Be the Artist: The Beauty of Tattoo Art
Tattoo 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 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 ReadingRay Harryhausen’s wonderful stop-motion fantasy creatures still influence animators today. Here’s an interactive project inspired by his work.
Continue ReadingCelebrate the colorful neon style of the early ’80s with this family-friendly and “A-Muse-ing” ‘Xanadu’-inspired project.
Continue ReadingJackie Ormes was the first female African American to be nationally syndicated, and she used her characters to bring her own voice to life.
Continue ReadingCharles Schulz used his alter ego, Charlie Brown, to turn the ups and downs of childhood into a comic strip loved around the world.
Continue ReadingYayoi Kusama took on the art world one dot at a time. Try this family-friendly way of celebrating her famous Infinity Rooms.
Continue ReadingUb Iwerks was not as famous as Walt Disney, but he helped create the most iconic character in animation. Let’s create a “mouse” of our own.
Continue ReadingTim Burton has created darkly unique worlds for 40 years. This family project will build worlds and characters on simple paper napkins.
Continue ReadingMary Blair was a driving force behind the famous Disney attraction “It’s A Small World.” Here’s a project to add her look to your own world.
Continue ReadingLet your mind open up to create some surreal and imaginative creations with Allover painting and Automic Drawing
Continue ReadingA pair of artists first created their “wild beasts” in the early 1900s. Try this fauvism inspired DIY to make familiar heroes even wilder.
Continue ReadingEphemera is something created to be temporary. Use some of the these old paper items to create some memories from a another universe.
Continue ReadingStoryboards are important for driving the look of a script or story. Try creating one to help bring a book or story to the “big screen.”
Continue ReadingSince the early years of vinyl, a good album cover design could define a band, music genre, or era. Now use them to define the soundtrack of a book.
Continue ReadingRoad signs may be practical, but there is a design element behind them. Take these to fictional worlds with an easy cardboard project.
Continue ReadingSaul Bass used minimalism and simple designs to help tell a story. Use his style to tell a story from your own everyday life.
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