The Romantic Period in Art
Romanticism Romanticism countered the order of Classicism with a stronger emphasis on emotion, the experience of nature, inner life, and imagination. The sublime, the mysterious, and the historical took on new significance. The art of this period often focused on…
Art in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Art in the 20th and 21st Centuries: What defines art today? Art in the 20th and 21st centuries is particularly diverse. While certain rules, techniques, and motifs often took center stage in the past, art in the modern and contemporary…
Art Period: Antiquity
Antiquity Antiquity forms the foundation of many later European artistic concepts. Greek and Roman art, in particular, shaped standards of scale, proportion, the depiction of the human form, architectural styles, and the understanding of public representation. Many later eras consciously…
Artistic periods from antiquity to the modern era
Art periods from antiquity to the modern era describe the most significant phases of development in European art history. They organize artistic styles, techniques, and visual languages into chronological periods and make it possible to trace historical changes in artistic…
Art Movement: Cubism
Cubism Cubism radically transformed the traditional conception of pictorial space. Objects were no longer depicted from a single fixed viewpoint, but were broken down into planes and conceived from multiple perspectives simultaneously. This marked the beginning of a profound reordering…
Color Theory
Color Theory The basic principles of color theory are the perception of color and color mixing. Colors give a picture a special touch. They allow us to create moods and impressions that would not be possible without them. However, randomly…
Design laws
Design laws – basics of design Here are some of the most basic design laws for aesthetic image design. These rules are also used to analyze and describe images (image analysis). Figure-ground differentiation (figure-ground relationship) The depicted image should…
Magazine title
Design magazine titles You can find out the rules for designing magazine covers here. Magazine covers, such as magazines, must be interesting and encourage people to buy. The first thing the customer sees is the cover page and should already…
Image analysis
Image analysis Image analysis is not only good for school. If you are able to analyze and describe other images, you can design your own images more creatively and develop a better understanding of how images are constructed. This way…
Optical illusion
Optical illusion The eye, or rather the brain, can be deceived by some tricks and its perception can be doubted. However, an optical illusion is often also due to the sluggish eye, which cannot adapt quickly or well enough to…
Image layout
Image layout This page is about an appealing image layout. Here I give some tips on how to split an image so that the content is placed as interesting and dynamic as possible. Golden section The Golden Ratio is…
I’m a nerdy artist. Drawing led me to my first website, and from there to a lot of expertise and my career.
I love drawing little comic characters or stuff with comic-style eyes—and mermaids! ^^
My favorites are Touch Markers, but I’m trying out all kinds of materials and subjects—thanks in part to the blog.
I’m always open to questions and would love to hear your feedback!
Best, Steffi
