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Friend-of-the-family and sketchbook afficionado E Bond joins Faith as they discuss their love for The 100 Day Project, an Instagram-based artistic commitment. This video originally appeared live April 4, 2018. Visit the official website for The 100 Day Project. To see more of E Bond's work, visit her websiteor her Instagram.
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Lauren Marcinek from the Creativebug team shows you how easy it is to engrave a customizable wooden sign with the Glowforge. You'll learn how to upload your design and adjust the settings on the machine. Then, see how to make your engraved wood look its very best. With the push of a button, you can add a beautiful touch of handmade to your home or create a one-of-a-kind gift that is perfect for any occasion, from treasured gifts to bridal showers...
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Elevate your bathing routine by incorporating salts and scrubs into your baths and showers. Natural bodycare expert Arina of BellaCreme shares her recipe for a salt blend that can be used both as a bath soak and as a body scrub. You'll learn how to mix together the healing properties of salt, clay, herbs and essential oils to make a blend to pour into a warm running bath. Alternatively, encourage healthy, moisturized skin by adding sweet almond oil,...
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In one afternoon, you can create enough painted paper to wrap gifts for any occasion. Courtney Cerruti teaches several quick and easy dry-brush techniques, from sophisticated crosshatch designs to loose geometric squiggles - no prior painting experience required. At the very end, Courtney shares unique ideas for mixing and matching papers to wrap any gift.
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Learn how to create velvety lines and ghost-like shading with charcoal and blending tools. Lisa Solomon demonstrates the qualities of compressed black and white charcoal and charcoal pencils using blending stumps, a kneaded eraser and a chamois. At the end, you'll learn how to use them all together to create volume and depth.
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Turn a regular clothespin into an amazing chomping shark with scientist and crafter Jamie Hudson. This is a fun project for the whole family to construct using the Cricut Maker to cut out your shark shapes. Then, assemble and paint your shark in your favorite colors. With this quick craft, you'll not only have a new googley-eyed friend to chomp on your finger or hang your laundry, but you'll also learn some scientific principles - like bite force...
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Recorded on April 12, 2023, this live event celebrates Altered Books Daily Practice: The Sequel, jointly taught by Courtney and Faith. Courtney demonstartes a pochoir technique that uses stencils and inkpads for a dreamy visual effect and Faith uses a transparency and crayons to make a simpler image. You'll hear questions (and answers!) from the Creativebug community, see several sample pages, and watch these artists revels in one-another's company.Find...
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Enhance your digital illustration skills with Procreate, an accessible illustration app, guided by professional illustrator Lindsay Stripling. You'll start by laying important groundwork for your next personal project or creative brief in order to prepare a solid illustration with a bold communication of concept. Then Lindsay will show you how to use various functions in Procreate, from drawing with different brushes to keeping your process organized...
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It's the most wonderful time of the year. From decking the halls to making one-of-a-kind gifts, we've got everything you need to create your own holiday magic. Watch this quick promo to get a sneak peek of our all-new releases and seasonal favorites.Click hereto watch all of the classes shown in the promo.
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Having your artwork and photos professionally framed can be pricey--especially if you have several pieces to frame. In this class, Hilary Williams shows how to professionally mat and frame your artwork at home for a fraction of the price. You will learn how to mount and back artwork of any size and add a dust cover to finish it off. Whether you're an artist with a collection of pieces that need to be framed, or you simply want to frame your favorite...
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Want to learn how to draw manga characters that look like they're straight out of a graphic novel? Anime artist and pop surrealist, Camilla d'Errico, shows you how. In this thorough class, she shares pro tips for figure drawing a boy character and a girl character from several different angles: a standard straight-on and back-view pose, a three-quarter turn, and a profile view. Learning how to draw figures from several perspectives will allow you...
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Jenn Sbranti from Hostess with the Mostess guides you through Cricut Design Space to create a trio of trees that stand up in a container of your choosing. This customizable centerpiece will spruce up your table for any holiday gathering. Jenn will also walk you through cutting out intricate vinyl accents for your merry and bright container (with special tips and tricks for how to place those tiny adhesive vinyl pieces just right). This project makes...
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Artist and author Courtney Cerruti provides an in-depth look into her tool kit for capturing the essence of a place and your personal impressions of everything you see around you. From a five-minute blind contour drawing to mixing a color palette of your surroundings, find opportunities to draw, make marks, and paint while you are on the move or in your own home. Courtney will share her favorite ways to use colored pencil, watercolor, and brush marker...