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Creativebug brings you the latest in art and craft education, and works with renowned artists to do so. Sign up for Creativebug with your library card and you'll enjoy unlimited free access to thousands of online art and craft classes taught by expert instructors. Watch their classes anytime, anywhere. Since classes never expire, you can start and stop projects at your own pace.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Get a firm foundation in acrylic painting with this fun three-part series taught by artist and professor Lisa Solomon. Lisa covers the basics of Acrylic Painting for Beginners, from learning about different tools and brushstrokes to creating your very own masterpiece. This class is chock-full of information, so grab your paints and get ready for an engaging journey in Acrylics 101.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Learn how to transform painted cotton fabric into bold, abstract wall dГ©cor. Using expressive brush strokes in a color palette of your choice, Courtney Cerruti shows you how to paint abstractly on fabric, then "frame" your painted fabric in embroidery hoops. The finished pieces are lightweight and super easy to hang - perfect for sprucing up a bedroom or making any space your own.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Learn how to translate photos into gestural paintings that capture the memory of the moment better than a photograph. Painter, Fullbright fellow and world traveler, Missy Dunaway, will walk you through her process of painting with acrylic inks in Moleskine journals. In this class, she uses an impressionistic approach to create a daylight landscape, adding shadowy details for interest. You'll learn how to create your very own original painting in layers,...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Kristy Rice demonstrates her signature technique of combining real flowers with watercolor to create gorgeous temporary pictures. This video originally appeared live August 15, 2019.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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So many people have asked artist, illustrator and teacher Lindsay Stripling about her watercolor painting process that she designed an entire class around it. She'll reveal her exact steps for creating a painting from start to finish, including brainstorming ideas, coming up with a palette, making an under drawing, painting base layers, and then adding finishing touches. Whether you follow her process or develop your own, Lindsay will encourage you...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Dive into color with artist Pam Garrison as she shows you her favorite techniques for painting abstract florals. Starting with a real bouquet, Pam will guide you through designing a flat-lay to set up your composition, doodling with pen to create dynamic lines, and completing your painting with Acryla Gouache. By bridging the gap between real and abstract, Pam gives you a simple and fun approach to painting beautiful blooms.
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Have you ever wanted to know more about Yao Cheng's creative process? Us too! We sat down with Yao in her gorgeous light-filled studio to have a chat about some frequently asked questions. In this two-part interview-style class, Yao discusses her approach to everything from composition to confidence - and she even shares advice for those who want to digitize their paintings but don't know where to begin. We hope that her answers will illuminate your...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Learn the painting techniques of world traveler, Fullbright fellow and avid sketchbook painter, Missy Dunaway, as she demonstrates her approach to keeping an acrylic ink travel journal. Missy uses photos from her travels as a jumping off point, capturing the feeling and mood of the moments they depict. She recreates a nocturnal scene in this class, sharing her impressionistic approach to color and brushwork. By watching Missy work, you will learn...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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In this fun and improvisational course, artist Jennifer Mercede shows you how to make expressive, exciting animal portraits in her signature style. Self proclaimed fan of "scribbling, doodling, being silly and expressive" Jennifer walks you through how to pick the ideal pet portrait and using blind contour drawing to free you from the restrictions of perfection. You'll learn how to intuitively pick colors and use lettering and playful mark-making...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Begin a daily painting practice on an unconventional canvas: a bound book. Accomplished painter Missy Dunaway takes you through a month-long series of classes progressingfrom simple exercises to advanced paintings. Working with acrylic inks, you'll begin by breaking down compositions into simple steps, learning how to block out your image, apply acrylic ink in layers, and gradually add detail and complexity to render colorful and expressive images....
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Artist, instructor, and textile enthusiast Missy Dunaway explores why we collect textiles, where they come from, and what can they teach us as artists, all through the medium of acrylic ink. In this class you'll follow along in order to capture and recreate heirloom textiles of your own, using the examples of a quilt, a carpet, and a scarf.Missy's strategies of looking closely through painting can be applied to any textile with personal significance...
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Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Learn how to make two kinds of blank mixed-media journals: one from upcycled cereal boxes and a sewn spine; the other with a hard cover book, scrap papers, duct tape, and a button closure. These simple journals are easy to create and are perfect for on-the-go journaling to capture all your creative endeavors.
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Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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This two-part foundation course is a perfect entry point for beginners, providing a basic understanding of how to paint successfully with watercolors. Yao begins the course by introducing artists to the array of colors everyone should have in their palette, and shows how to mix and apply pigment to paper. From there, she goes on to explain the uses of specific paintbrushes and demonstrates how to make beautiful expressive marks to create leaves, trees,...
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Publisher
Creativebug.com
Pub. Date
2020.
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1 online resource (1 video file): color, sound
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English
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Yao Cheng's rich, energetic style of painting truly comes to life when she paints outdoors. In this plein-air style class, she shares her approach to going outside to paint from life - a skill that will add new dimension to your watercolor practice. Learn how Yao works quickly to combat ever-changing light, and how she simplifies a landscape or a rose in bloom to capture the feeling of the focal point with efficient and bold brush strokes. Join Yao...
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