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Japanese teapot tetsubin has greatly evolved. It originated as a vessel used centuries ago to heat water for tea and now is also used to provide warmth and humidity in every home during the winter or even all year round. With its amazing aesthetic and functionality, modern tetsubins now come in variety of style, design …
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Most ready made paints are created for certain average conditions which generally do not exist on the day you choose to do your painting! The result of that is the paint does not flow out well to leave a smooth finish and you end up with ugly roller marks or brush marks or streaks or …
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Well, why not? Ha-ha! Seriously, why would you want to get a Celtic tattoo? In case you haven’t gotten around to thinking about it much, we’ll discuss a few elements and associations that may not have come to mind yet. Celtic tattoos obviously have something to do with the Celts, but who were they? The …
Give Yourself the best chance of winning the Design or Animation project with these guidelines The Title & Introduction The very first thing you will write on any treatment is the name of the project, so it is highly advisable to make sure you get this part correct. When taking a brief it is always …
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Stencils have been around since the 8th century and thought to be first introduced by the Chinese. They have shown to be a proven and long reaching method of adding ornate decoration for centuries in all areas of design. From Arts and Crafts styling to highly ornamental and detailed Victorian designs, stencils have held their …
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Colin David's mortal body left this world on 25 Feb 2008, but his soul breathes in his art and people. Colin was one of those good adroit painters who fashion human anatomy with their skill and imagination. Just like Ustad Allah Baksh, Sadqain, Shakir Ali, Saeed Akhtar, Colin depicted women figure as a special element …
Lathi is not an activity to use a bamboo stick or cane to hit others randomly. It is a form of martial arts. Lathi means bamboo stick in Hindi. This type of martial arts often uses a 6 to 8 foot long bamboo stick or cane with an optional metal blunt. Lathi has been used …
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Taking pictures throughout one’s life has been a part of American culture for over a hundred years now. The camera was first introduced in the United States in the early 1800s and was commercialized later in the century. From the time it was first put into the American market until now, the camera and the …
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Japanese history includes alternating periods of isolation and revolutionary influences from the rest of the world. As early as the Jomon period from about 14000BC to 300 BC, Japan had a hunter-gatherer lifestyle; wooden stilt houses, pit dwelling, and agriculture. Weaving was still unknown and the ancient Japanese clothing consisted of fur. However, some of …
Fabric painting is not the most conventional of careers to choose from; in fact most would relegate it to the hobbies listing, an obscure craft. Some would ask, “Who would want to spend their career with fabric paint?” But think about it; if the career were not a significant one, we would all be sitting …