How did fishermen record their trophy catches before the invention of photography? In 19th century Japan, fishing boats were equipped with rice paper, sumi-e ink, and brushes in order to create gyotaku: elaborate rubbings of freshly...

Have ever wondered how digital illustrations are made? This video explains the basics.

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Join Squeaks and Jessi as they work on their paintings, and learn how you can make new colors!

Spray-painted subway cars, tagged bridges, mural-covered walls -- graffiti pops up boldly throughout our cities. And it turns out: it's nothing new. Graffiti has been around for thousands of years. And across that span of time, it's...

Divisions along religious lines are deepening, and we're doubting more and more how much we have in common. How can we stand boldly and visibly together? Inspired by an idea from her collaborator Yazmany Arboleda, place-maker Nabila...

In 1974, farmers digging a well near their small village stumbled upon one of the most important finds in archaeological history _ vast underground chambers surrounding a Chinese emperor's tomb that contained more than 8,000 life-size...

Doctor Mac Wheelie has a gray cement mixer that needs to be painted in bright colors. Doctor Mac Wheelie decided to make the drum two-colored, taking gray and orange colors. The cab she will paint blue, but the wheels will be black....

Doctor Mac Wheelie wants to paint a dump truck. This is a very useful and necessary machine, which is designed for the transportation of heavy loads. Doctor Mac Wheelie will paint the body of the dump truck bright orange and the cab...

A yellow sedan is stuck on the road. Only a tow truck can save it. But before the tow truck goes on a mission, it needs to be colored. Doctor Mac Wheelie has already taken out her colored pencils and got to work. She painted the boom and...

Today we have a special guest, Lightning McQueen. Get your pencils ready. Wheels in black, a muffler, and a gas cap in gray. What color was the body? Blue, green? No, that doesn't work. Let's paint it red! That's right, that's red! Now...

Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman explains the power of the free market using the “pencil” analogy—inspired by the original 1958 essay I, Pencil by Leonard E. Read.

The video explores the concept of artistic mediums and how artists adapt myths into various forms of expression such as paintings, stage plays, and movies. By comparing different mediums, viewers gain a deeper understanding of the...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a feature about how state-of-the-art aircraft are washed and painted with novel tools. The trades that contribute to the upkeep of airplanes are undergoing a futuristic transition to...

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Monet uses color and composition to draw your eye to the water and plant life below a Japanese-style bridge in his impressionistic painting.

Kandinsky used shapes and colors to convey his feelings in the last of his series of abstract paintings named "Compositons".

The author Chuck Klosterman said, "Art and love are the same thing: It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you." This idea—that our identities are necessarily reflected in our art—runs through the veins...

There may be no right answer on how to grieve a loved one, but Michael G. Reagan has found a way to help.



Michael Reagan is a portrait artist and a Vietnam veteran. 13 years ago he started drawing portraits of the...

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