Notebook Covers

Maybe you need a notebook, but the only one you have has an annoying cover. Instead of going and buying a new one, why not make it a new cover? It is easy and cheaper (it might be best to make the paper the size of the front of the notebook before drawing, since it might not fit right). You can also make a back for it (I'm working on it now). You could also make a bunch of smaller pictures and glue them all too the front instead.

Wolf Picture

Right now, I am working on two pictures for an art contest at the airport I go to (I can only enter one picture, but I am making two to decide between). My first picture is of a wolf (almost done) and I will also be making an alligator. If you have any ideas for what colors to use for my wolf picture background, let me know.

Running Animals

You start by making an outline for your movie. The easiest way to do it, without the shape changing too much, is to erase the legs and draw them a different way on the second picture.

(second picture)

 Then you add color to your animal (an background if you want). And if you really wanted to, you could make it blinking as well. And like in the blinking one, you'll put the clips together to form a movie.

Blinking/Opening Mouth Movies

For a blinking animal (or anything else) start by making a drawing of something (I did a quick drawing of a dog). Save the picture to your computer then continue.

  Erase the eye, and replace it with a black line. Also save this picture to your computer.

Then, you put the pictures together in a movie (Windows Live Movie Maker, makes it easy). Make sure that you make the picture with the eye closed, not stay on screen as long as the other one (otherwise it will look like it is about to fall asleep instead of blinking).

Now for the opening mouth things (or talking). You'll start off like we did in the first one, just make something (remember to save each picture to the computer).

Then, erase the bottom jaw and draw an opened mouth. Then save it to your computer.

Then put the two pictures together as a movie and once again, it is best to make the picture with the cat's mouth opened to stay up shorter. If you have any questions about anything, just leave a comment.

Video Editing

For this week's post, I decided to do a video editing. Now I know that there are many ways to edit a video, but this time I will be doing the cutting a part of a movie and pasting it onto a picture (haven't figured out how to paste it onto movies yet). You start by taking a video of something (like my leopard gecko) with a single colored background. Then make the background transparent (sorry for all the little circles, I was in a hurry). Then put your video with the transparent background onto a picture (like in the third video)

How To Draw A Wolf (Video tutorial)

So I finally got another video tutorial up (without having problems with it). If you have any suggestions for future tutorials or craft ideas, just leave a comment letting me know.

How To Draw A Horse (Video Tutorial)

Finally, I got a video tutorial up. Sorry for the long wait. Hope you like it ;)