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Play the Rings of a Tree Trunk Like a Record. The Technique Zone: Acrylic Paint Transfer. Supplies needed: Acrylic dabbers, photocopy of an image, water spritzer bottle, paintbrush, card stock, craft sheet and heat tool (optional) Take the lid off the dabbers and brush the paint onto the card stock, ensure you get a good coverage Take your photocopied image ( remember that you will get a reverse of the image, so don't use bold words), flip it over and place it in the acrylic.

The Technique Zone: Acrylic Paint Transfer

Lightly press it down making sure it's smooth and not wrinkled Leave to air dry for at least 15 minutes and then if you wish give it a blast with the heat tool Only move onto this step when you are sure your paint is completely dryTake your water filled spritzer bottle, spray the back of the paper no more than two squirts, you don't want it too wet Next start to rub the paper very gently with your finger Keep rubbing and extra spritzing if you need too Eventually you will get rid of all the paper, but it does take a bit of patience as you have to be careful not to wet it too much and rub the image away.

Www.eggtempera.com. Kiersten Essenpreis – Projects. Popular Photos. Koalas to the Max dot Com. Shower Time by Nicole Goggins. At VirtualDali.com. Christopher R. Al-Aswad – A Tribute. Entered into life July 16th 1979 - Escaped into life July 27th 2010 Hiromu Kira, “Man on Steps, Bowl (The Thinker)”, c. 1930 When Chris set up this Online Arts Journal a little over a year ago, he dedicated it to his late mother, the artist Rosalind Al-Aswad.

Christopher R. Al-Aswad – A Tribute

Shocked by his untimely death, his bereft family and followers feel that an appropriate way to honor Chris’s vision is to keep his beloved journal going. So Escape into Life is now also dedicated to Chris, its inspiring and charismatic founder. It is his legacy and also, we hope, his enduring monument. In the last incomplete essay that Chris wrote before his passing, he explored his dream of blending visual and litereray arts through this online journal. When Visual Art Becomes Poetry The complex inter-relationship between literary art and visual art is like an enigma to me. This is not an intellectual puzzle I’m trying to figure out in my early 30′s. It’s more like an intuition has grown over the years. Prehispanic Mask. Surrealism. In 2011, Eyeo Brought Together An Incredible Group Of Creative Coders, Data Viz Pros, Designers And Artists. 2012 Looks ... - #45396.

Caitlin Hackett Contemporary Mythology. Jamie Beck e Kevin Burg - Cinemagraphs - fotografie in movimento. Blog favourites of late. SUPAKITCH &KORALIE Art - StumbleUpon. Visual sound mixer. The 100 Best Books of All Time. Many publishers have lists of 100 best books, defined by their own criteria.

The 100 Best Books of All Time

This article enumerates some lists of "100 best" books for which there are fuller articles. Among them, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels (Xanadu, 1985) and Modern Fantasy: The 100 Best Novels (Grafton, 1988) are collections of 100 short essays by a single author, David Pringle, with moderately long critical introductory chapters also by Pringle.

For publisher Xanadu, Science Fiction was the first of four "100 Best" books published from 1985 to 1988. The sequels covered crime & mystery, horror, and fantasy. Lists[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] Sharpie Art - Extreme Sharpie Artwork at WomansDay. Nowadays, Sharpie markers come in more than basic black––they’re available in every color of the rainbow, and in just about every size and shape.

Sharpie Art - Extreme Sharpie Artwork at WomansDay

They’re great for everyday labeling and organizing, but did you know that they could also be used to decorate everything from guitars to fingernails? WD teamed with Sharpie to find the most unique creations from talented artists across the globe. From a Lamborghini turned objet d’art to a wall mural, check out how different artists uncapped their creativity. Rev Your Engines George Ramos spent two weeks on this intricately designed Lamborghini––he used Sharpie markers to create the design and then topped it off with a clear coat of paint to protect the pattern. Lend a Hand. Thinking of inking? A guide to tattoos.

Brilliant Stairs photos. JASON NAYLOR : > JASON NAYLOR DESIGN. Leaf Cut Art by Lorenzo Durán. Victor - en bildblogg. Best Street Art of 2011. December 27, 2011 | 72 Comments » | Topics: Art, Pics Hot Stories From Around The Web Other Awesome Stories.

Best Street Art of 2011

Solitude - 2010/2011 - A work in progress on the Behance Network.