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Can new paint smell good? How to de-funk your paint. Add a cap full of either vanilla or lemon extract. Remember though that the fumes are still there so be sure you have the room well vented. Make paint smell good.
Can new paint smell good? How to de-funk your paint. Add a cap full of either vanilla or lemon extract. Remember though that the fumes are still there so be sure you have the room well vented. Make paint smell good.
Holton Rower's Pour recalls the lysergic 1960s at their most saturated. So much so that, had Timothy Leary been an abstract expressionist, it's easy to imagine that his work might have borne more than a passing resemblance. The process is essentially self-evident: build a flat, geometrical sculpture and pour cup after cup of paint on it. Gravity does the rest. But, gee, what an effect! SOURCE Holton Rower via poppytalk.
Carly Waito's beautifully rendered oil paintings of minerals totally inspire me to pick up a brush and start painting.
Check out this cheap recipe for homemade chalkboard paint! It's easy, and convenient. Honeysuckle Pink Chalkboard with Homemade Chalkboard Paint.
Just like magic - incredible new project from Sweatshoppe in which video is "painted" onto a wall. Video demonstration below, (don't miss it! absolutely visually amazing).
Want a buddy in Fallout: New Vegas? Sure you do. In fact, you probably want a couple New Vegas companions.
This tutorial will walk you through how to create a car paint shader from scratch utilizing materials inside of 3D Studio Max. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started creating your own car shaders, take a look! Create a car paint shader in 3ds Max 2010.
If you're a girl looking to create a Harry Potter costume for this Halloween, take a look at this guide to paint in some Hogwarts House colors onto your nails. This guide will show you how to paint Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Gryffindor, and Ravenclaw nails to go with your Harry Potter costume.
Having a cool set of Halloween nails can really set you apart at this year's party. Find out how to paint Freddy Krueger nails in this tutorial. You'll need several different colors of nail polish to be able to paint the nail correctly, as well as a delicate touch.
Whereas yesterday's segment of Making Art on Your iOS Device focused on the technical elements of drawing from life, today we enter the painterly realm of David Hockney and Jorge Colombo.
Pretty much the highest quality spray paint, great stuff.
Artist Pahnl Whatnow has breathed life into spray paint with his trippy amoeba-esque animated images. Whatnow created his "Aerosol Amoeba" by dripping spray paint on acetate for a total of 144 hours, and then condensed the motion down to four minutes.
Cyclists and unknowing vehicle participants "collaborated" on a public guerilla graffiti art piece in Berlin this last week.
This is a silly way to write but it is quick and does create 3D text fast - we guess you could do this in Photoshop or other 2D paint programs as well. Create 3D text in MS Paint.
Middle-aged man shows how to paint your home walls properly. Subtitles and numbered steps such as measuring the dimensions of the room, masking the room, using primer, and using the roller properly make this video extremely useful. Paint a wall properly.
Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a homemade Menorah, shown in this how-to video. You will need self hardening clay, gold paint, a paint brush, a table covering, and a plastic plate. Follow along with this video holiday activity tutorial and learn how to make a menorah for Hanukkah. Make a homemade menorah for Chanukah.
Watch this nail art tutorial to learn how to create snowflake nails for the holidays. Great look for the entire winter season! Paint a bse coat and then paint your nails blue (or whatever color you may choose). Use white nail polish with a fine tipped brush to create your snowflakes.
Our watercolor expert shows you in this video the different brush strokes there are in painting, and how to decide which brush stroke will suit your purpose best. Do different brush strokes.
Tips This tutorial can be used for toenails too.
Nikola Tesla. He was the man behind some of the greatest inventions of all time, including radio and alternating current. But perhaps his most visually fascinating invention is the Tesla coil. While maintaining a low current, it can produce dangerous high frequencies and voltages that can well exceed 1,000,000 volts, discharging it in the form of electrical arcs very similar to lightning.
Gather Materials nail polish (at least 2 colors)
Washing a car is a simple task. However, many people damage their paint by scratching it or making swirl marks when washing. If you are going to take the time to wash your car, make sure you follow these simple tips to prevent paint damage.
