Access ArtisticWaves Group from the Blog

See the three new links just below the "Artistic Waves Updates" header? These are all the art groups you can join and participate in right from this blog. More details below...

• ArtisticWaves Group: This is the main group for the site and while most of the content is on the waves (and will continue to be) you can also start posting directly on the groups by clicking on the link above. 
• Everyday Matters Group: This is a group to share our interpretations of Danny Gregory's Everyday Matters Weekly Challenges. There are currently 5 years worth of challenges posted here and you can start right from the first challenge or pick one at random - whatever works for you.
• Swap ATCs Group: A new group to share tips and techniques for creating Artist Trading Cards (ATCs) and set up ATC Swaps. There are a variety of ways for creating ATCs so this group will focus only on original, hand-drawn, or painted ATCs (no prints, stamped cards, collages, etc.)

So go ahead... check out the groups and start posting! :-)

Getting Started with Colored Pencils

Ever wanted to try painting with colored pencils but didn't know how to start? Here's a quick start guide for you.

If you would like to post your comments or ask questions on the wave, join the Artistic Waves group.

Portraits on Wave - Week 2

Week Two of Portraits on Wave has started. Check out the wave for more details:

If you can't view the embedded wave, use this link to access Portraits on Wave.

Join the ArtisticWaves group if you would like to participate in the online class.

Portraits on Wave - Week 1

Portraits on Wave has started and you can view the course work and assignments for week one below:

If you can't view the embedded wave, use this link to access Portraits on Wave.

Join the ArtisticWaves group if you would like to participate in the online class.

Portraits on Wave - Course Outline

Here's the course outline for the 6 week Portraits on Wave session:

• Anatomy of the Human Head
• Proportions of a "Normal" Head
• Striking the Arabesque
• Using Grids
• Lightbox method
• Eyeballing method
• Mastering the Features
• Eyes
• Nose
• Ears
• Mouth
• Hair
• Putting it all together
• Adding Color
• Frontal View vs 3/4 View
• Analyzing your work
• Placement of features
• Values

To access the course, join the ArtisticWaves group and bookmark the Portraits on Wave link.

We use Google Wave to host the discussions. If you are new to Google Wave, please check out this cheatsheet [PDF].

To participate in the class, all you need to know is how to reply/comment on the waves (see page 4 of the cheatsheet) and how to upload your pics.

New Online Class: Portraits on Wave

The votes are in and the winning class is Portraits on Wave!

Class starts on June 14 and ends on July 23 (6 weeks).

Watch the wave embedded below for course outline and other details. If you can't comment on the wave below, check if you are a member of the ArtisticWaves group.

Four More Days to Vote

We opened up the voting lines for our next online class a few days ago and it already looks like "Portraits" are winning.

There are a few more new options that've been added - like life drawing in Topics and digital under medium - so if you haven't voted on these yet, check them out at http://goo.gl/Hezx.

The wave is open to public and all you need to do to participate in the online class is join the ArtisticWaves group.

You can change your votes as many times as you want until June 5. To edit your votes, look for the row titled "Your Vote" right above the totals (at the bottom of the gadget) and click on the boxes over there.

Go ahead - check out the latest votes and log in your preference at http://goo.gl/Hezx.

Quick and Easy Access to ArtisticWaves

The easiest way to access the waves sent to ArtisticWaves is through the ArtisticWaves website where you can access waves under each category.

But what if you wanted to access the waves in your Wave inbox instead of going to the website each time? We have an option for you too :-)

1) Click here to access the Welcome to Artistic Waves wave: 

2) Go to the bottom of the wave and look for this installer and click on the Install button

Once you confirm installation, this will add two options to your wave account:

• A link to all your ArtisticWaves waves under Searches which gives you one-click access to all the waves sent to the ArtisticWaves group

• An option in the New Wave button titled New ArtisticWaves Wave which allows you to create a new wave with the ArtisticWaves group as a participant

Here's what you can expect to see after the installation:

That's all there is to it!

Post a comment or ping me on Wave if you are not able to get this to work :-)

New Online Art Class - Vote Now

We are starting another online class (more of a study group really) on Artistic Waves.

Here's how it works: the participants vote on the topic and medium they want to work on and based on the topic selected, we plan out discussions and assignments for the next 6 weeks. This will be a free class - everyone gets to participate and help each other learn.

If you are interested, you can vote for your preferred topic or medium (or both) below. If you can't view the wave below, please use http://goo.gl/Hezx.

The "classes" will be held on Google Wave, and you can learn more about Google Wave or view a cheatsheet for using Google Wave.

Digital Art for Newbies

Here's a fantastic tutorial from one of our ArtisticWaves member, Tanja, on how to create stunning art with a tablet and Photoshop.

If you can't see the embedded wave below, please use this link instead: http://goo.gl/21Bz

Visit this link for all discussions under Digital Art.

Finding Waves sent to ArtisticWaves Group

The best way to access the waves sent to the ArtisticWaves group is by using the links on the ArtisticWaves website. Bookmark the links that you are interested in.

But if you prefer to access them from your Google Wave inbox, watch this video for details on how to find the waves sent to the ArtisticWaves group:

Watercolor Tutorials and Techniques

Join this wave to share and discuss tips, techniques and tutorials for painting with Watercolors.

If you can't see the embedded wave below, please use this link instead: http://goo.gl/0CBt

Visit this link for all discussions under Watercolors.