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What can I use to make watercolour brushes?
I'm trying to find a way to make my own watercolour brushes, and Google is most unhelpful in finding the raw materials or advice; it just keeps showing me more brushes that are already made.
Does anyone know where to look for synthetic sable as a…
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What is a dye based ink?
Camlin ink
Are inks based on something else also? Why have they specified that their ink is dye based? What does dye based mean anyway?
What other bases for ink are there?
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How do you accurately mark fabric without a pattern?
I’m trying to use a pattern for a bag, courtesy of a friend. The pattern instructs me to “cut two rectangles, 14 by 16 inches from main fabric”. I have sewn for a while now, but never without a pattern.
I tried using a yardstick to mark the lines on…
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Bind a back with its pages without stains
I started doing some perfect binding tests. I'm using a vinyl glue. Gluing the pages together worked fine so far.
I'm having some trouble however in binding the cover with the pages. The binding is pretty successful, but because the glue passes…
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Muslin as a curtain with the option to remove hooks
I just purchased some green screen muslin as a background for video editing, and am wondering how to best attach it to the wall. Both the wall and the green screen are 6m wide and 3m high. Most of the time I'd expect the screen to hang off the wall,…
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What's the name of this cartoon style?
What's the name for this style of cartooning? Has anyone written about its history? It's been around for a few years and people are using it everywhere.
Some things I've noticed:
It's used a lot by corporations for web artwork. The sample below was…
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Old crochet terminology: "3 under 3 chain"
I've recently come across a nice library of antique Irish crochet patterns at a site called APL. I'm having some trouble understanding their language (some of it seems to be different from what we use nowadays).
At this pattern, near the start of…
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Pastel fixative
I have used a Winsor & Newton fixative for my dry pastel works. However, when I touch it, the pastel still comes off.
Is there any way I can completely fix my pastel paintings?
I sprayed fixative several times during painting, and few days after…
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confused about varieties of linseed oil
I am fairly new to oil painting. Please explain the differences between refined linseed, cold-pressed linseed, boiled linseed, double-boiled linseed, etc. I am confused with the variety and would like to know the drying times and how these affect…
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What is a linear meter?
I'm just trying to understand the concept of a linear meter.
I'm aware that rolls of fabrics can have different widths and depending on the width and need a shorter or longer part of this fabric.
Am I understanding this correctly that linear meter…
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What would be a good sealant to use over Posca on rocks and plastic?
I'm painting some rocks for a school project, little ones around a garden, and I'm looking for a good sealant/clearcoat. The rocks are pretty porous, but the paint is water-based, so it will easily come off.
I'm looking for a sealant/clearcoat that…
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How to repair wood carving
At the time I bought this snake carving, it was already split and as it was cheap it's fine as it is. BUT I wonder if trying to patch this up would be worth trying.
I've added some photos which have a UK 1p piece for an idea of scale (approx 21mm…
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What is the name of this stitching pattern?
I've been looking around on google but can't seem to find anything similar to this:
I'd like to know what is the name of that stitching pattern. This is a Chanel dress made out of cotton (search: "Chanel White Pure Cotton Sleeveless Shift Dress…
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How do I remove modelling clay from my parts and silicone mold?
I've just created my first silicone mould, well, the first part of a two part mould.
I've used OOmOO 30, which is great.
However, I've used a modelling clay called Sculpey III to raise parts in the first half of the mould.
The silicone has cured,…
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I am looking to melt some leftover acrylic into a mould, at home. Are there fumes that I should be worried about?
So, the title just about sums it up.
I've cut some acrylic sheets to make vitrines for some painting frames and I have some leftover strips of acrylic.
I have an idea of what to use the acrylic for, but that would require melting it into a mould to…
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