Kaleidoscopes of Color in Muzy Collage

Posted: July 31st, 2010 | Author: 1918underwood | Filed under: Advanced Collaging, Collaging, Fun Activities, Tutorials | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

"Red Mandela" by Gerbear. Click to view.

If you’re looking for something truly cool to do in Muzy collage, here’s an idea inspired by and in honor of muzier Gerbear. Gerbear has made a few of these unique and fantastic kaleidoscope-like collages on Muzy. Though she is the master, I thought I’d try my hand at it, and let everyone know about my experience. A warning: this is my own personal take on the “kaleidoscope,” inspired by Gerbear. Muzy’s collaging capabilities lend themselves to creating kaleidoscope-type images, so this is a fun and challenging activity, with pretty impressive results. Read the rest of this entry »


How to Make Annoying Toaster Pets

Posted: July 27th, 2010 | Author: 1918underwood | Filed under: Collaging, Fun Activities, Intermediate Collaging Techniques, Tutorials | Tags: , , , , , | 1 Comment »

"Sparky - The Annoying Toaster Pet" by Cooperweb. Click to view.

Is the era of the Annoying Toaster Pet on Muzy gone? Perish the thought. What, a new Muzier might recklessly ask, is an Annoying Toaster Pet? The name is self-explanatory. An Annoying Toaster Pet is a pet, such as a fish, bird, dog, or less identifiable small creature, that is (1) annoying and (2) a toaster.

One of the first Annoying Toaster Pets was Sparky, the Annoying Toaster Dog, but more soon followed. Muzy is filled with animals of the annoying toaster variety, including elephants, cats, fish, birds, and snakes. Read the rest of this entry »


How to find friends on Muzy

Posted: July 26th, 2010 | Author: luthien | Filed under: Directory, Intro to Muzy Site, Introduction, Muzy website, Technical Training, Tutorials | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Finding friends on Muzy is a simple a matter of browsing or searching the site!

Maybe you just want to find a new artist to follow, or just are looking for somebody you already know who has joined. Either way, it’s exciting to meet people and be inspired by them at Muzy!

On your main and ‘For Me’ feeds, there will be a small button off to the right side that will allow you to browse creative members’ work that may be of great interest to you!

Once you click ‘Find more friends’, it will lead you to a page of friends of friends. Chances are, if you already have friends with similar interests to your own, this will be a very useful area for you.

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Making Doll Templates

Posted: May 10th, 2010 | Author: luthien | Filed under: Collaging, Directory, Drawing, Intermediate Collaging Techniques, Intermediate Drawing Techniques, Making Shapes, Remix, Shading, Tutorials | Tags: , , , , , | No Comments »

Maybe paper dolls were a favorite pastime for you, or maybe Barbie told you to move on to new friends – either way, doll templates on Muzy can be a lot of fun, especially if you build them yourself!

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