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There are many things you probably will not experience in your lifetime, yet that doesn't mean you can't still experience the emotions felt. Through the power of words, we can all share our experience...

Ever had trouble drawing shoulders? Well here's your chance to improve!

Drawing arms can be a difficult task, yet can also be the easiest, if you know how.

Drawing the female body can be a difficult and frustrating task if you do not know where to begin. So here is a short, but hopefully helpful, tutorial on drawing the female body. Hope you enjoy it.

Learn how to draw the male body. Also includes a hand drawn diagram of the male anatomy labeling most of the major muscles you need to include when you draw.

Ever wanted to learn how to draw feet for your characters? Well heres your chance!

Hands are probably one of the hardest things to draw, mainly because there are an infinite numbers of positions the hand can be drawn. But with a little help, you might get there!

Shading - the lazy way to make things look good. I know it's true, and so do you. Shading makes things look so much better!

Folds, Creases, Wrinkles... Call them what you want, but if you're wearing clothes, you're gonna to have them. And if you're characters are wearing clothes too, you're gonna have to draw them.

Legs are an almost vital part when drawing characters. Mainly because they take up half the body. Sure, you can leave them out, or just frame off the bottom of your picture, but you will have to draw ...

Almost everyone has heard name Final Fantasy. Almost everyone has played a game of Final Fantasy. And most importantly, almost everyone has enjoyed playing the Final Fantasies. So when Square Enix rel...

In December 2006, China unveiled something that created great fiery debates all over the net. They unveiled the new range of EVD players.

Ads 'R' Us by Claire Carmichael

With an all star cast including Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and even the legendary Robin Williams, you'd think what could go wrong, and you're right!

You don't need to have an expensive premium gym membership, or the latest high tech exercise gear to achieve rock hard abs! Achieving great abs can be done in the comfort and privacy of your own home....

The Inside Man Movie Review

eBay has become a global phenomenon because of it's huge claims of finding great bargains on new products, old antiques and products that are extremely hard to find. But is eBay really worth your time...

Warhammer 40 000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade is the highly anticipated second expansion to the original Warhammer 40 000: Dawn of War game.

If you are interested in starting a new blog based on anime or manga, don't go to those free webhost sites such as wordpress, blogger and movable. I found a new free provider that is a million times b...

Over the years mobile phones have suffered from a terrible reputation. But now things have changed... dramatically.

Alvin's Art is a really interesting new website I recently came over while searching manga drawing techniques on google. Alvins' Art URL is as follows: http://alvinsart.animeblogger.net.

Inspired by Ryan Tinsdale article, Your Computer and You: How to turn off your Computer - You MUST know the basics, I decided to write my own article, taking you the basics of turning off your compute...

A touching video about the effects of nuclear reactors, made by Jeevan Ng, my brother.

One of the most controversial topics of William Shakesphere’s Hamlet is the question of whether or not he truly loved Ophelia.

This objective of this website is to advertise, promote, guide and inform the readers about the original restaurants/bars and music they create. The audience of this website would generally be people ...

PayPal Inc promises safe credit card and banking transactions across the internet.Yet one day, when I made my first purchase on eBay and went to pay using my PayPal account, well it seems that my PayP...

In the beginning BRIO® was founded by Ivar Bengtsson in 1884. His three young sons then joined him selling high quality wooden toys in Osby Sweden. Thus the BRIO® name was developed from the...

Discriminatory acts can delay an individual from achieving his or her goals. Too often decisions are based on factors such as sex, stereotypes, and the standards of society. One can only conquer the p...

Helium is a site designed and directed to freelance writers and you get paid to write articles. In many ways Helium is a lot like Associated Content, but in many ways there are vast differences. So is...

You walk into the supermarket with a shopping trolley in front and a wallet stuffed with cash in your pocket. Everywhere around you, you see signs, labels and anything else that can consume space blur...

We all spend hours upon hours studying for all kind of different math's exams during high school. So it's natural for us to think, "What' is the point in this? What is the point in spending so many ho...

A new search engine named ChaCha has been released onto the world wide web and has already become an instant success. ChaCha promises to provide more results that are more relevant to the user than ot...

