10 simple and interesting ways to decorate flower vase

In this post I will teach you how to decorate a flower vase.

Decorate flower vase

A vase is an open container, often used to hold cut flowers. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics , glass, non-rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze or stainless steel. Even wood has been used to make vases, either by using tree species that naturally resist rot, such as teak, or by applying a protective coating to conventional wood. Vases are often decorated. Here you will learn how to decorate flower vase.
Decorating flower vase is a very simple task. So I would now tell you some ways to decorate a flower vase. You can decorate the pot in any way. But if you want to colour the flower vase you should soak it in water for a day. This is done so that it does not absorb much colours.

 

So here are some creative ideas-

1) The first idea is that you can colour the flower vase black and just leave it simple. You can you use glitters for the shine, and it will look great. For the colouring you can use oil paints or acrylic paints( fabric paints).

2) Secondly, you can cover  the flower vase with different colours of woollen threads and then stick some types of beads on it. It looks a pretty gorgeous when you colour its top.
3) Also you can use shilpkar or white M-seal to decorate your flower vase. For this you have to colour the flower vase first and then using shilpkar you can make different designs and colour them also. For a royal look you can use some golden dust powder and the best you can do is that you can put in some flowers to make it look wonderful.

4) Not only this but you can make a flower vase of your own by using spoons. for this cut the top of the plastic spoons and then stick them together to give the shape of the vase.
5) You can also use light bulbs as the vases when they are diffused. You can hang them with a rope and put some flowers and water in them to decorate them.
6) You can also make vases by using pencils or colourful sticks. You can stick them close to each other it will look amazing. You can do this using straws also.
7) You can also make Paper vases. For this cut strips of paper to make fringes. And glue them onto containers.
8) You can also make  Beads vases. If you love collecting elastic bead bracelets just use some of them to decorate your flower vase. For this encircle these bead bracelets on old tin cans and your beautiful flower vase will be ready.
9) Utilize fun coloured and patterned masking tape. Grab some different types of masking tape at one of your local stores or craft outlets. Get home and go to town! Create a funky design or something simple. And you don’t have to have any “artistic” talent to make this look great!
10) The last way is to use some pretty ribbons. Another super easy project to take on; using ribbon to create a design. You may want to overlap different colours or place them strategically in a very specific way … it doesn't matter! Ribbons are great for decorating a vase in a craft room, office or even the kitchen. It’s playful and fun. And there are SO  many different ribbon options to choose from.
So, decorate your flower vase and have fun.

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An Introduction to Art

Introduction-

Search is the nature of the man. The man has the capacity to think, understand, invent and discover. No other animal or creature possesses such a capacity. Hence, man is considered the supreme creature of all creatures of the nature. Art is result of man's perennial search to beautify the world.
From the very beginning of the civilization, man has been inspired by his surroundings. He started to establish his recognition by the way of available sources through the medium of art. We get knowledge of fundamental elements of art by studying temples, statues and caves of ancient period.

Elements of art-

Colour, Lines, Shape and Form, Harmony, Proportion, Perspective ,Balance and Space.

Lines-

We use lines to express our thoughts. They play an essential role in art. Therefore, we consider line as an basis of art. There are many different types of lines such as, straight, thick, thin , curved, horizontal, vertical etc.

Parallel lines-

The two lines which do not meet at any point when they are equally extended further are called parallel lines. The gap or difference remains same at any point or place


Non-Parallel Lines-
The non- parallel lines are those which meet at a certain point when they are extended forward. The gap between the two lines do not remain the same at any different places or points.

Colour-

Colour is an other form of light. We see the colour of an object when light falls on it. Sunlight consists of different colours of wavelength.We can see these colours when light is passed through a dark room as they reach the white wall splitting themselves into various colours.

We know how the bright colours of flowers fascinate butterflies and insects. Nature is abundant in a number of objects. The objects establish their own images with their different colours and shapes. We, therefore, cannot fancy nature without the presence of colours in objects. The natural bright colours captivate man as well as animals and insects.

Primary colours-

The primary colours cannot be created by mixing other colours. Red, blue and yellow are the primary colours.

Secondary colours-

The secondary colours are obtained by mixing two colours in equal proportion. Violet orange, green ,etc. are secondary colours. The mixture of two colours creates third one .

