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How To: Turn a used vinyl record into a bowl
Don't toss that old LP! A few minutes in the oven and you can have a bowl that will be a real conversation piece. Watch this video to learn how to turn a used vinyl record into a bowl.
How To: Convert photos to digital
Buying a digital camera doesn't mean your old prints, slides, or negatives are obsolete. You can easily convert them with a scanner to bring them into the 21st century. Watch this video to learn how to convert photos to digital.
How To: Draw a woman's eye
Watch this video to see a demonstration on how to draw the female eye.
How To: Paint watercolor trees
Check out this video with Bob Davies to learn how to paint watercolor trees. These videos will cover everything from paint selection, painting distant, winter, and summer trees, and techniques.
How To: Understand the basics of a Nikon SB-600 photo camera
This instructional photography video teaches the basics of the Nikon photo camera in this hands-on demonstration of Nikon's amateur-grade SB-600 speedlight. Watch this video and start taking more professional looking photos. This tutorial is great for photography enthusiasts.
How To: Paint pastel for beginners
These pastel painting lessons can help you learn painting basics such as sketching, choosing color and framing. Learn how to paint with pastels in this free video series of pastel painting lessons.
How To: Airbrush blue fire
Watch this video to learn how to airbrush blue fire.
How To: Take a picture of an exploding water balloon
Fine tune your photography skills with this video lesson on how to take a picture of an exploding water balloon. You'll see what equipment you'll need, like cameras, lights, flashes, etc. Pixel Catcher shows you how. It's a matter of perfection, so check out this video to see how to take that photo of exploding water balloons. You could apply this principal to any photograph!
How To: Do an underpainting for portrait painting
Sessions Online School of Fine Arts brings you this tutorial video on painting. Search WonderHowTo for Sessions Online School of Fine Arts for more art tutorials. This video art lesson demonstrates how to do an underpainting for portrait painting.
How To: Make a comic
Dive into the world of creating crappy looking comic art. Muhahahaha! Um. Ahem. Yep. So check out this instructional comic video that provides some tips to getting started drawing your comics. Learn about the necessary supplies and follow the step by step instructions outlined in this comic tutorial video sequence and start creating your own comics.
How To: Use an airbrush
Learn how to use an airbrush. Marble allowed Michelangelo to create his David. An airbrush will allow you to draw a dragon on a conversion van.
How To: Draw the character Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls
It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Bubbles from Powerpuff Girls. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful.
How To: Draw Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful.
How To: Draw the cartoon character Jerry from Tom & Jerry
It's time to discover how fun art and drawing is! Learn how to draw the cartoon character Jerry from Tom & Jerry. Drawing is a way of creating and expressing ourselves, and therefore the result is always beautiful.
How To: Prepare to paint a portrait
Sessions Online School of Fine Arts brings you this tutorial video on painting. Search WonderHowTo for Sessions Online School of Fine Arts for more art tutorials. This video art lesson demonstrates what is needed in preparation for portrait painting.
How To: Paint a hot red peony in Chinese watercolors
Watch this instructional painting video to paint a hot red peony with watercolors on Chinese rice paper. This fluid style of painting takes lot of practice and does not allow for mistakes. Every brush stroke counts. Get out some newsprint to practice painting these beautiful peony flowers.
How To: Make hand-printed fleece scarves
Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice.
How To: Pack a lighting kit for still photography
If you're a professional still photographer, then you probably have a lot of equipment you drag around with you. Check out this video from Dan Carr that shows you how to pack a lighting kit for still photography. He shows you what kind of equipment he uses in his Pelican 1610 case.
How To: Use LED throwies to add color to your neighborhood
What's an LED Throwie? Watch this video and find out how to light up your neighborhood using colorful LED's and magnets! Yet another great idea for creating neighborhood art from Graffiti Research Lab.
How To: Set up an artist's studio
Renting is only half the battle – setting up an artist’s studio demands patience and preparation. Learn how to set up an artist's studio with this how to video.
How To: Draw Sonic the Hedgehog video game character
Drawing Sonic the Hedgehog, a video game character, includes his spiky hair, large furrowed brow and crooked smile. Learn to draw Sonic with tips from a professional illustrator in this free instructional video on drawing. With a little practice, you will be able to draw an awesome Sonic the Hedgehog.
How To: Master drawing a human eye in two minutes
Watch this fine art video tutorial to learn how to master drawing a human eye in two minutes.
How To: Make an iPhone belt buckle
A ten minute film on how to make your own iPhone belt buckle. This entire idea and design and construction and package creation and the manufacture of 6-8 buckles was done within 24 hours of the iPhone launch, for fun.
