The Belgian resort town of Blankenberg has opened its doors to fans of sculptural art. The material of works of art will be sand. An international sand sculpture festival will be held here until the end of summer. Teams from the USA, China, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain take part in it. Competitors from Russia have also been invited to the festival this year. In order to become a participant, you need to prepare in advance.
The Belgian resort town of Blankenberg has opened its doors to fans of sculptural art. The material of works of art will be sand. An international sand sculpture festival will take place here until the end of summer. Teams from the USA, China, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Spain, Great Britain take part in it. The event will run from June to September. Competitors from Russia have also been invited to the festival this year.
Those wishing to become a participant in such an event will need the ability to draw and create works of art on a computer. Possession of special computer programs will speed up your work.
Creating a project is the first step to participating in the festival. This can be done with a brush, pencil or pastel, or it can be done in a graphics computer program. First you need to sketch. Then you need to draw all the nuances. When creating a drawing, it is worth trying to make it as similar as possible to a sand sculpture. When choosing a theme and composition, one must remember that there are many participants and it is not easy to surprise the jury. Your best bet is to create something non-trivial. Only those projects are accepted that will be created only from sand, without the use of any fixing materials.
When creating a drawing on paper or an electronic model, the sculptor must have maximum knowledge of the properties of dry and wet sand. This will help avoid design mistakes. The creator of the sand artwork should be aware that far protruding parts of the project can collapse. Having a lot of water in the center of the shape will cause it to lose shape. If the sculptor is sure that his project can be sculpted out of sand, you can proceed to the next step.
A potential participant can send an application to the email address. To do this, in the search engine you need to type the phrase "sand sculpture festival in Belgium" and find contact information in the links that appear. A file with a project image should be attached to the application. The text of the letter must be in French or German. After that, you need to wait 1-2 weeks for the festival organizing committee to consider the application.
If the answer is positive, the sculptures can safely purchase an air ticket to the city nearest to Blankenberg and hit the road. Details about the place of residence and the competition are better known in advance from the organizing committee.
