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Why I Let My Son Play Pokemon
My son has always been a gamer. He was playing "Where in the World Is Carmen San Diego?" when he was five. He branched out. Recently Pokemon came out with a new game called Pokemon Black and White and my son went nuts for it. I haven't bought him the DS game yet though- he's craz
How to Draw Styles of Anime Hair
Anime and manga hairstyles are known for being wild and exaggerated, which often is part of the appeal. The variety of hairstyles help convey things such as personality, temperament, and even the genre of the series.
How to Paint Foam Insulation
There are a few different reasons to paint on stiff foam insulation sheets. Unfinished basement walls can be painted as a temporary solution before applying wallboard. The paint will both seal the foam and create a more attractive temporary surface. Foam insulation sheets can also be used for inexpe
Painting Tips for HO Trains & Scenery
HO model train scale, known as “Half Zero” in continental Europe, is one of the most popular scale model sizes in the US. It’s dubbed as Half Zero (1:48) because its scale is half of O scale models (1:96), a popular scale size during from the 1900s up to early 1960s. Painting these
How to Paint Arches in the Home
Painting arches within a home isn't any more difficult than painting ordinary drywall or trim as long as the surface is properly prepared beforehand. Most interior arches are framed with either tile, molding, brick or stone. Each of these surfaces tends to reject paint and requires adhesive conditio
How to Draw Realistic People for Your Artwork
The ability to draw people realistically is an invaluable skill for nearly every artist. Whether you are drawing a plan for a sculpture or an outline for a painting or collage, you will likely encounter situations when knowing how to draw humans will improve the quality and caliber of your artwork.
How to Make Tajima .dst with DRAWings X3
Corel's DRAWings X3 program is an excellent one for machine embroiderers who want to turn their own art designs into stitch patterns. DRAWings allows you to save your art in a number of embroidery formats, including .pes, .hus and more, in addition to the .dst files required for Tajima machines. The
SakuraCon 08 – Exhibit Hall
Exhibit Hall at Sakura-Con 2008, held at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle, Washington.
Chardin’S Soap Bubbles
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin (1699 - 1779) was a well-known French painter in the 18th century. His genre paintings are highly appreciated and he is regarded as a master of still life. From most of his paintings, ...
How to Remove Marshall Knobs
The removal of knobs from Marshall amplifiers is similar to that of any amplifier or guitar. Knobs are installed to aid turning of the control's potentiometer shaft to make sound adjustments, and are either friction mounted (pressed onto the shaft), or anchored to the shaft with a small set-screw. T
No.5 Manga Preview - Volume 1 / Pages 3-4
Number 5 Volume 1, Page 3-4 by Taiyo Matsumoto, a fantasy adventure manga series published by IKKI Comics / SHOGAKUKAN
How to Interpret Drawing Per ANSI
Engineering and design blueprints and drawings reveal all pertinent dimensions, positions and tolerances for the construction or fabrication of a product. ANSI is an organization that develops standard methods of documenting the information on a blueprint or engineering drawing. To read a drawing th
How Soon Can You Sand Siding After Being Painted?
Home and property manufacturers are faced with a myriad of options when it comes to exterior home improvements, one of which is painting the existing wooden siding on the house. If the previous paint job is relatively fresh, some time has to elapse before you can make alterations. Still, you must sa
Best Anime BD/DVD Re-Releases of 2012
Learn which were the best anime titles brought back into print during 2012.