Active Fine Art Posts
How To: Make a scrap fabric cuff
The Thread Heads learn how to make a shirt cuff out of old scrap material.
How To: Make your jeans skinny
A Thread Heads sent in her tutorial on altering her jeans to make them skinnier.
How To: Make a scoodie or a hoodie scarf hybrid accessory
Make The Ultra Hoodie Scarf. Thread Heads teach you how to combine a hoodie and a scarf to create new fashion.
How To: Make a Halloween robe costume
Its almost about that time, do you know what your going as for Halloween? If you're still unsure, watch this how-to video as Rob gives some old curtains some new life and turns them into the quintessential Halloween robe. Good for warlocks, witches, reapers and creepers. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to make a Halloween robe costume.
How To: Reconstruct a t-shirt into a button-down shirt
This week, the thread heads show us how to turn an old Jimi Hendrix t-shirt into an even cooler button-down shirt. Sweetness!
How To: Draw Wile E Coyote from Looney Toons by Chuck Jones
This is a piece from Charlie Rose in 1994. He interviews Looney Tunes animator Chuck Jones on his technique for drawing the character of his creation, Wile E Coyote. Learn how to draw Looney Toons characters from the man himself.
How To: Weld yard art
In this video series, our expert Chris Ramirez will show you how to make and weld yard art. He will teach you about all the tools you will need to make your yard art, teach you a bit about yard art in general, and teach you how to be safe while doing your welding.
How To: Make glass blown ornaments for Christmas
Let our expert, Tom Wright, show you how to blow glass Christmas ornaments. He shows you how to make a traditional ball ornament, a candy cane ornament, and a icicle ornament. So, take some time, and learn how to blow glass Christmas ornaments today!
How To: Paint jeans
In this video clip, learn how to paint a pair of jeans. You can learn how to add a unique and dramatic look to this ordinary piece of clothing. Our expert, Kristine Mueller, shows you tips and techniques for painting on jeans.
How To: Use polyurathane casting resin
Here learn how to use polyurathane casting resin in silicone molds. This video is produced by Carl Hill from Gatehouse Candles.
How To: Make Sweeney Todd Victorian trash costumes
This week, in celebration of Tim Burtons new movie Sweeney Todd, Thread Heads hangs out with the Oscar award winning costume designer, Colleen Atwood, in this instructional video. Plus we turn some neighborhood thrift store finds into some Sweeney Todd inspired Victorian trash outfits. This is one how-to video you won't want to miss.
How To: Paint landscapes
In this how to video series, learn how to paint landscapes from artist Matt Cail. Matt will give you landscape painting tips such as what supplies you need and what types of brushes and canvas to use.
How To: Paint a leather belt
This unique craft project adds flare to your wardrobe, and it makes excellent gifts. Our expert, Kristine Mueller, shows you everything you need to know to paint on a leather belt. Learn the paint to use, and how to select the right belt.
How To: Draw a turkey
Our expert, Matt Cail, will show you each easy to follow step for drawing or sketching a turkey. You will learn how to draw the eye, head, beak, tail feathers and legs, as well as get tips for coloring each part of your turkey drawing.
How To: Draw SpongeBob Square Pants
Artist Craig Browder walks you through step-by-step, from nose and eyes, to hands and feet. If you practice the techniques found in these free art videos, drawing SpongeBob should be a piece of cake.
How To: Draw shapes
In these intermediate drawing lessons, learn how to transform simple shapes into an abstract creation. Our expert will help you understand how to use cubes and prisms, as well as bend the rules of perspective, to create a feeling of dynamic action in your drawings.
How To: Draw organic shapes in 2 point
This series will focus on the basics of drawing organic shapes in 2-point perspective. Our expert Craig Browder will walk you through step-by-step, teaching you how to use this fundamental drawing skill which can be adapted and build upon to create elaborate designs.
How To: Do hand strokes in Chinese calligraphy
Although it is not the easiest language to learn to write there are a few pieces of advice that can help you along your way of learning to write in Chinese. Our expert, Bo Feng, will show you both the contemporary way of writing numbers to ten and then an easier, condensed way to do the same thing. He will walk you step by step through each number and explain each line and dot.
How To: Make and use theater masks
Emily DeCola shows us how to make and use theater masks. Part 1 of 20 - How to Make and use theater masks.
How To: Make glass beads with a torch and mold
This video demonstrates the process of glass bead-making with artist Gail Kop. You'll need a torch, a mold and glass pieces.
