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  • Mastering the Art of Loop Tufting: A Step-by-Step Guide with Hanna Eidson
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    Mastering the Art of Loop Tufting: A Step-by-Step Guide with Hanna Eidson

    Learn how to use a loop tufting gun and create beautiful textile pieces by exploring this step-by-step tutorial by renowned crafter Hanna Eidson Are you keen to explore the world of fiber art? Ready to create beautiful and unique pieces for your home? In this detailed tutorial, fiber artist Hanna Edson gives a glimpse of her creative process, demonstrating how to make a tufted coaster using a loop pile tufting gun. This guide serves as an appetizer to what you can expect from her upcoming course on Domestika, "Artistic Loop Tufting for Wall Hangings and Rugs". Let's delve into this creative journey!

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  • Prehistoric Art Style Glossary: Unveiling Our Creative Roots
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    Prehistoric Art Style Glossary: Unveiling Our Creative Roots

    Embark on an artistic journey with our prehistoric art glossary and rediscover humanity's earliest creative expressions. Prehistoric art serves as a window to the past, documenting humanity's earliest creative expressions. To deepen your understanding of this fascinating period, we've crafted a glossary breaking down key terms and concepts related to prehistoric art. This glossary not only enhances your appreciation for prehistoric artworks but also transports you to a time when human creativity flourished on cave walls and carved objects. Join us on this educational and artistic journey! Glossary of Prehistoric Art Cave Art Cave art refers to artistic representations made on cave walls or outdoor rocks. These works often include paintings, engravings, or reliefs depicting scenes of daily life, animals, and rituals.

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  • Writing Tutorial: 5 Tips to Write Regularly
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    Writing Tutorial: 5 Tips to Write Regularly

    Children’s author Lisa Thompson shares her five top tips to build your writing routine Building a consistent writing habit can be challenging, especially in today's fast-paced and distracting world. However, with the right strategies, anyone can develop the discipline to write regularly. In this exclusive tutorial for the Domestika's PRO community, children’s author Lisa Thompson (@lisathompsonauthor) shares practical tips to help you establish and maintain a writing habit, from setting achievable goals to getting rid of distractions. Whether you're a professional writer or simply someone looking to improve their writing skills, grab a notebook and pen and check out this video!

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  • Top 23 Resources of 2023: Unleashing Creative Magic!
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    Top 23 Resources of 2023: Unleashing Creative Magic!

    Explore, download, and elevate your projects with this curated list of valuable and free resources for every creative mind. Dive into the world of design, art, literature, and more 🤩 Welcome, fellow creatives, to a treasure trove of artistic wonders! ✨ In the vast universe of inspiration, we've handpicked the top 23 resources of 2023 to fuel your imagination and elevate your creative endeavors. 

From vintage illustrations to celestial marvels, each resource on this list is a portal to a world of limitless possibilities. Let’s dive in! 1. Free Vintage Images and Illustrations Take a look Embark on a nostalgic journey through time with 9 websites offering thousands of free vintage images and illustrations. Dive into historical art libraries, where enchanting animal illustrations, scientific drawings, and clothing patterns await to ignite your creative spark.

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  • Iconic Posters to Celebrate the International Human Rights Day
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    Iconic Posters to Celebrate the International Human Rights Day

    A selection of posters that highlight different rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, published on December 10, 72 years ago The right to life, private property, and the use of your mother tongue. The right to work, education, digital inclusion, and housing. The right to fair and equitable treatment by the State, to a better distribution of income, to be able to consume and participate in the economy, to enjoy social security. The 30 articles –plus a preamble– that make up the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, a historic civilizing landmark published by the United Nations General Assembly on December 10, 1948, contain some of the basic principles that have guided –or should guide– human and social relations since the Enlightenment. Since these rights are often not respected, each year the celebration of International Human Rights Day, instituted in 1950, has a markedly vindictive character. And, for some time now, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has begun to propose official themes each year. This 2020, for example, the slogan is Recover Better - Stand up for Human Rights.

