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How To: Work with paperclay & molds
Terri Sproul shows you how to Work with Paperclay and Molds. Make a ball of paperclay and push it firmly into the center of the home-made or ready-made Mold. Make the surface of the Paperclay level with the surface of the Mold, adding more Paperclay if necessary, and removing any excess with your fingers. The molding putty that the Mold is made from is flexible, so hold the edges of the mold with your fingers and gently push the center of the Mold with your thumbs, this will push the molded P...
How To: Draw a fairy eye
This video will teach you how to draw a fairy eye using your drawing tools and your imagination. The first thing that you need to do is to get a sheet of paper and a pencil. Now draw the sketch of the eye just like in the video. The next step is to draw the eyelash of the eye. Remember to draw a cartoonish eye because this is the eye of a fairy. Now draw all the details of the eye like in the video and you are done. You can color the eye with different colors. If you follow these steps you wi...
How To: Make a polymer clay Snoopy head
This video describes how to make a snoopy head from a type of polymer clay. You will need both black and white polymer clay, a blending tool and a ruler. It begins with the main part of the head and moves onto creating the correct structure using a blending tool. It advises using your thumbs to smooth away the creases and cracks from the surface of the snoopy head. After the main part of the face is made, it describes how to create the eyes and ears using the black clay. The eyes and ears are...
How To: Make a mini banana polymer clay bead
Translucent, yellow and brown clays are needed to make the banana. For the covering mix the translucent and yellow clays. Another translucent mixed with a little yellow is needed for the flesh of the banana. The seeds are made with the brown mixed with translucent rolled out very thin. The rolled light yellow clay needs to be twisted into the shape of a triangle vertical. Take a translucent rolled flat and place the yellow clay and cut little clay and roll it together into a very thin roll. T...
How To: Cut plate glass
This is a Fine Art video tutorial where you will learn how to cut plate glass. Measure the plate glass and make sure the measurements are correct. Then place the guide along the line of the cut, take your glass cutter and score along the edge of the guide. If the plate is small in size, take the base of the cutter and place it underneath the score mark and apply equal pressure with your hands on both sides of the score. The plate will snap with a nice clean cut. Another way to snap the glass ...
How To: Draw a graffiti version of Slimer from Ghostbusters
In this video you will learn how to draw a graffiti version of "Slimer" from the movie "Ghostbusters". The materials you will need are a writing utensil (the artist in the video uses a permanent marker) and some paper to write on. The artist begins by drawing the eyes and the pupils (the pupils appear cross-eyed). Then you draw the nose, the mouth and start outlining the area around the top of the eyes. Then draw the outline of the ghosts body then continuing around the left arm to the hand. ...
How To: Draw Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh
The user demonstrates how to draw Disney's Eeyore in this video. The first step is to draw a circle about the size of a 50 cent piece for his head and add construction lines to it, including one across the lower part of the circle to use as a reference. The user also suggests creating a mark below the "head" to mark where the end of Eeyore's jaw will be. Then, starting at the bottom cross line, he begins drawing the rounded area of his snout. Next, he draws a straight line from the other side...
How To: Do a line drawing of a cartoon chicken
the video starts out with Joe talking you through the basic steps in how to draw or sketch a chicken. Starting with the eyes, shaped like to ovals, side-by-side, touching. Drawing a curved line all the way across each one to represent the eyelids and two small dots to form the eyes. Next draw a sharp curved line down from the eyes forming the beak, with a c like shape towards the back, connecting back to the eyes completing the formation of the beak. Draw an upside down, narrow heart at the b...
How To: Focus stack for great macro photos
In this Fine Art video tutorial you will learn how to focus stack for great macro photos. This video is from EPhotoZine. The idea is to take several pictures of the same subject at different distances. For this you will need focus stacking. If you focus with a wide aperture, everything in front and behind the subject will be out of focus. The idea of focus stacking is to shoot several shots and put them together in a program that automatically brings them all into one. And that is focus stack...
