Art & Photography
How to Buy Art Howcast video
Need artwork for your home but don’t know where to start? These guidelines will help.
How to Choose the Right Lens for Your DSLR Camera Howcast video
A DSLR camera can be a great tool, but only if wielded properly. With the right knowledge and lenses, you can snap the perfect picture.
How to Draw a Basic Manga Figure
As eager as you might be to jump into things and start drawing manga faces and figures, panels, and pages, one thing you are going to realize is that becoming a good artist does not happen overnight. It takes practice, and lots of it. More…
How to Draw Manga: Basic Female Body Shapes
In our guide, How to Draw a Basic Manga Figure we learned the shapes that make up a figure. Naturally, females have a different body shape from males, even as different females have varying body shapes from one another. More…
How to Draw Manga: Basic Male Body Shapes
In our guide, How to Draw a Basic Manga Figure we learned the shapes that make up a figure. Naturally, males have a different body shape from females, even as different males have varying body shapes from one another. More…
Drawing 101: Seeing Light and Shadows
In this guide, you’ll learn how to see the lights and shadows and how to transfer what you see to the paper. More…
Drawing 101: Shading Techniques
When you understand how shading works you can begin to draw the illusion of depth. More…
Formal Italic Calligraphy: Writing the Lowercase Alphabet
Italic is considered by many calligraphers to be the most beautiful lettering style. In this guide, you’ll learn how to write the letters of the lowercase alphabet. More…
Formal Italic Calligraphy: Writing the Uppercase Alphabet
Italic is considered by many calligraphers to be the most beautiful lettering style. In this guide, you’ll learn how to write the letters of the uppercase alphabet. More…
How to Lighten and Darken in PhotoshopHowcast video
You can make most of your lightening and darkening adjustments, even before you learn more complex Photoshop features like curves and levels. Here’s how.
How to Make Japanese Calligraphy Art Howcast video
If your walls are begging for an Asian touch, this guide will help you decorate like the Far East on a shoestring budget.
How to Make a Stop-Motion Animation Brick Film Howcast video
By stringing together individually photographed frames, stop-motion animation brick films create the illusion that toys are moving on their own.
How to Make a Story Board Howcast video
Making a storyboard before shooting a movie is like drawing a blueprint before grabbing a hammer and nails. Do it well, and make sure your film is structurally sound.
Photograph People and Take Portraits Like a Pro
Sure, you can take a whole bunch of pictures of people posing and mugging for the camera, but if you don’t apply some solid techniques when shooting portraits and people, chances are that many of these shots will simply be a hodgepodge of snapshots. More…
How to Plan the Panels for Your Graphic Novel
One of the most important aspects of writing a graphic novel is planning out your panels—it’s the storyboard of your work. A panel is a tricky thing, full of possibilities and limitations. In this guide, we’ll show you how to plan your novel for the best pacing and storytelling.More…
How to Stretch a Canvas Howcast video
If you’re a starving artist, you can save a few bucks and hone your carpentry skills by stretching your own canvas.
How to Take Great Pictures with Your Cell Howcast video
You might not be composing award-winning photos, but if you cross paths with the right celebrity at the right moment, you’ll want to know how to make your shot a tabloid-worthy one.
How to Take Self Portraits Howcast video
Self-portraits offer a convenient way to experiment in portraiture, and photography with a digital camera makes taking them a snap.
How to Transfer Super 8mm Film to Your Computer Howcast video
Do you have reels of home movies lying around? Here’s how you can easily transfer that old film to your computer without breaking the bank.