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How to Paint a Food Tray

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Food trays are used to carry meals to people, but painting the tray can give the implement a new utility. Artists paint, decoupage and carve food trays into interesting designs which they can coordinate them with particular rooms... more »

How to Paint a Head With Watercolors

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Watercolor painting is a highly expressive and vivid way of depicting art. The control and understanding necessary to properly paint a head using watercolors can elude even the most seasoned painters from time to time. However, you can learn to ... more »

How to paint a mural in your home

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Do you want to brighten your home? Would it be nice if visitors say, "Wow that is an amazing painting!". Murals brighten your space... more »

How to Paint a Picture From a Photograph

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If only the earth would stop rotating long enough to allow you to paint the sunset. And darn those wild ponies for not being more cooperative models. An artist often has to rely on a photograph, since action takes place too quickly to capture ... more »

How to Paint a Portrait From Life

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Painting a portrait from a live model can capture the subject's personality in a way that other portraitrature can't. Here are some tips that will help you create an accurate, lively record of your subject... more »

How to Paint a Seascape

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A trip to the shore may give you an urge to paint a seascape. Here's a simplified method to paint a seascape with water colors and mixed media... more »

How to Paint a Sky Using Acrylics

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Acrylic paints are water-based and faster drying than oils. Many artists enjoy this medium for landscape painting. The background is just as important as the foreground in landscapes, so it is necessary to get the look of the sky right. Learn how ... more »

How to Paint a Sky With Acrylic Paints

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There are two main mediums for painting with acrylics. Acrylic paint (applied with brushes), or acrylic chalks... more »

How to Paint a Sky With Spray Paint Art

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Spray paint art has risen in popularity because it is easy to learn and doesn't require a huge expenditure for basic supplies. Many spray paint artists, particularly beginners, are attracted to landscapes, vast expanses of sky and outer space as ... more »

How to Paint a Starscape

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Painting a beautiful night sky can be accomplished by anyone, whether you've painted before or not! Follow these simple steps to create a beautiful canvas... more »

How to Paint a Sunset With Watercolors

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Watercolor painting can be a therapeutic and relaxing way to spend an afternoon. If you haven't tried painting a sunset, these steps break it down so that you can easily create a watercolor sunset from start to finish with no stress or ... more »

How to Paint a Watercolor Portrait

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Watercolor painting is an extremely expressive and gratifying medium to work with. It requires tremendous control and superior color skills to make an attractive picture. Portrait art is typically done with paint that has a higher controllability ... more »

How to Paint a Watercolor Wash

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A watercolor wash is a basic technique to establish tone and atmosphere in your paintings. Washes are useful for filling in the background before you start painting your subject. There are three kinds of washes: the flat wash, the graded wash and ... more »

How to Paint an Acrylic Stillscape

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An acrylic stillscape is the combination of a still life and a landscape or seascape. You can paint one even if you don't have much experience as an artist. There is no right or wrong way to do a stillscape. Just go where the painting and your ... more »

How to Paint Awesome Night Time Cityscapes With Watercolor

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Achieving realism in painting is always challenging. It needs a lot of patience and discipline. This painting was very tedious to paint, but it was one of my first paintings. So, I can paint this as a beginner, you definitely can too!.. more »

How to Paint Decorative Tile

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Hand painted decorative tiles add a special touch to many homes today. In a generation where home owners look for those little things that make their homes stand out from the rest, decorative tiles are a great way to accomplish that goal. Keep ... more »

How to Paint Fireworks

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Painting fireworks can be a blast for both kids and adults. If you can exhale through a straw, you can paint fireworks that might just leave an impression like Monet. Follow the steps below and you're bound to make a big splash... more »

How to Paint Flowers With Acrylic Paints

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You will learn how to paint flowers with acrylic paints... more »

How to Paint Glass With Acrylic Paints

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Make beautiful creations and decorations for your home by painting glass with acrylic paints. Using these paints, you can easily paint patterns on glass decor like ornaments, vases and bottles. Turn boring glass pieces into works of art with just ... more »

How to Paint in Layers on Glass

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Painting on glass is an art form growing in popularity. Glass as a medium is special because it is viewed from both sides. An effective way to paint on glass without colors running together is to paint in layers. This also gives the artwork depth ... more »

How to paint in oils: The Pear

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Painting in oils can be somewhat daunting but let me assure you if you follow these steps you will be amazed how wonderful your pear looks and at how many other objects you can paint with this technique... more »

How to Paint in the Modernism Style

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Painting in the modernism style is akin to breaking the laws of tradition in any art form. Modernist painters redefine visual art by shaking up the institutions. Paint your own modernist piece and break your own rules... more »

How to Paint in the Romanticism Style

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Romanticism is as much a philosophy as an art form. It is a backing off from logical explanations and an embracing of the unknown. To paint in the romanticism style is to explore the unexplained with paint and canvas... more »

How to Paint Like Leonardo da Vinci

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Renaissance man, Leonardo da Vinci has the unique distinction of being the man responsible for two of the most famous and reproduced paintings in history, the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper. Heralded as an innovator in a variety of subjects, ... more »

How to Paint Like Salvador Dali

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Spanish Surrealist Salvador Dali has created some of the world's most memorable works of art. Although he was also well versed in other artistic disciplines, such as sculpting and writing, most people probably best remember Salvador Dali for his ... more »

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