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Century-Old Color Photos From Russia

By Les
Century-Old Color Photos From Russia

These color photographs were taken between 1909 and 1912. Supported by Tsar Nicholas II, photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii (1863-1944) photographed many aspects of the Russian Empire. Prokudin-Gorskii’s specialized camera captured three black and white images of the same scene, using red, green and blue filters. Subsequently, the photos were recombined and projected with filtered...
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Prom Dress Made of Gum Wrappers

By Les
Prom Dress Made of Gum Wrappers

A High School Junior in Garner, Iowa has come up with uniquely creative attire for her prom. Elizabeth Rasmuson will be attending the event in a dress she has handcrafted from gum wrappers. Reminiscent of Molly Ringwald's character, Andie Walsh, in the 1986 movie, Pretty In Pink...
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Autistic Artist

By Les
Autistic Artist

From the Daily Mail online. Autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire draws the New York City skyline from memory. Interestingly, the comments following this article contain posts by people claiming that not only they, but even their 18-month-old kids could do this. That’s akin to making the claim that you can shoot as many baskets as...
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How to Clean a Watercolor Painting

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How do you clean a watercolor painting? Watercolor paintings, because of their difficulty to clean, should to be stored in frames with glass, even when not on display. This is simply to keep them from being exposed to the elements and getting ruined. But what do you do if you have a watercolor painting that...
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