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Author :: John Blenkin  |
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| Article Title :: Technique of Watercolor Painting WC03 BRUSHES |
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| Watercolor brushes are the connecting link between the painter and the ground. They convey the desired mixture of pigment and water from the palette pool to the ground. Brushes are essential tools in the work of the watercolorist. Their selection is vital for the successful completion of the work.This means the best brushes should be used consistent with the capability of the painter and financial resources. Do not buy expensive brushes unless you know how to use and look after them.Sable fur is considered the best. At the end of each hair there is a curved tips makes for unique nesting of filaments into a fine point. Brushes made from this fur are not resistant to ill use. (read full article) |
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Author :: Craig Dawber |
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| Article Title :: How To Make Your Own Envelopes |
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| Making your own envelopes can be fun and is very simple. With a few supplies and a few minutes you can have all the envelopes you would ever need. All you need to do is find out what supplies you need and how to make them.People make their own envelopes for various reasons. Some do it as a form of recycling or to save money. Others do it out of necessity - if they are in need of an envelope but do not have one. Making your own envelopes also is a way to make unique gifts or unique sizes for those odd packages you need to send. Imagine not having to run out to find a gift or that special size envelope ever again. Once you learn how to make envelopes you may never buy another (read full article) |
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Author :: Craig Dawber |
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| Article Title :: Types of Magazines |
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| Magazines are great sources of up to date information and entertainment. There are four different types of magazines available. Magazines provide information on a variety of topics and subjects. They can be strictly for research or just for fun based on the type of magazine.General interest or popular magazines are written for a wide audience. They can focus on one subject or cover many different subjects. Each magazine is usually tailored to a specific audience. They are easy to read and provide information the average person would like to know about. Articles and stories are written by staff or freelancers. There are usually many pictures and photographs. The main idea (read full article) |
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Author :: John T Jones, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: Ceramic and Pottery Defects 6: Defects Generated During Glazing and Glost Firing Operations |
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| A glaze is a specially formulated glass applied to ceramics.In the case of electrical insulators the glaze must maintain specific electrical properties even in inclement weather.For chemical porcelain the glaze must have high chemical durability.For fine china, porcelain, and semi-vitreous china, the glaze must have high gloss and be resistant to dish washing chemicals, cutting by knives, and abrasion.For floor or wall tile a glaze must be resistant to abrasion and scuffing.In all cases a glaze must be resistant to thermal shock. (Yes, even for tile. A thermal shock test can prove the glaze is in proper compression. More later.)The properties of a (read full article) |
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Author :: John T Jones, Ph.D. |
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| Article Title :: Ceramic and Pottery Defects 7: Defects Generated During Decaling Operations |
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| Ceramic decals have been used for decades to enhance the value of ceramic products. Hand painting using colored glazes (enamels) is more expensive and the production rates are much slower. However, the ware may be more valuble than decaled ware.Decals can be produced by silk screening or by lithography, the former being more expensive. Silk screening allows heavier color deposition.The process to make a decal is to add colored oxides to drying solvents and binders to form an ink. Low-melting frits may be incorporated in the inks to assure that the decal will sink into the glaze on firing. The colors are printed or silk screened each color individually onto a special decal pa (read full article) |
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| Category :: Crafts Articles |
Author :: Debbie Jensen |
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| Article Title :: Crafts: A Great Winter Hobby |
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| Whether you are in the winter of your life or whether the time of year is winter where you live, working on crafts can really liven up the days! Crafts don't have to be messy or expensive, but they have to be something you are interested in. What's fun about working on crafts is that you can throw away your mistakes. In time, most people who habitually work on crafts have to give them away or sell them; otherwise, they won't have the space to store them.Personally, I don't recommend storing completed craft projects. Due to evolving trends in home décor, I have found that craft items can quickly become out-dated too. Instead, give them away and try to find good homes for your craft (read full article) |
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Author :: Debbie Luker |
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| Article Title :: How to Save Money Scrapbooking |
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| Scrapbooking can be an expensive hobby. From patterned paper, accents, embellishments, and cardstock, it all adds up. I’ve been scrapbooking for about 7 years and at first, I went to all the fancy specialty scrapbook stores, where things are more expensive. Over the past several years though, I have found some great ways to save cash.The most obvious way to save money is to find a place to shop that sells discount scrapbooking supplies. I have found that website stores actually have lower prices then a lot of stores since they have less overhead (costs). The only downside to shopping online is having to wait for your items, but if you don't need them that day, it's a great way (read full article) |
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Author :: Bob Johnson |
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| Article Title :: From Bubble Gum To Game-Used Inserts - The Collectibles Industry At A Glance |
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| Several decades ago, the big insert in a pack of trading cards was a yummy stick of bubble gum. These days, collectors can sink their teeth into a whole new world of collectibles. The stick of bubble gum has been replaced with authentic game-used memorabilia and the trading card industry has soared in popularity. Whether it be a piece of a game-used bat, football jersey, sheet metal from a race car or other rare collectible, trading card companies are always looking for new and better innovations to get a leg up on their competition. This makes for a terrific, and exciting, time to collect trading cards.A game-used event card will always be a good investment as it’s more than jus (read full article) |
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Author :: Daniel Goevert |
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| Article Title :: Grandma's Mercury Dimes |
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| One vivid memory of my very early childhood back in the 1960’s was of driving to church on Sunday mornings with my family. Since my grandparents lived close to us, Dad would always swing by and pick them up, and we’d all carpool together. It was the job of “Little Danny” (as I was affectionately nicknamed back then) to sit in the backseat, wedged snugly between Grandpa and Grandma.As if some sort of ritual, every Sunday Grandma would fish though her purse to find goodies for me and my older brother. Grandma almost always carried Wrigley’s chewing gum, though once in a while we had to settle for a cherry-flavored cough drop. For a bonus treat, Grandma gave each grandso (read full article) |
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Author :: Dwain Berlin |
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| Article Title :: Leather Bookbinding |
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| Not only can you decorate your leather item, leather itself can be the decoration. Book binding is a great example, which has recently enjoyed renewed popularity. The way you look at this project depends on the condition of the book.You may need to repair the spine and actual page bindings in order to install a new cover. In any case, this first step would be to remove the old cover. A site that has very detailed instructions to walk you through this is http://www.philobiblon.com. Half of the fun of leather book binding is learning about it. http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/don/dt/dt0412.html has information about book binding past, present, and future.Their information is acc (read full article) |
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