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How to Draw an Oval Shape
An oval has an oblong shape and it is made up of two pairs of arcs. A proportional oval can be difficult to draw by hand and cannot be easily replicated using a compass. However, you can fashion your own oval-drawing tool with string and a few pins, which will allow you to draw a handsome oval every
How to Use Plaid® FolkArt® High-Definition Paint
Oil paints are typically used by many painters to create rich, luxurious textures and stunning color. However, oil paints are smelly, difficult to remove from brushes and skin and take days (sometimes weeks) to dry. Plaid® FolkArt®, a popular craft paint brand, produced what they refer to
What Is Naval Jelly?
Naval jelly is a product which is commonly used for rust removal. The product is available at most local hardware stores, and it can be ordered online from certain retailers.
Easy Dress Up Ideas for Movies
Francis Ford Coppola's premonition has come true. In a 1991 documentary, the filmmaker hoped that "these little video recorders are around and people who normally wouldn't make movies are going to be making them." With the added convenience of digital editing and sound software, every aspiring filmm
How to Build a Spinning Merry-Go-Round
Spinning on a merry-go-round is one of the funnest things to do when it comes to playing at a park. You want to ensure that the merry-go-round is safe, but also that is spins easily by pushing yourself around with your foot. Watching the world spin by is something that is not only fun to do, but pas
Getting Started With 3D Animation - How To Be An Animator
Before you even consider a career in this field first decide if you have what it takes. Do you like drawing and are you artistic? Natural talent is everything and if you are good at drawing you already have an advantage. Are you a 'fundi' at technology? Do you 'think out of the box&ap
How to Customize Your Own Pickguard
A pickguard is an accessory on a guitar, typically made of plastic, that lies over a portion of the face of the guitar, and is designed to absorb some of the abuse that a guitar's body takes from aggressive picking of the strings with a plastic pick. A pickguard can be customized professionally with
What Are the Tools & Materials Used in Painting the Cave Lascaux?
Lascaux cave of southwestern France is full of wall paintings dating from the Magdalenian period of the Upper Paleolithic Age. The polychrome, or multi-colored, pictures were executed about 17,000 years ago. The menagerie of animals depicted include horses, stags, cattle, mammoths, lions and bison.
Why Choose Perth Painters for Painting
Painting ones house is an art as it involves ones innovation. In today's world everybody looks forward to make their house beautiful and attractive. It won't be wrong to say that paints play a very ...
How to Apply Valspar Signature Venetian Plaster Protector
Plaster, like other wall and ceiling finishes, is not immune to dirt and becoming dull due to sun and artificial light. To protect your Valspar Venetian Plaster and other plaster finishes, cover the finish with Valspar Signature Venetian Plaster Protector. The protector is long-lasting; protects the
How To Create Your Own Cartoon: Drawing, Lettering, and Finishing
You are making a cartoon and have thought about layout and design already. If you've already set up the premise for your cartoon, your joke, your characters and what they are going to do, you are ready to move onto the actual drawing phase of cartooning. The next step in the process of how to c
How to Mix Water Soluble Oil Paint With Acrylic
Water soluble oil paints have many advantages. They can be cleaned off brushes with water and mixed with a number of different mediums, including water and other acrylic paints. Acrylic paints dry very quickly, and oil paints tend to dry very slowly. Mixing the two types of paints together can often
How to Paint Snow Scenes on Canvas
Painting snow on canvas can seem a daunting task that only accomplished painters are able to pull off. However, after learning a few simple snow painting tricks of the trade, even a beginning painter can create realistic snowy winter scenes leaving viewers with a craving for a warm fireplace and a c
Interview: Nina Matsumoto - Page 2
Read an interview with Canadian manga artist Nina Matsumoto, the creator of Yokaiden and the "Simpsonzu," a manga-style illustration of The Simpsons. Matsumoto talks about her creative process and the inspiration behind Yokaiden, an uncommonly funny supernatural adventure about a boy, some
How to Make Paint Splatters on Canvas
If you want to add a touch of creativity to your room, pick up some old paintbrushes. Even if you have never painted anything in your life, abstract art is something just about anyone can do. There aren't rigid rules that you have to follow to create splatter abstract art. With a few items that you