I successfully arted* today.

Boyf loves it and it's the first time I imagined a thing, made it with zero prep and it came out even better than I had imaged.

[* Sorry you can't see it, it's a deeply private piece]

#Art #Create #Arted #ExistenceIsResistance

We only have until 11.50 Pm. Day of Giving at Rowan University - We need 1 more donor to get the $2500 scholarship pledge from our dean. Even a $5 donation counts.

https://dayofgiving.rowan.edu/giving-day/84044/donate?dept=85335

#fundraising #donating #ArtEducation #arted #education #university #studentloans #Rowanarts #RowanUniversity #art #artlovers #artcollectore #NJartists #artistsonmastodon

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We had fun helping 1st and 2nd graders add color to this mural today! #art #artEd #mural #mississippiartist #mgccc #Perkinston
Prepping for some 1st and 2nd graders to work on a mural on Friday. #arted #arteducation #artwithkids #mgccc #StoneCounty #Mississippi #mississippiartist
Art educators; best color theory workbook for art students. There are a ton of good oldie books but they are costly because they are not in print anymore. I would like the workbook students can follow and support my lectures. Thanks #arteducation #arted #educator #artacademy #arts #colortheory #colors #education #artist #ArtistLife #artbusiness #artprofessor #artbooks #colortheorybooks

Article: Adobe Alternatives – 24 Apps to Rival Adobe Creative Cloud (Free & Paid)

https://www.graphicartstoday.com/edition/yearly-production-marketing-2022/?open-article-id=21243332

My sister sent this to me because she saw @inkscape was ranked best Adobe Illustrator alternative (free or otherwise) and knew I was a fan. There's some other gems in there as well, including some web based ones for those of us with classes using ChromeBooks.

#ArtEd #Education #Edutooters #Teaching

Adobe Alternatives – 24 Apps to Rival Adobe Creative Cloud (Free & Paid)

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Good morning, friends.

Today my 4th graders start adding art to their now functional games. There's a bunch of ways to do this but today I'm opting for sending them to https://pics4learning.com/ as the art there is all vetted, includes easy to copy citations, and is licensed to be free to use for #Education purposes.

Because saying "I got it from Google" gets you a zero in my class. Artists shouldn't steal from artists.

#Teaching #School #MediaArts #ArtEd #Edutooters

Pics4Learning

Thousands of copyright free and copyright friendly images and photos for teachers and students.

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Article: Midjourney Founder Admits to Using a ‘Hundred Million’ Images Without Consent

https://petapixel.com/2022/12/21/midjourny-founder-admits-to-using-a-hundred-million-images-without-consent/

Copyright is a method for enforcing consent.

Stop using #AI art generators. Their programmers seem to universally not understand what consent means.

#ArtEd #PhotoNews

Midjourney Founder Admits to Using a 'Hundred Million' Images Without Consent

It has outraged artists and photographers.

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Article: You’ve got a new camera. Now what? Part two

https://photofocus.com/photography/youve-got-a-new-camera-now-what-part-two/

Most photo guides I find online assume you already have $2000+ in gear and know all the vocabulary to go with it.

It's nice to find one going over the basics, many of which apply even if you aren't using a DSLR or mirrorless camera.

#ArtEd #Photography #PhotoNews

You've got a new camera. Now what? Part two

In part two, I dive into some deeper settings like focusing modes and white balance while also touching composition.

Photofocus
Using Positive and Negative Space for Composition in Photography

There are a lot of ways for a photographer to make a composition. Although some won’t like to accept it, the rule of third often fits quite nicely. But no matter what you use as a basis for composition, we always use negative space. Most of us just don’t realize it. I wrote an article about the origin of the rule of third and the golden ratio for composition techniques. That article is not about right or wrong or if you should use one of these rules or the other. It’s for understanding how these popular rules came into existence. You can find the article by following this link.

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