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		<title>Wu Guanzhong donated artworks worth S$66 million to the Singapore Art Museum</title>
		<description>Good news!!! This is what have been reported in today 's Straits Time (Singapore main newspaper)
SINGAPORE: Internationally renowned artist Wu Guanzhong has donated 113 artworks worth an estimated S$66 million to the Singapore Art Museum (SAM).

According to a joint statement by the National Heritage Board and the Singapore Art Museum ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/271/wu-guanzhong-donated-artworks-worth-s66-million-to-the-singapore-art-museum/</link>
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		<title>New facade of National Museum</title>
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Ten colourful designs graced the walls of the National Museum in a light installation by Sydney-based lighting effects company, The Electric Canvas, which specialises in large-scale light projections on buildings.

The designs are produced by seven projectors. How can we say Singapore is boring? It is trying its best to re ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/270/new-facade-of-national-museum/</link>
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		<title>Changi Terminal 3</title>
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Can  art merge with architecture? A recent visit to the Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 3 gave me the answer.
To achieve what would be ‘a sense of Singapore’, the Terminal 3 architects proposed a mixture of natural design elements including a five-storey high Green Wall. The wall comprised of a main ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/263/changi-terminal-3/</link>
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		<title>Southeast Asia Art on the rise</title>
		<description>This is what I read in the Sunday times yesterday.  According to Ms Tang Wen Li, the Singapore representative for auction house Christie' s, the view that art can be a good investment, like equity and fixed income issues, has become popular in recent years.

It was mentioned that in ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/261/southeast-asia-art-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<title>Empty Joker (by Ly)</title>
		<description>I haven been blogging for ages!!!! So sorry guys and I haven been drawing as well. The reason being, I have been busy learning chinese metaphysics art from my masters.

This is another photoshop drawing by my friend Ly. A 'joker' without a smile. Does it still make him a 'joker' ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/260/empty-joker-by-ly/</link>
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		<title>Art In The Open. Public Art: What Is It And Do You Have Any In Your Town?</title>
		<description>The official definition of public art is any visual artwork [sculpture, mosaic, mural, memorials and any other form whether it be functional or aesthetic only] that is located on a publicly accessible site should be considered public art. A very general meaning for a concept as broad and varying as, ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/257/art-in-the-open-public-art-what-is-it-and-do-you-have-any-in-your-town/</link>
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		<title>Art Nouveau</title>
		<description>Art Nouveau is an international style of art, architecture and design that peaked in popularity at the beginning of the 20th century (1880-1914) and is characterized by highly-stylised, flowing, curvilinear designs often incorporating floral and other plant-inspired motifs. Art Nouveau was a concerted attempt to create an international style based ...</description>
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		<title>Painting Tips To Help You Decide Which Paint To Use</title>
		<description>One of the very first decisions you must make when you start painting is what sort of paint (also called medium) to use. The following information is intended to help you decide between the most commonly used paints.

What is paint and what is the difference between each type of paint?

