These color photographs were taken between 1909 and 1912. Supported by Tsar Nicholas II, photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) photographed many aspects of the Russian Empire. Prokudin-Gorskii’s specialized camera captured three black and white images of the same scene, using red, green and blue filters. Subsequently, the photos were recombined and projected with filtered...
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A High School Junior in Garner, Iowa has come up with uniquely creative attire for her prom. Elizabeth Rasmuson will be attending the event in a dress she has handcrafted from gum wrappers. Reminiscent of Molly Ringwald's character, Andie Walsh, in the 1986 movie, Pretty In Pink...
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Someone recently asked, "How do you restore the color to a faded watercolor painting?" That's a good question. Can you restore the color to a faded watercolor painting? Fading can be an issue with any type of artwork that uses paper as its canvas.
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Okay, so I’m doing a half-hearted, one-eyed (because some days the web seems more boring than other days) internet surf, when I come across some pictures of Iceland. What a beautiful place. There’s a website, Art-Iceland, that hosts some amazing pictures. Art-Iceland describes the Reykjavik photo on the left: “Looking out on Reykjavik from...
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From the Daily Mail online. Autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire draws the New York City skyline from memory. Interestingly, the comments following this article contain posts by people claiming that not only they, but even their 18-month-old kids could do this. That’s akin to making the claim that you can shoot as many baskets as...
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