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  • How to Sculpt a Hibiscus Tree

    Just like a real hibiscus tree, a miniature model of one can lend an air of beauty and delicacy to your decorating. Although a hibiscus tree is a relatively complex shape, you can render an...

  • How to Make an Artistic Body Mask

    Art molds can be used to help make statues, movie and play props, haunted house severed limbs or pregnancy castings for baby mementos. Making a full body casting obviously takes more plaster and...

  • How to Color Concrete Statues

    Concrete statues can make any art collection or home landscape very eloquent. Many different styles of concrete or plaster statues have been used for yard decorations such as cherubs, angels,...

  • How to Make Stuffed Tissue Paper Flowers

    Have you ever wished your flowers would never wilt or die? While flowers are certainly beautiful, most only last a few days. Paper flowers capture the beauty of natural flowers without wilting or...

  • How to Sculpt Palm Fronds

    Palm fronds are a beautiful but intricate natural shape that can be challenging to render in clay due to the fragility of the leaves and the uniformity of the shape. In order to sculpt...

  • How to Paint Plaster Molds

    The painted plaster mold, which is a negative plaster copy of another object or sculpted design, is a fairly simple craft project with many uses. Plaster molds may be used for children's crafts,...

  • Directions for Styrofoam Beams

    Rustic, heavy wooden beams lend a since of quiet grandeur to a living space. Coupled with tastefully casual furniture and the right lighting they can make any space feel more substantial. Hardwood...

  • How to Keep Plaster of Paris From Sticking to Mold

    Plaster of paris is a great material to use for creating exact replicas using flexible molds. Inexpensive and easy to mix and pour, plaster of paris can recreate exact details and dries solidly....

  • How to Make a Plaster Moulding of a Body Part

    Making a plaster moulding of a body part captures the look of that part in life-sized 3D, preserving it forever. The process of creating the mold is fairly simple. You can mount the plaster body...

  • How to Make Copper Art

    Copper is one of the best metals for beginning artists to work with. In sheets, copper is easy to cut and shape into figures or three-dimensional wall art hangings. Making copper art can be a...

  • Helpful Glazing Tips and Ideas

    Whether you're new to glazing or have been doing it for years, there are always ways to perfect your glazing technique. Even when glazing seems to have gone wrong, you can often fix the problems...

  • How to Repair Torn Rubber Molds

    Silicone and urethane rubber molds are well-known for their versatility, and are often the first choice among toymakers, propmakers and hobbyists. This type of mold is also fairly durable, but the...

  • Metal Art Projects

    In recent art history, metal has become a commonplace medium in the world of sculpture. However, metal art goes far beyond sculpture and includes decorative art and even the fashioning of musical...

  • How to Paint a Metal Sculpture

    The reason for painting metal sculpture can be as simple as the need for a sealant that prevents rust or preserves the patina. Or, it can become an elaborate expression of color, furthering the...

  • Types of Different Welding Rods

    Welding rods, or electrodes, are used in the stick welding process and will not be found in MIG, flux-core, TIG or any other welding application. They are a long, skinny steel rod with a flux...

  • How to Make Sculptures Using Fiberglass & Resins

    Sculptures made from fiberglass and resins have several distinct advantages over those made from concrete, bronze or other materials. They are significantly lighter, making them easier to...

  • Steps to Do Ganesh Sculpture in Clay

    Ganesh is the Hindu god of knowledge, and followers worship his images in praise of the path to knowledge and enlightenment. For this reason, a Ganesh idol in your home may serve as a deep...

  • How to Mold a Plaster of Paris Footprint

    Making foot and hand imprints is a classic project for kids and adult artists. Children's footprints are often painted with bright colors and used to make gifts such as tree ornaments and...

  • How to Make a Man Statue From PVC Pipe

    You can make an imaginative statue of a human being from polyvinyl chlorate (PVC) piping. PVC pipes, fittings and connectors come in so many shapes and sizes the design possibilities are endless....

  • How to Find Hand Blown Glass Ornaments

    Hand blown glass ornaments are highly sought after and collected because they are handcrafted pieces of glasswork that are made with the centuries-old lampworking and glassblowing techniques. Many...

  • How to Make Fiberglass Sculptures

    Fiberglass sculpture offers several advantages over other media. It is lightweight, so it can be transported easily and shipped inexpensively. It is also very strong and can withstand the elements...

  • How to Sculpt With Chicken Wire

    Hex netting, known by the common names of poultry wire, chicken wire or chicken netting, is a galvanized woven hardware product often used in the construction of fencing and pens for poultry and...

  • How to Care for Wood Carvings

    A wood carving is a work of art that's made to last a long time. However, the wood's appearance won't necessarily stay in prime condition unless you take special care to maintain your carving....

  • Carved Glass Lighting Techniques

    Through the use of traditional acid etching and automated laser techniques, artists and interior designers continue to push the aesthetic possibilities of carved glass. While carved glass still...