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		<title>Featured Work:Forced</title>
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This is a digital rendering by a friend of mine. Here is his discription of his art work:
This is a painting to portray the hard lives of some of the Haitians. This painting shows a prostitute from Haiti. My story is that she had been sold to Dominican Republic and ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/254/forced/</link>
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		<title>Brief History of Graphic Design</title>
		<description>The very first written word of mankind was the beginning of Graphic Design! And its native land was none other then ancient caves and caverns! The very first symbol they had sketched through cave drawings, paintings, markings on boulders, bone, and ivory are the foremost indication and evidence where graphic ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/253/brief-history-of-graphic-design/</link>
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		<title>Chinese animation art</title>
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		<title>Chinese Art And Its Hidden Meanings</title>
		<description>Whether it is a painting, wall scroll, hand fan, porcelain or other object, Chinese art can be enjoyed for its unexplainable qualities that make it pleasing to the eye. But the subjects of Chinese art also have ancient meanings. Three Chinese have long taken these meanings into consideration when giving ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/250/chinese-art-and-its-hidden-meanings/</link>
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		<title>Cubism - An Artistic Revolution</title>
		<description>Cubism was a twentieth century art movement that revolutionized painting and sculpture by flattening and distorting space. Artists fully exploited the visual possibilities of this changing reality in a variety of ways. Not only did they create patterned images rather than realistic illusions, but they usually chose machine-produced objects as ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/249/cubism-an-artistic-revolution/</link>
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		<title>The Most Expensive Art in The World</title>
		<description>Have you ever considered how much that piece of art in your home may be worth? Do you have an original piece of art by a little know artist or are you lucky enough to have an original piece of art by a popular artist? The art world is often ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/248/the-most-expensive-art-in-the-world/</link>
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		<title>Investing in Indian Art</title>
		<description>Oil Paintings are the latest blue chip investments in the sub continent. Indian artists are in demand as both Sotheby and Christies are promoting Indian art. Artists like exiled painter M. F. Husain, F. N. Souza, Tayeb, Jogen Chowdhary and Haider Raza have already touched the crore marks. Let's not ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/247/investing-in-indian-art/</link>
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		<title>Pablo Picasso - Great Artist of the 20th Century</title>
		<description>Pablo Picasso was born in 1881 and dies in 1973. Pablo Picasso was a major force in art of the 20th century. His work led many movements and is still a major influence on contemporary art. He made the strongest move to abstraction in the art world of the time ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/246/pablo-picasso-great-artist-of-the-20th-century/</link>
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		<title>Art&#8217;s Impact On Society</title>
		<description>Art is an extremely private experience, yet, it is meant to be shared with the public. Society, as a whole, examines the art produced and has the right to approve, disapprove, acknowledge, ignore, praise and abuse it. The public or society has not remained constant over the years. In the ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/245/arts-impact-on-society/</link>
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		<description>Creating art is one way to combat mental illness and many people have actually found it to work for them. Over the last few years, the practice of art therapy has grown so much that it is now even used as a therapy for cancer patients. More and more doctors ...</description>
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		<title>History of Oil Paintings</title>
		<description>Oil Paintings are the stuffs of a certain time and certain set, and art history of course tries to place these works in their superior setting. Any body learning western art, for instance, would study to be familiar with the styles of the Oil painting reproduction, Baroque, traditional, idealistic and ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/243/history-of-oil-paintings/</link>
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		<title>Secrets to Winning Online Art Auctions</title>
		<description>An avid art collector knows that auctions are the perfect way to add to his/her collection. Now thanks to technology and the wonderful internet, people can take part in online art auctions throughout the world, in the comfort of their own homes or offices.

These online auctions make it easier for ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/242/secrets-to-winning-online-art-auctions/</link>
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		<title>Happy New Year</title>
		<description>Happy New Year to everyone! Thanks for supporting this blog as always. :)Share This
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		<title>Recent art works</title>
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These two art works are my recent projects. They are done in pencil medium. Feel free to give me your comments.

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		<title>Decorating for Health - The Role of Art in Healthcare Facilities</title>
		<description>The role of art in healthcare facilities goes back at least as far as the ancient Egyptians. Apparently aware of the fact that images of nature induce healing, they painted murals of nature in their healing temples, usually with blue ceilings to represent the sky and green floors to represent ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/239/decorating-for-health-the-role-of-art-in-healthcare-facilities/</link>
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		<title>Chinese Character Painting</title>
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		<title>Enhancing visual interest</title>
		<description>How do we enhance visual interest? How do we divide space so that it will captivate the interest of the eyes?

Dividing a picture into equal halves is boring. Do not have any diagonal line forming from corner to corner of a painting. Also, avoid dividing a picture into equal halves. ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/237/enhancing-visual-interest/</link>
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		<title>Creating visual interest in your painting</title>
		<description>When compositing a painting, never make any two intervals the same. Things that are group with equal size and spacing is really boring.

