge your art pieces in to different compositions. I like  InShot  which has an AI blend option. It allows you to manipulate and change the artistic composition in a variety of ways, which looks less like a collage and more like artwork.  Step 3 Use a photographic editing app to edit the collages artwork. I like to use  Afterlight ...

Using digital tools to enhance your art is exciting and so easy! There are multiple free apps to explore that will help you to create a variety of artwork. You can change the colour, mood, style, composition, size, shape and more. Once you start, it can be quite addictive! Here are the steps to take: Step 1. Choose a selection of your art to digitally enhance. Step 2. Use the Canva app to make your art more funky and ‘Pop Art-ish’. Add your original art photograph, go to filters at the bottom, go to Color Pop, and select Outrun. Step 3. Use a collage app to merge your art pieces in to different compositions. I like InShot which has an AI blend option. It allows you to manipulate and change the artistic composition in a variety of ways, which looks less like a collage and more like artwork. Step 4. Use a photographic editing app to edit the collages artwork. I like to use Afterlight Photo , as it offers a free plan that enables quite a lot of photo colour manipulation, in order to ge...