About Art/Technology http://arttech.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Art/Technology GuideSite. en-us 2003-12-02T01:52:43-05:00 About.com http://about.com/ http://z.about.com/d/lg/rss.gif Expose Your Tablet Talent http://arttech.about.com/b/a/047041.htm Alias Systems' Expose Yourself contest is open to all North American tablet artists... illustrators, cartoonists, architects, fashion designers, students, designers and anyone who uses Alias SketchBook Pro on a Tablet PC or digitized tablet.... arttech 2003-12-02T01:52:43-05:00 Christmas Freebies and Projects http://arttech.about.com/b/a/047045.htm Looking for Christmas graphics, wallpapers, family projects, decoration ideas and more? Delve into some Christmas treats!... arttech 2003-12-01T14:33:03-05:00 Queens Tribune Art Contest http://arttech.about.com/b/a/045487.htm The Queens Tribune, the largest weekly newspaper in Queens, is holding an art contest for creative folks of all ages and skill levels across the borough, the city, the country and the world.... arttech 2003-11-26T01:40:13-05:00 Scientific Study Unveils Unedited First Photograph http://arttech.about.com/b/a/045871.htm One of the most important images in the history of photography, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's View from the Window at Le Gras was created around 1826 using an early photographic process Niépce called heliography. In the past, a protective closure prevented... arttech 2003-11-25T19:24:27-05:00 New Critique Day Added to Artistry Painter Retreat http://arttech.about.com/b/a/045471.htm Heads up...the December 2003 Artistry Corel Painter 8 Beginners Retreat in Southern California will be including a third day for critiques. On this optional day, December 15, 2003, Karen Sperling will go over student images and provide feedback, including suggestions... arttech 2003-11-25T01:25:26-05:00 Movie-Based Training: Photorealism with Bert Monroy: using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator http://arttech.about.com/b/a/045469.htm Have you ever wondered how a digital artist created an underwater scene or a stormy city skyline? You can find out by getting inside the creative mind of digital artist Bert Monroy in a new movie-based workshop.... arttech 2003-11-24T11:18:51-05:00 Seeing Children's Feelings About Diabetes http://arttech.about.com/b/a/044228.htm Given the statistics, Type 1 diabetes affects approximately one in every 450 children and almost 65,000 are newly diagnosed each year, it's likely that your child or the child of someone you know has, or will have, diabetes. Non-verbal forms... arttech 2003-11-19T01:55:51-05:00 Serious Fun: Wacom's Design and Photography Contests http://arttech.about.com/b/a/042574.htm It's time to get serious... and have some fun! For starters, you can enter one of Wacom's two new contests: Go Platinum for designers or Go Pro for photographers. The competitions, which coincide with the recent announcement of Adobe’s Photoshop... arttech 2003-11-13T01:47:29-05:00 Upcoming Stamp Honors Dr. Seuss http://arttech.about.com/b/a/042195.htm The U.S. Postal Service has unveiled the design of its new commemorative stamp celebrating the life and work of Pulitzer Prize-winning author and illustrator Ted Geisel… known affectionately as Dr. Seuss.... arttech 2003-11-12T01:59:44-05:00 Mario Merz... Dead at 83 http://arttech.about.com/b/a/042038.htm The 1960s art movement Arte Povera was one of Mario Merz's passions. In the 1970s, Merz began representing the visual poetry of the Fibonacci sequence, visualizing the systematic order in Nature. On November 9th, 2003, Mario Merz died in Turin,... arttech 2003-11-10T19:21:40-05:00 Peter Max Poster Honors 911 Pentagon Victims http://arttech.about.com/b/a/040910.htm In recent years, artist Peter Max, who’s been described as America's artist laureate since his debut on the art scene in the 1960s, has focused on a variety of patriotic themes, including the Statue of Liberty and presidential portraits. After... arttech 2003-11-09T01:26:01-05:00 Online Symbolist Art Show Call for Art http://arttech.about.com/b/a/040927.htm Like Shamans, artists have the ability to explore alternative realms. Artists can retrieve healing energy, knowledge, larger truths and ancestral wisdom, to give form to the forces that shape our world. The Artist As Shaman call for art invites artists... arttech 2003-11-08T01:11:05-05:00 Last Chance to Catch Samurai Costume Window Art at Barneys http://arttech.about.com/b/a/041180.htm If you’re planning on shopping at Barneys this weekend, take a moment to look at their window art. A stunning array of period costumes from Warner Bros. Pictures' upcoming epic action drama The Last Samurai are on display in the... arttech 2003-11-07T12:19:55-05:00 Weaving Technology Into the Sound Arts http://arttech.about.com/b/a/040631.htm The Gryphon Trio, named for the gryphon, a mythical creature that's half lion and half eagle, is known for their skill at weaving technology and computer-controlled sound and video with traditional musical instruments and classical music. The trio is always... arttech 2003-11-07T01:33:06-05:00 Corel Painter 8 Updates Available http://arttech.about.com/b/a/040637.htm Corel has released an update to Corel Painter 8... Corel Painter 8.1 has user interface enhancements as well as other user-requested improvements.... arttech 2003-11-06T01:55:24-05:00