The eyes love to see odd numbers rather than even numbers. Odd numbers are more intriguing for the mind. It is also this reason that triangles and pentagons ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/236/creating-visual-interest-in-your-painting/</link>
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		<title>Merry X&#8217;mas</title>
		<description>MErry X'mas to all my friends and supporters! Share This
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		<title>The Power of Art Healing</title>
		<description>Art healing is a term that is applied to any art form used in healing and is a relatively new concept in western society. Only in the last 20 years have doctors, therapists, and other medical types begun to acknowledge and study the therapeutic effects of creativity and art-creation upon ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/233/the-power-of-art-healing/</link>
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		<title>Belief is the key to creating an art work</title>
		<description>Art is a creation of an artist. It does not lie! Everyone has a unique way of drawing. It is like our unique signature. If you have a particular way in which you create your art, recognise this uniqueness. Believe in yourself!

If you are keen on abstract art, feel free ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/232/belief-is-the-key-to-creating-an-art-work/</link>
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		<title>Painting with pastels</title>
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/231/painting-with-pastels/</link>
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		<title>Asia Architecture Forum</title>
		<description>Hello! If you are an architecture fanatic, do visit www.asiaarchitecture.com . This is a new forum to promote Asia Architecture and Architects!Share This
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/230/asia-architecture-forum/</link>
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		<title>How to create pictorial space in painting</title>
		<description>This is an article written by my good friend, Krishna Yana Stamboel , a promenient architect and artist. In this article, Krishna will tell us more about his opinon on how to create pictorial space.
See the works by Krishna  Click here 

Efforts to create pictorial space in painting

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		<link>http://william-tan.com/229/how-to-create-pictorial-space-in-painting/</link>
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		<title>Magnetic Art Sculpture</title>
		<description> Sculpture art. Watch it!

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		<title>Organising your painting with basic shapes</title>
		<description>Picasso mentioned this before ' Nature and Art, being two different things, cannot be the same thing. Through Art we express our conception of what nature is not.'

Whether you are an abstract painter or an artist who paint naturalistically, remember that you have to learn how to organise your painting.

The ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/219/organising-your-painting-with-basic-shapes/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to Art Therapy</title>
		<description>Art therapy is an established form of psychotherapy which faciliates self expression and self awareness through the use of art materials and the creative process.

Art work becomes a visual expression of the person' s underlying driving forces, hopes, motivations, fears and blocks.

Art therapists believe that the act of making a ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/222/introduction-to-art-therapy/</link>
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		<title>Things to remember when investing in art</title>
		<description>Buying art is not risk free. In fact, investment in art work is  speculative. It is often very hard to analysis how an art work will fare in monetary terms.
Even with art market research, it is hard to forecast how the price of an art work will perform. Valuation of ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/218/things-to-remember-when-investing-in-art/</link>
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		<title>Learn to draw eyes with a pen</title>
		<description>Check out this video, learn how to draw eyes!
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/221/learn-to-draw-eyes-with-a-pen/</link>
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		<title>Warm and cool colour</title>
		<description>Colour temperature has a wide range from hot to cold, just as values pitch from black and white. Colour temperature creates a mood that we feel directly in much the same way as a passage of music can bypass the conscious mind and touch one 's heart.

Warm colours are associated ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/215/warm-and-cool-colour/</link>
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		<title>Art Investment: Do your homework before investing!</title>
		<description>An exhibition held in Singapore ,featuring the work of Andy Warhol was held last month. Nearly US $2 million worth of the artist' s prints were sold!!! Wow!

 Andy Warhol ( August 6 , 1928– February 22, 1987 ) is an American pop artist who is especially influential during his time. But, is ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/217/art-investment-do-your-homework-before-investing/</link>
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		<title>Achieving earthly colour for  your palette</title>
		<description>Why do we include pastel and earth colours in our discussion of neutral colour? It is because earth tone is a warm, neutralized colour . But do not get confused with milky colour.

Milky colour arise when you add white to make a passage turn lighter and the resultant colour appears ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/214/achieving-earthly-colour-for-your-palette/</link>
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		<title>Compositional technique in Art</title>
		<description>I have to say 'Artists are people with a precious gift from God- the ability to imagine'. It is the ability to imagine that a multitude of ideas, form, shapes and creative thinking take place.

However, most beginner artists will agree that it is hard to take what we have imagined ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/216/compositional-technique-in-art/</link>
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		<title>Art medium list</title>
		<description>Not sure of the art mediums available? Then check out the list of different mediums I am providing.

