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What is something cool I can learn how to do?

November 21st, 2012 1 comment

I’m 16 and I have a lot of free time after school. I don’t play sports, like to read, I don’t have any hobbies.

Whats something cool I should learn how to do? Something impressive?

I hope the following list of ideas will inspire you! You can buy the books at Amazon website.

1. Abstract Painting. Check out Erin Ashley, Maitreyii Fine Art, Mark Gould, Denise Athanas website.

2. Paint Bold Portraits. Check out Emma Sheldrake and Frank Wagtmans website.

3. Do colored pencil portraits. Check out Bec Winnel website! Book: Colored Pencil Portraits by Ann Kullberg

4. Make fabric vases and fabric flowers. Books: a) Fast Fun & Easy Fabric Vases by Linda Johansen. b) Quilted Art Vases by Fran Morgan c) Fabulous Fabric Flowers by Joie Staff d) The Art Of Handmade Flowers by Jue Liu.

5. Make fiber jewelry. Books: a) Beads And Threads A New Technique For Fiber Jewelry by Diane Fitzgerald. b) Fiber & Bead Jewelry by Helen Banes. Check out Diane and Helen’s website.

6. Make flowers out of beads. Google search "beaded flowers" to see examples. Book: The Beaded Garden by Diane Fitzgerald.

7. Make jewelry using seed beads and thread (bead embroidery). Google search these words "bead embroidery jewelry" or "brick stitch earrings" or "brick stitch jewelry" or "peyote stitch jewelry" or "square stitch jewelry" or "loomwork beading" and click on images to see examples.

8. Papier Mache or Paper Mache.

9. Make plush toys out of fabric. Check out Heidi Kenney website called MyPaperCrane. Google search "Heidi Kenney Flickr" to see alot more of her plush toys on the Flickr website!

10. Make dolls out of doll making clay or porcelain. Check out Marina Bychkova website. Google search "porcelain doll making".

11. Hand paint silk fabric and sew skirts/hip scarf/belts (or Paint/decorate t-shirts). Dharma Trading Company sells paint/dyes and books/videos to learn how to paint on fabric.

12. Buy a pottery wheel and make pottery/ceramics out of clay. Google search "handmade pottery" or "handmade ceramics" to see examples. Book: Pottery Basics: Everything You Need To Know To Start Making Beautiful Ceramics by Jacqui Atkin.

13. Learn to paint on glass. Google search "glass painting" to see examples. Search "glass painting" on Amazon to find books on this subject.

14. Learn fashion Illustration. Submit designs to clothing manufacturers/fashion industry.

15. Learn jewelry illustration. Submit designs to jewelry manufacturers/jewelry industry. Books: a) Techniques Of Jewelry Illustration & Color Rendering by Adolfo Mattiello b) Jewelry Illustration by Dominique Audette c) Designing Jewelry by Maurice P. Galli

16. Learn Trompe L’Oeil painting.

17. Sculpt faces of people in clay. Check out Philippe Faraut website.

18. Make handmade cards. Search "handmade cards" on Amazon to find books on this subject. Sell them on Ebay or Etsy website.

19. Learn to hand color photos. Google search "hand coloring photographs". Book: Handcoloring Photographs Step By Step by Sandra Laird.

20. Rock Painting. Google search "rock painting" to see examples. Search "rock painting" on Amazon to find books on this subject.

21. Make glass beads or lampwork beads. Search "make glass beads" or "make lampwork beads on Amazon to find books on this subject. Sell these beads on Ebay or Etsy website or make your own jewelry to wear.

22. Buy polymer clay and make clay beads. Search "make clay beads" or "make polymer clay beads" on Amazon to find books on this subject. Sell these beads on Ebay or Etsy website or make your own jewelry to wear.

23. Make resin jewelry. Book: The Art Of Resin Jewelry by Sherri Haab.

24. Make real silver jewelry using precious metal clay (PMC). Check out "PMC Guild" website. Books: a) Metal Clay Magic: Making Silver Jewelry The Easy Way by Nana V. Mizushima b) Pure Silver Metal Clay Beads by Linda Kaye Moses

25. Make collage art. Google search "collage art" to see examples. Search "collage art" on Amazon to find books on this subject.

26. Learn wood carving. Google search "wood carving" to see examples. Books: a) The Complete Book Of Woodcarving by Everett Ellenwood b) Carving The Human Face by Jeff Phares c) Carving Realistic Flowers In Wood by Wanda Marsh.

27. Create digital art using computer software. Books: a) Digital Art Revolution: Creating Fine Art With Photoshop by Scott Ligon b) Digital Expressions: Creating Digital Art With Adobe Photoshop Elements by Susan Tuttle.