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How to Transfer a Photo to an Oil Painting
Photo transfers give paintings a great, grungy, altered art look. Mixed media techniques such as this can be dramatic and expressive, as well as subtle. This activity is rated moderately challenging not because it is actually hard, but because it may require multiple attempts to get a product you
How to Paint Balsa for an RC
Balsa wood is lightweight, making it ideal for model enthusiasts. The reason balsa wood is light is due to the construction of the wood's cells. The cells are large with thin walls. There are other woods that are lighter than balsa, but they are weaker woods and would not stand up to the stresses of
Decorating With a Cherry Blossom Motif
Cherry trees bloom with beautiful pink flowers for just a short time in the spring. The flowers represent love, beauty, peace and happiness. Introduce these good vibes into your home and enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossom year-round by decorating with a cherry blossom motif. Use this decorating
How to Do Graffiti Drawings
Graffiti drawings are made by either the freehand or stencil method. The stencil method is more common because it's easy, quick, and you don't need to be skilled at drawing to produce a nice piece of work.
Mural Artist Tips
Murals are stunning in any location, whether they are on the side of a building, in the hallway of a school or on the wall of a child's bedroom. A mural can bring an entirely new personality to the wall and architecture that the mural adorns. Creating your own wall mural can be done with a fair amou
Tutorial: How to Paint With Transparent Acrylics
Acrylic paints were first developed in the 1940s as plastic polymer--based house paint. By the 1950s plastic acrylic artist's paints became commercially available. Artists quickly embraced the new medium for its quick drying time and easy clean up. The richly pigmented acrylics of the 1960s accounte
Nana - Nana Osaki
Mika Nakashima as Nana Osaki in Nana, the movie from VIZ Pictures. Nana is a live-action Japanese romantic rock and roll movie based on the shojo manga series by Ai Yazawa, starring Mika Nakashima and Aoi Miyazaki.
How to Draw a Fancy Cat
Cats have long had superstition and myth attached to them, some cultures even believing them to be incarnations of gods and goddesses. Even now, some pet owners pamper their felines, the trend giving way to the image of a sleek, fancy and sometimes spoiled cat. Drawing this image isn't too different
How to Draw a Realistic Horse Fall
Drawing a horse fall is one of the more interesting challenges an artist can take on. It requires specific knowledge of horse anatomy, human anatomy and drawing figures in motion. Because of the complexity of this picture, it isn't surprising that beginning artists struggle with developing the corre
How to Tint the Ground for Painting
One challenge when you start a painting is dealing with the bright white of the gesso. You need gesso to prime your surface. It protects the painting support (whether canvas or panel) and provides a base for paints to adhere to. The white is also reflective, which add luminosity. Sometimes, though,
How to Paint a Mirage
One definition of mirage is "something illusory or insubstantial." There is no specific way to paint one. Color contrast is an important part of the process. If your mirage is the same color as your background you will hardly see it. If it is too contrasty it won't look like a mirage. The trick is t
How to Draw Lockers
Drawings of lockers make pleasing subjects because of their regular, strong lines. Lockers also make excellent material for the art student because they are defined by basic shapes, making them an accessible subject, even for beginners. When drawing your locker, remember to keep all of your lines as
How to Paint Drywall Corners in New Construction
In new construction, the seams between sheets of drywall are connected together by drywall tape. This tape is sealed in place by either spackle or drywall mud. Because these substances absorb paint at slower rates than the drywall, itself, they tend to show through after the paint has dried. Profess