I am not a techie, but at one time I was very much on the forefront of computer technology. I had two forces that kept me there. One was a job that required attendance at many workshops, and a couple coworkers that needed support . My ace in the hole was a techie brother who shared information freely. Since retirement my skills have lagged far behind new advances.
When I started blogging I used the blog as a teaching tool, as well as a personal journal. In those days there wasnt as much ready access to altered art and particularly altered book tutorials. My goodness how You Tube has changed that. It seems you can find tutorials on almost every aspect of life, from art, music, auto repair, cooking, My youngest son does tricky car repairs and maintenance by learning from YT.
I decided this week I would like to do a torn paper collage of a cat. One evening I looked on You Tube for inspiration. I found a tutorial for K thru 5 (kids) that looked so interesting I watched it through. I decided it would make an interesting challenge for my mixed media group.
This starts with tearing strips from magazines and adhering them in a radiating from center pattern. I love torn paper and have never thought to do a pattern like this with magazine strips. So far, so good.
But now for the icing on the cake. Drawing large cats eyes and a nose on black paper with oul pastels, cutting them out and placing them on the background. All of a sudden its a cat. Jolly fun.
Thank you You Tube and contributors who share your tips and techniques online.
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