Fine Art

You might want to throw out your old magazines but you can make beautiful paintings out of the colorful papers in them.So you might now want to save them for your kids and teach them a simple way...

Artists sometimes find it necessary to create duplicates of their work. A friend may request a copy or perhaps an artist wants to test another medium on the work. There are several methods to...

This is a something that can be fun or a struggle depending on your experience with this. I will show you some techniques that can actually make this process fun.

Notan is a fun and creative art form for all ages! Prepare to explore positive and negative space, symmetry and shape. Notan is incredibly versatile and the possibilities are endless!

Norman Rockwell was an American illustrator and painter whose popular works often depicted everyday people and current events. He used a variety of mediums for his magazine covers and...

Woodcut prints are a fun and relatively easy form of printmaking. Woodcut prints don't need to be perfect; often, the best woodcut prints look raw and unpolished. Mistakes actually enhance the...

Pyrography is a fun hobby to learn and you can earn extra money. Have you ever thought about doing Pyrography Woodburning crafts in your spare time. This article will teach you how to get...

Watercolor painters do not use white paint; the color of the paper acts as white in the painting. There are a number of ways to save the white of the paper so that it does not become completely...

Calendars can be invaluable gifts for anyone to give or receive. Creating a scrapbook calendar lends that personal touch that often is missing in the store-bought printed variety. With a little...

Writing about Art is an art form in itself. Art is difficult to define and often when people write about art they can lose what they are trying to communicate among the myriad of possibilities...

To finish any project well, you need to start it right. For painting in watercolors, this means having all your supplies ready before you start painting. This will save you a lot of trouble...

This article covers making a construction and tissue paper simulated STAINED GLASS window.

This article will tell you how to make a COLLAGE of photos that you will LOVE to show family and friends.

Every artist knows that feeling of staring at a blank canvas or piece of paper wondering how it could ever possibly manifest into an actual piece of artwork. Sometimes feeling inspired or getting...

True fine art is created using only tiny bits of hand torn paper, from all types of sources, for example magazines, old book pages, scrap paper, newsprint, filler paper, specialty paper, packaging...

When you are beginning a water color painting, you need to look for areas in your painting that you need to keep white or very light. When you paint with dark colors, you can’t cover them up with...

Geometric line art is a form of expression that doesn't necessarily require conventional artistic talent. For this first project, allow yourself to simply enjoy the process. You can explore more...

Transferring an art print to to canvas has several advantages. The art becomes more durable. It no longer needs protective glass during framing. The colors become richer. The process of...

This article is labeled “pets” and not “animals” for two good reasons. One, I’m assuming the animals you or your friends own, are your pets. Two, the photographs you paint from must be your own....

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...

Learn about paper cutout projects from a color wheel in this free color mixing demonstration video from our experienced art teacher.

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Fine Art is created using the artist hands to tear tiny bits of recycled magazine paper; layering the pieces using everyday glue to the canvas of choice. Many artists have chosen to create their...

As with just about anything, practice really does make perfect. With calligraphy, practice becomes even more important, since some hands require you to think about each stroke of your pen both...

Feeling naughty? Have boyfriend, girlfriend or other bad friend you want to get even with in a non-violent, non-destructive way? Toilet Paper their house!

Preserving and storing framed portraits, or any artwork, takes some effort and expense -- but the results are important to posterity and well worth pursuing.