Find out if there are local restrictions on color Before you fall in love with “Brilliant Blue”, “Gauche Green”, or any other paint color, check to see if any local authority restricts the colors you can use. This is especially important if you live in an historic area, newer subdivision, or townhouse community. It’s not uncommon to find a list of “approved” colors in these types of neighborhoods.
Hate making mistakes when you paint your Easter eggs? Cover your eggshells in chalk paint and decorate with chalk so that if you make a mistake, you can always erase it off and start over.
Feeling creative but don't want to venture beyond your kitchen to buy art supplies? Using baking soda, white vinegar, food coloring, and other common kitchen staples, you can very easily mix together your own watercolor painting set and create different colors in the individual slots of a mini muffin tray or an ice cube tray.
If the holiday season is stirring your dormant DIY spirit to make cool handmade things, then look no further than your fruit and vegetable drawer in your kitchen.
How many trips up and down the stairs do you think it took artist Janne Parviainen to create this incredible topographical light painting? Apparently, quite a few. Using only one LED, he moves around his house, tracing all of the surfaces. Sometimes the exposure times are up to 30 minutes to achieve this effect. He's done similar projects in the past, like these fun, but slightly creepy skeletons. Check out Janne's website and Flickr profile to see more of his work.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use multiple UV maps and clone paint projected textures within Blender 2.5. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look. Create multiple UV maps & clone paint projected textures in Blender 2.5.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to create an animated watercolor painting effect with the Toonit plugin in Adobe After Effects. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide. Crea...
This video lesson provides a general overview of the Ink & Paint shader tools in 3ds Max 2010 or 2011. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look. Use the Ink & Paint shader tools in 3ds Max 2010 or 2011.
In this tutorial, we learn how to paint a water drop effect on your RC cars. This is very easy to do but very easy to mess up as well. Make sure you are careful while you are doing this so results come out well. First, grab your color change paint and spray a coat of it on the car. Let this dry, then grab a spray bottle of water and spray water onto the paint on all sides at different times. Then, take your paint and put a light spray over it. Once finished, let dry and do a heavier coat (aro...
This video will show you how to face paint a basic princess that is perfect for birthday parties, celebrations and just about anytime. You’ll want to have a basic kit of colors to work with. You’ll be doing some beautiful swirl and jewel on the brow with some winged out eye. Add a heart on the cheek bone and outline for extra interest. Add sparkles or bling to make it really magical. This look is easy and will make any little girl or grown up for that matter really feel like a princess. Do a ...
Adobe Illustrator Creative Suite 3, or CS3, software is a comprehensive vector graphics environment that is ideal for all creative professionals, including web and interactive designers and developers, multimedia producers, motion graphics and visual effects designers, animators, and video professionals. But having the program isn't enough; you'll need to know how to use it. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use the live trace and live paint features in Adobe Illustrator CS3. Use li...
You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a cool and scary costume for Halloween. This tutorial teaches you how to create a mummy and witch costume with old clothes and just a little bit of fabric. For the mummy costume you will need long johns, muslin, black, gloves, black craft paint in a spray bottle. For the witch you will need a women's blouse, a black broom skirt or any black layered skirt, black paint, gray dye, and a cheap black witch hat. You can decorate the witch hat with trim ...
Installing a chair rail will create a dramatic addition to any room. A chair rail is basically a piece of molding that runs along the middle of your room's perimeter. Not only does a chair rail protect your walls from furniture, but it can be a creative addition to your interior design, as well.
Watch this video from This Old House to learn how to strip wallpaper. Steps:
With some clay and some paint this fun fish sculpture can be created. Starting with the clay formed into a taco shape. Pinch here and there, add some fun lips and eyes, a few scales and your taco fish is formed. Paint and decorate with fun materials. Make a clay taco fish.
This is a super-fun and easy homemade gift idea, or you can use it to expand your own accessories collection!
The initial idea for this project was to use magnets in the tips of the stellated octahedron and the intersections of the metal rings for either suspension or even a sort of weightless rotation. This turned out to be a bit too ambitious considering I'm working with found mirror and hot glue. So instead, I scrapped the magnets and went with simply mounting it on a skateboard bearing so it can freely rotate and not be bound to the base.