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How To: Decorate mugs

Simon Leach shows us how to decorate mugs with a design

How To: Paint bands on mugs

Simon Leach shows us how to paint bands on mugs

How To: Draw portraits of people

Learn how to draw portraits in this series of videos which explain sketching, value, contrast, graphite and erasing.

How To: Center a lump of clay on a wheel

Simon Leach shows us an easy way to center your clay on the wheel

How To: Decorate a small pot

Simon Leach shows us how to put decorations on a small pot.

How To: Decorate a little pitcher

Simon Leach shows us how to decorate a little pitcher.

How To: Paint foxglove decoration on a ceramic mug

Simon Leach demonstrates painting foxglove decoration on a ceramic mug, a technique passed on by his father.

How To: Throw a ceramic casserole dish

Simon Leach demonstrates on the pottery wheel how to throw a casserole dish, and a casserole lid, in this series of videos.

How To: Dip bowls in a celadon glaze

Simon Leach demonstrates the entire process for dipping bowls in a celadon glaze.

How To: Knead clay with Japanese spiral wedging technique

Simon Leach shares tips for kneading clay. He demonstrates the Japanese spiral wedging technique.

How To: Pack a biscuit kiln

Learn how to pack a biscuit kiln. Simon Leach demonstrates on a small, homemade kiln and explains how the kiln works.

How To: Produce large scale carnival sculptures

Get a glimpse of the techniques used in creating large scale carnival sculptures and satirical floats made of polystyrene.

How To: Pull a ceramic handle

Simon Leach demonstrates how to pull a handle out of clay for a jug. He shows various techniques.

How To: Photograph a nude woman

Learn how to photograph the beauty of the female form. We will show some of the things you will need to know to take great, tasteful shots of the female nude…from finding models, to posing, composition, and lighting. Photograph a nude woman.

How To: Make a molded ice sculpture

This is an example how anyone can make their own ice sculpture without having it hand carved! All you need is... a ton of fancy equipment!

How To: Tie-dye a t-shirt for fun

Learn how to tie dye a shirt. This is a fun activity for kids and adults.

How To: Photograph Christmas lights

Capture the magic of the holidays with these tips on how to properly snap pictures of holiday lights with a digital camera.

How To: Do simple mono printmaking

The folks at Spudnik Press show how to make a simple piece of art with a printing press. First, you paint your picture on a hard plastic surface, keeping in mind that in the print everything will be backwards. Second, you take a wet piece of paper and place it on top of your picture. Then you lay blankets over them and turn the wheel of the press. Roll the blankets back and a-da! You have a print copy of your drawing! This video was created by Fresh Cut Media for www.getfreshcut.com.

How To: Pour acrylic paint

Demonstration of Helen's unique acrylic pouring technique. This technique comes to life when the acrylic paint is mixed with water and, literally, poured onto the canvas, creating free-flowing shapes and forms.

How To: Draw Bugs Bunny cartoon

It's real easy, just watch it in slow motion. Watch this video as it will show you how to draw Bugs bunny.

How To: Draw an eye from the front

Watch this video and learn how to draw an eye looking at it from the front.

How To: Use glaze in watercolor painting

In this series of art instruction videos, our expert painter and painting instructor takes you through the creation of an entire painting using water color glazes, also known as transparencies. She discusses which colors make the best watercolor glazes, such as cadmium red, cobalt blue and rose madder.

How To: Transfer an image onto a T-shirt

Make your own unique t-shirt with the help of image transferring!

How To: Paint with acrylics

In this series of expert videos, you will receive an introduction to acrylic painting. Expert Kristine Mueller will show you what types of art supplies you'll need to get started and where to buy them. She demonstrates how to pick the best brushes and paints, shows you how to set up a still life to work from, and demonstrates step-by-step how to mix paints and how to use the techniques of painting to create a beautiful work of art.

How To: Make iron-on T-shirt designs

Chris Faircloth shows you in this series of videos how to make T-shirts with a household iron and design.

How To: Make a vinyl record bowl

Got an old record you don't need? this is how to fashion it into a bowl, very cool.

How To: Make iron-on transfers

Marti Swanson shows you how to create your own ink jet transfers that you can put on your own tee shirts, canvass bags and lots of other things.

How To: Make clay bowls

In this online video series, learn how to make pottery, from ceramics expert Kevin Winn. He will demonstrate important ceramics techniques such as how to throw on the potter's wheel - learn how to center, open, and form clay on the potter's wheel.

How To: Make a sculpture of human hands

In this ceramics video series, you'll learn how to make clay sculptures from ceramics art expert Jorge Benlloch. He will teach you how to sculpt human hands in easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.

How To: Get watercolor painting tips

In these art lessons on video you'll learn how to create a watercolor painting. Our expert will show you what art supplies and materials you will need, especially the types of paints and brushes, as well as how to sketch out your painting, block in colors, and how to add darker colored paints to your watercolor.