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Tlingit Formline: Developing Primary and Secondary Elements

Formline in General Formline is described as curvilinear lines that swell and taper and transition into each other in a way …

by Tlingit Me/ January 21, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

I’ve been designing in Tlingit formline style for many years. So long that images just come to mind if I …

by Tlingit Me/ January 18, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

It’s good to stretch creatively, whether in trying unconventional art media, using experimental color schemes, or breaking out of a personal …

by Tlingit Me/ January 16, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

Sometimes it’s good to practice single formline elements independent of each other, such as the wide variety of ovoid shapes, …

by Tlingit Me/ January 16, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

Tlingit Formline and Style I’m going to use the ovoid shape to talk a little bit about formline styles. One …

by Tlingit Me/ January 14, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

A long, long time ago when the world was still young, all creatures had the same bodily appearance. All anyone …

by Tlingit Me/ January 13, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

January 12 Tlingit Art Daily Sketch – Face Designs I didn’t get to post this yesterday, so I’ll post twice …

by Tlingit Me/ January 13, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

Tlingit Art Daily Sketch Jan 11 Raven as Human In our Tlingit stories, Raven has a dual personality; he is …

by Tlingit Me/ January 11, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

Things got very fishy in my Tlingit Art Daily sketch this morning. Sometimes, just to get a starting point, I …

by Tlingit Me/ January 10, 2017/ Daily Sketch/

Some descriptions of Northwest Coast Formline talk about the “layers” of formline as the primary (black, uncarved), secondary (red), and …

by Tlingit Me/ January 10, 2017/ Daily Sketch/