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How to Use Paint Thickly
Several thin coats provide smoother coverage for most surfaces. In some instances, however, you just don't have time to apply paint in multiple coats. If you want to cover a surface with thick layers of paint, you can use certain tools and types of paint designed to make the process less frustrating
Ultimate Venus Volume 1
Ultimate Venus Volume 1 by Takako Shigematsu, a shojo manga romantic comedy published by Go! Comi.
How to Paint Over Wood Knots
Wood knots have a tendency to weep sap as the wood cures, or dries. Paint reacts to sap like water reacts to oil. Oil and water aren't compatible. They don't blend. Before paint can bond properly to wood knots, the sap needs to be sanded away as much as possible and then blocked with a stain-blockin
How to Paint Headboards
A headboard helps to make a bare bed look more formal and decorative. There is no reason you have to use a real headboard, however. Many people prefer to paint headboards onto the wall behind the bed, allowing more creativity and the option to change the design whenever you want. Decorate your pain
How to Paint Scenes on Mailboxes
A decorative mailbox adds interesting curb appeal to any house. Of course, painting scenes on mailboxes can prove challenging for those without prior artistic training. Fortunately, the right approach makes the task easier. While you may not be able to paint scenes with the flare of Vincent Van Gogh
How to Reach Second Story Peaks to Paint a House's Exterior
You'll need a ladder to paint the top of a two-story house, especially if the house has recessed peaks. The heights can be perilous. Paint these high points using the best equipment possible and enlist the help of a second person to ensure your safety. Use a 24- to 32-foot extension ladder to reach
Professional Painting Tips
Professional painters are only distinguished from amateur painters in that professional painters sell their art work and paint commissioned pieces. It is very important for professional painters to maintain a presence in the art community and to make themselves known as professionals to potential cl
How to Make a Puppet Stage Step by Step
A good puppet theater is an invitation to play. Climb in. crouch down. and put on a show. Your audience can see your puppets but they can't see you! The Puppet Theater is actually the Lemonade Stand. Like the Lemonade Stand. it is a complex project and can take a few days of hard work to finish
Oil Painting Techniques: Scraping Back
A palette knife is the usual tool for scraping back.red image by Pefkos from Fotolia.comScraping back is a method artists use to partially reveal the underlying layer of a canvas, which may be white, colored or a strategically placed image. With a palette knife or other implement the...
How to Draw a Colored Box in InDesign
Graphic design elements such as colors, shapes, illustrations, photographs and type add interest and creativity to an InDesign publication, poster or sign. An effective way to draw the reader's attention is to add a shape, such as a colored box, to bring emphasis to important text so the reader can
About Japanese Shunga Prints
The term Shunga refers to Japanese erotic images. Most shunga were a genre of woodblock prints unabashedly depicting sensual pleasures. These rose to popularity during the Edo period, as much for their aesthetic value as for their practical merit. No stigma was attached to artists who produced shung
How to Draw Big Shoes
Shoes are a good drawing subject for beginners. There are many details, but not enough to bog you down and cause you to give up. Many art teachers use shoes as an exercise in beginning and intermediate drawing classes. Use any shoe you want and get a large piece of drawing paper. Drawing your shoe l
How to Clean Canvas Boots
Canvas boots offer numerous benefits over other materials such as leather or suede. The durable, breathable material can stand up to wet, muddy terrain and vigorous cleaning methods. Canvas boots provide comfort without compromising style. No special products are necessary for cleaning canvas boots.
DIY Painting Brick Paving
Brick paving adds a classy element to a home, and often is not as expensive to maintain as other materials. Common uses for brick pavers include walkways, driveways and patios. Some people like to paint the brick pavers, whether with a solid color or a design. It looks great, but can be a little dif
Honey and Clover Movie - Mayama and Yamada
Ryo Kase as Takumi Mayama and Megumi Seki as Ayumi Yamada in Honey and Clover (Hachimitsu to Kuroba), the movie from VIZ Pictures. Honey and Clover is a live-action Japanese romantic comedy based on the shojo manga series by Chica Umino, starring Yu Aoi, Sho Sakurai and Yusuke Iseya.
Drawing The Ocean
Although the ocean may seem endless as you gaze onto the horizon, you can still represent it with relative ease on a sheet of paper no bigger than your hand. Drawing the ocean will help you practice drawing quickly to account for its constantly shifting waves and tidal patterns. This constant moveme
Anime Expo 2008 Air Gear Cosplay
Althea S. from San Diego as Agito from Air Gear. See photos of highlights from Anime Expo 2008 at Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, including the crowds of fans, creative cosplay, special guests and events.
How to Find Inspiration to Paint on Canvas
As with any art, painting on canvas requires an elusive spark of inspiration to get started, sustain the process and create a piece of art that reflects who you are. Although inspiration can be hard to find when you're looking for it, it isn't hard to have a few tricks up your sleeve to create the s