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News: Thai Baker Sells Edible Body Parts
Thailand's own Stan Winston. Artist Kittiwat Unarrom's gruesome baked goods are mindblowing. I can't imagine rendering this level of realism in clay, let alone bread dough.
News: iPhone App + Projector Lets You Tag....Well, Anything
F.A.T. creates the illusion of graffiti with an iPhone application and a projector. The best part? There's a HowTo (click through & scroll down). Previously, Magical LED Graffiti "Paints" With Video.
News: World's Tiniest Camera Smaller Than a Fingertip
Hello, I'm the world's tiniest camera and yes, I am fully functional. See for yourself. Hopefully Flickr user Dippold (also the generous creator of the Cheapest Camera in the World) will upload more information on these mini lomo pinholes soon.
How To: Draw a head of hair
Drawing human hair doesn't have to be as complicated as it sems. Learn about some tips to better your drawing of hair with fantasy artist, Wayne Tully. With a bit of practice, you'll have drawing hair down in no time!
How To: Draw an angry human mouth
Drawing an angry mouth can be difficult. Anger tends to be a hard expression to pull off with pen & paper, so luckily there's a video out there aiming to help you! In this video, learn from fantasy artist Wayne Tully how to draw an angry mouth.
How To: Draw a fantasy tree
If you love fantasy books and love to draw, this video is for you. Learn how to draw a spooky, haunting fantasy tree with help from fantasy artist, Wayne Tully. Apply this tree to your fantasy drawings to make something worth hanging!
How To: Draw human eyes step by step
Drawing the human face can be difficult, especially the more detailed areas such as the ears, mouth, nose, and most definitely: the eyes. In this video, learn how to make your drawing of human eyes look more realistic with tips & tricks from fantasy artist, Wayne Tully.
How To: Draw a human ear
Drawing the parts of the human face can be difficult. Get tips & tricks on how to make your drawing of a human ear look more professional. In this drawing tutorial hosted by fantasy artist Wayne Tully, learn step-by-step how to draw a realistic human ear.
How To: Draw a human nose
Along with hands and feet, many people have the opinion that drawing the parts of the human face can be difficult. In this video, learn how fantasy artist Wayne Tully draws a human nose... Plus, get tips on how to make your own drawing of a human nose look more realistic on paper.
How To: Draw the comic book character, Venom
Marvel Comics' Veno character is vastly popular. If you're one of Venom's many fans, chances are you've thought about sketching him onto your school notebook. In this video, learn how to draw the comic book character, Venom with help from fantasy artist, Wayne Tully.
How To: Draw a volcano
Brush up on your drawing skills with help from this drawing tutorial conducted by fantasy artist, Wayne Tully. In this video, learn how to draw a volcano erupting. Apply this volcano to a scenic drawing or a fantasy art piece to make something grand!
News: Ping Fashion Allows Real Life Facebook Stalking- Off Screen
Arduino fashion (essentially, electronic textiles that can perform a variety of functions) is certainly not a new idea, but the Ping social networking garment brings a fresh and exciting perspective to the concept.
How To: Make a cheap studio light with soft box for under $20
This video shows how to make a studio softbox light for under 20 dollars. It is made with items found around the home or easily acquired. The author takes us through the process in a step by step manner. It starts with a cheap camera tripod upon which a plastic electrical outlet strip is attached using either a screw or strong plastic adhesive. An electrical plug with a light socket attachment is plugged into the strip to allow the light to be attached. A small cooler with a hole cut in the b...
How To: Paint the body of a guitar
In this tutorial, we learn how to paint a guitar! Before you begin, you will want to take your guitar apart. Once you've done that, go outside and clean your guitar removing any dust on it. Your next step is to smooth the whole body of the guitar with 100 grit followed by 150 grit. After this, hang your guitar up somewhere and apply 4 layers of sanding sealer (which should equal one can). Make sure to sand down the 150 grit between each layer once it's dry, so the next layer has a grip to sti...
How To: Draw a human eye from straight-on perspective
Want to draw a human eye the way it looks when you're looking at it straight on? If so, this free video drawing lesson is for you. With it, you'll learn how to sketch everyone's favorite ocular organ with precision and panache.
How To: Draw a 3D electric eel
This video shows us how to draw an electric eel even if we are not professionals. We start by drawing a flag shape (like two cylinders connected) as this being the body. After this we can draw the eyes, one fully visible and the other only little because is in the back. Now we draw an open mouth and here we can let our imagination go wild an could put there some fangs, a tongue but do not forget to draw some shadows in there to be more realistic. For shadows you can use the edge of your penci...
How To: Draw flames easily
There are many types of flames you can draw, this video will show you how to draw some long, wavy flames. You can start by coping what is done and then as you recreate them you can start to create whatever style flame you would like . You might want to do the long and defined flames or a fast and sloppy overlapping flame.
