Be the Artist: Who Are the Movie Matte Painters?
For this final Be the Artist of the season, we’ll create scene in celebration into the world building of cinema’s matte shot artists.
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For this final Be the Artist of the season, we’ll create scene in celebration into the world building of cinema’s matte shot artists.
Continue ReadingTwo of the most famous slasher movie villains started out with found object masks. Let’s find something for a new villain to wear.
Continue ReadingIf you were to draw a picture of any random K-Pop lover, they would transcend many ages, backgrounds, and lifestyles… but they are likely to be holding a light stick.
Continue ReadingRolly Crump had a way of bringing nonliving objects, like clocks, to life. Celebrate his humor with your own weird museum piece.
Continue ReadingGargoyles and grotesques have been around for centuries, but you can make your own creature to watch over your room in this easy project.
Continue ReadingCreate a work of physical vs. non-physical inspired by the celebrated artist behind Chicago’s ‘Cloud Gate,’ also known as “The Bean.”
Continue ReadingThe Rolling Stones’ generation-defining lips logo is one of the most recognizable images in rock history. Let’s create one for a new band.
Continue ReadingThat eerie wallpaper in Haunted Mansion attractions is famous, and it came from the minds of imagineers, including one you might not know.
Continue ReadingSummer fun is coming with 2024’s Be the Artist series, where we look at some works of creativity you might know well, even if you don’t know the artists behind them.
Continue ReadingTattoo art is as varied as the people who wear and design them. Explore your favorite tattoo art styles in this easy art vase project.
Continue ReadingDoes adding highlights, doodles and remarques to prints make it original art? Well, it certainly gives a print a more personal touch.
Continue ReadingPlastic canvas became a favorite of ’70s yarn crafters. Here’s a way to give this practical craft an artsy abstract edge.
Continue ReadingGeekMom Lisa takes us into the world of the kitchy, yet mesmerizing, velvet art that was popular in the 70s and 80s.
Continue ReadingThis summer’s Be the Artist series is coming soon with some well-known types of art and answers the question, “Yeah, but.. is it art?”
Continue ReadingRay Harryhausen’s wonderful stop-motion fantasy creatures still influence animators today. Here’s an interactive project inspired by his work.
Continue ReadingCelebrate the colorful neon style of the early ’80s with this family-friendly and “A-Muse-ing” ‘Xanadu’-inspired project.
Continue ReadingJackie Ormes was the first female African American to be nationally syndicated, and she used her characters to bring her own voice to life.
Continue ReadingCharles Schulz used his alter ego, Charlie Brown, to turn the ups and downs of childhood into a comic strip loved around the world.
Continue ReadingYayoi Kusama took on the art world one dot at a time. Try this family-friendly way of celebrating her famous Infinity Rooms.
Continue ReadingUb Iwerks was not as famous as Walt Disney, but he helped create the most iconic character in animation. Let’s create a “mouse” of our own.
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