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A gel pen is a writing instrument which uses a type of ink in which the color, or pigment, is suspended in a water-based gel. This allows the gel pen's color to be brighter and smoother than its...

If you are starting your own business or website you know that appearance is everything when it comes to attracting either visitors or customers. One way to give your business a more professional...

Painting a mural from a picture is an easy but time-consuming project. By renting an overhead projector and transferring your image to a transparency sheet (a thin plastic sheet), you can trace...

Radial lines are lines that pass through the center of a circle or sphere, according to Wolfram Math World. These lines can be evenly spaced to create a symmetrical design or spaced differently to...

Anime is a very popular drawing style, originating from Japan, which features larger eyes, usually simplified facial structure, and pointed hair. This drawing technique is great for beginners who...

Create a one of a kind papier mache cube featuring your kids favorite cartoon characters. By making a simple box you can create a whimsical addition to your kid's room featuring their favorite...

How to choose a Logo Designer. Know what to expect from your designer and what should be incorporated into your logo design.

Photoshop is a great resource to use if you like to edit, add, create pictures. There are a lot of things that you can do with Photoshop. The possibilities are endless. You can edit, adjust,...

The following project will cost a minimal amount and will add to your picnic or even daily living activity around the kitchen table.

Construction paper is a great starting point for arts and crafts projects. Use brown construction paper to creating a realistic looking cockroach, or use different colors to create a unique...

Persian rugs are a hot commodity for homeowners and decorators who wish to make use of Middle Eastern decorative themes. A Persian rug represents a unique part of Persian artistic and cultural...

Photoshop is a great program for the art of photo manipulation. While this art can be difficult, creating the illusion of flight is rather easy. It takes just a few steps and a couple of photos.

You can make T-shirt transfers with graphic files from CDs with a few common items and attention to detail. The graphic file must be opened and properly formatted for use as a transfer in a...

Wreaths are a beautiful, traditional decoration that can add flair to any room of your home. Some wreaths are specifically for autumn or winter holidays, while others are suitable to celebrate...

Do you ever feel like decorating the walls with something other than pictures? Here's one idea for you, if you've received or bought flowers recently. My favorite flowers for this project are...

First off everybody has there own writing styles. I prefer to keep My love poems free verse so I can let people relate to every single feeling ,sight, smell, and sensation. But the real thing any...

The first question comes in a mind before getting tattooed is pain, is this really hurt? The answer is yes. When needles pierce in your skin does hurt. But what you really want to know is, How...

Drawing chibi characters is always meant as an expression of cuteness, or emphasizing comical moments. The word chibi, in Japanese, means "little child," and that is exactly what chibi drawings...

Graphic designers and illustrators are in the business of selling the reproduction rights to their designs. The rights sold include reproduction rights, distribution rights, derivative rights, and...

The moment an artist creates an image, whether it is a painting, photograph, drawing, logo or graphics created on a computer, ownership of that image is instantly sealed. In order to defend your...

The Ives color wheel consists of a representation of the color spectrum in a circular shape, with one wedge devoted to each of 24 colors. This wheel has long been a resource for dyeing fabrics,...

Silk Screen, also known as screen printing, is a versatile, easy-to-learn technique for printing on a variety of surfaces such as paper, fabric, wood, metal, plastic and glass. Silk Screen inks...

After a tattoo has been completely outlined on the skin, the next step is to add shading. The tattoo machine that is being used for the tattoo will need to be set up for shading. A tattoo machine...

If you are a photographer, you may have heard about infrared photos. Before certain digital cameras were made, this type of picture was rare. Some photographers find infrared desirable because it...

The broad definition of vintage art is generally commercial artwork created from the 19th through the mid-20th century. Vintage art is not to be confused to the works of painters using watercolors...

A tattoo machine is the tool that a professional tattoo artist performs tattoos with. Novices or nonprofessionals will refer to a tattoo machine as a tattoo gun. Tattoo machines may need...

Modern cowboy horseshoe metal art derives its artistic roots from Western North Carolina. Most objects of horseshoe metal art are functional type household objects with decorative design. They are...

Graphic plotters print vector graphics from computer-generated image files. These large-format printers work well for images that require precision, such as construction plans, product designs or...

Pixel art is a digital art form that borrows from early graphic designs to create a retro look by using a simplified technique. Pixel art, as it sounds, uses only pixels, or small squares of...

If you have learned your lesson after getting a crazy tattoo when you were 18 years old, you know now to do some research and deep thinking before you get any tattoo. Sure, you could spend hours...

A mural is defined as any piece of artwork that is painted directly on a wall, ceiling or any other large permanent surface. Fresco, secco and mezzo-fresco techniques are still used by artists...

Have you ever looked at a painting and wished that you were so talented that you could paint it? Have you ever been frustrated trying to simply draw a straight line that refused to cooperate? ...

I love easy and inexpensive crafts to make with kids of all ages. I learned how to make this adorable butterfly at a Volunteer Recognition Banquet, with all adults, and everyone loved it! With...

Did you just get a tattoo? If your tattoo artist did not give you instructions about proper tattoo healing, I would not go back to him/her. A tattoo is not complete until it has healed...

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Writing letters in script using calligraphy pens is an art form that stands on its own merit. Calligraphy script letters are ideal for composing personal correspondence, decorating envelopes or...

Most people think MSPaint is a useless program. True it is difficult to use and true there are better Illustrator programs out there. But it can be fun none the less. I'm going to walk you through...

Sometime in your daily living it could come in handy to create a simple poem to include with a gift or card. Many people shy away from this thinking they cannot do it very well, but I think...

If you are able to make the time and try, you can restore something precious that was broken and seems impossible to repair. If it was precious to you before, it will be even more valuable now,...

Always thought of yourself as the next Charles Schulz or Gary Larsen? Wish you could turn out a manga or animé book? Love to see your animated special on TV or at the movies some day? Then...

Saturation Color Theory is a method of conveying a particular mood to a viewer. High saturation in the right circumstances can have a lasting impression, and low saturation can blend with an...

A triadic color scheme is one of several color harmonies that allows the artist to create a work without using natural colors, but still deliver a full range of values without needing to dilute...

A split-complementary color scheme adds emphasis without dramatic tension. Although the opposing colors create emphasis, they don't clash violently like direct complements. Consider using a...

Analogous color schemes communicate the entire range of human emotions, from peaceful, calm greens to turbulent reds and oranges, from warm and fuzzy yellows to cold and cruel violet. When colors...

Photoshop has an interesting tool that everyone overlooks...find out how you can do amazing things with this photoshop feature.

You thought getting that tongue piercing would be cool-looking and a great conversation starter at parties. Little did you know about the pain, swelling and risk of infection that came along with...

If you own your own business, you can never have enough forms of advertisement. Although business cards are nice, they are often tossed into a large pile of other cards, completely disappearing...

Using your kid's favorite pop star is an easy way to personalized their rooms. By simply cutting and pasting your image you create an instant one of a kind focal point. This is an easy project...

Create your own wall art with a little bit of paint and free paint sample strips. If you have a wall in your home in need of some attention you can transform it yourself using these simple steps.

Realistically, you can enlarge any picture for drawing purposes. It follows an easy-to-accomplish method based on pixels: not exactly like the pixels on a computer screen or from a digital...