Would you think that you could draw a cartoon duck just by writing the word duck? Or Uncle Sam from the letters US? Well, grab a pen and a piece of paper and get ready to draw. All you need is a pad of paper, pencil, marker, colored chalks or colored pencils, and an eraser. To make a cartoon duck, first, write the word “DUCK” in all capital letters. Draw a face in the “C” by putting in an eye and an eyebrow. Connect it to the “K,” and close up the bottom and top of the “K.” Connect the “C” to...
In this makeup video, we learn how to apply a "black widow" mask with makeup for Halloween. Start out by applying silver and black shadow to the eyes along with mascara and eyeliner around the eyes. Now, take a white eyeliner pencil and draw a spider web around your eyes and going down your face. When finished with this, use a black liquid eyeliner pen to draw over the white that you just drew. Use a black shadow to mix in with the thick white crossing lines to create a sort of web look to th...
To make a butterfly Valentine card, you need scissors, coloured pencils or candy stick and pipe cleaners. The first task to do, is go to Family Fun and print the butterfly template, which you can find on the site. Print your template into coloured cardstock. You can find cardstocks in the scrab-booking section of your craftstore. Cut out your butterfly from the template. Cut along the dotted line to create a slot for your pen or candy stick. Next we rap the pipe cleaner on the top of the cand...
In this video you learn the basics of how to draw a cartoon horse. The basic structure is laid out in a series of simple geometric shapes, lines and scribbles.
Video: . Step 1: Today We Are Going to Draw an Airplane. Let's Start with a Rectangle in Two Point Perspective. Before We Begin We Need to Figure Out Where Our Horizon Line and Vanishing Points Will Be. Sit Back and Think What Kind of Look You Are Going for.
In this video, you will learn how to make a wallet out of paper. First, you will need a piece of paper, a pen, a straight edge, and something to cut the paper. Place the paper on a flat surface. Fold the paper in half, hamburger style and unfold. Fold the bottom half up to the middle crease. Now fold the top half to the middle crease. Fold this in half again and fold it in half one more time in the hamburger style. Now, unfold the paper. Draw lines where you need to cut the paper. Once this i...
Pen spinning is a fun pastime for the school or office environment. Hell, they even have multinational tournaments these days! Improve your pen spinning (pen mawashi) skills with this video tutorial. Learn how to perform the backaround pen spinning trick. The back around trick can be hard to do if you're new to pen spinning, but all it takes is practice.
Take a lesson in architecture from renowned architect Doug Patt by watching this video tutorial. If you want to learn about drawing and designing, without going to school, Doug's just the teacher. Watch to see how to draw and letter with lead like an architect.
New to the pranking business? Well, this video tutorial ought to start you off good and proper. Here, you will learn how to perform the liquid pen prank. Maybe it's called something different, like water pen prank, but the point is to remove everything from the pen, then fill it with water and return the cap. Wait and watch as someone opens the pen lid to spill water all over their important document.
In this video, we learn how to write the letter "c" in calligraphy copperplate. First, dip your calligraphy pen into ink and start out making a large half circle on the paper. Dip the pen into ink again and make a loop with the top of the letter, then drag the pen down, making the "c" shape. End the letter with a loop on the bottom that isn't touching the inside of the letter. Make the lower case "c" by drawing the basic shape of the letter and adding a ball filled in with ink to the top of t...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a fairly realistic eye. Start with a pen and draw a wispy line for the eye, like a football shape. Then, you will draw the pupil inside the eyes and the ring around it. Draw in lines around the pupil and the eye to show where the colors and shades of the eye come into play. Then, shade in the entire eye lightly. From here, darken up the upper lash and create a create on the eye. Then, make the eyelid crease on the bottom of the eye and add in the inner c...
In this video, we learn how to write the letter T in calligraphy copperplate. Start by drawing a thick line that follows out a loop that curves to the left hand side. After this, create a loop at the top of the line, on the left hand side. Draw this out and cross the line over the top to make the T shape, ending with a slight curve at the end. To make the lower cased letter, draw a thin line, then draw a thick line over it, then cross a thin line across the top middle of the letter. Now you w...
