Project #004. Paint With Soft Pastel And Color Pencil

Paint with pastel is a little bit messy, but faster than oil paint and acrylic,

yet the effect is good.

This project is to emulate a painting from great artist, with soft pastel.

How to do it:

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   Sketch the figure with blue color pencil.


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   Start from the face, then the body. Use color pencil to draw the detail.



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   Fill the background with soft pastel, then the figure. In the same time with applying pastel, you may need some tissue paper or your finger to assist you to get a better effect. Be careful of each applying color. Apply the brighter color first, then the darker one. This will help you to control the effect more confidently.


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   Well, it's easy and fun, right?

Project #003. Decorative Lamp-Blossom

Blossom Lamp

I wonder if I could make a special decorative lamp for Christmas. This will have more fun and increase the joy of this season. So I decided to use some simple material to make a unique decorative lamp. The whole idea is come from the shape of flower, that's why "Blossom Lamp" is named.

Things you'll need: 4 Branches (30" long), 12 steel wire (30" long), teflon tape, a box of mini-lights.

How to make it:

1. Let's make the stand of the lamp first. Wrap the whole branch with teflon tape. Repeat the step for the rest. Arrange the four branches as able to stand itself and tie them with teflon tape.

2. To make the lamp shade. Bend the wire into round shape and wrap with teflon tape. Repeat the rest. Make 12 similar circles. hold them together and tie the center with teflon tape. slowly spread each circle in clockwise direction until it looks like a flower shape.

3. Put the "flower shade" on the stand.

4. The last step is to put on the mini-lights, you may tie the mini-lights on the stand when needed.

Tips:

• Mini-lights is easy to get during Christmas season, and that's many options in types and colors.
  
• You can replace teflon tape to floral tape.


• You may adjust the length of the branches. It depends you want a table decorative lamp or a floor decorative lamp.
  
  
  
  
  

Project #002.CD Coastal

This project is fun yet easy. From impressionism, abstract to modern art.

Let's your imagination begin...

Things you'll need : old cds, acrylic paint, brushes, hot glue, grove.

How to make it :

1. Clean the surface of the cd.



2. Use the non-shiny side. Warm up the hot glue before starting to draw with it. slowly applying hot glue on the cd, imagine you are using a pen to draw some nice drawing on the cd. Be extra careful of the hot part of the glue gun, wearing grove is a good idea to protect your hands.
   
   
3. When the glue dried. Apply acrylic paint on the glue. Adding water is not necessary during cd painting, two or three layers may apply as your desired. leave it aside and let it dry for about 60 minutes. In the same time, you may start to draw another master piece.












4. Hot glue is another idea as a support of the cd. Just apply a small amount of hot glue on the bottom of the cd (as picture shown). You may measure 4 equally angle to get a good balance of support.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Repeat for the remain cds, so you'll have a series of your own collection coasters.

Enjoy~