Be the Artist: Who Are the Movie Matte Painters?
For this final Be the Artist of the season, we’ll create scene in celebration into the world building of cinema’s matte shot artists.
Continue ReadingFor this final Be the Artist of the season, we’ll create scene in celebration into the world building of cinema’s matte shot artists.
Continue ReadingTwo of the most famous slasher movie villains started out with found object masks. Let’s find something for a new villain to wear.
Continue ReadingIf you were to draw a picture of any random K-Pop lover, they would transcend many ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles… but they are likely to be holding a light stick.
Continue ReadingRolly Crump had a way of bringing nonliving objects, like clocks, to life. Celebrate his humor with your own weird museum piece.
Continue ReadingGargoyles and grotesques have been around for centuries, but you can make your own creature to watch over your room in this easy project.
Continue ReadingCreate a work of physical vs. non-physical inspired by the celebrated artist behind Chicago’s ‘Cloud Gate,’ also known as “The Bean.”
Continue ReadingThe Rolling Stones’ generation-defining lips logo is one of the most recognizable images in rock history. Let’s create one for a new band.
Continue ReadingThat eerie wallpaper in Haunted Mansion attractions is famous, and it came from the minds of imagineers, including one you might not know.
Continue ReadingSummer fun is coming with 2024’s Be the Artist series, where we look at some works of creativity you might know well, even if you don’t know the artists behind them.
Continue ReadingTattoo art is as varied as the people who wear and design them. Explore your favorite tattoo art styles in this easy art vase project.
Continue ReadingDoes adding highlights, doodles and remarques to prints make it original art? Well, it certainly gives a print a more personal touch.
Continue ReadingPlastic canvas became a favorite of ’70s yarn crafters. Here’s a way to give this practical craft an artsy abstract edge.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Lisa takes us into the world of the kitchy, yet mesmerizing, velvet art that was popular in the 70s and 80s.
Continue ReadingThis summer’s Be the Artist series is coming soon with some well-known types of art and answers the question, “Yeah, but.. is it art?”
Continue Reading‘Star Wars Jedi: Battle Scars’ by Sam Maggs is set in the years between Fallen Order & Survivor & catches us up with the Stinger Mantis crew.
Continue ReadingThe first Between the Bookends of 2023 is a month late but I hope you find something to enjoy in this eclectic mix for the new year.
Continue ReadingCan you believe it’s time for the final Between the Bookends of 2022? We wish you a happy holiday season filled with reading time.
Continue Reading‘Convergence’ by Zoraida Cordova kicks off Phase Two of the Star Wars High Republic and is set generations before the events of Phase One.
Continue ReadingIn this month’s Between the Bookends, Sophie and Scott read a wide mix of books from fantasy to contemporary, romance to non-fiction.
Continue ReadingThis month’s Between the Bookends is a double column and also (unintentionally) entirely filled with middle-grade reads.
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