Fun orange art.

For those of you who have not seen this on email or facebook. Enjoy :D

Autumn 2011

Banana Sculptures.

How to draw a Five point star.

As a child the one thing I could not do was draw.  One of the things I really wanted to be able to draw was a perfect 5 point star and I can’t believe how easy it actually is.

The thing to know about how to draw a 5 point star is that it fits in a circle and each point of the circle is ⅕ the circumference. Circumference is a math word for the distance around the outside of a circle.

So if we divide 60 by 5, we get 12. Each point of the star will be 12 seconds after the previous one. Mark a dot at the 60 and then move to 12 seconds and mark another dot. To find the 12, you can divide the 5 minute section with short marks to help you find it. Move around the circle and mark 24 seconds, 36 seconds and 48 seconds.

TIP - the 12 and 48 should line up horizontally as should the 24 and 36.

Connect the dots you marked to draw a five point star. Keep working your sketch lines until the star shape looks right.  Depending on your accuracy in the earlier steps, you may have more or less adjusting to do.

You could use a ruler for this part as well.

Use a pen or marker to ink the outline of your star.

Depending on the size of your star and your level of desire for perfection, a ruler may be just the thing to make these lines straight

Erase your pencil lines to free your finished 5-point star. Paint your star with crayon, marker, tempura, acrylic, or whatever paint you have handy.

 All information from http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint-smart.com/how-to-draw-a-star.html

Royal Wedding Mug.

Tacky royal wedding souvenir mug has just one flaw.. it shows wrong prince

Royal wedding mug with Prince Harry!

Royal wedding mug features Kate Middleton and... Prince Harry
IT would appear that one prince is just not enough for royal bride-to-be Kate Middleton.
An online company flogging Will and Kate wedding memorabilia have been left looking like mugs by selling cups with the WRONG prince on it.
Kate is printed on the "limited edition heirloom" smiling away in her famous blue engagement dress - right next to William's brother Harry.
Guangdong Enterprises say the souvenir - which sells at £9.99 - is to commemorate the "fairytale romantic union of all the centuries".
The mug is advertised as being "the finest bone china" with "ornate detailing" on the handle.
Yesterday, a spokeswoman for Prince William said they were aware of the website but would not be commenting.
When asked if the royal wedding mug was a spoof, a company director said in an email: "Thank you for your esteemed interest.
"The cups are printed exactly as on the web screen and will stay as that. Many people are delighted in buying gifts for family occasions and novelty."
The company admit the cups do not have royal approval.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/weird-news/2011/03/17/tacky-royal-wedding-souvenir-mug-has-just-one-flaw-it-shows-wrong-prince-86908-22995475/

My comment: These mugs should be worthless but we live in a weird world, maybe one day they will be quite rare and valuable.