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  • Our Community's Top 23 Downloads in 2023
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    Our Community's Top 23 Downloads in 2023

    Discover Domestika's 23 favorite downloads of 2023! From watercolor exercises to Procreate brushes and free PDFs on design thinking, these downloads by renowned artists and experts are your key to unlocking creativity. Hey, creative souls! 🎉 Ready to supercharge your artistic journey? We've rounded up the absolute best freebies of 2023 – a treasure trove of resources to ignite your creativity. Crafted by leading professionals in design, illustration, embroidery, and more, each resource is a key to unlocking your creative potential. Whether you're a seasoned artist or a newcomer to the world of creativity, these offerings are here to inspire and elevate your craft. Join us in exploring these gems designed to set your creative spirit ablaze.

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  • 10 Free Websites for Portrait Reference Photos
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    10 Free Websites for Portrait Reference Photos

    Discover these free websites offering a range of portrait reference photos and take your illustrations to the next level Studying the shapes, lighting, proportions, and details of real-life models is one of the best ways to practice your drawing skills. We can also rely on photographs, which is often a more convenient way of working with different subjects. This is especially the case when it comes to portrait drawing. If you find good photo references, you’ll have a continuous stream of inspiration that allows you to practice drawing faces with a range of unusual features. We have compiled this list of the best reference photo websites for sourcing different faces so you can become a portrait artist. LIFE Photo Archive If you would like to focus on drawing notable faces from history, this archive created by LIFE magazine (and developed together with Google) offers up millions of photographs. It contains material from key moments in politics and entertainment, all of which have been shot using incredible lighting and interesting angles. This collection is limited to non-commercial use.

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  • What Is No Code? Make Your Ideas Come True Without Programming
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    What Is No Code? Make Your Ideas Come True Without Programming

    The No Code movement is a digital philosophy that aims to allow anyone to create applications and software without the need to know programming. It is a growing trend in the world of application development, which seeks to simplify and democratize digital creation through visual programming. Using No Code tools, you can transform your ideas into reality, build websites, applications and databases, and automate operations without the need for a developer. Thanks to these learning platforms, more and more people can bring their digital projects to life, regardless of their programming knowledge.

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  • How to make marbled paper
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    How to make marbled paper

    Have you ever wondered how they make the marbled paper drawings? We would like to share with you a detailed tutorial published in the blog May Designs that teaches us step by step and in our house this millenary art of design printed on paper that simulates the texture of marble.

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  • Crochet Tutorial: how to read a pattern
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    Crochet Tutorial: how to read a pattern

    Learn how to read the symbols on a crochet diagram and understand the pattern with Steel and Stitch The patterns and symbols on a crochet diagram can be intimidating to the beginner. However, they are much simpler than they appear. In this tutorial, Emma Friedlander-Collins, also known as Steel and Stitch (@steelandstitch), teaches us how to decipher a crochet diagram, reveals what each abbreviation and symbol means, and tells you how you can use this useful tool in your next design.

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  • 10 Famous Modern Artists You Should Know
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    10 Famous Modern Artists You Should Know

    Discover 10 famous modern artists who reshaped art history. What is Modern Art? Modern art, spanning the late 19th century to the 1960s, is a testament to creative rebellion. Rejecting traditional forms, artists of this era embraced experimentation with new materials, techniques, and ideas. Movements like Impressionism, Cubism, and Surrealism emerged, prioritizing composition, color, and technique to portray the world through abstraction and experimentation. We present 10 artists who have left an enduring mark on the art world, defying norms and serving as beacons of inspiration for generations to come. Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) The Revolutionary Brushstroke Often hailed as "the father of us all", Cézanne's legacy is deeply woven into the fabric of modern art. His experimental brushstrokes and use of color planes revolutionized Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Cubism. Departing from traditional forms, Cézanne's bold and expressive strokes created a sense of texture and depth, influencing artists like Van Gogh and Gauguin.

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