How To: Draw an emo boy with pencil
Brittany Black Rainbow demonstrates how to draw an emo boy. Begin with the back ground of hair, draw it like an inverted cone, assuming like one eye is covered by the hair. Draw the second eye and brows, and now draw the nose and mouth. Complete the face. Just draw the neck and the body with a round neck T – shirt with half sleeves and the hands. Now complete the hair. It’s like thorny bush, just draw all these lightly. Give black shade to the hair with pencil itself. Now darken every thing, ...
How To: Draw a eye using easily
An unknown artist demonstrates step by step how to draw a realistic eye in this video. She first begins with lightly drawing the eyes shape, starting with the upper lid and gradually beginning to darken the line once she is satisfied with the shape an contour. She then draws the upper lid and continues on to the iris, pupil, and cornea. Then she works on shading the eye, drawing the lashes, and then using the eraser to remove any stray lines and whiten certain areas. Then, she begins drawing ...
How To: Tie a toga for young men
This video is a must-see for all those freshman pledges headed to toga parties down on fraternity row. Or better yet, the girlfriends that are dressing those guys! She begins by wrapping the sheet around the back of the male model. One end is at the chest while the other end is wrapped over the opposing shoulder after making the entire loop around his body. She pins one corner at the left shoulder blade, pulling the loose excess to the back. She pulls the other corner underneath his arm and t...
How To: Draw an emo boy
This video teaches how to draw an emo boy. First the artist draws a standard face. She then adds an earring which appears to be a gauge, and draws long bangs that cover the left side of the face, along with short bangs that cover a little of the right side as well. She then draws an eye on the side of the face not covered by the bangs. She darkens the outside of the eye to look like dark eyeliner, and draws a thin eyebrow above it. She then draws the nose and lips, and finishes shading the ha...
How To: Draw a rodeo cowboy & horse
In this video user DrawingNow teaches you how to draw a rodeo cowboy and horse. You draw a large oval which will be the horse's body. Then attach another one as the horse's head. Next, draw the legs and the ground using simple lines.
How To: Draw an anime fairy
In this video you will learn how draw an anime fairy. The materials you will need to do this is a pencil and a piece of paper. The artist starts by drawing the eyes, the nose, and the eyebrows. Then they draw the outline of the face and begin drawing the hair around the face. Then they draw the rest of the hair and start drawing the outline of the top of the body. Then they continue through the rest of the body until the whole body is finished. Then they finish up by coloring in the hair and ...
How To: Make a mini penguin polymer clay bead
A piece of orange clay is rolled down to diameter of desired width of beak, and rolled down further at 1 end to make a point. Cone shape is cut to length of beak desired. A black ball of polymer clay is made. Base of orange beak is blended onto it. 2 clear seed beads are picked up individually with a pointed stick and pressed into head above beak. Stick is used to make 2 eye creases at right side of right eye and eyebrow over left eye. Repeat on other side. 2 flat oval pieces of orange clay a...
How To: Draw three different style flowers
The video shows you how to make three simple flowers. First, draw a circle. Draw petals around it. Remember to make a little big petals. Then make a stem. Draw a leaf on it. Color the petals with red and the inner circle with orange. Color the leaf using a dark green color. First style flower is ready.
How To: Draw a beautiful detailed flower
Drawing flowers can be both fun and relaxing. This video tutorial demonstrates the process of flower drawing using charcoal pencils and a smudging tool. Start with the basic outline, and then work to shade in the petal details. Finally, retrace the parts of the flower you wish to emphasize.
How To: Use an external or hand-held light meter
Not all cameras come with a flash, and not all cameras have the flash you need. That's where external light and flash meters come in handy for dark or low light shooting situations. In this video tutorial, learn how to usa an external flash like the pros.
How To: Draw a rose within seconds step by step
Watch this video to learn how to draw a rose in just seconds. • To draw a rose, you need a paper and three sketch pens of light green, dark green and red colors.