                                                                                      Tertiary colours-

The proportion of one of ~the primary colours in the mixture is increased to produce the tertiary colours. The tertiary colours are yellow-orange, red-orange, yellow-green, blue-violet, red-violet, etc.

 

The Complementaries-

The pairs of pure colours such as red and green, violet and yellow, blue and red are called complementaries. When the complementaries are placed side by side they increase the attraction of each other because red looks redder, and green looks greener.

Neutral greys-

A primary or a mixture of two primary colours is known as a pure colour. The secondary and tertiary colours are all pure colours. When we add third primary colour in the mixture, we get a dull and less saturated colour. Thus, we get a neutral grey- a grey with colour- bias. Some neutral-greys have been created by adding red to green, yellow to violet and blue to                                                                                             orange.

 

Main characteristics of colours-

The colours have three characteristics- hue, intensity and value(tone).

Hue-

The recognition of colour is called 'Hue'. There are different types of hues such as red, yellow and blue hues.

Intensity-

Intensity of colours means brightness, or dullness of colours. Pure and primary colours dominate more than any other colours, but any opposite colour is mixed with these colours they become dull. In other words, intensity is scattered.

Value tone-

The significance of colours lies in their lightness and darkness:
When we mix black colour with red, we get dark. On the other hand, if we mix white with red colour we obtain light value.

Hot and Cool colours-

The expression 'Hot and Cool colours' does not mean hot for heat and cool for icy. It means that the effect they create on mind, for example yellow, red and orange are called hot colours. On the picture drawn in these colours produce a warm effect on mind. Similarly, green, blue, violet and other shades prepared from these colours produce a cool (dull) effect on mind. Therefore, these colours are called cool colours.
The recognition of colour is called 'Hue'. There are different colours of hues such as red, yellow and blue hues.
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How to make Shadow Shapes with Hands

In this post I will  teach you to make shadows shapes.

A shadow is a space where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or reverse projection of the object blocking the light.Shadow shapes are the shapes formed by using our hands when light is focused on them and their shadow appears on the wall.
So get ready for making shadow shapes. Collect a lot of different types of small objects to see how many different shapes you can make. The shadow of an object is the same shape on the outside edge of an object. To make different shapes of shadow of an object, either move the position of the light or make the object round. Make a hole in the middle of the object to move round so that it may produce different shapes of your choice. Can you make the hole disappear in the shadow.
Try to make different shadow shapes on different surfaces, such ass timber, stairs, lawn, etc. Observe the changing shows. You may ask your friend to look at the shadows of the same items and guess what the objects. Move the objects round so that the shadows cannot be easily recognized.
Shadows of Animals-

You can make animal shadows with your hands. Here are some ideas.
1) Request your friend to sit sideways on a chair near a wall.
2) Use masking tape to fix a sheet of paper to the wall behind your friends head.
3) Focus a torch so that your friends head casts a shadow on the paper.
4) Draw around the edge of the shadow with the pencil.
5) Paint inside the outline.

How to make toy Rabbit

In this post I will teach you to make a toy rabbit.

Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit, cottontail rabbits, and the Amami rabbit. There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit. So now since you know so much about rabbits, lets start with making our toy rabbit.

You will need-

1) Cardboard
2) Black and white paint
3) Ceramic clay
4) Fevicol
5) Grass ( artificial)
6) Bell
7) Small carrot

Method-

1) Make a paste using ceramic clay and fevicol.
2) Take the paste and make two balls, one big and one small as shown (fig-1).
3) Next, paste the small ball on top of the big ball (fig-2).
4) Next, make four small balls and two ears for the rabbit (fig-3).
5) Paste the ears and the four small balls as hands and feet of the toy rabbit (fig-4).
6) Now, paint the rabbit and use black paint to make eyes, nose of the rabbit(fig-5).
7) Finally stick a carrot in the rabbits hand and a bell in the neck. Take a cardboard, covered with grass and paste the rabbit on it (fig-6).

Your toy rabbit is ready.

How to Make Gel Wax Candle at Home

In this post I will teach you how to make gel wax candle at home.

First of all I will like to tell you what are wax candles. A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax or another flammable solid substance such as tallow that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance. It can also be used to provide heat, or used as a method of keeping time
You are available with many beautifully decorated/designed wax candles in the market , but they might be very expensive or you may also not get the type of candle you want. So making wax candles of your own choice at home is more desirable. Now I would tell you how to start with making these wax candles. So follow these steps and create the candles of your choice .