In this video, we learn how to draw a wolf step-by-step. First, draw out an outline of the body using circles and lines to show where the legs will go. Next, make the snout for the nose and then draw in the ears and the eyes. Next, draw in lines around the outside of the wolf to show that it has fur. Next, use a darker pen to outline the wolf, then add in details to the legs and the rest of the lower body. Add in a tail that is curved but not high in the air. When you are done, you will have ...
This video by Architectus777 teaches us how to ink comic book pages. Inking is simply another term for outlining or black lining. This first step is to find an image in black in white. Following this, you may edit the image to be as light or dark as you wish. Afterwards, the shading is left up to your discretion. Moving on, Architectus777 shows other methods of inking, including using various other programs outside of Adobe Photoshop. We are then actually shown the inking process, in which Ar...
Learn to write the letter “I” in calligraphy copperplate with this video. First, we need a book and a pen suitable to write in calligraphy. The pen's tip has to be bendable. First write the capital "I". It looks like a long "g". When half way from the top, the nib of the pen bends to give a thick feel and again it fades out to a thin one. The small "i" looks the like the actual "i" itself with minor changes. This will help you in your writing (font) style.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a bow and arrow from a ball point pen. First, you will take the top and bottom off of the pen. Then, use a knife to poke a hole in one side of the case until you reach the other side. Now, make small notches in the top of it so you can stick a rubber band on it. Do this on both sides and try to make it equal. Now, take the top of the pen and stick it in the little hole you made in the middle. Then, take the rubber band and stick it on. Then, shoot this a...
It might seem easy to a few, but some of us out there grew up with email and consider "the letter" an artifact. However, writing a letter is the ultimate in class and shows someone you took the extra time to get in touch with them. Whether you are writing a business letter or a friendly letter, these tips will guide you in properly writing that letter to a special someone, friend, or client.
To many Photoshop beginners the pen tool is a hard-to-grasp mystery. What they do not know is that pen tool offers the most flexible way to manipulate lines and images. This video tutorial will try to demystify the infamous Pen tool. Get started with Photoshop's pen tool.
In this tutorial, we learn how to spice up your eyeliner with a double line style. To start, use gel eyeliner with a small and pointed brush to paint thin strokes onto the top of your lash line. From here, you will draw a line with the liner that goes from the inside of your eye to the outer edge of your eye, creating a high wing. After this, you will do the same thing, except on the bottom lash line of your eye. The wing on the bottom of the eye should end up under the one on top so they are...
You can learn how to make a pen vanish completely. To do this, you need an elastic band, safety pin, and pen. You tie the pin to the elastic and the top of the pen and attach it up your sleeve.
The Microsoft Surface has been the go-to device for many professional artists since its initial release back in 2012. Since then, the Surface line has continued to offer customers a portable, high-powered machine that's a near perfect value for both casual and professional artists. And the Surface Book is its best model yet—a full laptop convertible with a detachable screen and a dedicated GPU.
Watch this video to learn how to draw a rose in just seconds. • To draw a rose, you need a paper and three sketch pens of light green, dark green and red colors.
The instructor in this video is showing viewers how to make a Block G in 3D. The process involves drawing the initial capital G. Then a line is made as an outline around the top of the letter and another line is made the same way at the bottom of the letter, so it appears to have a G made with 3 lines. Then the whole G is colored in to make a solid block letter. At the top of the G, a parallel line is drawn and filled in to appear the top is 3D. Another parallel line is drawn at the bottom in...
Don't be upset, all you need to create this angry expression is a piece of paper and a pen. To spice it up you can use markers and
Touchscreens are all the rage these days, and it seems that the stylus has become a relic of the past thanks to newer and better fingertip responsive smartphone displays. But when it comes to phablets like Samsung's Galaxy Note line, the added S-Pen is definitely helpful for more accurate and precise actions (and a less greasy screen). Of course, there are disadvantages of using an S-Pen too, one being hardware issues. Unlike your finger, the S-Pen can malfunction and become a huge problem, n...
