Learn how to paint the Northern Lights with your Arty Crafty Kids this Winter! The lights are best observed between the months of December to April – making this easy Northern Lights art idea the perfect winter art project for kids of all ages. ...
A central location is set up to accept recyclable materials, which the homeowners transport themselves. Even communities with curbside pickup may still have drop-off centers for the reclamation of hazardous materials like paint or propane gas. Buy-back centers These centers are similar to drop-off...
Luckily, light pollution is a pretty easy fix with benefits even larger in scope than the improved health of pretty much everything on the planet. Find out what you can do about it on the next page. The Solution to Light Pollution Light fixtures like this one focus the light where it'...
While these are typical uses for the different sheens, I actually break the rules and paint all of the walls in our home flat or matte. This is because (1) I visually prefer the look of a lower sheen, (2) I like how easy low sheens are to touch up (with higher sheen paint, you...
The lighting in the room – lamps, ceiling lights, anything like that – plus natural lighting from windows will change how that paint swatch looks at different times of day. So live with those large swatches for a couple of days in all the light to see if you genuinely like that color...
To paint lighter colors, be careful about adding pure white. Pure white makes colors lighter, weaker, and cooler; this can work against you when painting landscapes. Consider using yellow to lighten your colors. Brushwork I generally try to match the nature of mybrushworkto the nature of the...
This weekend we visited four different libraries and the library with the best Halloween decorations was Waverley Library!! ️🦇🎃🐈⬛ Otto had his very first Judo grading!! He's so proud of his new belt Otto trying out some more paper
Light pollution filters can help reduce the orange glow from city lights and let you shoot longer exposures. Compose your shot with an interesting foreground, like trees or rock formations, and use a low-to-moderate moon to light the landscape. With a bit of practice, you’ll be capturing ...
Of course the log cabin's easy attitude accepts a mixture of styles. If your taste tends toward the eclectic, you'll find logs accommodating. No-fuss country style combined with Shaker simplicity and contemporary precision leads to homes that follow no set rules; instead, they cater to their...
I’m going to keep things simple. 3 easy techniques to learn. 3 basic paints to use. Oil paint– for this series of demonstrations I will be using Artist quality oil paints. Raw umber Ivory black Flake white (or Titanium White)