  • How to make your own Keyblade

    So you want to fight Heartless and defeat the Organization? Well you are going to need a good weapon to do it! In this article, I will be telling you how to make your own Keyblade! This version...

  • How to Create a Mold of Lips

    Making a plaster of Paris mold of your lips is a fun craft idea that can entertain the whole family. Plaster of Paris is easy for crafters of all ages to use for molding shapes and creating...

  • How to Use a Plaster Bandage to Create Artwork

    Creating sculpture and artwork can be fun and relaxing. A variety of media are available to work with to create art, and medical supplies can be one of them. Plaster bandage is often used to...

  • How to Apply Bronze Finish

    Bronze, made by combining copper and tin, has been a popular decorative material for centuries. Sculptures, fixtures, and architectural elements can all be made from bronze. When working with...

  • How to Coil Build With Clay

    Learn how to create a sculpture using the coil building method. This is a great project for teachers to use in their classes.

  • How to Create a Pinch Pot Sculpture

    Learn how to make pinch pots or pinch pot method sculptures! A fun project for young and old and a great project for art teachers!

  • How to Sculpt Using The Slab Building Method

    Learn how to create a sculpture using the slab building method. Great for young or old - artist or newbie - student or professional! This is also a great sculpting method to teach your students...

  • How to Make a Cube with inner Decor

    Have you ever seen one of those cool looking cubes with patterns inside of them? If you want to make one, then this is the article for you!

  • How to Carve a Plaster Relief From Plaster of Paris

    Plaster of Paris, sometimes called plaster, is a powder-based material that, when mixed with water, creates a material that hardens much like cement. Plaster of Paris is ideal for use with molds...

  • Epoxy Glue for Pottery Repair

    When pottery breaks, epoxy is often the best material to use to repair it. It hardens relatively quickly and is easy to apply to separate pieces of broken pottery.

  • How to make a Polymer Clay Turkey

    You won't have to call the Turkey Hot line to make this wonderful bird. Just watch the video and follow the steps and your turkey will be the talk of the neighborhood.

  • How to Stop Wood From Splitting

    When working with wood, you must account for the fact that it is a natural product. This means that shrinkage, warping and splitting can occur. This can become quite a problem when a carver or...

  • Tools for Stone Carving

    Stone carving tools have changed little through the centuries. Chisels and hammers have been around since man could forge steel. The pneumatic hammer came about in the late 1800s. Despite...

  • How to make a Fabric Game Board that rolls up

    Give a gift, that you created, for young or senior, that lasts for years. A wonderfully easy gift to make, or for your kids to make, as gifts for their teacher, for relatives, friends, birthdays...

  • How to Find Out If a Brass Statue Is Worth Money?

    The most important component about finding out if your bronze statue is worth money is research. What may seem like an old, worthless relic could really be a priceless piece of art. There are many...

  • How to Repair Seraphim Angels

    Seraphim angels, like all ceramic statues, often break when they fall heavily against a hard surface and when they are subjected to undue pressure. However, all is not lost. If you have the broken...

  • How to Make a Hanging Ceramic Mobile

    Making a mobile is a great family craft project and a fun way to make gifts for friends and relatives. Polymer clay comes in almost any color you can think of, making it an easy way to make...

  • How to Create Papier Mache Molds of Plaster

    Papier mache is a fun and easy way to create sculptures, models and other objects. Creating papier mache only requires water, flour and old newspaper. Simple shapes are easy to craft from papier...

  • How to Learn to Sculpt With Clay Online

    In contrast to drawing and painting, sculpting allows an artist to create a three-dimensional image. Although there are numerous materials used for sculpture, clay is the most common. You do not...

  • How to Make Your Own Garden Sculptures

    A garden can be a place for fulfilling the human need for gratification of the aesthetic senses, and a place for renewal and inspiration. Creating your own garden sculptures can be a means of...

  • Free Clay Babies Sculpting Tutorial

    Sculpting the shape of a baby in clay is a special kind of human figure sculpting. While many of the proportions and shapes of a baby's body are similar to those of a child are adult, the...

  • How to Polish Soapstone

    Soapstone is a soft-and-beautiful mineral that is popular for hand carving. If you want a finished soapstone work to shine, it must be properly treated and polished using the right kind of oil and...

  • How to Make Wax Molds for Plaster

    You can make plaster replicas of almost anything, including body parts, with Flexwax, a product of Amaco. It is solid at room temperature and melts at 120 degrees Fahrenheit, a comfortably warm...

  • Things to Do With Metal File Cabinets

    Old metal filing cabinets have the advantage of being well-built, capacious and nearly indestructible. On the down side, they are clunky, heavy and often unattractive. With a bit of work and some...

  • How to Make Clay

    There are tons of different recipes for home made clay out there, but you may have found many of them are poor quality. They leave your clay un-sculpt-able and hard to work with. In this article...

  • How to Carve Easter Island Heads from Snow

    Wintertime brings the joy of holiday decorations and playing in the snow. Snow sculpture can be a great family activity or a chance for an individual artist to show off talent. One question...

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