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How should I be planning my reduction print designs?
I'm having a hard time planning designs for reduction printing (carving a block for printing, carving more away for each colour). At the moment I draw the basic design on the block, but I keep cutting away bits on the first pass that I want darker…
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What are the types of charcoal pencils and how do they differ from each other?
I noticed that in the following picture there are at least 3 kinds of charcoal pencils:
Wooden charcoal pencil with just the word soft written on it.
Paper wrapped charcoal pencil with 600-H written on it.
White charcoal pencil with 558…
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How can I ensure my marker tips don't get destroyed?
I work a lot with younger children, and we do a lot of crafts. Of course, after using markers, we always end up with destroyed marker tips, like shown:
Now that's a problem. Not only does everyone no longer get to use the marker, but to have to…
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How do hard, soft, and medium charcoal pencils compare against their counterparts in graphite?
Example: For shading, I have soft charcoal pencil, and 8B graphite pencil. The charcoal pencil I have does not have a specific label except the word "soft" written on it.
Both of them are known for dark strokes.
What are the guidelines for…
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How can I clean a paintbrush used in acrylic paint?
When I try to look up videos or tips for painting with acrylic, I always see them dipping the paintbrush into water to clean. But every time I paint with acrylic paint, it seems there is a never ending supply of paint in my brush. Am I worrying too…
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How to paint the background of a portrait painting?
Assumption: I have painted a bird with water colours. Now I want to colour the background green.
I will start painting from the edges of the bird's body and take my strokes outwards. My problem with this approach is that the brush stroke directions…
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Aerosol block out/filler for screen printing?
I want to screen print a positive silhouette of some physical objects such as leaves and sticks. I plan to lay the items on the screen and spray on the block out or filler.
I've only been able to find brush-on and pen-applicator screen filler. Is…
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Looking for a (non-yellowy) white chalk pencil for marker illustration highlights
I am looking for a powdery, dry medium similar to a chalk pencil. However I notice that not all chalk pencils are pure white and often exhibit a yellowy tinge. I have seen "white charcoal" products advertised, but I believe these are a patented…
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I am having trouble transitioning from sketching photos to live models
I'm very interested in Fine Art.
I have taken a course on pencil sketching for about 3 months. So now I can draw faces of people from photos with the help of grid method. I am able to draw the faces or various shapes quite well with 100 percent…
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What stitches are strong for clothing seams when done by hand?
As discussed in the question about What kind of stitch makes up t-shirt seams on commercial grade clothing? we can now identify the overlock stitch. A cursory look at the Wiki for that stitch shows that is way too complicated (or at least seems that…
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How do I maintain my oil paint brushes?
How can I keep my paint-brushes fresh and clean, soft and so on?
Some people clean them with soap while others let them lay in oil over night.
You can save a lot of money by taking good care of you brushes. What should I be doing?
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Can I use sunflower oil in oil paint?
Usually when I paint there is enough linseed oil.
However, in the kitchen there is always some sunflower oil,
for cooking of course.
It appears to work well but I wonder about a few things.
How is the drying process affected? Will it take longer or…
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Crocheting: 'knife' grip vs 'pen' grip
When crocheting, there are 2 grips for holding the hook: like a knife or like a pen. The choice is - of course - a matter of what you've been taught and what you prefer, but can anything in general be said about the (dis)advantages of both grips?…
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How can I improve my binding process to get a better result?
Haven't done it in a while but I used to bind my own books so that I didn't have to pay extra for really cool ones. Mostly printed computer paper from 150 for 300 pages for the contents. This is what I did as far as the spine is concerned:
Get the…
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What is the name of this sliding collapsing square tool?
I am trying to find a tool I had a long time ago. Uses probably range from locating to measuring. Could be used for anything really, drawing to wood carving.
The device is expandable. In its initial position it would look almost like a + ; when…
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