How To: Draw flames
Dirt Design Graphics will show your how to draw a firey hotrod flames. Flames are like a series of water drops. There are many different types of flames you can draw. You can see the difference in the more angular tribal flames which you get by adding a kind of hook at the end. You can do some long seaweed like flame, intertwining flames, double flames, and realistic fire flames all by changing up that same basic pattern. There easy and will make anything look like it’s going really fast so f...
How To: Draw some Disney characters
In this video you will see old school Disney characters drawn from sketch through to color. These are some great classics. The process footage is sped up so might take some pausing or slow motion action to copy but if you have a general idea of what you’re trying to do these are some really nice drawings. There are a lot of birds, especially ducks.
How To: Create a mummy costume for Halloween
It’s never too early to start thinking about Halloween costumes and you can never go wrong with a classic, mummy costume. This video shows you how to use toilet paper to make a scary mummy costume. You’ll want to cut the role in half and have someone who can help you start wrapping. Wrap any areas exposed like your arms, hands and head. Try adding some fake blood on the outside for a gruesome effect. Don’t forget to leave enough room for you to see and still be able to move around, you might ...
How To: Draw partially open lips
If your drawing a face and get to the mouth region and don’t know where to go from there then watch this video to see how you can shade in lips. Fist you’ll draw the basic lip outline. Depending on who you’re drawing the lips might be fuller or thinner. The tricky part it the shading. The shading is to show depth in the lips. You’ll want to give a shine in the middle to greater depth. Next you’ll want to try drawing a partially open mouth.
How To: Draw a panting cartoon dog
First you draw a triangle then you attach lips to the triangle then you go up and over to make his head. make two half circles to make two eyes. Draw two ears on the top of the little dogs head. Then from the head you draw down to proceed to make his body. You can make him a little fatter if you like fat dogs. Draw his tail. And for a little extra look you can add a spot over his eye. You can also draw a collar on him and if you draw a circle at the center of the collar you can even name him ...
How To: Draw a bird
This video will show you the process of how to draw a beautiful colored, and realistic looking bird. This is a crested bird resembling something like a robin. It Has earth toned coloring and a black mask facial feather pattern. This bird takes some hand drawn sketching and shading time starting from the head and working down the chest and filling in to the body and tail. You will need several different color pencils and with some practice and good quality pencils your will have a very subtle ...
How To: Draw a realistic human figure
If you're an artist realistic about drawing realistic human figures, you surely realize that you'll require a real lesson on the subject, such as the one provided by this free video figure-drawin' tutorial. For a complete overview of sketching a human frame, take a look!
How To: Make a Mickey Mouse tie dye t-shirt
Making a Mickey Mouse tie-dye shirt is as easy as can be. First trace a Mickey mouse outline onto a plain white shirt with a pencil. Using plain dental floss and a needle, sew around the tracing you've just created. For optimal results soak the shirt in soda ash (this step is optional). On the final stitch, pull on the dental floss until Mickey's head "pops up". You will need several rubber bands for the next few steps. First tightly wrap some rubber bands around Mickey's head. Add additional...
How To: Draw Professor E. Gadd in Mario Paint
This video illustrate us how to draw professor E. Gadd in Mario paint. Here are the following steps:Step 1: Draw a circle and within the circle draw another circle at the center.Step 2: Now from the periphery draw another circle so that half of the circle is in the circle and the other half on the outer part of the circle .Step 3: Now draw another circle another circle in similar manner on the opposite side.Step 4: Now draw three circles within the two circles drawn so that they form a hazel,...
How To: Make a Valentine's Day bag from a handkerchief
This video from "Whitney sews on a budget" shows how to make a Valentine's Day purse or gift bag using a bandana. Begin by folding the bandana in half on the diagonal with the right sides together. Cut it into the shape you would like your bag to be. Pin the pieces together and sew along three sides and turn right side out. Clip out notches from each side so that there will be openings on each side of the casing that you are about to make. Fold the top down about an inch and iron, then fold d...
How To: Turn an old vinyl record into a bowl or platter
Seeing as record players are getting harder to find, here's something useful to do with your records, turn them into serving dishes! What you need to do is get some tin foil, oven safe dishes and of course records. Two different types of dishes can be made, a shallow plate-like dish and deeper bowl-like dish. For the shallow one use a cake pan for its form, you'll need a glass jar or an empty tin can for the other one. Start off by setting your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit or 177 degrees Ce...
How To: Do a simple drawing of Yoshi
In this how-to video, you will learn how to do a quick drawing of Yoshi from Mario Brothers. First, start off with the outline of the eyes. Fill in the eyelids and then go to the mouth. Fill in the pupils and nostrils. Next, move onto the arms and body of the figure. Do the saddle before you move on to the tail. Draw the boots once the other parts mentioned above are finished. Add in the smaller details. You can also add a background, such as an egg or the landscape in the background. By view...
