Visual Bids

23/02/2018

Pets leaves paws print on our heart...!!! 🐾

16/02/2018

I get best results when I limit the colors to a maximum of four or five. Here, I worked in a continuous color scheme of yellow, blue and green.

Some artists work from reference pictures, others work from their imagination, many use a healthy mix of both. No matter your usual preference, sometimes it is nice to be able to paint without a reference picture. YOU WILL NEED: A blank canvas, or panel (apply a layer of gesso before painting), or l...

16/02/2018

I actually love shopping especially for my loved ones, but Christmas shopping is another thing. It’s been years of last minute shopping, endless lines at the counters, and impulse buying

If you’re tired of the mainstream wrapper-and-ribbon combo for your Christmas gifts, you might wanna try putting your gifts in a jar! Aside from the all-time favorite 3C’s (cookies, candies, and candles), there is actually a wide variety of goodies that can be stored in mason jars. Is your curio...

16/02/2018

There’s just something about the simplicity of this card that’s truly captivating. You don’t need to be a calligraphy expert to make this simple calligraphy Christmas card.

Are you fond of calligraphy writing? Or are you inspired to write your Christmas greeting cards in a striking calligraphy style? If you’re into calligraphy, you’ll definitely love these handmade calligraphy Christmas card ideas.

16/02/2018

Turn your traditional noisemaker into a festive centerpiece with these easy steps! It doesn’t have to be expensive. The key to this practical centerpiece is using lots of tinsel!

Setting the tone for a New Year’s celebration can be done in many ways. Some of us do it by preparing certain dishes, playing the right kind of music, or finding the perfect venue for a party. But if you’re like me, you use decorations and embellishment to create the perfect New Year’s celebra...

16/02/2018

Fluid acrylic can be poured directly on the substrate without the use of any brush. One interesting technique is to pour on the medium to make swirls!

I love painting with acrylic, but sometimes I want my acrylic paint to have a lighter, more watery effect. Although it is possible to dilute regular acrylic paint in water, it is not recommended for dilutions higher than 50%. Anything higher than this and we end up with uneven coverage and lack of a...

14/02/2018

The ‘Team Grandpa,’ Justin Williams Wants to Bring the Hurricanes Back to the Playoffs.
Along a quiet suburban street lined with covered porches and multi-car garages, past the hockey sticks strewn across the front lawn and a net flush against the curb, Justin Williams comes to the door riding an electric hoverboard scooter. “Big house,” the Hurricanes right winger says, bright lights flashing beneath his feet. “Got to get around somehow.”

14/02/2018

It didn’t take long for Charlie McAvoy to make a splash in the NHL.
He stood out in the first round of the 2017 playoffs, then didn’t miss a beat at the start of the 2017-18 regular season. He played his way up the Bruins lineup from third pair to top pair in no time. His impact on both the offensive and defensive game has been indisputably crucial to the Bruins’ success. 42 games into his NHL career, he is probably the best defenseman on one of the best teams in the league.

14/02/2018

Tottenham Shows Impressive Mettle at Juventus, Man City Coasts Again in UCL.
Tottenham made waves on the opening day of the Champions League knockout stage, coming back from 2-0 down to force a draw in the first leg of its last-16 series vs. Juventus in Turin. Even in a season when it has matured in European competition, this was a remarkable performance–and all the more so given that Spurs had gone 2-0 down within the opening nine minutes.

13/02/2018

The area near the ferrule is often the hardest to clean, but it’s actually just as important for maintaining a brush’s shape as the tip.

You might have noticed that some paint brushes are very expensive! Most of the time the reason is that they are of very high quality, and worth the investment. But a good brush is only worth it if you can get the most use out of it. If you treat your expensive paint brushes just like your inexpensiv...

13/02/2018

The physical functions of art are often the the most easy to understand.
Works of art that are created to perform some service have physical functions.

Smarter people than I have written entire books about the function of art. My attempt, here — which will probably come across as overly simplified — will be to hit the highlights. Disclaimers abound.

13/02/2018

Artists manipulate these seven elements, mix them in with principles of design, and compose a piece of art. Not every work of art contains every one of these elements, but at least two are always present.

The elements of art are sort of like atoms in that both serve as building blocks for creating something. You know that atoms combine and form other things, right? Sometimes they'll casually make a simple molecule, as when hydrogen and oxygen form water (H2O). If hydrogen and oxygen take a more aggre...