2006 in Melbourne has been a memorable year, with some events that will forver be engraved in our minds. They were happy, tearful moments, stressful and depressing times, but overall 2006 was a fant...

Starting a new school can be very difficult, intimidating and scary. It leaves you awake at night, worrying about things like "What if I don't make any friends?"

The Nintendo Wii, codenamed Nintendo Revolution a few months back, has been the topic among gamers for quite a while. Some people love it, most people consider it and few people hate it, which is ab...

Short answer: Yes MMORPGS are worth your time. Long Answer: Yes, Massive Mulitplayer Online Role Playing Games are worth your time. Alright, I'll be serious now. Aww, wait, please don't leave yet.

Talk to any serious gamer, and they will have played Final Fantasy. Talk to any non serious gamer, and they will have played Final Fantasy. Talk to someone who doesn't even know what games are, and th...

Learn how to draw with Old man Bobby and Alvin

The time for giving gifts and presents has arrived. Everyone likes to receive gifts, and so does your cockatiel. Here are some gift ideas you can give to your cockatiel to help celebrate the festive...

Associated Content is the best because it provides a real way to get your work published and your voice heard in our noisy world. Don't just think I'm sucking up to Associated Content, because I'm not...

The renaissance period has produced some of the most famous artists in the history of mankind.

When someone says helicopter, you immediately think of those large, noisy metallic beasts that are the stars of spy movies and escape plans. But Picco Z has brought out something that will change ou...

The piano is a very popular instrument all over the world, especially to younger kids. It is simple, easy, and just about anyone can play. f you are interested in learning the piano, here are some key...

The two most popular chocolates available on the market is Ferrero Rocher and Lindt. Find out which one is better in this delightful test.

9dragons is the latest mmorpg designed and developed by Acclaim.

Rap music today in our world and culture can inspire and influence teenagers to the extent where they have more self-confidence. But the kind of rap music today by known bands as “50 cent” a...

This film is more faithful to the written book by Roald Dahl, than the classic version by Mel Stuart 1971. In the 1971 film, Willy Wonka is transformed into a fatherly figure and its plot is sitting o...

Some reviews on some of the art exhibitions and artists present in Melbourne, Australia.

Pirate King Online is a new MMO (Massive Multiplayer Online) that has recently came out and is currently in Open Beta, meaning everyone can join in the fun!

An overview about some of the most popular diets, and whether each one will work for you or not.

Earning Free money on the internet is something we can all do, yet you need to make sure you're not being scammed. Associated Content is a trust worthy site that really pays, and a decent amount too...

You're walking down the street, just walking normally, like a normal every day person, quietly and humbly, yet you are the centre of attention. People point and jeer at you, yet no one laughs as the...

Free Paid Surveys sites seem to be the latest craze in "Ways to earn free money online". But are they worth your time?

The PS3 came out in November in the USA and Japan. Although it is still very new, millions upon millions have raved on and on about it, complaining, whining, comparing and generally giving it negati...

Nuclear reactors are a topic on the fiercly debated topic about electricity and how we generate it.

has been over 65 million years ago since the last dinosaur passed into the heaven’s above. But imagine what the world would be like if dinosaurs still roamed the earth today and remained the king...

Television, one of the greatest things we depend on in our modern, fast paced society. We use the television in so many ways, whether it is for entertainment such as watching movies or television sh...

Global warming is having a huge impact on the earth. It’s changing everything from climate and weather to rising sea levels. The sea-levels are rising at such a fast pace, that they a...

Christopher Columbus was a European. He was born in 1451, and was an explorer and trader. In 1492, a famous moment, on October 12, his voyage had taken him to the Americas.

Howl's Moving Castle, one of the greatest animations movies ever. If you do not watch this, you have missed out on one of the best animations movies ever created.

Our world is littered by many diet and exercise programs. A few work, but most will leave you giving up, feeling guilty and putting on more weight than when you started.

Drawing a person in 3/4 view is one of the hardest things to accomplish, and when you do, you should be very, very proud of your self. This isn’t one of the things you can learn straight away, as...

Step one: Hairline

Before we start to draw bodies, first we need to know a little bit about body proportions. Body proportions are an essential if you want natural looking and realistic bodies.