Materials required-

Gel wax.
Wax heater (if not available you can also heat the wax on the stove  but you need to be very careful as it can catch fire)
Beautifully shaped glass/a container of your choice in which you want to make your candle
A candle wick/thread
Painting brush
Gel candle dye
Decorative materials(artificial dry leaves, beads, colored sand, etc.).

Procedure-

1)  We will start by melting wax in a wax heater  (if not available you can also heat the wax on the stove  but you need to be very careful as it can catch fire) , for this break the wax into pieces and put it in the wax heater. Stir  with a metal spoon or with the backside of the paintbrush. Wait until the whole  wax melts.
2) When the wax has been melted completely add the color of your choice and stir for sometime until the whole color gets dissolved. You can even leave it uncolored if you want.
3) until the color dissolves in the wax you can put the colored sand at the bottom to decorate your candle or any decorative item.
4) If you want tot make your candles in layers complete  one layer at a time. you can use different colors for this. You can with a darker shade and end with a lighter one.
5)Pour out the colored wax in the glass or any container of your choice. If you are using a glass see that it is a high quality glass because it can break when the wax is added to it or you can also wait for the wax to get cooled a little bit,but ensure that it does not get solidified again.
6) Before the wax gets cooled and changes into solid put the wick (you can make the wick from strong thread or you can directly buy it from the market) .With the help of the painting brush set the wick and see that it does not fall in the wax.
7) Wait  till the wax cools and your gel wax candle would be ready .
If your living in areas where the temperature is  very high the candle can start melting and the layers can get mixed .To avoid this you can cover your candle on the top with a foil paper.

How to make toy Rabbit

How to make Shadow Shapes with Hands

How to make Still Life Drawing

We can recognize any object through the medium of shade and light. In this post, my principal objective is to recognize and study light and shade effects deeply. So, observe the composition of objects arranged on the basis of simple shapes. The objects which do not have light and shade look flat.

How To Draw-

Step-1- Draw outlines of objects lying in front of you with a sharp HB pencil. In step1, make it a point to draw lines lightly. We learn to draw various compositions correctly from the take-off stage in this process. Give light strokes with 4B pencil on every object.

Step-2- In the second step to establish main shadows in the objects, give light pressure with a 4B pencil to complete the drawing. In this phase wherever you wish to  establish dark shadows on the objects keep deepening the shadows by increasing the pressure of your hand on drawing paper. At the time of shading, you should move your pencil in one direction only.

Step-3- In the third step while completing the picture ,create dark tones by using pencils. To create light shades, use a 4B pencil and use a 6B pencil to create dark shades. To make the picture beautiful, use rubber to highlight it partly.

how to make glue batik

 In this post I will teach you to make a glue batik.

Materials required-

1) Canvas or cotton fabric

2) Fabric paint or acrylic paint

3) Washable white glue or Elmer's washable blue gel glue

4) Paint brushes

5) Plastic wrap or plastic place-mat

How -To-Do

1) Sketch your design on the fabric.

2) Make the design with glue on the pencil drawing.

3) Take the fabric colour into the palette and dilute it like water colour.

4) Paint the fabric. Allow the paint to dry.

5) Remove the glue from the fabric.

6) After removing glue iron it and your batik is ready.  

 

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How to Make a Lion's Den

In this post I will teach you to make a lion's den.

You will Need-

* Artificial lions

* Grass

* Coloured papers

* Thermocol sheet

* Cardboard

* Stones

* Broomsticks

* Fevicol

* Paint (colours of your choice)

* Scissors

Method-

* Take the Thermocol sheet and cut a square. (Fig-1)

* Paste green paper on the square. Mount two pieces of Thermocol on the square and join them as shown. Paint these pieces to give them a stone wall effect. (Fig-2)

* Make a half circle boundary using Thermocol in the centre of the  two mounted pieces of thermocol. Paste stones on the boundary. Paste another piece of thermocol inside the boundary covered with stones. Make a tunnel with the cardboard and cover it with stones on the  den as shown. (Fig-3)

* Now place lions in the den. (Fig-4)

* Finally, use the broomsticks, grass and coloured paper to make few trees.(Fig-5)

Something more about Drawing

Drawing  Terms-

Shape and Form-

The two dimensional characters of any object is called 'shape'. In other words, we can say that we see only the length and width of the object - not height. But, when we mention the term 'form', we mean the three dimensional object, i.e. height, length and width.