How To: Draw a house cat
The video shows how artists enlarge and copy from photographs. First grid lines are drawn on the reference photo. Then grid lines are drawn on the paper with enlarged or reduced grids. Now draw the lines from the reference photo to the drawing paper one square at a time. Now complete the outlines from the reference photo. Erase all the grids and you have only the outlines. Add details and area of tone. Darken the dark areas and you have a replica of the reference photograph. The same techniqu...
How To: Draw a severed hand
WayneTully1 teaches you how to draw a severed hand. Use a white piece of A4 paper and a mechanical pencil. Start with the wrist and work your way up to the index finger. Go down and draw the other fingers, paying more attention to the thumb. It needs to be in a right position to look realistic. When you're happy with your sketch you can use the pencil again, applying more pressure this time. Once you're done, you need to add details like curves, hair and fingernails. Also, because this is a s...
How To: Use Japanese air dry clay
The clay dries by air and you don't have to put it into the oven. The clay isn't brittle and doesn't crack like some of the other clays. The clay bends really easily and is very transparent. Consider that this air dry clay shrinks. The moisture is premixed in the clay. The shrinkage is handy for someone making larger projects. You can use pigment inks, powdered pigments and paints on the air dry clay just like you would use with regular polymer clay. You can also use cutters and findings on t...
How To: Draw Sonic from Sonic the Hedgehog
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to draw Sonic from the Sonic the Hedgehog. Begin by drawing a circle for the head and 2 triangles for the ears. Then draw the lines for the spikes and a small oval for the stomach. Now draw the hands, legs and feet. Draw the eyes. Now draw the tail and outline the image. Add the details and delete the guidelines. Start adding color to the image. Add some darker colors around to create shading. This video will benefit those viewers who enjoy drawing on...
How To: Freeze motion in photography
To freeze motion in photography, you need three things. First, you need a good camera, triPod, and a subject to photograph. One thing to keep in mind is your shutter speed. For example, if the subject is moving towards you, you want the shutter speed between 1/100th to 1/250th. If you are capturing the subject going from side to side, you want it set at 1/250th or more. Keep in mind that the more you increase the shutter speed the less light you will have in your picture. Next, move the camer...
How To: Make your own paperclay molds
This video shows you how to make a flexible mold using Amazing Molding Putty. You can make molds of just about anything that has the desired shape and texture you want.
How To: Draw a sunflower
In this video you will learn how to Draw a Sunflower. The artist starts with a rough sketch, then the details, followed by coloring and shading. The sunflower is more of a cartoon like sunflower with eyes and blush marks. The picture takes about 2 minutes to complete if following the artist correctly however you can always pause the video or fast forward in order to catch-up or speed ahead. The picture doesn't include any backgrounds of any sort however it shows the sunflower which takes up a...
News: Princess Peach Poses as Mother of God
Princess Peach poses as the Madonna, cradling Mario (as Jesus), in artist Kordian Lewandowski's sculptural rendition of Michelangelo’s “La Pietà”.
How To: Draw an adorable fairy in an easy way
This video demonstrates how to draw a fairy quickly and easily. We are taken through a simple step by step process that begins with the simple drawing of several geometric shapes. Using these shapes as a guide we are shown how you can quickly flesh out the distinct shape of a fairy by rounding off edges and adding small details here and there. We are also shown how drawing the hands should not be a daunting task as you are given a simple example to follow. There are several examples of minute...
How To: Draw Hawaiian flowers step by step
In this video the viewer will learn how to draw a Hawaiian flower. In the first step you will draw the first petal. After viewing placement of the first petal, you will then draw three more like the first petal. You will connect the petals at the center of the flower, where the pollen would be. Make sure when drawing the petals you place them evenly around the center. Next add some shading to the center of the flower where the petals connect. The next step is to add three curved lines coming ...
How To: Draw a Lamborghini sports car on a computer
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to draw a Lamborghini sports car on a computer. If you don't paint the car one portion at a time, you might get confused and your drawing will siffer for it. You should lay down shades of yellow and orange with the paint bucket and finish details like shadows with the pencil tool. This video will give you a detailed step-by-step guide to drawing a Lamborghini on your computer.
