Fancy yourself as a bit of a photographer?
Our friends at Dorset Cereals not only make the tastiest museli around, but are also running a rather good photo competition. They’re looking for photos capturing your Simple Pleasures.
Every month, they’re giving away a case of their Tasty Flakes to 10 lucky runners ups and the overall winner will also
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Win one of our Photos on Canvas with Dorset Cereals
Jun
14
6 Things in famous paintings you never realised were there…
Jun
01
Some famous artwork are said to have hidden images and meanings wrapped within them. Theories and suggestions abound. Unfortunately, unless Derek Acorah can channel the spirit of these dead artists like he did Michael Jackson’s (nice one, Derek) and ask them if there were actually any hidden images in their work, then there’s no way
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Andy Warhol portraits
May
14
Andy Warhol was and remains the definitive Pop Artist.
The Warhol pop art portraits of Marilyn Monroe are truly iconic, both in their subject matter and as works themselves and it was whilst looking for more information about the story behind these portraits, that the artist who creates our Andy Warhol style portraits came across these
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Terrier Portraits
May
11
There are a huge variety of breeds within the Terrier family. From the banned Pit Bull terrier, beloved of gangsters and drug dealers the world over, to the sweet little West Highland Terrier, beloved of gentle, cake baking, tea-drinking, white haired grannies, they really are a breed for all seasons.
Originally bred as hunting dogs they have
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Pop Art portraits from your photos – A buyer’s guide
May
07
There are now so many companies offering Pop Art Portraits from your photos, that it’s hard to know which direction to turn in.
To help you, we have put together this brief pop art portrait buyers guide.
 1)     Decide if you want the portrait created by an artist or by some software
There is a fundamental decision to
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The art of the Prime Ministerial debate
Apr
16
People often talk about the art of politics, but how does politics look as art?
Here at YouAreArt.co.uk we thought we’d find out.
We’ve taken the transcripts of last night’s Prime Ministerial debates and transformed them into wordclouds. These wordclouds are created by without political bias, with the clouds simply giving greater prominence to words that appeared
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Photos on canvas. The perfect present?
Apr
15
Are photos on canvas the perfect present? We would say that they are.
Think about it. Apart from a pop art portrait created from a photo, how many presents can you give in which the person can bask in the glory of their own reflected perfection? OK a mirror yes, but do you really want to risk
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Spaniel portraits
Apr
06
There are a wide variety of breeds within the Spaniel family. Originally bred a gundogs they are characterised by their a long silky coats and drooping ears.
Intelligent, affectionate and obedient they make great family pets and portraits of Spaniels are also very popular. The two breeds that we do the most portraits of are the
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The perfect Fathers Day present
Apr
06
Socks? Underwear? A tie? Some gloves?
Let’s face it, choosing a father’s day present that hits the spot isn’t easy. Here at YouAreArt we believe that the key to success is keeping it personal. Here are some possible approaches:
Get nostalgic
If you have any old prints of dad playing in that band that was going to go
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Commissioning Corporate Portraits
Mar
30
There was a time when a corporate portrait meant a very formal oil painting of the Chairman looking stern and commanding. Hung in the foyer or boardroom it was often about the only investment in art that a company would make.Â
Corporate portraits have come along way since then. Companies are now commissioning contemporary portraits not
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