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Wheelwright Museum

The Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian hosts changing exhibitions of contemporary and historic Native American art with an emphasis on the Southwest. Main gallery exhibitions change twice a year. Smaller galleries feature one-person shows by Native American artists and photographers, or items relating to the main gallery exhibition.

The museum and the Case Trading Post museum shop sponsor talks, seminars, meet-the-artist receptions, and many other events. A private, not-for-profit institution, the Wheelwright Museum does not charge an admission fee, and most of its events are free.

updated 2010-07-18 02:27:24

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Sculptris Alpha 5 Features

Sculptris differs from other 3D sculpting programs because of its dynamic tessellation feature. In the traditional sculpting procedure, the whole 3D mesh needs to be subdivided many times to obtain enough mesh density to support fine sculpted details like wrinkles or pores. The resulting model has millions (sometimes billions) of polygons and needs more processing power.

However, dynamic tessellation allows the user to only increase the mesh density where he needs it. This creates lighter meshes that require less computing power. A sculptor can further lessen the amount of polygons by using the Reduce Brush and Reduce Selected button. The Reduce Brush allows the user to use a brush to lower the amount of polygons in an area. Reduce Selected uses an algorithm to reduce the mesh density of the entire object without removing the sculpted details.

Along with the common sculpting brushes, Sculptris Alpha 5 has a paint program. A user can paint both the textures and bump at the same time using imported alpha images. Sculptris can use multiple light material files on the same object. It also has heightmask and cavity painting. Projection mapping can be achieved in Sculptris by exporting out an Adobe Photoshop file. The file can be altered in Photoshop with an image. Once the Photoshop file is imported back into Sculptris, the new image is projected onto the model.

updated 2010-08-08 03:51:31

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How to Draw Fluttershy

updated 2011-07-26 23:30:06

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Mandala

The medicine wheel of the Plains Indians and sandpaintings of the Navaho nation fit the mandala concept. http://solar-center.stanford.edu/AO/bighorn.html http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html Like a mandala, the medicine wheel is a symbol of harmony and connections http://www.medicinewheel.com/ The Aztec used a circular calendar for timekeeping and spiritual expression. http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html The "yin-yang" symbol of Taoism stands for both opposition and interdependence http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html Tibetan mandalas have spiritual meaning and are used for meditation. Ancient Tibetan monks used crushed semiprecious stones to make their mandalas. http://www.mandalaproject.org/What/Index.html

updated 2010-10-24 13:51:01

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How to Submit for a Clio Award

• Introduction
• Step 1: Categories and Awards
• Step 2: Submitting an Entry
• Conclusion

updated 2010-07-17 09:55:54

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Crayons

There have been reports that of crayons manufactured in China contained contained lead. Check for a label containing "Conforms to to ASTM D-4236", to be sure that they are safe. The New York Times: Crayons Produced in China Are Recalled as Lead Risk

In May of 2000, the Seattle Post Intelligencer reported that three major crayon brands, Crayola, Prang, and Rose Art, contained significant levels of asbestos. This report was found to be false; talc had been mistaken for asbestos.

Some experts say that even if there had been asbestos in the crayons they would not be dangerous because they need to be inhaled to cause any harm. When caked in wax asbestos can not be inhaled. CNN: Crayon makers, government: No evidence of asbestos threat in crayons

updated 2010-07-17 02:21:16

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How to Get a Correct F-Stop

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updated 2010-07-30 10:14:03

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Art Photography

Ansel Adams is known around the world as a landscape photographer.http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm He was born in San Francisco, California on February 20, 1902.http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm In his early career, he tried to follow in the footsteps of Alfred Stieglitz.http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm However, he eventually developed his own style and became known for his expert technical knowledge.http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm The subject of many of his pieces is the American West and Yosemite.http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm Adams helped bring the first department of art photography to a museum, which was held in the Museum of Modern Art in New York.http://www.anseladams.com/anseladams_biography_s/51.htm

updated 2010-08-16 08:15:05

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Artprize

The winner of the first place prize in 2009 was Ran Ortner for his painting Open Water 24. This painting is currently located at the Grand Rapids Art Museum and was displayed for the contest in the "Old Federal Building" venue.http://blog.artprize.org/2010/04/21/what-happened-to-the-winner-of-artprize-2009/ Second place was awarded to Tracy Van Duinen. Tracy is a muralist and won $100,000.00 for her large scale mosaic on the Childrens Art Museum venue.http://www.artprize.org/about/history

Other specific awards were donated by sponsors in 2009. Last year, the awards were given for use of urban space, best time-based work best two-dimensional work, and best three-dimensional work. Sponsors must award a minimum of $5,000.00 in order for the prize to be considered officially eligible, and the sponsor can increase the prize if they desire.http://www.artprize.org/about/awards

updated 2010-10-24 23:54:50

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