The incredible master of the brush Jeremy Miranda

How a Dutch artist skillfully caught the smiles of his models on the tip of the brush: Frans Hals

Portrait painters are a special caste of masters who are able to invest not only a part of their soul in their creations, but also a part of the soul of the models being portrayed. Today we will talk about a real miracle that the Dutch artist Frans Hals created during the so-called Golden Age. The main magic of the master was not in his ability to convey the liveliness of the faces and poses of the models, but in the laughter of his heroes - the most attractive part of human facial expressions, which he skillfully caught on the tip of the brush

What did the artist-monk write, who never picked up a brush without prior prayer

Italy of the XIII-XV centuries is an incredible wealth of artistic techniques. Painters could either resort to extreme conventions, saturating it with mysticism and expression, or they turned to the language of realism. The poetry of medieval mysticism is perfectly reflected by Fra Angelico, a monk and artist, a maestro of light and a wise talented creator of beauty. What is important to know today about the work of the greatest artist of the 15th century?

Vector graphics with brush and paints. Unusual paintings by Francesco Lo Castro

The paintings of the Italian-American author Francesco Lo Castro resemble geometric vector drawings, computer graphics, and bear little resemblance to the "living", "real" painting as we are accustomed to see and perceive it. But be that as it may, Francesco is an artist who uses oil and acrylic paints, airbrush and silk-screen printing in his work. He draws mainly on a wooden base, fixing the drawings on the wood with epoxy resin. As a result

Watercolor drawings of an artist who never held a brush in his hands

Nothing can stand in the way of a talent that wants to prove itself. And a real artist will not be stopped by either blindness or lack of hands. Our hero, the author of watercolor drawings, British Steve Chambers, as a child, literally took a pencil, and then a brush in his teeth. The artist says that it is no less convenient than holding a spoon in your hands. True, Steve Chambers can only judge the latter by hearsay: due to a congenital disease, the muscles of his arms atrophied. Despite the fact that the master never

Portraits in the style of old Russian icon painting, created by the modern master of the brush Andrei Remnev

Nowadays, it is more and more difficult for contemporary artists to find free niches for the development of their individualism and the manifestation of the author's handwriting. But there is a master in Russia who has created his own unique corporate style, which is based on the old technique of Russian icon painting and modern constructivism. And the artist embodies his fantasies with the help of ancient icon painting technologies and natural paint made with his own hand on egg yolk. The name of this rare modern Russian