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From Pollock’s “drip” to digital tablets, alternative painting techniques to colour your world.

7 Innovative Painting Techniques That Don’t Require a Paintbrush Who needs a paintbrush when you’ve got your hands?

Low-budget productions usually can’t afford impeccably lit studio sessions. A natural solution.

How Documentary Filmmakers Make Synthetic Light Look Natural On low-budget documentary shoots, protecting the environment means careful use of natural light. But what if timing ruins a moment the crew can't recreate?

Throughout his long, impressive career, some of 66-year-old Liam Neeson's most memorable movie moments have only lasted minutes on-screen.

The Minor Roles Of Liam Neeson Liam Neeson doesn't need a big role to steal a film.

Practice makes perfect, even if it's just your embarrassing doodles.

7 Fun Drawing Games That Challenge You to Flex Your Creativity Muscles Looking for a way to flex your creative muscles and build your drawing skills? Try these 7 drawing games. Some are on paper and others are on the computer!

Understanding the eye that lives inside your camera.

What Is a Fast Lens, and What Goes into Designing One? So the "faster" your lens, the more light it can capture, but what is it that really determines a lens's maximum aperture?

Migration made imaginative by the paintbrush of artist Lisa Ericson.

Hyperrealistic Paintings of Migrating Animals Carrying Tiny Ecosystems on Their Backs This surreal series depicts fantastical combinations of plants and animals, all of which seem to be traveling on epic journeys to unknown lands, mimicking the refugee crisis of the human world.

“Painting a film" remains the cinematographer’s job of telling a story through colour, light, and composed framing.

6 Cinematographers Who Took Cues from Famous Painters, from Caravaggio to Hopper Vittorio Storaro, Conrad Hall, and Agnès Godard have all turned to art history to draw visual inspiration for their films.

Life in Tokyo. The post-war world of Japan through vivid photos.

These Photographers Have Captured Tokyo’s Vibrant and Powerful Youth Culture Shōmei Tōmatsu, Shoichi Aoki, Nan Goldin, and others have documented the youth movements and subcultures of the wildly eclectic city of Tokyo.

Shooting your movie on an iPhone. Are you selling your idea short by grabbing the first camera you can find?

Stop Telling People to Shoot Their Films on Their iPhones Filmmakers often hear that gear doesn't matter — that they should just get out and shoot, even if that means using an iPhone. I disagree.

Every person’s brain responds differently to an external stimulus. So, what can science do with it?

The future of passwords? Your brain Forget “guest.” Forget two-factor. Soon, all you’ll need is your unique brain waves.

Just when you thought it was safe to go back to IKEA.

People Around the World Are Obsessed With This Plush Shark from IKEA Meet Blåhaj, the soft toy shark from IKEA that’s making a big splash with people on social media.

To be a good photographer, there are no rules. However sometimes you need parameters. 7 masters explain.

How to Be a Master Photographer, According to Ansel Adams, Daidō Moriyama, and Others What does it take to become a photographer? A new book by Henry Carroll looks for lessons in the work of Ansel Adams, Daidō Moriyama, and other talents.