Portraits

Portrait of Barack Obama by Shepard Fairey, at National Portrait Gallery

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Wendy Wick Reaves, curator at the National Portrait Gallery, discusses the portrait that came to symbolize the historic campaign of President-elect Barack Obama. The portrait is on display at the museum. .

The piece, created by Los Angeles based graphic designer and street artist Shepard Fairey, came to the museum through the generosity of Washington, D.C., art collectors Heather and Tony Podesta, in honor of Tony Podestas mother, the late Mary K. Podesta.

This large-scale mixed-media stenciled collage is on view in the New Arrivals exhibition, on the museums first floor. For more on the poster, see the NPG blog at: http://face2face.si.edu/my_weblog/2009/01/now-on-view-portrait-of-barack-obama-by-shepard-fairey.html

Credit info: Barack Obama / Shepard Fairey, 2008 / Hand-finished collage, stencil and acrylic on paper / Gift of the Heather and Tony Podesta Collection in honor of Mary K. Podesta / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution / © Shepard Fairey/ObeyGiant.com

Duration : 0:6:11

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Drawing a Tiger by Artist Jan LeComte

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:17 +0000

I love ART! Creative is fun Love Peace Joy to all!
http://www.myspace.com/jantheempress
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JAN LeComte EMPRESS ARTIST from Cleveland Ohio.
I am one of the few “Ambidextrous Artists” online.
I also do CARICATURE, PORTRAITS, ILLUSTRATION, FRACTALS, PAINTING, MURALS, CALLIGRAPHY,CARTOONING,CREATIVE WRITING,
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Artistic influences;
DiVinci, Michaelangelo, Maxfield Parrish, MC Escher, Renoir, Dali, Picasso, Cassatt, Alphonse Mucha, John Waterhouse, Marcel Marceau, Walt Disney, Jim Henson, Mort Drucker, Albert Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley

Fun influences;
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.Inspirational influences; Jesus, Buddah, Angels,Og Mandino, Jack Canfield,Venice Bloodworth, Bob Proctor, Napoleon Hill, Dale Carnegie, Oprah Winfrey,Wallace Wattles,Bill Gates, Clement Stone .and lately I’ve been inspired by Paul Potts the opera singer! Just love his story

In answer to the question; “How do you do this?” or “I wish I could draw” I will be creating and posting instructional videos on technique and how to draw at
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and for explaining web 2.0 Thanks for the inspiration and reminders of the Law of Attraction!
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Duration : 0:2:30

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Portrait of An Oldman – Oil Painting 油絵肖像画

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Portrait of An Oldman – Oil Painting by Hongkong Artist Kwong Ko Wah.

Duration : 0:5:29

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Portrait of Artist in Jungle – Matthew Good

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:15 +0000

Track from Matthew Goods upcoming album set to release later summer – september

Duration : 0:4:1

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Portrait Painting of Rihanna: Oil Paint, Color Pencils and Illustration Markers Joy of Painting

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:14 +0000

My process 1.) Sketch 2.) Illustration Markers 3.) Color Pencils and 4.) Oil paint. Sometimes I add even more steps with Photoshop, but I didnt for this portrait. I wanted to see how far I could push oil paint as a medium. I prefer painterly realism to photorealism (photo realistic stuff gets boring…..whats the point of simply reproducing a picture?). I was satisfied with the results, despite my unorthodox approach to making this….(painting? work of art? mixed media?….I dont know what to call it.) The markers were Prismacolor and Chartpak Ad. The color pencils were Prisma and the oil paint was Old Holland, Maimeri, Vasari, Bloxx, Grumbacher and Holbein Colors. I used Liquin as a paint medium. I used Flat, Round and Filbert Brushes and occasionally a fan brush (for delicate blending). This time lapse speed portrait consolidated four hours in to less than four minutes.

Duration : 0:2:56

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Francesco Clemente “Social Portraits” at MARY BOONE GALLERY

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:12 +0000

James Kalm takes a brisk walk through a collection of recent portrait paintings by Francesco Clemente. Having embraced his position as the court portraitist to New York’s social elite, Clemente brings a sense of irony and a dash of satire to his elegantly naive depictions of the rich and famous.

Duration : 0:9:15

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Brisbane Portrait Photography

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:11 +0000

http://www.soulphotographics.com.au
Quirky Portrait Photography for Image Savvy People.
SOUL Photographic Design
Shop 3.56 Pring St,
Tarragindi, Brisbane

Duration : 0:3:6

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Universal Studios Photo Booth

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:10 +0000

This edition is funny. =]

Duration : 0:4:19

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Alien Bee Ring flash ABR800 in my photography studio

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:09 +0000

The ABR800 AlienBees? Ringflash
The ABR800 is a highly evolved, self-contained ringflash system designed to meet the challenges of the new-generation creative professional photographer. It is extremely compact, lightweight and easy to use with professional or semi-professional cameras with lenses up to 4 inches in diameter. A studio ringflash is an invaluable and instantly favorite tool of the professional photographer due to its ability to produce essentially shadow-free lighting, revealing unique catchlights in the eyes of subjects when used with fashion and portrait work.

Moon Unit 32in
The Moon Unit is a unique softbox-like accessory that attaches to the ringflash unit with its own quick-release rotating speedring. Unlike conventional softboxes, the camera lens can “see” through the center of the Moon Unit, thereby achieving a unique large-source light on the camera axis. Using the ringflash with the Moon Unit produces subtle, controlled, almost indiscernible shadows and large appealing catchlights at modest camera-to-subject distances. Its minuscule depth and weight allow hand-holding right along with your camera, or you can use it as a conventional off-camera compact softbox.

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or
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Duration : 0:8:32

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Episode 27, Outdoor Portraits #3

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:22:08 +0000

Outdoor Family Portrait, for more info, questions and comments visit prophotolife.com

Duration : 0:5:15

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