How To: Tie-dye your clothes with a punk flare
This week, the Thread Heads teach us how to punk rock tie-dye our clothes. Punk rock means you don't use hippy colors, but hard core greens and blacks. Yeah, punk rock is hardcore.
How To: Use household items to pattern your clothing
The Thread Heads visit ReadyMade magazine and take on one of their projects. The How-to doesn't start until a few minutes in, but it's a good one. Use sprockets and chicken wire to make cool patterns for your clothes. Sweet!
How To: Fix up old jeans by dying them with coffee grounds
That's right! Take some coffee grounds from the trash, and make a dye for your favorite jeans. This DIY strategy ends with you having less caffeine in your life, and more neat looking pants. Awesome.
How To: Sketch a woman posing
How to sketch and construct a female form quickly.Drawing Female figure is an art form, it is very challenging to represent femininity, beauty and accuracy at the same time.
How To: Sketch female facial structure
This drawing tutorial gives emphasis to drawing female facial figure. Learn how to draw a front view female face.
How To: Draw a cartoon rabbit
Learn how to sketch and color a cute cartoon rabbit. This drawing tutorial is done in Photoshop.
How To: Draw a dragon slayer girl
Learn how to sketch and color a comic book-style dragon slayer girl. This drawing tutorial is done in Photoshop.
How To: Make a tote bag with recycled fabric
The helpful folks over at Threadbanger take today to teach us how to make a tote bag. And not just any tote bag, but one made from recycled material. It's stylish, environmentally conscious, and...actually that's it. Just those two things.
How To: Forge metal
In this metal working how-to video series, learn how to forge metal from metal working expert and fabrication specialist Terry Leafty. Terry will give you the history of metal forging and hot metal forging tips such as how a homemade metal forge is constructed, and what metal forging safety gear you need for working with hot metal. He'll also show you how to create sculptural items like vines and leaves.
How To: Paint watercolor clouds and skies
Learning to paint watercolor clouds and skies effectively is the key to getting off to a good start with most watercolor landscapes.
How To: Paint distant trees in watercolor
Learn the required techniques for painting distant watercolor trees. In other words, these are the trees that sit in the distant landscape, providing the background - the 'supporting cast' if you like - for the more important elements in your painting, maybe a house, a figure or a river, etc. Paint distant trees in watercolor.
How To: Paint summer trees in watercolor
Learn how to paint lush summer trees in watercolor using just two colors and three brushes. Then look at a complete tree portrait in a landscape setting. Here you'll find out how to 'turn on the sunlight' with the contrast between sun and shadows and how to exploit those green colors. Make sure to watch both videos! Paint summer trees in watercolor.
How To: Paint a rose in watercolor
In this 'How to Paint a Rose' tutorial video you'll learn one of the most popular subjects for painting in watercolor. You'll see how to get the delicate transitions from light to dark in the petals and the deeper colors of the leaves and stem. Two round brushes were used - a No.1 and a No.8 and the picture was done on 140lb (300gsm) Bockingford watercolor paper. Paint a rose in watercolor.
How To: Draw several different shadows
Drawing shadows is an important skill in art which you need to master. However, it needn't be difficult and this tutorial video covers several basic shapes to show you how and where shadows fall, depending also on the direction of the light. Draw several different shadows.
How To: Draw with paper and pencils
Did you know that most professional artists never use a pencil sharpener? Find out what they do use and why and also learn about the different paper mediums that can be used for drawing and sketching. Draw with paper and pencils.
How To: Use putty erasers when drawing
This drawing tutorial covers how to use an eraser to create light and pick out fine points of detail in your pictures (yep - they're used for much more than simply erasing mistakes). Use putty erasers when drawing.
How To: Draw with pen and ink
Learn how to draw using the traditional dip pen technique, as well as the more modern sketching pens - oh, and a couple of items you might not have thought about... Draw with pen and ink.
How To: Draw with water soluble pencils
Not to be confused with watercolor pencils: Learn how to draw using the very versatile water soluble pencil. Draw with water soluble pencils.
How To: Paint different things with acrylic paint
This tutorial will show you what you need to get started with acrylic painting and how to quickly produce some simple but effective paintings on a wide variety of surfaces - and not just with paint brushes either! Paint different things with acrylic paint.
How To: Drill sea glass
The first part of this video set shows us how to prepare and begin drilling through sea glass. Part 1 of 2 - How to Drill sea glass.