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Richard the Artist Behnaz Miremadi’s Amazing Watercolors Graphic vs. Canvas Let’s talk Print ArtExperience
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Art & Blues Fest
May 1, 2015 5pm to 11pm 1809 McGee Kansas City, Mo. 64108 Featuring the Artwork of :
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Ruthie Becker Christopher Vaughn Frye Richard Day
Highlights Lets Talk Print.......................................................12 Graphic vs. Canvas.............................................6
Come enjoy the music of Kansas City’s Blues Legends
Mod Prints..........................................................13
Featured Artist Richard Day speaks of his Art............................6
RocknRick, Slick Nick, and Bobby Carson with special appearance by Sharon Eiker of Crone
Amazing Watercolor with Behnaz Miremadi................................................7
Events News Firt Friday April 2, 2014 .....................................8 Artexperience paints at the Mod......................22 Musician Review..................................................32
Editor’s Reflection Typography is Explosive Kathryn Day reflects...........................................4-5
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Editorial by Senior Editor Kat hryn Day
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ave you ever thought about all it takes to go into design? Art and Design take a lot of thought to process out how something will look to the reader when laid out, the designer wants that just right feel. You can have a hundred ideas, but you will only have the satisfaction when you come up with the ideal design that you feel will grab your readers attention. The same goes into a good painting. That is why I have taken the time to give you my thoughts on how Explosive Typography really can be when given the time and dedication to having the layout that you feel good about and you know the readers will have as well. Here at Mod print and review, I have decided to do an editorial each month that I feel will keep my reader’s attention. I hope that you will enjoy tips and ideas that I will give in the coming months to keep you fasinated and will love to read. Have you wondered what all it takes to go into design, and the steps in the proces? Sometimes you will have to run through several different ideas until you find that one idea you can take pleasue in creating. Graphic Desoigner’s will find them selves behind or in front of their computer screen for hours on end. The beauty is in the creation of design and dedication behind the screen.
I must of changed my mind so many times before designing this page, I finally had come up with a design I would be proud to show. I first started with making letters into symbols, I was not happy with the way it was coming out, so I decided to make my own patterns with the paintbrush in Illustrator. Which was quite simple enough. You start with your type of what word you want to make a pattern with, and then you create an outline. Now, go up to your brush panel and click on the three line and go to make brush. Basiclly, you are playing around until you get that look you are happy with. For my header I went into Photoshop, do not let your CC Photoshop be open for very long or it will not do some things and you will have to close your program out and restart it. After a few hours of frustration, I found that out the hard way. I finally was able to accomplish what I had set out to do which was to make a clipping mask for my header, “Typographty is Everything.” The font that I used is called Lust Script, it is great for Headers! I use the color’s of Cyan, Magenta, and yellow for the CMYK colors. and a few extras to give it some life. I created the page with the graphics and typography art in Illustrator. Them I brought my creation into InDesign. I hope you enjoy!
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Featured Artist’s Richard the Artist speaks of his Art
His painting style is unbelievable, he can go from a nude painting in oil or to a pastel. He can do abstract, or a still life. His skills are remarkable. He has done paintings from small to a large 12 ft. by 12 ft canvas. He has even painted on storefronts. His mediums vary greatly from canvas and oils to His father and his friends painted pastels, acrylics, ink, and charcoal. and disussed various artist’s and Richard Day Artist speaks He has a gift, and his passion their paintings. He used to watch about Art; he cannot shows in what he paints. and listen and learn by picking remember when he did not up pointers on how to begin a Richard’s art has taken him to both painting. His passion began draw or paint. coasts, and Europe. He has had at age nine. several studios and gallery space in the Crossroads Art District in Kansas City, MO. He has never had any formal education on art. He is a self taught artist. He learned through reading books on famous artists such as Van Gogh, di Vinci, Dali, Miro, Pollack, Klee, Modiglani, Rembrandt, and many more. He has learned from the greatest of painters. He would study their methods and apply himself. He has done a lot of traveling and would always find the gallerys and art museums to study the great artists original paintings to see how they were done. Richard Day, the artist, speaks about art. He cannot remember when he did not draw or paint. He completed his first signed pastel drawing when he was nine years old.
He is the resident artist now at the Mod Gallery, in Kansas City. His project now is to complete a seven piece canvas project and he is hoping to have it be in a museum. Richard’s passion and dedication shows. 6 | Mod print & review
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She is currently in the process of re-painting “the Darrius Begs for Mercy from Alexander”, painting. She is re-painting it until she gets it authoritatively right or authoritatively wrong! Behnaz Miremdi is an upcoming artist that I think is going to awe her audience with the beautiful detail in her amazing watercolors. Behanz came over to the United States in 2004, from Tehran, Iran. She comes from a secular Iranian family with a deep attachment to art, dating back to Kamal-ol-Molk Art School. Since immigrating with her family to Kansas City, she has sought to carry on her grandfather’s legacy in her paintings. She is currently in the process of re-painting “the Darrius Begs for Mercy from Alexander,” painting. She is re-painting it until she gets it authoritatively right or authoritatively wrong!
She is currently in the process of re-painting “the Darrius Begs for Mercy from Alexander”, painting. She is re-painting it until she gets it authoritatively right or authoritatively wrong!
The Kamal-ol-Molk Art School was a movement where western traditions infused classical Persian motifs. Cobbling together art fascinates her, and she wants to be a part of a community that gathers all the pieces necessary for its members success, whether in arts or life in general. Behnaz is a self- taught artist with a beautiful gift. Her delicate stroke for the intimate detail is amazing.Behnaz is a self- taught artist with a beautiful gift. Her delicate stroke for the intimate detail is amazing. April 2015
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Description: An eplosive artasticd magazine keeping art keeping you in the knowwith Kansas City artists amd much more. Mod not only promotes artist’s but is involved with art classes, graphic design and photography.
Typefaces used: Memphis T Medium
Mission Statement: Mod feature’s upcoming artist in a explosive, artastic, and
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professional manner in the Kansas City area. We take great pride in the way we deal with clientel, and handle art in a professional manner. Mod not only deals with Canvas, but also Graphic Design, and Photography and we continue to expand and grow. This is our first magazine issue. Enjoy!
Lust Script is a beautiful display script that has a touch of class.
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