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Picking the Right Colors for Your Explainer Video
Color selection is an important factor in any kind of marketing and explainer videos are no exception. It might seem like a minor thing but the truth is, simply picking your favourite colors is not going to help you to convey your message in the most effective way possible. The fact is, human beings
Oil Painting, the top 10 Beginners Tips!
So why Oil Painting? Well, lets talk a little on that before getting into the beginner tips. For most artists', today's choice still seems to be oil paints. Just a few reasons to this are: ...
Easy Things to Draw with Pastels
Pastels are chalky sticks comprised of powdered pigment and a binding agent. They come in a variety of textures. Some produce a smooth, solid mark while others make irregular, chalky marks. When using pastels for the first time, artists should experiment with pastels' blending properties.
Jackson Pollock’s Black Paintings
Jackson Pollock, a great American painter of the 20th century, established a distinct way of painting that produced a major impact on the world of art. In 1950, Jackson Pollock created his €black paintings', unique ...
How to Paint Exterior Vinyl Siding
You can rejuvenate the appearance of your fading or mismatched vinyl siding by coating it with the appropriate type of paint. Before you begin the application process, you should consider some crucial points. Unlike wood siding, vinyl is nonporous, leaving it unable to absorb the adhesives within pa
Alphonse Mucha
Alphonse Mucha gave the world an inspired set of poster prints which helped inspire the Art Nouveau collection of illustrators and painters of late 19th century Europe. The style of Alphonse Mucha with in these ...
Paint Peeling off a Non-Primed Wall
Painting is one of the most effective ways to update the look of your home without any major construction. However, a new paint job can become time consuming and frustrating if the paint begins to peel off the walls in large chunks. Whether painting indoors or outdoors, peeling paint generally indic
How to Draw Decorative Birds
Birds of a feather flock together as the saying goes, but if you wish to draw faux decorative birds, you will have to flock the birds together yourself in a still life composition. Whether you have birds made out of foam and feathers, dried mushrooms or a wood carving, you can create a dynamic still
How to Mix Paint Pigments
Paint pigments are dry powders, added to base paint mediums to create any color imaginable for application to the surface of your choice. The base mediums are liquids that act as a carrier for the paint pigments, providing a liquid to spread the pigment across a surface and bind it there. Unlike a d
Experiential Events Are Making People Clap in Adoration
Human beings always love to interact with one another and this can be attributed to the fact that they have always been a social animal. From the very early era people have been nurturing the ...
How to Make a Castle & Surroundings on Cardboard for a History Project
Models of castles can be a great project, especially because of the things you learn in the process. Researching authentic castles that existed in medieval times can be full of interesting detail. These castles were small cities unto themselves. They consisted of high stone walls with towers on each
Japanese Print Techniques
Japanese artists were the original woodcut artists. They mastered the techniques of print long before print was even introduced into the western world. It is because of this that the Japanese print is the ultimate in print design. These prints can be reproduced if an artist uses Japanese printmak
Ebooks and the African American Author: The Advantages
As an African American author, after you've completed your novel one of the things that you'll want to do is try and decide where to get it published. In a more traditional sense, numerous African American authors are looking to get their books published by large publishing firms and go on
How to Paint an Oil Lamp Shade
Lamp shades for oil lamps are made of glass and typically have a narrow neck, wide mid-section and tapered bottom. Many people enjoy painting these glass shades to add a touch of decorative appeal. Since the purpose of an oil lamp is to cast light, choosing a pattern that won't interfere with the fu
Paintings of Flowers, Trees and other Popular Topics
There are many topics which art fans like to find within their favourite paintings, covering a great variety of what is available after the development of art over the past few centuries. This article looks ...
How to Edit Night Sky Pictures
From one point of view, photography consists of the interplay between light and shadow. Light and shadow not only direct the viewer's eye, but they can also highlight and diminish aspects of the image. Night photography in particular presents this challenge because a night sky essentially consists o
How to Paint Enamel on Metal
Enamel is one of the most durable paints available. Metal is one of the most durable materials available. Therefore, painting metal with enamel will result in a very durable object, regardless of what the object is. As long as you pay attention to the preparation of your metal before painting, you w
How to Draw Cartoon Drawings
Cartoons can be seen everywhere: on television, in newspapers and on the Internet, just to name a few places. People of all ages may have a desire to draw cartoons, which anybody can do even if they are not skilled in graphic arts. Cartoons can be created by using principles from life-drawing, and b
Character Names in "Winnie the Pooh"
Winnie the Pooh is a beloved childhood character whose sweet and simple nature and interesting friends have intrigued children and adults alike for over 70 years. Winnie the Pooh movies, shorts stories, and the original book feature dozens of characters, but only eight major characters who are the r