Dry medium

-graphite pencils-9B(hardest) to 9H(hardest)

-carbon pencils(very soft)

-coloured pencils

-Charcoal pencils (cleaner than charcoal sticks)

-Hard pastels

-Pastel pencils

Wet medium

-watercolour

-sumi-e ink for line and wash (water soluble, permanent black)

-oil paint

Check out Blick Art Materials
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/208/art-medium-list/</link>
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		<title>Tips on complementary colour</title>
		<description>Complementary hues are the most dramatic element of contrasting colour. What is complementary hues? They are pairs of colours that share no common elements and when they mixed, create a neutral 'grey' colour.

If you are familiar with the colour wheels, complementary colours are always shown directly opposite each other. Example, ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/213/tips-on-complementary-colour/</link>
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		<title>Creating form in painting with contrasting colour</title>
		<description>How do we do achieve form in painting without sacrificing colour tone. Are you an artist that rely heavily on earth tone colour to create great form? Or you are perhaps the colourist who create paintings with loosely stated form.

Colour can be used to model a form in painting. In ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/212/creating-form-in-painting-with-contrasting-colour/</link>
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		<title>Krishna Yana Stamboel: Master of Pictorial space</title>
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Today, we feature the works of one of our subscriber, Mr Krishna Yana Stamboel.
Biography
Krishna Yana Stamboel, born in 1957, received his degree in architecture from the Institute of Technology, Bandung, Indonesia.  For more than 20 years, he primarily focused on his profession as an architect, planning and designing a variety ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/211/krishna-yana-stamboel-master-of-pictorial-space/</link>
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		<title>Sketches of Leonardo Da vinci</title>
		<description>Check this video on Leonardo Da Vinci 's sketches. Its amazing!

See other posts "
Inside the life of Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo Da Vinci - A Legacy of Immortal GeniusShare This
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/210/sketches-of-leonardo-da-vinci/</link>
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		<title>How to shade?</title>
		<description>Let me introduce to you the steps involved when you are shading a picture.

Step 1: observe the object you are drawing. Give yourself time to see the pattern of shadow and lights produced. For example, if you are drawing an apple with napkin, observe the contour of the apple and ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/205/how-to-shade/</link>
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		<title>How to be a good artist?</title>
		<description>Are you being yourself when you draw? Only when you trust yourself, learn to relax and break away from convention can you truely be called an artist. Becoming an artist involves learning to understand your own work, process and knowing what inspires you.

Are you an artist who prefers abstract art ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/207/how-to-be-a-good-artist/</link>
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		<title>Importance of Proportion</title>
		<description>As an artist, one must recognise the pattern of proportion in drawing. Why is pattern so important? Patterns govern structure throughout nature.

The human figure grows with the same perfection of proportion as that of seashell, an animal etc. Pattern is important in uniting the different parts into a complete whole.

If you ...</description>
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		<title>Art of shading</title>
		<description>The art of shading is developed by learning to recognise volume as represented by the pattern of light, medium, and dark values of the subject before you. Once you have understand the pattern of light, then shading becomes very easy.

Let me share with you some terminology about the art of ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/204/art-of-shading/</link>
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		<title>Ying and yang Art theory</title>
		<description>The ancient chinese philosophy of yin and yang is a good way of exploring the Arts. In the yin and yang theory, all entities include their opposite as part of the nature balance.

A good painting is one that is only rich in contrast, but one in which the contrasts are ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/203/ying-and-yang-art-theory/</link>
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		<title>Thanks subscribers!</title>
		<description>Hello all my friends, thanks for supporting this blog ever since it has been launched. I would like to welcome all my fellow subscribers to this website.

P.S: Get a free ebook by subscribing to this blog!

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		<title>Singapore Artist, Victor Tan</title>
		<description>Are there good artists in Singapore? Most of us in Singapore has heard the name of important Singapore artists such as Liu Kang and Ong Kim Seng.