Space-

By 'Space; we mean the area which is used in painting. It depends upon our mental calibrate how we use the area while making pictures. If we give a defined area for drawing to seven students, each of them will be asked to use the area in different ways. As a result, pictures will differ from each other.

Proportion-

By 'Proportion' we mean the  eye-measurement of the sizes, shape sand positions of the component parts of the subject. It  is a ratio of comparison of one part to the other. For creating a proper design, right proportion between foreground and background, different components, colours and their tonal values, curved and straight lines, etc., are its essential elements.

                                                                                 Perspective-

Suppose you are standing in the middle of a straight road looking into distance. You observe that the two edges of the roads are appearing to come closer and closer and vanishes at a certain point on the horizon. This is the scene we call linear perspective. And the point at which the edges of the road meet is called'vanishing point'.

Division of space-

In drawing, the division of space is a very impotant aspect. It helps the artist to make a headstart. We may divide the space into-Formal Division and Informal Division.

(a) Formal Division- The space is equally divided in formal division. The artist feels uncertain and confused as to where he should start the drawing from.The formal division of space is used to express  balance, strength and equity.

(b) Informal Division- In this division the artist is free to divide the space as per his choice. Especially this division is used to express progress, creativity, excitement and some other actions of similar nature.

Active and Negative Shape/Space-

The projecting portion of a picture drawn in a particular space is called an active space/shape; and rest of the space is called negative space/shape.
Every individual observes the picture of an object from his own standpoint. It happens, sometimes, that we have to draw a picture of an unknown and unclear idea. We do so by using our imagination. In such a situation, we use either positive or negative space/shape. Drawing negative shapes is an interesting as is the actual form.

Something about drawing materials

Drawing materials-

Water colours-

First we should take decision whether we are going to use water colours in painting. In a variety of forms, pure water colours are available, such as dry cakes, pans and half pans. These cakes are available in small blocks of  solid colours. And the same colours in concentrated form are found in small tubes and bottles also. Tubes and bottles of colours are good for laying larger areas of wash.
Gouache is a similar as pure water colour but it contains a proportion of chalk which gives it an opaque quality.

Palettes-

Palettes are available in plastic and ceramic. But we can use egg-cups and saucers of the kitchen instead of palettes.

Brushes-

The best water colour brushes are available in market, made from the hair of the tail of the Siberian minks, from the hair of squirrels often called camel hair. The synthetic brushes for this purpose are also available. It requires careful selection of brushes in small, medium and large sizes. Flat brushes for laying washes, round brushes for expression strokes and small brushes for making fine details are used.

Drawing papers-

According to your preference you may select smooth, medium and rough finished water colour paper. Light  weight papers are soaked before use and then needs to be stretched out on a board to dry. This process does not let backing when heavy washes are applied.

Pencil made of graphite (lead)-

Graphite pencil are the most cheapest and common drawing tools (pencil). They are grated as 8H (the hardest) and 8B (the softest), the pencils are used according to the paper used.
The clutch and propelling pencils are also available. These can be extended and used to avoid sharpening the pencils.

Other equipments-

Use a sharp knife or a safety blade for sharpening pencils; avoid cheap pencil sharpener. For erasing, kneadable putty erasers are used.

                                                                                    Coloured pencils-

Coloured pencils are used in drawing. But now-a-days water colour pencils are also available in the market. You can get water colour pencils which may partially be dissolved with water before they are used.

Pastel colours-

The pastel colours are also used in drawing. These are made from powder pigment bound with resin/gum to hold them together in stick form. The pastels may be round or square. They are found in three grades- soft, medium and hard. The hard pastels are mixed with extra gum or binder which detract from the colour brilliance and this is why the softest pastels are brightest.

Selection of paper for pastels-

It is very crucial to select papers for pastels. The colours of the support will become an essential part of the finished picture. The paper should be chosen to match the subject. For pastels, a slightly textured surface paper or a mat are the best. Smooth papers are not suitable.