How To: Tie a toga out of a sheet for men and women
The woman in the video want to show how to tie a toga for men and woman. Everything you need for both types of toga is a bed sheet, folded in half. First, men toga. You wrap the sheet around once and then roll it over your shoulder. For the woman toga, take the sheet, wrap is around you, and than roll it over your shoulder. You can even have clothes under it, because the most part of them won't be able to be seen. You can also put a crown on your head, made from leaves. Enjoy your toga!
How To: Draw the sideview of a woman's face
Idrawgirls demonstrates how to draw side view of a woman or a girl. This is a very quick sketch done in Photoshop. First ¾ of a round is made. Then a pointed jaw and a very rough sketch of hair one or two hair, eyes and nose are drawn. Next a thick and dark eyebrow is drawn, darken the eye lashes, and give shade to the eyes. The borders of the face are darkened. Now required shades are given to the face. Now a long slightly bended hair is drawn and given shades. There is a beautiful girl's si...
How To: Do a line drawing of a Scotty dog
You don't have to be the greatest artist to draw a Scotty dog. As a matter of fact its very easy. You'll begin with the nose. Draw the nose in the shape of a pebble. Draw a line across and shade underneath. The eyes are exactly the same, but slightly turned up. The cheeks are down, slightly zigzagged and up. Next is the tongue. This is simply a u with a line drawn down the middle. The ears are also down, zigzagged and up, doing this for each ear. To draw the hair on top of the hair, again, yo...
How To: Add subtle colors to black & white images in Lightroom
In this video tutorial Yanik Chauvin of Yanik's Photo School shares a discovery he made while using the software Lightroom. This quite simple technique of adding hints of color to black and white photos can make them striking. By adding a color screen on top of your photo, using either the adjustment brush or a gradient filter, you can create a lovely conversation piece for your home that will confound your visitors. "Is this photo black and white or sepia or ... what?" He also shows a trick ...
How To: Manually white balance a Nikon DSLR with the BaLens
In this video you will learn how to manually white balance a Nikon camera using the Ba-lens. Paul Franklin explains in a few simple steps. First take the lens cap of the appropriate size and put it on the lens. Then go to the camera and set the meter to spot meter he says its important because it measure the amount of light going through the little dome as he shows. Once you've set it all you need to find the white balance button. Then scroll through the icons until you reach preset. Then hol...
How To: Use a Polaris incident light meter
In this Fine Art video tutorial you will learn how to use a Polaris incident light meter. The meter has a power, mode, ISO control and a multi flash exposure buttons. On the side you have the up / down and the trigger buttons. Power on the light meter. Select the mode, say ambient light and then set the ISO by pressing the ISO button and the up/down button. Now using only the up/down button, set the shutter speed. Then place the meter under your chin to meter the light on your face. Press the...
How To: Quickly draw a nude woman from behind
The author demonstrates how to draw a figure of a nude woman from behind through a un-narrated short film demonstrating his drawing in real time.
How To: Draw Stewie from "Family Guy" on your computer
Drawing Stewie from The Family Guy on your computer is fairly easy. First you're going to make a horizontal oval, then draw what looks like a football shape just in between those lines. Now erase the excess lines outside of the head shape. Next, insert two circles-fairly far apart on the head-with a slanted line above both for the eyebrows. A small line in the middle pointed towards the right makes Stewie's nose, and a simple mouth is completed with a three small lines at the bottom. Draw two...
How To: Buy duct tape suitable for art projects
Ducttapestuff presents colored duct tape that he uses in making a variety of objects like wallets, book bags and flowers. He strongly recommends duct tape made by "Duck", which is the only kind of tape he uses and he considers it the best. He shows all the tape he has (some of which were freshly bought when the video was made): a wide range of colored tape, from beige to black, and also a few patterned tape like "tree camouflage" or "cosmic tie-dye". He says that he always gets his tape from ...