Today, I would like to introduce a fellow Singapore Artist by the name of Victor Tan, whose sculptural works have touched the lives of ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/201/singapore-artists-victor-tan/</link>
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		<title>Abstract Painting - Art Without Meaning</title>
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Can art be of importance without meaning? Must "good" art convey the zeitgeist of the times in which it was created? Does "depth of meaning" correlate directly to "goodness" of art? A definition of terms here would be of value but the terms in question are so based on individual ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/200/abstract-painting-art-without-meaning/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to airbrushing technique</title>
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Airbrush application are not limited to the simple creation of visual images. Because of its representational abilities, the airbrush has been used in many areas of design and illustration for books and publications and especially in the field of advertising.Because of the fine nature of the spray, it can be ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/199/introduction-to-airbrushing-technique/</link>
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		<title>Abstract Art</title>
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Abstract art is often the most confusing type of art that is out there. The art is not necessarily in any discernable form. For example, the human body is often a form of abstract art. Many will create a piece of art that is said to be in the ...</description>
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		<title>Review of Christopher Hart&#8217; s Drawing Cutting Edge comics</title>
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Do you draw comics? Personally, I would recommend author Christopher Hart's   144 pages  'Drawing Cutting Edge Comics'. The book has got over 500 illustrations in which more than a hundred are fully coloured!If you're interested in turning up the dial on your comic book character rendering, this guide will give ...</description>
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		<title>Why You Should Invest in Artwork</title>
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A friend of mine wrote about “art” which is sometimes work perfectly as an investment vehicles and give us far better result than cash. The idea itself was so simple. Something is far better than cash when its value stays the same while inflation dilutes the value of money (cash). ...</description>
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		<title>Inside the life of Leonardo da Vinci</title>
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The usage of oil paintings widely spread during the period of renaissance in Italy. It was so tedious that artists portraying oil paintings recipes containing olive oil were warned by a German monk, Theophilus in the 12th century. Oil painting techniques were invented or rather re-invented by the well-known Flemish ...</description>
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		<title>How to paint winter trees in water colour?</title>
		<description>Learn how to paint winter trees
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		<title>The Impact of War on Vietnamese Art</title>
		<description>Wars have been depicted through art not only to bring out its horror but also to emphasize the insignificance of man- the Man, who creates weapons of destruction and aspires to reach the status of God!

War depiction through art was not merely propaganda to unite people for a common cause ...</description>
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		<description>Hi readers, my new blog Interior Decora is now officially launched! Please visit www.interiordecora.com to get your free ebook on budget home decorating tips. :)

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		<title>Tips on preserving your Art work</title>
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Are you a collector of art work? If you are,I am sure that you wish to keep your original art work in their best possible condition especially if they are valuable art investment pieces.
Some tips that you can apply to protect your art work

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		<title>Watercolour technique</title>
		<description>Watch this video if you are a beginner in watercolouring

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		<title>Oil painting tips for beginners</title>
		<description>Let me offer some basic tips for beginner in oil painting. What are some of the things you should 'do' and 'do not' do when painting? 

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1) Apply the oil paint densely, especially in the foreground

2) For beginner, try mixing a maximum of 3 colours to get your desire colour tone.

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		<title>Breaking the Code of Art Therapy</title>
		<description>Recently, I came across an article which describe art therapy quite well. I would like to share it with all of you.
What comes to your mind when you hear the word art therapist? Some people think that an art therapist psychoanalyzes art.
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/185/breaking-the-code-of-art-therapy-3/</link>
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		<description>Hurray! Today, the number of visitors to this blog has finally cross the100 mark! I know that this is not a great achivement as most other blogs have 500 to 1000 visitors a day.

 But hey, this is something to cheer about as for the past month, I was getting 90 -99 visitors per day. ...</description>
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		<title>Graffiti Art , a solution to Urban decay?</title>
		<description>Graffiti is a social expression as much as one would associate it as a personal one. Many people who are opposed to graffiti, see it as a reflection of social breakdown, rebellious attitude and a lack of sense of citizenship.

Should graffiti writers be allowed to do anything they wanted? I ...</description>
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		<title>Learn basic &#8216;wet on wet&#8217; technique from Bob Ross</title>
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 Interested in improving your oil painting technique? Get Bob Ross' 3-hour DVD on ''wet on wet ''oil painting technique.

