When you tumble rocks, you should always put rocks of similar hardness together. Mixing hard and soft rocks will bring discouraging results. So, a beginning rock tumbling hobbyist needs to know how to determine a rock’s hardness.
In the video, Jim refers to the Mohs Hardness Scale and posts a chart. Here’s a link to the chart, from the U.S. National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/articles/mohs-hardness-scale.htm
Here’s last week’s video, in case you missed it.
Take your art to the next level with See the Light videos:
Art Projects: Cartooning (DVD)
Cartooning is a great way to have fun while drawing, and this stand-alone DVD from See the Light’s master artist, Pat Knepley, will challenge your creativity as you learn to draw cartoon vegetables, animals, people, and even create your own comic strips.
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This DVD is available for a limited time only, so grab it while you can!
Art Class Volume 9 – Lessons 33-36: Faces & Figures (Download)
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(Can this be used for a high school fine arts credit? YES! Click HERE for more information.)
Drawing faces and figures is both challenging and exciting. When you add people to your drawings, the pictures come alive. In Art Class Volume 9, Pat Knepley introduces you to the basics of drawing people. Lessons include: Drawing People, A Different View (Profile), It Starts with a Stick Figure, and The Human Figure.
Lazy Sunset – Chalk Pastel Workshop
Learn chalk pastel techniques with this video workshop from See the Light Art! Pastel painting is challenging and fun. Whether you’re homeschooling or just want
And don’t miss these free resources from our blog:
Fun Sun Projects
Art Teaching Resources: Sun-related Projects Summer is almost over and it’s time to head back to school. Here are some fun sun-related art and craft
Do You Have a Creative Child?
by Jim Pence Do you have a creative child? Creative children can be a challenge to raise. They can be messy, disorganized, moody, perfectionist, and
What is a Pieta?
Guest post by Pat Knepley Pieta (pronounced Pee-yeh-ta) is the word for the theme in Christian art of the mourning Virgin Mary cradling the dead
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