Active Fine Art Posts
How To: Lampwork a silver fumed pendant
Watch this two part lampworking video series to learn how to make a silver fumed glass pendant. The directions and visuals are clear.
How To: Photograph a sunrise
Photographer and author Rick Sammon gives you tips and tricks to get a great Sunrise shot. Shot on location in St. Augustine, Florida. Rick demonstrates using a Canon EOS SLR camera.
How To: Unload film from your Holga camera
Watch this video to learn how to unload film from your Holga camera. These instructions and visuals are clear and easy to understand!
How To: Load 35mm film in a Holga camera
Watch this video to learn how to load 35mm film in a Holga camera. Also, learn how to unload it in the darkroom. The instructions and visuals are clear and easy to understand.
How To: Use an Olympus OM-1 manual SLR camera
Watch this video for a basic outline of loading film for an SLR camera, also shows some other features specific to the Olympus OM-1. Most of these things are quite similar for all non autofocus film SLR cameras.
How To: Make a lampworked hummingbird bead
This video demonstrates how to make a glass hummingbird bead with the lampworking method. Watch for efficient instructions and a very clear view of the process!
How To: Sharpening a lead knife
Watch this video to learn how to sharpen a lead knife. This is a good tip for people interested in making glass projects, such as stained glass, lampworking, etc.
How To: Bend glass fusing stringers
Learn how to bend glass fusing stringers in this video. This is a great demonstration for those interested in stained glass, lampworking or other glass projects.
How To: Cut circles in glass
Watch this video to learn how to cut circles in glass. This is a detailed demonstration for those who are interested in stained glass, or other glass projects. You must have glass cutting tools.
How To: Cut glass
Watch this video for a detailed demonstration on three methods of cutting glass for stained glass making, or other projects.
How To: Make a dichroic glass pendant
Watch this three part lampworking video series to learn how to make a dichroic glass pendant. Dichrotic means two colored. Cut up a piece of backed dichro and use tweezers to shape it. This pendant is easy and quick to make!
How To: Draw a koi fish
Watch this video series to learn how to draw the koi fish from different angles. Part 1 of 4 - How to Draw a koi fish.
How To: Make a glass honeycomb pendant with air bubbles
Watch this four part lampworking video series to learn how to make a glass honeycomb pendant with air bubbles. This is a good sized pendant, using amber purple and then backed with turbo cobalt. Demonstration and instructions are clear.
How To: Foil textured glass
Watch this video to learn how to do this stained glass technique of foiling textured glass.
How To: Melt drops of solder on stained glass
Watch this video to learn how to melt drops of solder onto stained glass, a soldering copper foil technique.
How To: Burnish and fill gaps when soldering stained glass
Watch this video for a quick demonstration of burnishing and filling gaps, a soldering copper foil technique.
How To: Cut small thin strips in glass
Watch this video to learn how to score a thin strip of glass and break it off with a hand tool.
How To: Cut curves in glass
Watch this video to learn how to cut glass along a curvy score line using a hand tool.
How To: Score a piece of glass & break it with your hands
Watch this video to learn how to score a piece of glass and break it with your hands.
How To: Cut glass the table break method
Watch this visual demonstration of how to cut glass by scoring and breaking it on the table.
How To: Make a dog collar with spikes
Learn how to make a spiky dog collar for your dog! This video demonstrates how to stud your collar.
How To: Make gum tragacanth for printmaking and painting
Watch this video to learn how to make gum tragacanth. This is the binder that is used to thicken natural dyes for painting, printing, stamping and much, much more.
How To: Tie dye a spider style design
Watch this step by step guide to folding and dying a spider style design for a tie-dyed t-shirt. This is a dark dye example, not a brightly colored shirt.
How To: Tie dye a circle design
This is a short instructional video showing the folding and dying required to come up with a circle design for a tie dye.
How To: Tie dye a shoulder burst style and spider style shirt
Watch this video to learn how to tie dye a shoulder burst style t-shirt and learn the spider tie dye technique.
How To: Tie-dye shirts
Watch this quick instructional video showing the folding and dying technique to create an oval shape on tie-dye material and clothing.
How To: Make a monotype for printmaking
This is a great DIY method of printmaking. using an old scanner found in the trash. Learn how to do monotype printing.
How To: Do printmaking with copper plate etching
Artist Rochelle Toner demonstrates her techniques for working with copper plate etching. This is a great lesson in printmaking.
How To: Do linoleum reduction printmaking
This video clearly demonstrates how to make and print a lino reduction print. Every step is explained and registration is discussed. This is a great lesson for beginning printmakers.
How To: Make a two piece cored mold
Watch this video to learn how to make a two-piece cored mold using Reoflex 40 urethane rubber from Smooth-On. Great for making pots or containers.
How To: Make a latex mold to cast a tree branch peg rack
Martha Stewart uses OOMOO 30 silicone rubber to make a mold of a tree branch and make a casting in liquid plastic to use as a peg coat rack.
How To: Build a mold box for mold making
Watch this video to learn how to construct an adjustable and reusable mold box. The mold box serves as a containment field for the mold rubber.
How To: Make a mold of a hand with alginate and cast it
Watch this video to learn how to make a mold of a hand using Alja-Safe alginate. Great technique for sculptors!
How To: Make a simple mold and cast liquid plastic and resin
Watch this video to learn how to make a simple mold and cast Smooth-Cast 300 liquid plastic and resin into it.
How To: Make a glittery metallic object with mold and casting
Watch this video to learn how to make a glitter, metallic cast using Cast Magic. Make your own different metallic objects.
How To: Make a mold and cast of an arm with alginate
Use alginate to make a mold and cast of an arm. Watch this video for a detailed list of needed ingredients and step by step instructions on how to do it yourself. This is a good technique for sculpture or special effects.
How To: Draw a straight line
Watch this video for a simple demonstration on how to draw a straight line.
How To: Do ombre fabric dyeing
Watch this demonstration of ombre fabric dyeing. Ombre dyed fabric has two different colors at either end which gradually fade out and meet in the center.
How To: Do gocco printing
Have you ever wanted to get into printmaking, but thought it was too hard? Gocco printing makes printing custom designs easy!
How To: Make a glass goblet with an unusual technique
Watch this video to learn how to do this unusual goblet-making technique used in the middle ages.