In this video training programme, Bob will guide you  in great detail the basics of painting skies, mountains, trees, water, reflections, and more.  He will also guide you on the assembling of  the various ...</description>
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		<title>Holy Landscape using Painter 9</title>
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Holy Landscape by ~Snigom on deviantART



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		<title>Best Thai painting video-Chang Sip Mu</title>
		<description>Chang Sip Mu - Drawing of Classical Thai painting was confined to temple and palace interiors and book illustrations.

Mural painting was developed to a high degree in the belief that walls should enhance the beauty of the religious and royal objects they surrounded.

Traditional Thai painting was typically Asian in that conventional ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/180/best-thai-painting-video-chang-sip-mu/</link>
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		<title>A Prayer for Peace: Paintings by Jan Oliver</title>
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A slideshow of paintings of the Virgin Mary by award winning artist Jan Oliver....


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		<link>http://william-tan.com/179/a-prayer-for-peace-paintings-by-jan-oliver/</link>
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		<title>Wang Guangyi Biography and his Art work</title>
		<description>Wang Guangyi was born on 1957 Born in Harbin, China. He lives and works in Beijing, China. The paintings of Wang Guangyi belong to the category of Chinese contemporary art termed Political Pop: work that appropriates the visual tropes of the propaganda of the Cultural Revolution, reworking them in the ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/178/wang-guangyi-biography-and-his-art-work/</link>
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		<title>Chinese Character Painting</title>
		<description>Watch this video on chinese character painting.
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		<title>Graffiti Art</title>
		<description>Graffiti has existed for a long time with examples going back to Ancient Greece and the Roman Empire.Graffiti can be anything from simple scratch marks to elaborate wall paintings.
 Today, Graffiti Art has too often been associated with  vandalism, which is punishable by law.
Often, graffiti is employed to communicate social and political messages. ...</description>
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		<title>PEN DRAWING (cartoon)</title>
		<description>Learn to draw cartoon!
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		<title>Why Do People Buy Art?</title>
		<description>Did you ever wonder why art is so valued in our society? And it's been that way all through the ages of mankind. Yes, each age and each tribe has it's own style, but every age and every tribe we know of, has valued art.

After all, unlike food, gas, clothes, ...</description>
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		<title>Yue Minjun, Chinese Contemporary Artist</title>
		<description>Yue Minjun  , one of my favourite Chinese comtemporary artist is certaintly at the peak of his career.

He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including the 5th Shanghai Biennale, Mahjon at Kunstmuseum Bern and Xianfeng! at Museum Beelden aan Zee  in the Netherlands.  He is represented by Art Beatus  in Vancouver ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/173/yue-minjun-chinese-contemporary-artist/</link>
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		<title>Introduction to digital art</title>
		<description>The advancement of technology has really improved the way in which artists can produce art works. Even if you are not skilled in drafting skills, there is always photoshop which allows anyone to express their innate creativity.

If you want to know more about the magic of digital art. Check this video!

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		<link>http://william-tan.com/172/introduction-to-digital-art/</link>
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		<title>Speed Painting with Ketchup and French Fries</title>
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/171/speed-painting-with-ketchup-and-french-fries/</link>
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		<title>ALTERED STATES: Art of Zhang Huan ??</title>
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		<title>Introduction to Art Conservation</title>
		<description>Art Conservation and preservation go together. In fact, the very purpose of art conservation is to preserve what we were and what we are now for the generations that will follow us.

Art consists of all of the things created by man with his imagination. The Conservation profession is dedicated to ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/169/introduction-to-art-conservation/</link>
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		<title>Paul Cézanne-&#8221;the father of us all&#8221;</title>
		<description>Paul Cézanne was born in January 19, 1839 and died in  October 22, 1906. He was a famous French artist and Post-Impressionist painter.  His work laid the foundations for the transition of the 19th century  conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically different world of art in the 20th century.

