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Differences Between Red & Cherry Red

Red is one of the most widely known colors, taught to most children at a very young age. Cherry-red, more commonly called cerise, is somewhat less well known. The word "red" as part of its name can be confusing---how does it differ from plain old red? Although the two colors are fairly close on the

Tips on Painting Walking Sticks

Walking sticks are excellent for hiking, nature tours, or any other activity that involves plenty of foot travel on rough terrain. Unfortunately, visually attractive walking sticks can be quite expensive--sometimes as much as $100 or more. Painting your walking stick yourself is an excellent alterna

Alternative Stair Treads

Use alternative stair treads in your home to create visual interest. Whether you are building a new staircase or repairing one that is worn and damaged, you can implement unconventional materials into your plans. Mix one or two materials together for additional texture, color and character. Look at

How to Draw Baseball Players

America's favorite pastime has long inspired not only budding athletes but artists as well. Songs, portraits, murals, books and even baseball cards all pay homage to a game that is considered as American as apple pie. If you're inspired to try your hand at drawing your baseball heroes or just want t

Gentlemen's Alliance Cross Volume 1

From the creator of Full Moon and Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne comes Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, the latest series by shojo manga artist Arina Tanemura. Read a manga review of Volume 1 from Shojo Beat / VIZ Media, and decide if it's another hit by this shojo manga superstar, or if its muddled plo

Tutorials on Handcoloring Photos With Oil Paints

Handcolored photos are eye-catchingRustic Dock image by Benjamin Huseman from Fotolia.comThe art of handcoloring photographs began in the early 19th century to compensate for the lack of color film. It is a technique that results in beautiful color translucency that cannot be equaled in...

How to Draw a Miniskirt

The mini skirt has been a popular women's fashion option since the mid 1960s.To draw a miniskirt, it's important to understand the proportions of the hypothetical woman's body beneath it and the style of skirt you intend to represent. There are three basic shapes you need to know when accurately re

Crafts for Moms & Tots

Participating in arts and crafts is a great way for a mom and toddler to spend time together. KidsHealth.org recommends taking advantage of your toddler's "natural desire to keep moving" and notes that "an active toddler is likely to remain active later." Your child will apprecia

What Is a Serio Lithograph?

A seriolithograph is a high-quality reproduction of a piece of art, often an oil painting, run in limited editions. Relatively new, seriolithography combines two fine art printing techniques, lithography and serigraphy, to create a richly detailed print that effectively captures the colors and textu

AnimeNEXT 2005

Those in the New York/New Jersey Metro area are in for a treat. AnimeNEXT has opened pre-registration for their upcoming anime convention in 2005. Get the details here.

What Causes Oil Paintings to Fade?

For both artists and art collectors, the fading of an oil painting can be a great concern. Museums and galleries have climate controlled windowless rooms and trained curators on staff to care for and preserve their collections. Even without the help of professionals, there are some steps you can tak

How to Draw Funny Faces for Kids

Drawing comical faces is not only a fun activity but also an educational one. It teaches you to make and recognize basic shapes like squares, circles and triangles that occur in all kinds of drawings, including complex ones. Once you start seeing basic shapes in people's faces, you may consider draw

How to Know When a Zone Will Flip in "Warhammer"

"Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning" is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) that places a large emphasis of its gameplay on player versus player (PvP) combat. In the game, there are entire zones that can be captured and controlled by guilds. Controlling a zone can

Me and the Devil Blues Volume 1

Read a review of Me and the Devil Blues Volume 1, a seinen manga series by Akira Hiramoto from Del Rey Manga. Legend has it that Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil at the crossroads in exchange for the ability to play the blues. Hiramoto begins with this tale and spins an unreal, but utterly

How to Draw Wild Animals

In addition to being dangerous, drawing wild animals from life is difficult because they're not still long enough to sketch them. That's why artists collect high-quality pictures and photos as references from which to draw. By having a camera ready to shoot different poses of wild animals from the s

How to Make a Homemade Camouflage Paint Using Spray Paint

Camouflage can give you the edge over an opponent or prey outdoors. By blending into your surroundings, you can use the element of surprise to gain the advantage in paintball games, hunting and military exercises. You do not have to purchase everything in camouflage colors, you can create inexpensiv

Importance of Commedia Dell'Arte1

Engaging in arts and crafts is a terrific pastime for individuals of all ages and skill levels. The key to getting the best experience possible from time spent in this manner is to study lots ...

Do It Yourself Wall Mural for Children

Creating a mural in your child's bedroom adds fun and whimsy to any decor. It can be expensive to hire a professional mural artist to come into your home to paint a mural on your child's wall. Painting your own wall mural is more cost effective and shows off your creative side. Creating a mural in y

How to Draw a Woman in a Dress

Drawing a woman in a dress might seem difficult because of the huge variety of designs a dress can take on, not to mention the visual structure of a woman's body. But there are aids for those wanting to take on this task. One is your visual memory, which likely contains clear, instantly recognizable