The Final Fantasy Piano Collections are famous in the piano world. The Final Fantasy series that is developed by Square Enix is renowned for its music, and the Final Fantasy music is rated among the...

Our Lady of the Pines is a primary school (Prep to Grade 6) which is located in Donvale, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the best schools ever!

The internet this, the internet that. The internet. Thats a word that has become so involved with our lives, continuously weaving in and out of our lives. We spend so much time on the internet, whet...

With over 384 fully coloured and wonderfully, as well as professionally, pages of drawn illustrations, Estudio Joso has collected and put together one of the best books about drawing Manga ever.

Mother Teresa was an inspiration to millions, if not, billions of people across the planet. She was prepared to love and care the people who nobody else cared about. She was a strong and independent p...

Graffiti - A drawing or inscription made on a wall or other surface, Melbourne – graffiti heaven

Many legends are associated with the collection of standing stones known as Stonehenge, on Salisbury Plain.

Uranus, we know very little about this funny named planet, there are bounds more to find out.

Saturn is surely a dazzling planet with its gigantic rings that can easily be viewed with a telescope or powerful pair of binoculars on Earth.

Forensic science is any science used for the purposes of the law, and therefore provides impartial scientific evidence for use in the courts of law, eg in a criminal investigation and trial.

Jupiter four largest moons are Ganymede, Io, Europa and Callisto. Each one can easily been seen from Earth using a simple telescope.

With a diameter of 3476km, The Moon is Earth’s only natural satellite.

Venus, the second rocky planet out of four, is the closest planet to Earth and has been known since prehistoric times because it is the brightest object in the sky besides the sun and moon.

Earth, the most beautiful planet in the solar system, in my opinion, has a diameter of 12756km at its equator. The earth is 4.5 to 4.6 billions years old!

Mars, named after the Roman god of agricultural, until Mars became associated his Greek counterpart Areas, the God of War.

Jupiter, with a diameter of 142, 984km, is as massive as all the other planets combined and times by two. Jupiter is also 778 330 000km from the sun, about 5 times the distance that earth is from th...

Mercury is a very interesting planet. It is the closest planet to our sun, as well as the smallest. Even some moons in the solar system are bigger than Mercury.

A hidden message beyond mere pictures is the reason this book is a gem. I can see why this used to be a VCE English book as it is absolutely perfect for analytical reading. But for a good read to enj...

The Basic Plot involves a clown fish named Marlin and his only son Nemo. Nemo gets taken away by an underwater diver one day. The movie follows Marlin’s adventure as he searches big blue ocean in...

Who are we to cage in innocent animals to laugh and jeer at just for our own amusement?

Rabbit calicivirus is a virus that is used to control the number of rabbits. It spreads among rabbits quite easily and almost definitely results in death. It causes major blood clots in the circulator...

MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. This goal is all about halving extreme poverty and halving extreme hunger in half. This goal especially affects countries in Africa as well as some parts o...

There are four different types of missions that a space probe can undergo.

Gravity slingshots, also known as interplanetary trajectories and gravity assisted trajectories, are a major interest in scientists.

This is an hand drawn tutorial that is also written by me. For more tutorials visit http://alvinsart.wordpress.com.

This tutorial is an hand drawn tutorial written and composed by me. For more tutorials visit http://alvinsart.wordpress.com

Whitefriars College is the only school in Australia that is run by carmellites and wields the carmellites traditions to a certain extent. I studied for two years at Whitefriars College and I'm happy t...

Pankration is an interesting book written by Dyan Blacklock. Dyan Blacklock is an author that resides in South Australia, and has been writing for many years.

A hand drawn and written tutorial by myself on how to draw the Anime eye.

This tutorial was hand drawn and written by me. For more tutorials like this, visit http://alvinsart.wordpress.com

http://alvinsart.wordpress.com

Read the award winning poem about my father's Rite of Passage.

The Our Lady of the Pines Fundraising Fete is an annual event that many children and some teenagers get really excited and hyped up about.

One day I was surfin' The World Wide Web When I received an email And this is what it said "So come on everybody And join the greatest site Its name is Associated Content And what you do is w...

Have you ever wondered why the moon turns blood red? There are those that say it's because blood has been spilt that weary night...