How to Assemble Platonic Solids with Pigment
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Three Ways to Use Pigment’s Platonic Solids
If you’ve ever watched someone solve a Rubik’s cube in under a minute, you know how fascinating and visually appealing 3D puzzles can be. There’s something compelling and rewarding about completing a puzzle that creates a multidimensional object.
Pigment’s 6000+ collection of coloring pages is varied, ranging from portraits and scenes to mandalas and abstract patterns. These pages, like most coloring pages, are designed to be enjoyed as a 2D artistic activity. Our latest addition, a series of platonic solids, was created to go beyond the screen of your iPad.
Platonic solids are 3D, and consist of geometric shapes like triangles, squares, or pentagons that share sides, as seen in the illustration below. Geometric shapes are the building blocks of visual art, and platonic solids take these a step further, allowing art to become tangible.
What does that mean for you? Basically, we’ve got a new collection of awesome shapes that you can color and print. Here are three ways you can use Pigment’s platonic solids at home.
1) Craft Night. Looking for a fun family activity during quarantine? Crafts are a great creative outlet for kids and adults alike. Pick your favorite platonic solid and spend some time blending colors until you’ve got a personalized piece of art to print. After printing, cut and fold along the lines, and add more decorations as desired – glitter and colored markers will add extra personality!
2) Decorate your Work-From-Home Space. Most of us are spending more time at home, and creating a welcoming home office space is important. Color, print, and assemble the platonic solids and place them around your office space to add some color. With the cube shape, you can cut a hole into the top and use it to store encouraging quotes to pull out throughout the work day.
3) Tree ornaments. Ornaments are fun to collect all year round, and summer is a pressure-free time to make ornaments to use for the upcoming holiday season. Color and print a variety of shapes – you can pick winter colors or whatever theme you prefer. After assembling, spray with a clear fixative varnish to preserve the colors.
3D platonic solids are a fun way to brighten a space, whether your home, office, or future Christmas tree. Have fun engaging with each step of the artistic process, and use #PigmentApp to share your creations with us on social media!
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Coloring is a great way to pass time and reduce stress & anxiety. Just 10 minutes of coloring can provide the same benefits as meditation. It helps you practice mindfulness, live in the moment, enhance concentration, encourage creativity, and is a great alternative to games!
So take a break and relax with Pigment, the award-winning coloring app. Immerse yourself in a unique coloring experience with thousands of coloring pages -- draw, paint and color as you would on paper, with 29 different pencils, markers, and brushes. For simpler use, try our tap-to-fill, and for advanced colorists, Freehand, Automatic, and Advanced modes provide even greater control.
Get creative with oil, watercolor and pastel tools. Use blur and blend brushes for even more interesting results! Choose from an unlimited number of colors using the color wheel and innovative shade control slider. Create and save your own custom color palettes or choose from the curated ones provided.
Import your own images, or choose from the largest collection of illustrations and grayscale images including flowers, mermaids, people, animals, landscapes, anime, mandalas, and tons more! Or start with a blank page and use Pigment as a sketchbook.
Easily share your creations with friends and family via social media, email, text - even print them for framing!
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Tutorial by Aaron. Check him out on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/aaron_smillie/
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