Digital Arts

The Digital Arts website was designed to offer "inspiration for digital creative." It does a fairly standup job of that, offering news updates, tutorials, reviews, features, portfolios, and information about upcoming competitions that will be of interest to those working in a range of industries. First-time visitors would do well to look at the Short Cuts area to learn about new design websites, watch artists work on compelling large format projects, and pick up scuttlebutt from experts in their fields. Moving on, the Tutorials area offers helpful guides such as "How to stop photo noise," "Add texture to retro styled artworks," and "Create X-ray vector art." Finally, the Guides area contains helpful overviews of key fields and programs like Adobe Creative Suite 6, animation, graphic design, and interactive design. 

http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/

Tendrils of the Artist’s Essence

“Fine Lines,” an exhibition of American drawings at the Brooklyn Museum, offers a startling array of works from the institution’s collection.

View slide show:  http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2013/04/19/arts/design/20130419-LINE.html

4D-printing: from self-assembling chairs to cancer-fighting robots

The future is here. Project Cyborg will revolutionise the way designers think by training materials to build themselves – and adapt to their surroundings. http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/architecture-design-blog/2013/apr/10/4d-printing-cancer-nano-robots

Mona Lisa 2.0: Swiss painting is ‘the original’

Swiss version of the Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

New tests on a Swiss version of the da Vinci masterpiece (above) provides evidence there could be two Mona Lisas.
The Louvre Museum may no longer be the only home to Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th century masterpiece. Another Mona Lisa portrait has been verified by a Swiss-based art foundation as an original. Read more

BBC guide to art and design learning resources and online courses

Learn about visual arts, literature and culture with this online art resource from the BBC.

Still Life With Cheeseburger: Art That Looks Good Enough To Eat

Back in the day – the 17th century – Vermeer, Rembrandt and the rest of the Dutch Golden Age crew blazed a trail for realism in art. Their work wasn't just technically dazzling; it was also distinctive. Instead of fat baby cherubs and saints, they painted the stuff of every day life. Often, that meant food.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/01/24/170199359/still-life-with-cheeseburger-art-that-looks-good-enough-to-eat

Michael Halbert illustrates your dreams

Michael Halbert illustrates the kind of surreal scenes you can only dream up.

http://www.lifelounge.com.au/art-and-design/news/michael-halbert-illustrates-your-dreams.aspx