Basics of ArtBy Kevin Becker

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Some Beginner Techniques for Creating Art•Coiling 1(Clay)

•Coiling 2 Video •Slab Building 1(Clay)•Slab Building 2 Video•Gesture Drawing 1•Gesture Drawing 2 Video •Linoleum cuts 1•Linoleum cuts 2 Video•Author’s Bio•Resources

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COILING

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Coiling is a fun and easy way to create a piece of ceramic art.

You can do anything with coiling, going from making a bowl and hiding the coils by smoothing them together to making a mug where you can see the coils. Be as creative as possible.

COILING

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VideoVideo on coiling

This video shows how to make a coil pot.

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Slab Building Slab Building a a very

quick a easy way to create a clay form.

All you need is to lay out a slab of clay and then start building, the one thing to remember is to score and slip the edges where the slabs meet.

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Slab Building video

Video on slab building

This video shows how to get a slab rolled out so you can start with your building.

Gesture Drawing

Gesturing is a very simple way of drawing. Gesturing basically is a very quick and sketchy drawing that helps you build you drawing skills.

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Gesture Drawing

video

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Video on gesture drawing

This video tells you about gesture drawings and shows how to do them.

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Linoleum

cutsLinoleum cuts is a

method used in printmaking. You just need a piece of linoleum and tools that are used to carve into the linoleum. You need to remember that what ever you cut away is going to be white and what you do not carve is the image.

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Linoleum cutsVideo

This is a video showing the process of making a linoleum cut print.

Video of Linoleum Cut

Author’s BioMy name is Kevin Becker and I am a Art

Ed major. I am from Lapeer Mi., over on the east side of the state. I love to draw and play sports in my spare time.

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E-mail me

Resources http://www.flickr.com/photos/8799239@N08/2747800224/

www.freewebs.com/karenjamesceramics/

http://pottery.about.com/od/stepbystepprojects/ss/basicslab_5.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqoBmTYtLho&feature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osOVLStITkI

http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawinglessonsandtips/ss/gesturaldrawing_2.htm

http://hippie.nu/~unicorn/tut/xhtml/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRTqpJMs98E

http://www.rverdaguer.com/s.php?id=129

http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&q=Linoleum%20cuts&ndsp=18&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=iv#q=making+Linoleum+cuts&hl=en&emb=0&client=firefox-a&start=10END