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How To: Make a clay taco fish
With some clay and some paint this fun fish sculpture can be created. Starting with the clay formed into a taco shape. Pinch here and there, add some fun lips and eyes, a few scales and your taco fish is formed. Paint and decorate with fun materials. Make a clay taco fish.
How To: Draw Daffy Duck
Learn how to draw Daffy Duck . This looney toons character can be drawn in just over one minute.
How To: Add dimension to your drawings
This video tutorial shows you how to add dimension to your drawings using line and texture. This video can be helpful but it is slow, hard to listen to, and fuzzy.
How To: Draw a figure in motion
Learn how to draw a moving figure. This helpful video is a bit fuzzy, but still informative.
How To: Draw a horse
Watch this video and learn how easy it is to draw a horse. First you create a rough scratching, and then you go over it in darker color. While the video is sped up, it is pretty easy to follow along.
How To: Draw a head, impeccably
An incredible step by step breakdown for how to draw a head and learn facial proportions, courtesy of the Academy of Art University. This guided tutorial will bring out your inner Picasso in no time. Draw a head, impeccably.
How To: Paint using principles & elements of design
In this series of online video art lessons you'll learn the basic elements and principles of painting design. Expert Sue Gill Rose discusses how line, form, shape and space come into play when planning a painting. You'll learn tips on using texture, color, and proportion to add emphasis to certain parts of a painting, and how these design elements can add movement and create a sense of unity in your works of art.
How To: Learn basic color theory
In this series of art instruction videos, our expert painter shows you how to mix primary and secondary colors as well as how to effectively use these colors in your own work of art. Start with six colors and quickly turn those six into twenty four using tips from our experienced artist. Begin with a solid grasp of the basics from Expert Village, then let your imagination do the rest. You will be creating your own masterpieces in no time!
How To: Use a light box to transfer drawings
In this series of instructional videos you'll learn how to use a lightbox. Artist Sue Gill Rose shows you how to transfer your drawings and designs, how to use a lightbox to sketch out painting designs, and how to use a light box for photo art projects.
How To: Carve a figure out of wood
Carved wood figures always present an aura of mystery. From the fearsome tribal masks of Africa to the towering totems of British Columbia, indigenous peoples have long created wooden guardians to channel their spirits and protect their peoples. Puppets can even move like us, mock us, or in the case of Pinocchio, come alive. Be careful wood carvers, for in your hands you possess the power of the gods, the power to create, the power to give life, and hopefully the power to make a cool sculptur...
How To: Make clay Betty Boop pendants
In this series of home crafts videos, our youthful clay sculpture expert shares her method for creating fun pendants of Boop's distinctive face. She tells you what materials you need, then demonstrates how to mold the hair, face and eyes of your very own piece of movie history! Make clay Betty Boop pendants - Part 1 of 12.
How To: Become a self taught artist
Watch as artist Christina Varga teaches how to become a self-made artist. Learn about different materials for artists, how to create art out of everyday materials, how to build a reputation, how to get your art into a gallery, how to create museum pieces and much, much more. Start your life as an artist today with the help of these free tutorials and artist lessons.
How To: Do charcoal drawing
In this series of videos you'll learn how to draw with charcoal from a professional artist. Expert William Cotterell shows you what types of art supplies you'll need to get started, including various types of charcoal, compressed and pencil varieties, types of erasers that work best with charcoal, and the best types of paper for making charcoal drawings. He also shares tips for choosing a subject, understanding light, blending techniques, adding highlights, and using Fixatif to protect your w...
How To: Make an art easel for kids
In this series of online videos you'll learn step-by-step instruction for building an artist easel for kids. Expert Jon Olson shows you what materials and supplies you'll need for this project, how to design the different parts of the easel, and how to fit them together, as well as tips for sanding and staining the wood. It's an easy weekend do-it-yourself project that will give your kids hours of creative time.
How To: Make an artistic clay mask
In this online video series, learn how to make a pottery clay mask from ceramics expert Susan Ting. Susan will show you how to cut clay from the block and how to use the slab roller to roll out the clay to make a clay mask. She will demonstrate ceramics techniques such as how to use molds to create a pottery mask, how to form facial features on a pottery mask, and how to glaze a ceramics mask.
How To: Make a mosaic table top
In this how-to video series, learn how to make a mosaic tile table from expert potter Susan Ting. Susan will show you how to design a mosaic clay tile table, how to trace that design onto clay, and how to cut the design out of clay. She will demonstrate how to smooth the edges of the tile, how to add detail to the clay tile design, how to glaze the clay tile, and how to arrange the clay tiles to make a clay tile mosaic table.
How To: Make a cappuccino mug
In this online video series, learn how to make a cappuccino mug from ceramics expert Susan Ting. Susan will teach you how to center porcelain clay on a potter's wheel, how to open the clay, and how to pull it up to create the basic shape of a cappuccino mug. She will show you how to form the shape of a cappuccino coffee mug, how to remove it from the potter's wheel, how to trim the bottom of the pot, and how to attach a handle to the cappuccino mug. Learn also how the firing and glazing proce...
How To: Paint window murals
Carolyn Travisano shows us how to paint window murals. Part 1 of 16 - How to Paint window murals.
How To: Introduce pottery crafts for kids
In this kids’ crafts video series, learn how to nurture the growth of your child’s mind and imagination, as well as how to train them to create—through clay pottery in this instance. Our expert will give you some basic instruction on how to make pottery and what craft supplies you need. Then get some free ideas and projects to work on, including a Christmas ornament and a pinch pot. Finally, learn how to use a pottery wheel, and how to teach your kids to use one.
How To: Make pottery
In this online video series, learn how to make pottery, from ceramics expert Betty Ingham. She 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. She will also demonstrate how to use molds to create pottery such as serving trays. This pottery expert will give you tips on how to decorate greenware pottery using techniques such as scraffito and chattering. Additionally she will show you how ...
How To: Use 35mm SLR cameras
In this video series our expert, Fred Norwood, will not only show you the different components of a 35mm camera and how to use it but he will also show you how to load the film and when and how to use certain types of other cameras. Certain cameras are used for certain things in certain places and you will learn when it is best to use a tripod as well as the benefits to disposable cameras.
How To: Make mosaic glass art
Our expert, a student of mosaic art, will show you how to break glass to use in your mosaics, how to design and weatherproof a mosaic, and show you what tools you'll need to get started.
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