How To: Quickly draw Shy Guy from Mario Brothers
In this how-to video, you will learn how to quickly draw a Shy Guy from Mario Brothers. You will need a piece of paper and a pencil or pen. First, start off with the face of Shy Guy. Draw an oval shape and two really long ovals for his eyes. Now draw his mouth, which is just a little circle. You can shade in the eyes and mouth. Draw the strap and then move on to the hood. Move onto his arms, which are very simple. Next, draw his belt. Remember that the robe hangs over the belt a little bit. D...
How To: Draw a cartoon dog on your computer
Using just the airbrush in MS Paint you can make a cartoon dog on your computer. Start off by making a circular shape using the airbrush, keep at it until it is dark and prominent and then color in the lower half of the circle, this is the nose. Now start making a line from the bottom of this circle downwards, slowly start curving the line at a ninety degrees angle. At the end of this line attach a semicircle to it so that it is perpendicular to the line. Above this line also make three small...
How To: Paint Obi-Wan Kenobi from Star Wars
This artist shows how to quick paint/draw Obi-Wan Kenobi utilizing his mouse and pc. He starts out with a rough sketch of his character, making a black outline of his figure. He then goes back over his initial sketch with blue lines, cleaning up the lines, making them smoother. Once the blue lines are completed, the first black line sketch is erased and the blue lines smoothed out even more! Piece by piece, color is applied to each part of the character. It is placed roughly at first but smoo...
How To: Draw & paint Superman a speed painting
Gordon Bruce shows an easy and speedy way to draw and paint a superman. First draw the head portion with a oval face and add eyes, nose etc,. Now come to the body portion which have big muscled arms and a thin body, having the triangle with S symbol at the center. Now draw the leg portion. Draw belt and other attractive features. Now give the outline with acrylic black color. Now add red color to the gown part and blue color to the body. Give yellow shade to belt and triangle and red to the S...
How To: Draw a simple Mario game character
This video shows rather than tells you how to draw a cartoon figure. There are no words of explanation. It starts with a simple Mario game character already drawn on the paper. Then you see a hand with a pencil come into the frame. This hand draws the eyes first, then the nose and a mustache. Then it does the outline of the face and the ear. The perspective is slightly to the side of the face, not directly in the center. The outline of the hat comes next, with the emblem on it. The final area...
How To: Pierce carve a clay pottery bowl
Ingleton Pottery demonstrates how to pierce carve a clay pottery bowl. First, form your bowl on a potter's wheel. Then take a blade to the undried clay bowl and score your design into the bowl using the piercing technique. Gently press out the design so that the clay is removed from the negative space created by the scoring marks. Continue making the design around the bowl. You can make intricate designs around the bowl using the piercing and scoring technique. Be careful not to damage the bo...
How To: Easily draw Toad from Super Mario
Learn an easy way to draw a ‘Toad’ by watching this art tutorial from Super Mario. The artist begins by drawing a mushroom first. A 3/4th circle is drawn and closed at the bottom with a slight curve. A full circle is drawn inside the mushroom, near the top. Slight curves are outlined on either sides of the mushroom, to reveal part circles. The face of the toad is drawn next by outlining a semi oval at the bottom of the mushroom. Two ovals are drawn for the eyes, with the pupils facing down. T...
How To: Draw a 3D cartoon shark
This video illustrate us how to draw 3D cartoon shark. Here are the following steps.step 1: First of all take a sheet of paper and pencil.Step 2: draw a U shape structure and again draw a U shape structure above the previous on representing the body of the shark.Step 2: Now from one end of the double U draw a V shape representing the front body of the shark, within the face draw two eyes and jaws of the shark.Step 3: Now at other end draw a tail and from the side of the body draw a triangle a...
How To: Use neutral density or ND filters
Photography is a fast growing hobby with the relative drop in prices of high grade equipment. The use of different filters in photography is a very common thing, and different filters have very different uses. The neutral density (ND) filter reduces the amount of light reaching the film or sensor. This allows the photographer to create different effects with the available light, allowing slower shutter speeds and larger apertures. The video helps explain the differences in shutter speeds and ...
How To: Make funky yarn pom poms
This video demonstrates how to make a funky yarn pom pom. Take a yarn of your choice that matches your scarf. Take one end of the string and start winding it not too tightly around your fingers. Leave back enough string for the pom pom for the other end. Cut the string using a pair of scissors and set it aside taking care not to mess the ball. Cut another piece of string with appropriate length that goes around the ball of string kept aside. Place the cut string over the table and place the b...
How To: Tie dye the spider design on your t-shirt
This video shows the viewers how to create a wicked spider pattern on a tie dyed shirt. Our instructor starts by demonstrating on a square piece of fabric. Start by folding your shirt in half sleeve to sleeve. Next, choose the placement of your spider design by picking the twist point, either in the center or slightly higher. Then, start twisting your fabric into a tight spiral using either your fingers or rotating around your table. After tightly tying your finished spiral, prepare your dyes...