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How to Protect Eyes and Skin in the Darkroom

By msmarymac

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It is very important to take precautions against chemical exposure when working in a photographic darkroom. Chemicals are hazardous and can cause injury. Here are a few tips to protecting your eyes and skin from direct contact with photographic ... more »

How to Protect Yourself from Toxins of Pastels

By Sumac

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I worked with pastels for years before realizing the danger of ingesting and inhaling toxic materials from the pastel dust... more »

How to Protect Yourself From Toxins When Making Artwork

By Sumac

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Most people are unaware of the inherent dangers of solvents and media used when making artwork. It is believed that Van Gogh's personality disorders were the result of his licking his paint brushes and ingesting the paint, causing lead poisoning... more »

How to Successfully Buy Fabric Paints Online or Off

By DSev101

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Choosing the right ballpoint fabric paints (pens) for you takes only a little knowledge to be most successful with purchasing online or offline. It is important to arm yourself with some pertinent knowledge before spending any money on these ... more »

How to Teach Wet On Wet Watercolor Design Elements To Children

By Walkaboutangel

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Wet on wet watercolor is a wonderful technique to teach children. I have taught the basic design elements to children from the age of three. The object is to teach them the individual design elements and how to combine those elements into a ... more »

How to understand and paint: COLOR

By Janice Edelman

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Color is the language of emotion; a pathway to understanding the painter' s intentions. In this article are six ways to use color which may be used alone or in combination with one another. Happy painting!.. more »

How to understand the medium: WATERCOLOR

By Janice Edelman

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One method of watercolor consists of glazing transparent colors one upon the other in the thinnest of glazes. Another way, the one I prefer, is to approximate the correct color for an area and to apply it directly, in the first brush load. The ... more »

How to Use Dried Watercolor Paint

By Alina Bradford Bradford

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You may have left off the cap or the paint may be old, but sometimes watercolor tubes dry up. It's a shame to let all of that paint go to waste. Here is how to save watercolor paint without losing any quality... more »

How to Use Prisma Water Color Pencils in Drawings

By bzero

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Water color pencils are great to draw with and can add beautiful effects to an artwork. Using them is simple, but there are additional art techniques with them that are a little obscure... more »

How to Use the Print Gocco PG-5

By Jennifer Walker

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Screen printing is a hobby that is usually cost-prohibitive for many. Print Gocco makes screen printing much more accessible with its simple-to-use tabletop machine that doesn't cost an arm and a leg to get started. Originally marketed towards ... more »

How to View the World Aesthetically

By Michael Motta

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In writing for eHow, my basic lack of being a typical "how to" American male has really slapped me in the face. I'm not the guy who tells you how to fix your car, build a deck, rewire your den, or anything like that. I struggle with driving a ... more »

How to a wrap a present or gift

By italeona

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Sick and tired of stuffing a box in a bag and saying happy birthday? It's about time you learned to wrap like the pros!.. more »

How to Be Safe in a Photographic Darkroom

By msmarymac

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A photographic darkroom is a hazardous place. There are dangerous chemicals and the possibility of spills, not to mention you are working in low light conditions. Here are a few tips to keep in mind to keep your environment as safe as possible... more »

How to Buy and Store Colored Pencils

By robertsloan2

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What are the advantages of buying artist grade colored pencils? How can I store these expensive art supplies in a way that prevents internal breakage? This article shows how, why and where to get good quality colored pencils and how to keep them ... more »

How to Care for Oil Brushes When Not in Use

By Krystin Fuller

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Oil brushes need to be properly cared for since improper maintenance can result in broken bristles from elements such as dried paint and mildew. Keeping your brushes properly cleaned will not only lengthen their life, but will prevent debris from ... more »

How to Challenge Yourself in Your Art Journal

By Jenn Hollowell

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Preventing art journals from becoming to monotonous can be a challenge, particularly when artists are finding it difficult to stay inspired or ward of artist’s block. This challenge is meant to break artists out of their comfort zones, help them ... more »

How to Choose a Book to Alter

By Jennifer Walker

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As children we are taught to respect books: Don't draw in them. Don't bend the pages. Don't mar the cover. Over time we learn that respect can take many forms. As artists we know that anything can make a good canvas. Tom Phillips' “A Humument” ... more »

How to Choose a canvas for your painting

By askmeiknow

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There are so many different types of canvases these days when you go to the art store. How do you make sense of which canvas would be right for what painting? Here's a buyer's guide to help you decide by professional artist Melanie Cossey... more »

How to Clean Up a Photographic Chemical Spill

By msmarymac

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If you are working in a home darkroom, you should be prepared for chemical spills larger than a few small drips and splashes. Here are a couple of tips to safely clean up after a small to mid-sized chemical spill... more »

How to Collect Unusual Art Supplies

By Jenn Hollowell

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I'm always in "don't throw that away" mode when it comes to how this household is run. You never know what can be used for a piece of art or an art project that can be completed with your kids! Here's how I drive my family nuts . . ... more »

How to Create Abstract Art

By Sondrac

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Abstract Art might look as if it simple to create, with a splash of paint here and there then framed and hung on a wall. At times some of the paintings seem as if an artist takes paints and splatters them on canvas. Sometimes that is exactly ... more »

How to Create Fog in Landscape Painting

By alienangel555

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Creating fog in a painting is more complicated than it may appear at first. It takes layers of glazing and mixing the right colors. However, when the final effect is completed, it can be very striking. Here are some tips on creating this effect... more »

How to Draw a Geranium in Colored Pencils

By robertsloan2

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Colored pencils are a clean, convenient medium that can get very detailed, realistic results. Geraniums are a bit tricky because the flowers are a cluster and some of the blossoms are at different angles. Draw what you see, not what you think you ... more »

How to Draw a Pet Land Hermit Crab in Derwent Drawing Pencils

By robertsloan2

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Derwent Drawing Pencils are an expressive medium for realistic wildlife drawing. They are soft, lush and available in 24 muted natural colors including grays, greens, blues and violets as well as the original reddish or golden earth tones and ... more »

How to Draw Halos for Religious Art

By robertsloan2

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Have you ever wanted to draw a saint, an angel or a Madonna in the style of beautiful old religious icons? Or tried to find a way to show that particular man with a flute in your drawing is Krishna? Here are several easy and dramatic ways to show ... more »

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