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Swarms of Manufactured Objects Invade Nature. Eerie sculptures hang in the forest, like swarms of discarded objects come to life.

Swarms of Manufactured Objects Invade Nature

Their bright synthetic colors contrast with their dark, mostly natural backgrounds, lending them an etherial specter which is at once cheerful and unnerving. Artist Thomas Jackson creates the beautiful works for his ongoing series Emergent Behavior using everyday household items; from plastic plates and cups, to Post-It Notes and even cheese puffs. See Also Levitating Sculptures Gracefully Defy Gravity His works are inspired by the “self-organizing, ‘emergent’ systems in nature such as termite mounds, swarming locusts, schooling fish and flocking birds.” Explaining some of his images eerie nature, he works at tapping into the fear and fascination that these natural phenomena evoke – all the while riding the line between real and imaginary, natural and manufactured.

See more of Thomas Jackson’s art, including his popular series Robot Coda on his personal website.com. Join the MONSTER PARADE by *hellcorpceo. Calabarte on deviantART. Brass Gears Mix 468 [468] - $6.80 : Objects and Elements, Inspiration, workshops, tools and supplies for the mixed media jewelry artist. Amazing Alien Green Lantern Movie Concept Art. Tips and Techniques. Tips and TechniquesCompiled by Katherine Dewey Over the years, Katherine has accumulated a wide array of techniques, some from constant experimentation with the medium, and some from interaction with the community of polymer clay artists.

Tips and Techniques

She devotes much of her time developing hands on classes for many of the country's polymer clay guilds, sharing the sculpting techniques she uses; however, that method doesn't reach the numbers of aspiring sculptors she would like to. This page is dedicated to them. to learn how your organization can schedule classes click here TABLE OF CONTENTS Selecting Your Clay Preparing the ClayTools of the TradeUsing ArmaturesCreating TexturesSeries BakingProportioning the Human FigureModeling the Animal FigurePolychrome Detail Tips Forum Search Katherine's archived forum for answers to questions on polymer sculpting. . - the store shelf - Sculpey Polyform Products manufactures several versions of polymer clay in its Sculpey line. Quick Tips for Sculpting in Polymer Clay.

Here’s a list of some quick tips for sculpting with polymer clay.

Quick Tips for Sculpting in Polymer Clay

I hope this list will be ever growing. Also in the works is a list for painting your sculpts too. 1: Keep a wet washcloth or wet wipes (baby wipes) on hand to keep you hands clean while sculpting. Any little piece of dirt of pet hair your hands pick up will stick to your sculpt. 2: Get a lazy susan, it’s a simple thing but being able to turn your sculpts easily is really helpful. 3: Mirrors are your friend. 4: Smooth out your polymer clay by brushing it using isopropyl alcohol. 90% will smooth more aggressively than 70%. 5: Get a pasta machine. 6: Wet wipes are also useful for keeping our pasta machine clean. 7: Make/find your own tools. Knitting needlesX-acto knivesPaintbrushesSewing needles can be glued into the end of pieces of dowel (tapestry needles come in the perfect sizes)Steel guitar strings are perfect for homemade loop tools.

Polymer Clay Tips & Tidbits 3. Iveta Abolina Shower Curtains. 46 items below Iveta Abolina - Bio.

Iveta Abolina Shower Curtains

Iveta Abolina. Expressionist inspired still lifes and animals.

Iveta Abolina

Iveta Abolina started drawing in early childhood – tracing over pictures from books and magazines. This tedious task has given its fruits – Iveta's attention to detail is seen in every work she has done. Painting classes during high school years and Design and Technology degree from Parsons School of Design improved Iveta's interest in design. Her style of illustration is characterized by the search for beauty and equilibrium in chaos. She attempts to capture a moment of her own imagination. She has done many freelance projects for a variety of entertainment industry clients such as Comedy Central, HBO, SpikeTV and TNT.

View scintillating sculpture by ArtAkimbo. Javascript Savage Species Character Generator. Javascript Savage Species Character Generator This little program is my gift to my fellow-gamers, and my way of saying "thank you" to the hobby's developers.

Javascript Savage Species Character Generator

Over a quarter-century, I have enjoyed a cordial relationship with people at TSR/WOTC. In return, I'm glad to help make the process of character creation easier for everyone. Happy adventuring! This big javascript program runs best on "Netscape" browsers. If you want to save your character's html file to your hard drive, Netscape seems to work better. If this page fails to load completely, click here. So far, this usually seems to work okay on Netscape, but is slower on Explorer. Please be sure your browser is javascript-enabled and your java and javascript consoles are current. Random rolls that guarantee certain point-buy values are available. Artist Spotlight - 17/49 - Visual News. Royal Excelsior by Alchemy Gothic. Lookinside Collection. Since this is your first visit to our site, you need to accept terms and condition, as well as change your password.

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