BROWSE HOW TOs

Check Out All Categories

Arts & Entertainment

Whether your interests lie in literature, art, movies, music or theatre, find helpful How To advice from eHow’s stable of arts and entertainment experts. Drawing anime or learning to read sheet music? Looking to dazzle friends with a magic trick or develop your own reality TV show? Make eHow your first stop. If you’re dreaming of a career in entertainment or you just like to dabble in artistic pursuits, eHow provides the requisite tools to spark your creative fire.

Categories in Arts & Entertainment

Art (3395)
Books (2399)
Dance (1305)
Magic (695)
Movies & TV (2298)
Music (5038)
Theater (930)

Articles in Arts & Entertainment

How to Keep a Life Drawing Sketchbook

By starnami

1 comments

Are you an artist who wants to start drawing more from real life? It's easy when it becomes a habit. This article will teach you how to keep a sketchbook for life drawing. Wherever you are at, whoever may be in front of you, take advantage! ... more »

How to Keep Paperback Book Covers from Curling

By Kat Yares

1 comments

It can be irritating to pay good money for a paperback and have the covers curl before you are done reading it. This happens quite often on trade paperbacks where the card stock for the cover is thinner than on a mass marketed paperback, but can ... more »

How to keep the promise in your tween book

By tedpedersen

0 comments

When you write the opening to your book, never forget you are offering a contract to your reader. You are making a promise. Inherent in this promise is your willingness to remove yourself from the story in order to let a character’s action speak ... more »

How to Keep Track of Story Ideas

By ValerieDavid

1 comments

Ideas for articles, stories and novels can come at any time of the day or night. Writers scribble these ideas down in notebooks and phonebooks, on the backs of receipts and diner napkins. The unfortunate result is that often these great ideas get ... more »

How to Keep Up With Soap Operas

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

Soap operas have been around for decades with loyal and fanatical viewers. You can be one of those loyal fans by keeping up with your favorite shows even if you work, go to school or are busy taking care of your children during those important ... more »

How to Keep up With Your Journal

By rachelterry

1 comments

You know that keeping a journal is good for you. It helps you to remember things you'll soon forget, and it gives you much-needed perspective on your life. Plus, writing about your life can be therapeutic. But keeping up with the habit is ... more »

How to Keep Your Creative Momentum

By Jane Smith

2 comments

Is your inner critic telling you to give it up? Are you convinced that your last creative idea was years ago, if ever? It's time to duct tape your inner editor. Read on to learn how to keep your creative momentum... more »

How to Keep Your Top On at New Orleans Jazz Fest

By Melissa Maroff

2 comments

While attending Jazz Fest, you may decide to leave the concert grounds and venture out into the streets of New Orleans--where you’ll notice that for some--Mardi Gras is a year ‘round event. If you’re female, there’s a good chance you’ll hear the ... more »

How to keep your TV writing career on track

By tedpedersen

0 comments

Whatever it’s important to keep your career moving in the right direction, and it is just as important to “be at the table,” so when the moment arrives you’re ready to take full advantage. Here’s a few tips... more »

How to Know the History of the Golden Globe Awards

By DrJewell

0 comments

This article will inform you about the history and annual event for the prestigious Golden Globe Award which is to recognize top journalists in the world of entertainment and broadcast journalism and is formed by the Hollywood Foreign Press ... more »

How to Know What Safety Equipment Is Needed for a Home Darkroom

By msmarymac

0 comments

When setting up your own photographic darkroom, there are many safety issues you should keep in mind. Here are some of the essentials you should always have on hand in case of an emergency... more »

How to Know You're Watching a Really Funny M*A*S*H

By Mike Calahan

0 comments

It might be 3AM and another night of insomnia has led you toward the television. You click the “On” button and happen to stop on a group of khaki-worn actors. You have entered the 4077th, a fictional Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, situated a few ... more »

How to Krump

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

Krumping is a type of dance that is very popular in urban areas around world. This dance style involves a great deal of jumping, and if not practiced, can result in you being extremely embarrassed in a "Krump Off." The following steps will save ... more »

How to Layout a Dining Room Using CAD

By Rachel Lanning

1 comments

Create a plan with an impressive arrangement of dining room furniture. The furniture plan is the basis for your design, followed by the selection of fabrics and furniture selections from various manufacturers. Once you have created the basic ... more »

How to Lead a Church Choir

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

Leading a church choir takes a caring, yet stern and experienced choir director. The director must be determined, ready to work hard and have ample supply of prayers in time of need. The rewards and joys of a full choir singing religious songs ... more »

How to Learn About Erotic Art

By kim2shine22

0 comments

All the skin that saturates American pop culture today obscures the art in erotic. For thousands of years, cultures have cultivated the development of erotic art. Fine tune your taste in erotic art by appreciating these resources... more »

How to Learn About The Beatles

By martygit

1 comments

The Beatles were the most influential and important rock band in history. Their talent and creativity expanded the boundaries of the genre. They not only changed popular music and fashion, but also affected the mindset, priorities and political ... more »

How to Learn Jazz Dance Moves

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

Jazz dance refers to the energetic and fluid dance moves popularized by African-American dance troupes and dance-oriented Broadway hits like "A Chorus Line." This funky and fast-paced dance style is challenging to learn, but it offers the chance ... more »

How to Learn Square Dance Moves

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

Square dancing is performed by four sets of couples who position themselves in a square formation on the dance floor. In square dancing, there is a caller who announces what moves the dancers will perform, but doesn't participate. Here are some ... more »

How to Learn the Order of Flats

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

A flat is a symbol used in writing music that lowers a note by one half step. Key signatures written with sharps and flats always follow a certain order. This order allows the musician to easily determine the key of a piece of music they are ... more »

How to Learn the Order of Sharps

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

0 comments

Sharps are used in writing music to raise a specific note one half step. Sharps are also used to create key signatures. They define the key and raise specific notes one half step for the entire piece of music. The order of sharps is always the ... more »

How to Learn the Philosophy of a Genius

By jaxelamsextreme

0 comments

Don't let the word Genius fool you. Geniuses aren't the nerdy guys with spectacles and big books in their hands. Genius is a philosophy much more than an ability. Everyone has a capacity for genius. It is a question of bringing this out than ... more »

How to Learn the Tole Painting Style

By eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor

2 comments

Tole painting is a form of 'decorative painting'. It’s rooted in many countries, including Germany and Scandinavia. In Tole painting, artists use only one stroke to create an object such as a flower, bird, leaf, scroll or a paisley pattern. ... more »

How to learn to play the Clarinet

By BrokenGirl

0 comments

I had always wanted to play an instrument... But which one to choose? I had played a plastic flute called a recorder in my young life at school so when I got old enough I chose to play the clarinet which was a model of the recorder... Here's the ... more »

How to Learn to Sing on Pitch

By MalyaMuth

1 comments

All of us love to sing. Some of us are born with killer voices and some not. Were you told as a child to keep it down whenever you belted out a nursery rhyme? Though some are truly born without the ability to match pitch, many of us can learn ... more »