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How to Prep for Interior Painting
Prepping a room of your home for interior painting can mean the difference in a professional-looking job and a shoddy one. Painting interior walls is one of the most inexpensive ways to dramatically change the look of a room. Giving it a fresh coat of paint in a similar color makes the walls look cl
How to Use Acrylic Painting Tools
Acrylic painting tools are the implements you use to deliver the paint from the palette to the canvas, panel or paper. The most common tool is the brush, which comes in a variety of shapes. The most common are rounds or flats, which is a rectangular shape. Brushes hold paint well, are flexible and p
How to Paint a Marble Sink
Marble and cultured marble sinks are commonly installed in homes. After awhile, they can lose their beauty and the materials can stain. Whatever your reason for wanting to paint your sink, be it a cosmetic problem or a desire for a new look, you can make your sink look great again.
How to Paint Concrete Basements
One of the biggest drawbacks to a concrete basement is the gloomy, dark, impersonal feel that the concrete walls lend the rooms. You can't change your basement to a wood foundation without building a new house, but you can paint the walls a fresh, bright color. Even if you have never painted a thing
Gothic & Lolita Bible – Mana (Maiden)
Mana of Malice Mizer and Moi-Meme Moitie, as featured in Gothic & Lolita Bible Volume 1
How to Make Oil Pastels Dry
Oil pastels are a cross between chalk pastels and oil paint. Like chalk, oil pastels go on almost any paper surface and are soft enough to be blended with the fingers once set down on your drawing. Their slightly shiny, waxy texture makes them look more like oil paint than do the more matte-finished
Neat-Looking Font Types
There are literally thousands of different font types that are available to use in various computer writing programs. Whether you want to use a different font to create a splashy poster advertisement, or you're just looking for a way to make your resume stand out above the others, there's a font typ
Tips on How to Paint Heavily-Textured Walls
Painting heavily-textured walls requires heavy-duty tools. A cheap painting kit won't do the trick. It can be challenging to get paint in all the nooks and crannies on rough walls. Painting stucco, resawn wood siding and rough textured interior walls doesn't always require a paint sprayer (although
2009 FanimeCon – Carl Horn
Dark Horse manga editor Carl Horn flips through a copy of Clover by CLAMP. See photos of highlights from 2009 FanimeCon at San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, California, including the crowds of fans, creative cosplay, special guests and events.
How to Draw Grease Traps
Grease traps take the waste water from a restaurant's kitchen and remove any and all grease from it before allowing the water out into the city sewer system. Without a grease trap, grease would build up in the sewers and cause significant problems. When drawing a grease trap, bear in mind that there
New Anime Releases for PSP
Have you been watching the shelves at your favorite gaming stores? If not, you're missing some exciting releases.
How to Create 3D Effects in Acrylic Paint
Acrylic paint dries quickly and you can modify it with acrylic gels or water to create paintings that resemble those done with oils or watercolors. Acrylics come in several finish types, including gloss, matte and satin. These different finishes and modifying properties allow artists to create varia
How to Draw a Christian Cross
After Jesus' crucifixion, Jews who were soon to be Christians adorned cross-like symbols to represent the suffering of Jesus (see Reference 2). They were persecuted for displaying this icon, and it wasn't until a few centuries later that the cross began to be an acceptable form of reverence. The exa
How to Install, Repair and Maintain Lighting Fixtures
Lighting equipment represents one of the largest financial investments for a theater organization. Keeping the equipment in good operating order, repairing it when necessary, and installing it in a safe manner are very important jobs for any theater group's Technical department. Even theater groups
Discover Maxfield Parrish Landscapes
There are very few artists in the history of the United States who have achieved as much through landscape painting as Maxfield Parrish. The internationally-renowned painter and artist devoted the final thirty years of his ...
How to Paint Aluminum Storm Doors
You must be aware of several factors before painting over aluminum. First, paint does not adhere easily to aluminum. Most companies prepare aluminum by applying coatings, making it easier for paint to stick. However, aluminum is still a tricky surface to paint over, and nothing is guaranteed to work
How to Draw People in Sports
The most challenging aspect of drawing a person playing sports is in making the body--which is likely to be in a strange position--look natural. Most beginning artists will make the body appear stiff or uncomfortable when drawing a person running or jumping--this is a natural result of capturing a p
How to Draw Joints
Knees, elbows, ankles, hips, shoulders and fingers are the common joints that may require consideration when drawing a realistic-looking human body. The first step is locating the position of each joint and with respect to the muscle, bone and tendon structures that surround them. The joints have te
How to Paint a Shellcracker
A shellcracker is a freshwater, small game fish given that nickname by Alabama locals because of its ability to crack the shells of small freshwater clams and mollusks that it preys on. Its scientific name is Redear Sunfish. This fish can be found in most still-standing waters, including lakes, pond
How to Refinish a Brass Sousaphone
The sousaphone is a brass instrument typically seen in marching bands. A type of tuba, the sousaphone is known for its big, deep sound and is a staple of many marching band performances. Because of its regular use out of doors, the brass sousaphone may begin to show signs of wear and tear. Refinishi