Art

Often, you meet in the museum of statues and sculptures in bronze and one does not necessarily wondered how they were made. You can learn a little more after reading this article.

The lost wax technique is that iron is used for the realization, inter alia, bronze sculptures. This technique is used for a very long, it consists of various stages of completion are all very...

Soapstone is a stone that has a beautiful clarity. There are many colors of this stone is really easy to work. However once its work is completed, it is preferred that lasts over time and does not...

Fiberglass gel coat can become dull and faded over time due to sun exposure. Even though it has additives to protect against ultraviolet rays, it will become oxidized after a while. One way to fix...

Gelcoat is a fiberglass paint that consists of fiberglass resin pigmented to match any color. Gelcoat is used for paint as well as a protective layer over fiberglass on boats, pipes, tanks and...

Homemade candles are fun and easy to make. Why by candles from the store when they cost a fortune and you can make your very own at home. I have a recipe for you on how to make your very own DIY...

A candlestick is most often used as a device to hold candles. Of course, candlesticks don't have to hold long candles. In fact, they can be use to hold smaller tealight candles. Although not...

When coloring with a crayon, it is easy to accidently wander from the coloring page and onto the paper of the book. Because the book can not be put in a washing machine or face extreme heat, it is...

Employ natural beeswax to create a beautiful picture with a non-toxic art medium that is sustainable. Learn to mix and manipulate color on the heated surface of an iron for one of a kind organic...

Jigsaw puzzles often show stunning scenery, memorable photography or interesting design. Depending on the size of the puzzle, it might have taken a lot of time to piece together. Gluing and...

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...

This oil and wax medium replaces the oil in the recipe for basic oil paint. Due to the additional step of making this medium it adds a little time to making your oil paint. You can make enough of...

The first oil pastels were invented in Japan just after World War I. Improvements such as paraffin, stearic acid, coconut oil and stabilizers transformed the original waxy crayon into something...

Summer will soon be a memory, but here's how you can hold on to that memory. Collect tiny flowers, crimson leaves, ferns, grass blades, and anything interesting you find. Lay them flat between...

I like candles but I don’t like to spend all my money on them so one day I was planning around with my candles and I found a way to make a candle from my other candles it was very simple and the...

We have made a family tradition of making our own placemants with fall colors every year. Its something that lasts for years. To make these all you need is wax paper, crayons, and leaves with all...

Acid etching can be used to treat many types of materials. It can be used to create intricate and beautiful decoration on different types of metals and stone. Acid etching can also be used for...

Okay, it's not brain surgery, it doesn't even sound that complicated, but if you follow these steps, you'll have success when applying patina, and if you don't, you'll end up with very mixed results.

Screen printing doesn't have to be difficult, in fact, it can be pretty easy!

Sorry, that's not a picture of what your doing at all. That is me in Seattle on a boat. But what you are going to be doing is making crayon art. And when I say that, i don't mean by coloring, i...

This article explains how to make a decorative candle that will look great a weddings, parties, and that make great gifts alone.

Distressed Picture Frames are all the rave and very expensive!! Its somthing you can do and with creativity you can even start your own line of frames!

Encaustic painting uses warmed beeswax and pigments to create richly textured images. While this technique is used less today than in the past, many artists truly love to create with encaustic...

Fiberglass, a cloth material made from many fine fibers of glass, is a hard material often used to create copies of existing objects. In these copying processes, fiberglass is most often used as a...

Encaustic painting techniques involve the mixing of pigment with wax and the painting of the molten mixture on a variety of surfaces such as canvas, board or walls. This technique dates as far...

Why spend your money on buying different shirts when you can make them pretty easy yourself. Its called Screen Painting! It is really easy as long as you know what your doing. It will look like a...

Diego Rivera is likely the most famous Mexican painter/muralist of the twentieth century. He is most well known for his subject matter and his socialist/communistic ties. However, he was also...

Have you written something in beautiful calligraphy? Perhaps it's a letter, a certificate for someone, an invitation, or just a poem being sent as a gift. In any case you now want to add that...

Encaustic painting, or painting in wax, predates oil painting. Encaustic portraits dated from 100 B.C. to 200 A.D. are extant from ancient Egypt. American painter Jasper Johns is largely...

Glass dobs can be obtained from leftover art projects, junkyards or glass blowers. They are usually given away for free, and can be used to create beautiful stained glass projects. If you have...

Sculptors and artists have been making statues from bronze for nearly 5,000 years. The mixture of copper and tin is the most common material used for metal sculptures because it will expand just...

Making models from clay can be a relaxing, fun hobby or even a nice business. Clay models, or sculptures made of clay, make great gifts as well. Clay takes paint well and can be molded or...

Metal casting is quite an old process. Metal casting has been practiced ever since the development of metallurgy, the basis for metalworking, versatility of extracted metal as a structural...

Lithography techniques are the closest to drawing directly onto paper, as wax crayons are used on top of the stone to determine where the ink will be laid. Find out how to create a lithograph with...

A lithograph is a print made by drawing on limestone with wax crayons, applying ink onto the stone and printing the image onto paper. Learn what goes into making lithograph prints with tips from...

A wax sculpture replica is produced from a rubber mold. Make a wax replica with tips from an artist in this free sculpting video.

By using an iron and wax paper or dryer, airbrush colors are locked into the t-shirt. Learn how to prepare an airbrushed shirt for washing in this free craft video about how to make an airbrushed...

Stained glass can be used for anything from windows within your home or business, to artwork, or to just a panel you set against a wall for color in your household. It is a process that helps show...

Do you need to make a last minute project? Or do you want to play a unique, homemade instrument? Well here is your chance! This is a great instrument that will put a smile on everyones face.

Here is a fun , easy and inexpensive way to make Christmas ornaments. These can be used as gifts or to personalize your own Christmas tree. They are also a great project to do with your kids. You...

When you show up with YOUR gift and everyone turns to looks at YOURS! The ohhhhs and ahhhhs will be pouring over the package that you arrived with. The person receiving the package will preserve...

People have been making statues out of bronze for centuries. The techniques used long ago are still popular today. A bronze statue is an elegant and powerful piece of art. It shows that the artist...

Most oil pastels are a combination of wax, oil and pigment, and the harder oil pastels are usually placed onto paper first. Find out how to use oil pastels, and how to create additional effects...

Soy candles are relaxing, biodegradable, easy to clean, pretty, made from soy beans, look nice, ummm, do you need any more reasons to want to learn to make your own? Let me show you how!

Making Tallow Taper Candles From Home.

The art of line engraving has a great and noble history. I too have been engraved, though perhaps these images are not quite as flattering as the painted ones, they are admirable for the...

Jewelry casting, a hot metal molding process, has been used for thousands of years to create jewelry pieces. Traditional cold metal forming and shaping is not suitable for every type of jewelry...

If one carefully follows this technique, the result is a very wonderful and unique art. It gives you the priviledge of an original and customised design which you may not see any other person wearing!

Gold leaf is a great addition to any artwork and can be used as the art itself by applying it as the design. You can also add shading and highlighting to the leaf after its applied. There are...

The 2009 opening of Madame Tussauds--take note of the absence of an apostrophe--in Hollywood marks the 174th year since Marie Tussaud set up shop with her wax exhibit at "The Baker Street Bazaar"...