Zainab's Art Adventures

I have been playing around with typography for quite some time and through the years, I have learnt lots of things about it (most of them from experience). Here are some tips that might be useful to people new to typography, or want to improve at it. Most of these tips are more of principles rather than tips as they cover typography in general, not one aspect of it.  1. Play around with your words , and feel free to break all limitations and rules of shape, size, proportion and positioning. Remember, you are not practicing handwriting , so forget all the rules they taught you at school. Experiment -  Try stretching out some of your letters, or make some words larger than others to increase emphasis. Also,you don't have to obsess over upper and lowercases - I often use a mixture of both, because that way I have more choice to choose a letter that fits more into the typography style I am using. 2. Ensure that your text is read-able . Experiment as much as you want to, but...

Some say I'm good at drawing people. I decided to post a tutorial for those who want to learn how to make better figures. If you want to draw a self portrait, it is best to use a mirror. A photo would do too. If you want to draw someone else or a character of a movie, use a photo or image for reference.  Get people to pose for you so you can draw them.(though most people are reluctant when you ask them to pose for you so it's better to sneak up with your sketch pad when nobody's looking!) I usually draw on white paper on my sketch pad. Whatever you do, make sure your drawings are compiled so don't use loose pages. Start with a notebook and a black pointer. 1.Make the face, and the beginning of the neck. Make sure the face is oval.                                  Most people have oval shaped faces, though if you are drawing a circle-faced           ...

Making Loom Band Bracelets is an easy and fun art. Although some kids buy whole kits containing DIY Loom Bands and tools to make them, making Loom Bands is simple and requires only your fingers and colored rubber bands. This is a guide to making basic loom bands, with your fingers. 1. Decide on a color scheme and pick out some loom bands. I chose a 'Random' color scheme 2. Take a rubber band and put it in one finger. Twist it and put in the other finger. Like this 3. Put in two rubber bands, without twisting them. See? 3.Once you have 3 Rubber bands, pop the last one in the middle of your two fingers. Cute, isn't it? 4. Keep repeating steps 1-3. You will start to form a braid of rubber bands. When it is about 3 and a half inches long... Like this. 5. ...Pop one all the rubber bands in both your fingers in one finger. Attach a clasp or thread both ends together to form a ring or a bracelet. Your ring, ready! 6. Your loom band i...