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What is the term for an art show featuring two artists?
An art show with one artist is a solo show. One featuring many artists is called a group show. What in the generally-accepted industry term for an art show that only has two artists? A dual show? A duo show?
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What kind of painting tools does one need in order to make these fantasy art drawings?
I like drawing as a hobby and after practising sketching with a pencil for a year or so I recently started using colour pencils and soft pastels and I was wondering what kind of painting tools would I need to create as beautiful a picture this…
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How do I determine if an origami crease pattern is at the intermediate level of difficulty?
I understand the theory behind learning to fold a model from a crease pattern, but given that CPs are more a tool for designers than folders, there doesn't seem to be much intermediate ground between trivial "here, do a bird base..." lessons or…
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Is there an easy way to sharpen a wire loop carving tool?
I have some wire loop tools like this:
I've found they're working wonderfully for carving plaster.
Or, were. Now, the edges seem to be a but more blunt and taking too much pressure to remove material. I can't apply more pressure at this point,…
user24
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How can I keep my metal tools from rusting after using them with plaster?
Almost all of the knives I used when carving my recent plaster piece have now rusted. Something in the plaster greatly increased the oxidization rate of the tools, which are primarily steel. Some I thought were stainless, but apparently not. The…
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How can I make this pendant vertical?
(See related question here.)
I was given a necklace with a cute geode pendant. Love the color, but I don't like that the stone is horizontal instead of vertical.
The chain connects to two embedded rings in the rock itself.
Is it possible to to…
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How can I make this necklace longer?
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I was given a necklace with a cute geode pendant. Love the color, but it doesn't fit me well -- I don't like the length it hangs at, and I don't like that the stone is horizontal instead of vertical.
It's a fairly thin…
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How to remove excess glue from around the edges of paper?
To make a post card, I like to stick small pieces of paper on a card. I put glue stick on the whole paper, because if the corners don't have enough glue, it will not be strong enough. However, when I stick the paper on the card, often some glue…
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What can I do to protect my hands while felting?
I just bought my first set of needles and I plan to start some felting. Going to put a face on a Pachimari.
Needle felting is done by repeatably stabbing felt or roving to tangle fibers. There is risk with those repetitive motions. Now, I have seen…
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Decorate the inside of a tube?
We tend to save the cardboard tubes from toilet paper and paper towels for crafts, like play binoculars and telescopes.
The outsides are easy to decorate, the insides not so much.
Painting is maybe doable, but a brush would hit at the wrong angle.…
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How can I make a regular corner punch from a fancy one?
I'd like to make rounded corners. Unfortunately, the only ones available in my country punch additional patterns besides rounding the corner. I purchased a punch that has the following result:
It looks like this:
The hearts are solid pieces of…
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Does it make sense to use water color pencils instead of normal color pencils for dry coloring?
Since water will have to be applied on the colored area, the color will not remain too bright unless the pigment is high.
Is it so? If yes, then do water color pencils have richer pigments as compared to their dry counterparts?
Does it mean that dry…
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How can I reconstitute old polymer clay?
I'm terrible at using my supplies in a timely manner (maybe a couple years late... sometimes more, sometimes less), so my polymer clay (generally Sculpey III or Super Sculpey) get a bit dried out, even though it's sealed in original packaging.
Is…
user24
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How do I approach cutting a new marquetry inlay to fit the space in a metal bracelet
I have a metal bracelet with inlaid strips of wood approximately 0.5mm thick. Unfortunately I have lost one, so am planning to replace it.
The two challenges I have (aside from sourcing wood that matches - but that's a separate issue)…
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When casting onto circular needles how can I make certain that the tightness is correct?
When casting on to circular needles is there a technique to not making it too tight or too loose? I realize the first row after casting is hard, but I've really struggled casting on partly because the loops on the needle part are super loose but the…
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