How To: Illustrate with watercolor, ink, and colored pencil
This video tutorial offers tips on various illustration techniques. Illustrate with watercolor and colored pencil in black and white for practical purposes. When drawing professional illustrations, there is not a lot of room for mistakes. Use water color, ink and colored pencil to begin fleshing out your drawings with light layers or paint and ink.
How To: Create a pillowcase, low rise long skirt with Gianny L
See what you can make with a pillowcase! Learn how to create a pillowcase, low rise long skirt with Gianny L! The sexy GiannyL demonstrates this DIY closet hack that's simple and cheap. Wear this with thong sandals to give this airy long skirt a laid-back, casual look that's perfect for warm weather, the beach, or casual events.
How To: Light a fashion shot
The difference between a good fashion shoot and a great one isn’t the model — it’s the lighting. Learn how to expertly light a fashion shot with this how to video.
How To: Use a light meter for your photo camera
This cinematography tutorial video provides the basics of working with a photographic light meter as well as how to read the meter. A light and flash meter is nothing expensive. All you need is something that will measure the light and your flash. Most light meters are relatively the same. Metering is a relatively simple process. Just key in the ISO, key in the shuttle speed, push the button, and it gives you the f-stop to use on your professional photo camera.
How To: Stretch a canvas
How to stretch a canvas with Celebrity Artist Michael Bell. Step by step, learn how to stretch a perfect canvas every time, how to tone the canvas, and incorporate text, mixed-media and paper in a work of art on canvas. Watch a work from start to finish.
How To: Draw manga of your own
Learn how to draw the Japanese genre of comics, manga, in this crash course for drawing your own. You will need some drawing pencils, a drawing pad, a kneaded eraser, and perhaps some manga examples. Before you know it, you'll be drawing those quirky and hyper-expressive characters.
How To: Paint porcelain
Painting on porcelain is done best with squirrel hair paint brushes and Copaiba mixed paint. Learn how to paint on porcelain in this free video series.
How To: Make ceramic plates and platters
Ceramic plates and platters are simple projects that anyone can master. Learn how to create your own ceramic plates and platters with this free ceramics video series.
How To: Make your own oil paints
Learn how to make your own oil paints. Making your own oil paints is a lot like growing your own vegetables – homemade is always better than store-bought.
How To: Use color theory to analyze color
Check out this video on color theory: analyzing color. It is important to understand color relationships and harmonies when designing everything from brand advertising, websites, video games, fine art, clothing and interior decoration. Tutorial video from Sessions Online Schools of Art & Design's "Color Theory" course. Part of Sessions' Graphic, Web, Digital Arts, Marketing, and Multimedia Arts Design certificate programs.
How To: Begin watercolor painting
Painting with watercolors doesn't have to be left to the experts! Now you can learn the basics, from supplies to techniques for creating interesting paintings in this free online art lesson on video about painting taught by expert Larry Dubitsky. Begin watercolor painting - Part 1 of 22.
How To: Paint roses with wet-in-wet watercolors on rice paper
Watch this instructional painting video to paint a rose using the wet-in-wet method of watercolor painting on Chinese rice paper. This fluid style of painting takes lot of practice and does not allow for mistakes. Every brush stroke counts. Get out some newsprint to practice painting these beautiful rose petals.
How To: Paint a lake in watercolor
This video demonstrates how to paint a lake in watercolors.
How To: Draw President Barack Obama
Watch this fine art video tutorial to learn how to draw President Barack Obama. "Today, YOU will be drawing President Barack Obama-- so grab a pencil and some paper. This video will show you step by step how to draw President Obama. Each step will be shown in two second intervals. Pause each step, as you need to."
How To: Master drawing a fearful human eye in two minutes
Watch this fine art video tutorial to learn how to master drawing a fearful eye in two minutes. In two minutes you will be able to draw the expression of fear in the eye.
How To: Customize a pair of Nike Air Force One sneakers
Watch this instructional fashion design videos to customize a pair of Nike Air Force One sneakers. Make sure to clean the shoe with nail polish remover, or acetone to remove the finish. Tape off the areas of the shoe you want to protect. Here is one example of how to paint your Air Force Ones and give them a customized look.
How To: Prep shoes to customize
Watch this instructional fashion design video for a quick guide on how to prepare shoes before you paint them. You will need a Magic Eraser, water, a tooth brush, q-tips, masking tape, and acetone (nail polish remover). Get you shoes ready for a specialty customized look.