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How to Add Texture and Blend With Acrylic Paint

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Working with acrylic paint produces a result similar to oils. Acrylic paint is water-based so it doesn't smell like oils and it comes in various densities and shades. Adding texture and blending colors is easy to do with acrylic paint... more »

How to Appreciate Goya, the Revolutionary Artist

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In 1799 Francisco José Goya was finally appointed as the royal painter of Spanish Crown. Follow these steps to hear his independent opinions, blatant political statements in his work... more »

How to Appreciate Rubens’ Saturn

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Follow the steps below to gain appreciation of Peter Paul Rubens' Baroque style through an examination of his painting, Saturn. Read on to learn more... more »

How to Create a Stone Wall Facade for Your Halloween Haunted House

By Sharon Keith

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For many years with the help of other family members, I put on a haunted house in our garage for the grandkids during Halloween. Three years ago after my daughter moved to a neighborhood full of children, we moved it to her garage. The ... more »

How to Help a Toddler Finger Paint

By Jennifer Erchul

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They love the feel of gooey paint oozing between their fingers. They like to watch different designs develop on the paper. Most of them also like the mess that comes with finger painting. And yet a lot of caregivers never introduce the art of ... more »

How to Make Egg Tempera Paint

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Egg tempera paint dries quickly to a matte finish. It doesn't fade over time and is water resistant and permanent. Make your own tempera paints instead of purchasing them at expensive art or crafts stores to use in creating your paintings... more »

How to Make Homemade Fingerpaint

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Arts & crafts builds children's creativity, stimulates their imaginations, and enhances cognitive skills. Finger painting is a fun early childhood activity! Enjoy!.. more »

How to Make Scratch 'n Sniff Watercolors / Paint

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Art activities will stimulate your child's imaginations and enhance their creativity. Scratch 'n Sniff Watercolor paint is an entertaining activity that will leave them with a unique keepsake... more »

How to Organize an Art Studio

By AlinaBradford

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If your art studio is like mine, then it is hard to find a place for everything. Here are some tips I have found useful when organizing my studio... more »

How to Paint a Landscape.

By Trotsky

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I see many landscapes painted by amateurs that just don't come alive. The main problem - lighting. This will give amateur painters and idea how give life to their paintings... more »

How to Paint by Numbers

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You can create your own art masterpieces just like a professional artist to hang in your home. Paint by number sets were created by Max Klein and Dan Robbins in 1951. They were very popular in the 1950s and you can still find plenty of them ... more »

How to Paint in the Baroque Style

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To paint in the baroque style is to paint in the style of the masters like Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens. These painters glorified subject after subject in their art. Try your hand at baroque style and glorify a subject of your own... more »

How to Paint With Oils

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Painting with oils is more challenging than using watercolors or acrylics. You must have the patience to paint a single layer, let it dry, and return for additional layers over several days or even weeks. However, if you love the look of oils, ... more »

How to Paint With Worms

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With this craft activity, children can create unique, fun, squiggly worm paintings by using noodles or "worms" to paint with. This is a sensory activity in which children explore their senses, thereby increasing their brain activity. The ... more »

How to produce art, on clothing with Bleach

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Stenciling Fabrics with Bleach By Phelyx of phelyx.com My name is Phelyx. Sometimes, I am called the bleach guy. This is the tutorial I produced for Stencil Revolution, a year ago, for my bleaching process. In 2002, I was hired by a small ... more »

How to redecorate your living room on a budget

By staci

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My friends and I change our living rooms all the time and have learned little tips and tricks to do it on a budget, and it always turns out great... more »

How to Remove Acrylic Paint

By Anthony Delgado

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There are many ways to remove acrylic paint from various types of materials. The most important thing to remember is that acrylic is water soluble and can be removed with just the right amount of persistence... more »

How to See the Vatican Splendors Exhibit

By Virginia Allain

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The Vatican Splendors exhibit tours the U.S. starting in February 2008. It's a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see rare objects and art from the Vatican. Here are tips to get the maximum enjoyment from the exhibition... more »

How to See Whistler Paintings in Glasgow

By Paul Geraghty, eHow UK

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James McNeill Whistler is one of America’s finest painters. Born in 1834 in Massachusetts, he spent much of his life abroad, studying in Paris and absorbing influences from the vibrant French art scene before taking up residence in Britain. ... more »

How to Talk About Art Like You're Smart

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If you hate going to Museums and Art Galleries you are not alone. Paintings, sculptures, photography – what is it all about? You don’t have to take a slew of Art History classes to appreciate and enjoy art. All you really need to do is make a ... more »

How to Use Dried Watercolor Paint

By AlinaBradford

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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 Watercolor Without Brushes

By yvonne quarles

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Too many beginning watercolor artists find that it is a medium hard to control and blend. Why not go with the flow, so to speak, and try abstract expressionism. This kind of art will not create a realistic picture, but instead it will make a ... more »

How to Airbrush Tutorial - Paint Freehand with a Double-Action Airbrush

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You are on your way to successful mastery of the double action airbrush by learning to manipulate three basic control elements... more »

How to Appreciate the Work of Henry Darger

By jamesbankston

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Darger was an eccentric and reclusive janitor who has been hailed as one of America's greatest “outside artists.”.. more »

How to Buy Paintings Online

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Purchasing paintings over the Internet lets you avoid the snooty salesperson telling you what you should like and allows you to look at things leisurely with no sales pressure... more »

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