June 01, 2013
February 20, 2013
how to paint those blank wooden dolls into an awesome piece of art!
We would like to welcome you to our online Matryoshka painting Master Class!
In this online tutorial you will learn how to paint those blank wooden dolls into an awesome piece of art!
In this workshop we will be painting Matryoshka in Gorodets style. Please keep in mind that on our physical workshops we learn how to paint the nesting dolls in Semenovo style, practice in folk painting under guidance of professional folk painting teacher, learn some history and interesting facts about Russian folk arts. Physical workshops are quiet different from what you will see below.
If you need to get blank wooden dolls for painting first, you should go here:ONLINE STORE or come to our location right before or after workshops and buy the dolls.
So, let's begin!
It's nice to look at the matryoshka dolls, but it's even nicer to create your own matryoshkas. This opens endless opportunities for creativity and imagination.
Before we begin let's prepare all the materials needed:
1. Pencil
2. Eraser
3. Brush number: № 0, № 2, № 4 (we use artificial squirrel)
4. Palette
5. Paint (we use gouache or tempera. Acrylic is good but only for the background or in the mix with gouache)
6. Cotton sticks
7. Soft cloth (or paper towel)
8. Oil based clear Lacquer for wood (you can buy it in Home Depot)
9. Something to cover your working place/table because things can get a little messy.
2. Eraser
3. Brush number: № 0, № 2, № 4 (we use artificial squirrel)
4. Palette
5. Paint (we use gouache or tempera. Acrylic is good but only for the background or in the mix with gouache)
6. Cotton sticks
7. Soft cloth (or paper towel)
8. Oil based clear Lacquer for wood (you can buy it in Home Depot)
9. Something to cover your working place/table because things can get a little messy.
See tutorial Here
November 22, 2012
November 14, 2012
November 08, 2012
How about Dominos ?
Printable Dominoes Activity for Kids
AUG09
Whether you headed to the cabin on last time for some end-of-summer camping or simply want your preschooler to get a jump start on playful learning, these simple shape dominoes are just the thing.
Printing Out The DominosStart by downloading the printable dominoes templates (download front here, download back here). Print out all three sheets of the front of the dominoes on a thick card stock (I used heavy water color paper to add some texture).
Once you have all three domino fronts printed, turn them over and print onto the backs using the domino back PDF. (If you want a more permanent version, you could even affix the tops to cardboard or wood rectangular tiles, using Mod Podge, and then affix the back pattern to the other side).
Once the backs and fronts of the dominoes are printed cut them out on the thin lines. You are now ready to play!
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November 01, 2012
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Mémoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle (1823). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Brehms Tierleben. Allgemeine kunde des Tierreichs (1911). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Vintage Swedish Animal Prints. Animal illustrations of Scandanavian fauna. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US
African scenery and animals
Samuel Daniell 1775-1811
[London], [1804-1805].From Smithsonian: "Samuel Daniell was appointed artist for a British expedition into the Cape interior in 1801. He sketched animals from life in their natural habitats, and was praised for his accuracy and attention to detail. Upon his return, Daniell used his field sketches to create and publish these aquatints." Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Samuel Daniell 1775-1811
[London], [1804-1805].From Smithsonian: "Samuel Daniell was appointed artist for a British expedition into the Cape interior in 1801. He sketched animals from life in their natural habitats, and was praised for his accuracy and attention to detail. Upon his return, Daniell used his field sketches to create and publish these aquatints." Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Gegenbaurs morphologisches Jahrbuch (1903). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Antelope educational plate. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Illustration; monkey. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Semper Idem. Or, once a monkey, always a monkey. Image of a monkey man looking in the mirror trying to look human. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US. Via Wellcome Images.
Six different species of baboon are shown in their natural habitat
Six different species of baboon are shown in their natural habitat
Chinese clay figures (1914). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Cow, man. Physiognomonia, 1807. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Le cheval extérieur régions : pied, proportions, aplombs, allures, age, aptitudes, robes, tares, vices, vente et achat, examen des uvres d'art équestre, etc. : structure et fonctions, situation, rapports, structure anatomique et rôle physiologique de chaque organe : races, origine, divisions, caractères, production et amélioration : XVI planches coloriées, découpées et superposées (1886). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Horse illustrations; color engravings, 19th Century. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Japanese (?) woodblock prints of animals in the woods; black and white. Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. 1899. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Vintage French Animal Prints. Complements of Buffon, 1838. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Pig. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Something like an ocelot or small spotted cat with a leash and different face; and a bristled pig with an arrow in it. Ulisse Aldrovandi, animals; Italian illustration. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Niko Pirosmani. Sow with Piglets. Oil on cardboard. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Voyage autour du monde par les mers de l'Inde et de Chine ex (1833). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Notes on the venomous snakes from the islands of Formosa and Riu Kiu .. (1920). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
"Animal locomotion", 1872/85. Eadward Muygridge. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Stop motion photos of animals running. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
National Media Museum via Flickr Commons, stop motion of cat and dog jumping. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Animals Research--– Sea mammal
Animal - Sea mammal - Whale - Italian - (2)
Italian images; early naturalist. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without retstriction in the US.
Animals Research---Fish
Animal – Monster – Italian (23) – Microencaphaly with fish dorsal fin
Animal - Fish - Angel Fish
Vintage French Fish illustration. Couvier, Baron (1834), selected images from "Pisces". Scans of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Vintage fish print; cabinet of curiosity style. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Smithsonian Belize Larval-Fish Group. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Chromis cyanea (Blue Chromis). US Govt/Smithsonian via Flickr Commons. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Résultats des campagnes scientifiques accomplies sur son yacht par Albert Ier, prince souverain de Monaco .. (1911). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed be free to use without restriction in the U.S.
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Francisci Redi, nobilis Aretini, Experimenta circa res diversas naturales, speciatim illas, quae ex Indiis adferuntur. Ex Italico Latinitate donata (1675). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Jacob Abels 1803-1866: River with fishermen at night. Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
Journal des Museum Godeffroy (1873). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
The natural history of the fishes of Guiana (1841). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
M.E. Blochii ... Systema ichthyologiae iconibus CX illustratum (1801). Scan of 2 d images in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
George Raper, and unknown artist - Australian fishes, 1774-1794. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US.
Spotted eel. Scan of 2 d image in the public domain believed to be free to use without restriction in the US
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