In this tutorial, we learn how to start reading sheet music for the piano. To be able to read the notes, you need to visualize what you are doing on the piano. A good starting point is the middle C on the keyboard. For a piano, you have horizontal lines in two sets on the sheet of paper. These lines are called "staffs" and the vertical lines are the "bar lines". The sections are called "measures". The top of those staffs is all the notes above the middle c. The bottom is all the notes below m...
In this Fine Art video tutorial you will learn how to write the letter Q in calligraphy copperplate. Hamid Reza Ebrahimi shows you how to this using a Brause & Co No 86 nib, Persian traditional black calligraphy ink, Brause marbled penholder and Persian leather pasteboard and Steinbach pasteboard. To write the capital "Q", dip the nib in to the ink, then starting at the 2nd horizontal line, write upwards touching the top line. Then continue writing downwards till you touch the 4th line and no...
This video will walk you through the process of creating your very own icon to use for your email by using Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop is a great tool to use for a variety of purposes and in this instance can make the perfect icon in just minutes.
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Prank someone with a pen rigged to bang when the top is popped.
We learn how to throw a cast net. There are many different ways to do this since everyone develops their own personal technique. The way we're shown is this way: First choose your bait. Then get all the rope up in your hand. Lay your hand on the top. Come down about halfway. Lay it back on top again, Hold net up. Grab the lead line. Although many people dislike doing it this way we see him put it in his mouth. Then he grabs the led line and throws it, releasing the lead line at the right moment.
In this video, we learn how to do a quick draw of Sonic the Hedgehog. First, use your pen to draw the nose and the mouth. After this, draw in the eyes and the eyebrows above them. From here, draw in the spiky hair on top of the head, using big spikes. Draw in the ears in the hair and then draw in lines to create more details. Next, draw in the arm and the hand, with a glove on the hand. After this, draw in the details of the clothes, drawing in folds on them. From here, draw in the legs and t...
This video teaches us the method to draw the letter F in 3D. First draw F normally. Now double the outlines of the F on both sides of the outlines. Draw a line that is parallel and of the same length of the longer top arm of F. Join the ends of the line to the ends of the top arm by parallel lines. Color the parallelogram with a darker shade. Make a parallelogram by joining the ends of a line drawn parallel and equal to the smaller side of the rectangle of the top arm. Draw a vertical line an...
This video shows us how to draw a Dale character. First you draw a ball about the size of an orange. Insert construction lines in the shape of a cross. Starting with the small middle area, draw the mask outline and add the ears at the top. Draw in the nose under the middle line. Draw the cheeks outside the construction line on both sides. Add smile lines on each side and draw a curve between them for the mouth. Extend the lower part of the mouth outside the construction line. Insert teeth and...
In this tutorial, we learn how to create a realistic looking cut using cinema makeup. This is a great look for a new year or holiday look that you want to make yourself look more unique and stand out! First, take a brow pencil and redefine your brows so they are darker and more intense. Avoid using black, most people cannot pull this look off. Now, use eyeshadow primer on the eyelids to enhance the eyeshadow color. After this, use gold eyeshadow and apply on the outer v of the eye. Then, take...
Have you ever been in a situation when you needed to remember something real important, but you didn't have you didn't have your trusty cell phone or other electronic savior with you?
The author demonstrates how to draw a figure of a nude woman from behind through a un-narrated short film demonstrating his drawing in real time.
If you've ever gone bass fishing then you know how important it is for your line to be sturdy and strong. Make sure your line is in tip top shape next time by forming this Modified Albright or Alberto knot.
This wordless video shows how to draw a staircase in 3d. Start by drawing the steps in one dimension. Extend two lines at the top of the stairs the width you want the steps to be. Draw another line between them to make a square. This creates a landing. Draw two lines downward and parallel to the steps from the line at the top of the stairs. This will create a rail and a second base. Then extend lines from each jut of the one dimensional steps, stretching the lines alternately to the base and ...
Cutting the moon and making the shape perfectly round is simple. Usually we have problems drawing a circle free-hand.
