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How to Paint With Melamine Paint

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Melamine paint is hailed as the cheapest way to get a new look for old countertops and cabinets in kitchens and bathrooms. This paint will dry to a factory-like surface that has the look and feel of laminate. It"s durable and resists dirt and stains. This water-based paint can be applied onto old fo

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How to Paint an Oil Portrait From a Photo

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Portraits have been a staple in the painter's oeuvre for hundreds of years. Though oil painting may seem like a complicated process, even beginners can create accurate portraits in oil paint from photographs using a few simple techniques. For best results, use well-lit digital photographs and high-q

How to Make a Homemade Screen Printing Emulsion

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Screen printing, otherwise known as silk screening, is typically used in embroidery, T-shirt, and print shops. A design is drawn, typically using graphic design software, then transferred to a piece of vellum. The vellum is then placed onto a silk screen coated with emulsion and set under lighting t

How to Bake Acrylic Paint on Mugs

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Custom-painted mugs make a lively addition to any kitchenware set and allow those with an artistic flair to present their creativity when drinking or serving tea, coffee or other beverages. However, you may not be sure how to keep acrylic paint from washing off of these mugs after painting a design

How to Draw Halloween Cartoons

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Halloween cartoons offer a festive way to decorate for parties, costumes and treat bags. This fun autumn holiday offers numerous iconic images of frightening and ghoulish subjects. From ghosts and Jack-O-Lanterns to numerous other subjects, artists of all ages find that cartoon images capture the im

Painting a Plastic Fence

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Fencing is useful as both a yard decoration and a security feature. It also gives you more privacy than you'd otherwise enjoy in your home. Plastic fences, though often cost effective, may not be as visually appealing as wood or as secure as chain link. While there's not much you can do to enhance t

How to Make Reflective Icons

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Icons are generally a smaller version of a representative image that appears in browser address bars, on computer desktops and in your file folders. Making an icon requires some graphic design skill using image manipulation software. Making the same icon reflective means adding another layer; an ar

How to Sketch Anime

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Anime simply means animation; but is used to refer specifically to a recent style of Asian animation. It can be seen on Japanese TV morning, noon and night. The content of anime can include anything from risky humor to theological theories. The visual quality of anime can be amateurish or on the cut

How to Draw Flowers With Cross-hatching

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Hatching and crosshatching are methods of shading a drawing that allow the artist to give his picture a more fluid look and feel, while also allowing a greater degree of expressiveness. Unlike the more conventional blending of light to dark, hatching consists of visible lines in a consistent pattern

How to Patch Holes With Caulk

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Before starting any painting project, check the condition of your walls. Caulk can be one of the most essential tools of painting. You may find gaps between the molding and the walls especially around doors and windows, as well as between the baseboards and the walls. It's important to seal these ho

The Best Exterior Paints for the Sun

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Sunbeams can affect a home's exterior paint like slow-acting kryptonite. Radiant sunlight will severely limit the lifetime of many water- and oil-based paints. In fact, many exterior paints will begin to blister or crack, look noticeably faded and display uneven gloss within seven years of applicati

Tattoos for Women That Hide Stomach Stretch Marks

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There are several tattoo ideas appropriate for covering stretch marks on stomachs.Needles in Stomach During Acupuncture Appointment image by nextrecord from Fotolia.comWomen intent on covering stretch marks on their stomachs with tattoos will need to consult a tattoo artist and take the...

Ideas for Claymation

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Claymation is a rare form of animation today, but movies like "The Corpse Bride" and "Coraline" are keeping it alive. Claymation is a great for new animation filmmakers to learn the craft and practice cinematography, editing and special effects without a large budget or cast. If you are venturing in

How to Draw an Octagon & Triangle in a Square

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Drawing a square or triangle is simple because they only have a few sides that are all the same length. Moving on to hexagons, pentagons or octagons gets to be a little trickier because of the multiple sides. Don't worry though, all of these shapes are easy to draw once know how.

How to Refinish Brass Instruments

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Brass instruments are commonly used in marching bands, jazz ensembles and symphony orchestras. Some popular brass instruments include the saxophone, tuba, trombone and trumpet. Any brass instrument's finish may suffer degradation over a long period of time. While faded brass finish will not affect t

Chain Rigging Tutorial

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This tutorial explains how to rig a closed loop chain like that found on a motorcycle or a bicycle but this can also apply to other things like tank treads. This process includes creating a curve and deforming it to the shape of the chain.

Tips for a DeVilbiss Suction Gun

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DeVilbiss has built a reputation for manufacturing professional-grade spray guns primarily used for applying high-quality automotive finishes. All are high-volume, low-pressure (HVLP) models that generate a high volume of air at the paint atomization stage but propel the paint out the nozzle with a