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		<link>http://william-tan.com/168/paul-cezanne-the-father-of-us-all/</link>
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		<title>How to paint roses with watercolour</title>
		<description> If you want to learn how to paint roses using watercolour, follow this video. The technique used by the artist is good.

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		<link>http://william-tan.com/167/how-to-paint-roses-with-watercolour/</link>
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		<title>A compilation of Chinese Art</title>
		<description> Check out this video, a compilation of Chinese Artwork.

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		<title>Understanding colours from the great masters</title>
		<description>In a way, a drawing by a great master may be said to make a stronger and more direct
appeal to the imagination than the most highly- finished painting. Colour, with its vivid charm and boundless resources of realistic effect, be-comes under certain conditions rather a hin-drance than a help to ...</description>
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		<title>Zhu Qizhan, Chinese painting Artist; Live performance in New York, 1986</title>
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		<title>Chinese Painting and Calligraphy 3D</title>
		<description> I find this interesting. This is the result of the hybridisation between  technology and art. Chinese painting alive!!!

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		<title>Bouquet of Roses Painting by Abbott Fuller Graves</title>
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Bouquet of Roses by Abbott Fuller Graves

Abbott Fuller Graves( (1859-1936) was a renowned specialist in decorative open air garden paintings and floral still lifes. His use of thick, impasto brushstrokes, bright colors and natural light, most evident in his later garden paintings, showing the influence of European impressionism.

If you are looking ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/162/bouquet-of-roses-painting-by-abbott-fuller-graves/</link>
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		<title>Landscape drawing Handbook</title>
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This easy-to-follow guide by noted artist and teacher Wendon Blake offers a wealth of valuable tips and suggestions for recording the beauty of nature on drawing paper. 

Stressing the value of on-the-spot drawings, Mr. Blake's clearly written manual provides time-tested advice 

	on training your powers of observation
	 judging proportions of typical ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/161/landscape-drawing-handbook/</link>
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		<title>Art of Hand Painting</title>
		<description>This video shows Artist Guido Daniele' s hand painting art. 
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		<title>Van Gogh Code Video</title>
		<description>Check out this entertaining video.
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		<title>Influences of Women in Art</title>
		<description>A video showing the paintings of women throughout the history of Art. It just shows how important women influences are in the development of Art.

   
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		<title>Art work from Heaven?Akiane Kramarik the prodigy Artist</title>
		<description>Art work from heaven? What inspired this little girl Akiane Kramarik to produce such fantastic Christian Art? Mind you, the skill that she displayed would have taken an ordinary artist 10 -20 years to nurture.

Watch the video please.
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		<link>http://william-tan.com/157/art-work-from-heavenakiane-kramarik-the-prodigy-artist/</link>
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		<title>Crazy Art !</title>
		<description>Just for a laugh!
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		<title>New blog coming!</title>
		<description>Recently, I have been working on a new blog which is about the art of interior decoration. As a designer, I hope that my new blog can help out anyone who needs inspiration for their interior decoration.

For now, I shall not reveal the name of my blog as it is ...</description>
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		<title>Buy art like Dr Uli Sigg</title>
		<description>To share with you guys a report which I have read on Art Investment by Dr Uli Sigg, a top collector of contemporary Chinese art.

'Art buying is an inquiry into yourself' said Dr Uli Sigg.' A first time buyer should go to an art fair and look at everything. He ...</description>
		<link>http://william-tan.com/153/buy-art-like-dr-uli-sigg/</link>
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		<title>Singapore Public Art- emergence of &#8216;interactive Public Art&#8217;</title>
		<description>Is the Public Art scene improving in Singapore? Recently, I visited the Singapore Museum and this public art tittled ' Public Power' captured my attention. Colourful magnetic rods can be reshuffled by the Public in an interactive manner.

 What excits me is that the users can play a part in deciding ...</description>
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		<title>Public Art in Kabul Afghanistan</title>
		<description>Public Art is a great way to cultivate communal spirit among folks. Here is an example of a Public Art project whereby the people of Kabul Afghanistan work together to complete the project.
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		<title>Paintings By Indian Artist,Adil Rasheed</title>
		<description>A video on the art work of an Indian Artist. Check it out and give me your comments!
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