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Beautiful But Deadly 3 - TV and Movie Actresses Who Could Hurt You

I do a fairly popular female MMA blog, and one day I was kinda at a loss for news and I started looking around at female martial arts stars on TV and in the movies. Of course I figured a lot of them had no...

6 comments    hubchallenge martial arts karate
Silver pillbox with red glass gem in Derwent Graphitint tinted graphite pencils by Robert A. Sloan81

How to Draw an Egg

I thought I'd kick this off with something a little wicked for those of you that enjoy my art lessons. The topic is so simple it's almost stupid, right? How to draw an egg? Come on, you just make this oval...

13 comments    how to fun arts
8" x 10" Oil Pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix, by Robert A. Sloan76

How to Create a Painterly Style

8" x 10" Oil Pastel on Art Spectrum Colourfix, by Robert A. Sloan Here's the definition of "Painterly" as of the American Heritage dictionary: 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter; artistic. ...

4 comments    fun how painting
Docks on Spider Lake, MI - 1 painted in sumi-e ink with Chinese brushes on rice paper by Robert A. Sloan from a photo reference by Helen on WetCanvas.com85

Seven Tips for Sumi-E Painting

Docks on Spider Lake, MI - 1 painted in sumi-e ink with Chinese brushes on rice paper by Robert A. Sloan from a photo reference by Helen on WetCanvas.com The art of Sumi-E is Japanese ink painting. My first...

4 comments    tips arts painting
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Keep Music Education in Our Schools

Over the past 10 years or so, many school programs have been cut to reduce budgets and save money. Those hardest hit are physical education, art and music classes. The tragedy of these curriculum adjustments...

32 comments    education children music
Portrait of Sascha, 3" x 4" 9B graphite pencil on Moleskine journal paper by Robert A. Sloan77

How to Sketch People II: Child's Face

Portrait of Sascha, 3" x 4" 9B graphite pencil on Moleskine journal paper by Robert A. Sloan This is the third time I've drawn Sascha from this photo reference. I took it on a sunny afternoon while we lived...

9 comments    how to how drawing
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Christmas Decorations: How To Make Mini-Christmas Trees

Make your own Christmas decoration by following these simple, fun, and easy-to-do steps. Empty tissue paper roll Green and white thin cartolinas Brown art paper Small pieces of red artpaper ...

8 comments    how to children arts
Silver Mountain Dragon Drawing by Michael Dennis McCarthy66

How to Draw a Dragon

I've always wanted to learn how to draw a dragon. The fact is, I can't draw anything, let alone dragons. I really wanted to learn how to draw. After finding some really good online videos teaching how to draw...

47 comments    entertainment how to tips
Glass and Birds Page in my Moleskine watercolor journal by Robert A. Sloan83

How to Draw Shading with Hatching and Crosshatching

Glass and Birds Page in my Moleskine watercolor journal by Robert A. Sloan In my Glass and Birds Page, above, I used hatching and crosshatching with fine point colored pens to create values and shapes in an...

9 comments    how to arts how to draw
Columbine, 4" x 6" watercolor on cold press watercolor paper by Robert A. Sloan. The finished painting for this step by step demonstration.78

How to Paint from Negative Space in Watercolor

Columbine, 4" x 6" watercolor on cold press watercolor paper by Robert A. Sloan. The finished painting for this step by step demonstration. This step by step demonstration can be done using my colors and...

10 comments    how to tutorial watercolor
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