the science of craft

Pumpkin…patterned.

Here’s a step-by-step on carving this pattern on a pumpkin. Tips on drawing it out, giving it structure, and getting some light gradients.

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Flipbook with sound, (deluxe).

This is part III of a DIY flipbook series.

PART 1: creating the basic flip book
PART 2: adding sound to your flip book
PART 3: flipbook film deluxe
This shows how to make a flipbook with sound (deluxe). Aluminum housing for your sound module, push button & title page. This made an excellent gift. See Part I for info on how to make the basic flipbook, and Part II for some sound suggestions.

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Flipbook with sound module

This is part II. of a DIY flipbook
PART 1: creating the basic flip book
PART 2: adding sound to your flip book

PART 3: flipbook film deluxe

This tutorial is a supplement to the basic flipbook, which shows how to make the basic flipbook. In this post a sound module is added for the full flipbook experience.

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Creating the Basic Flipbook

This is a DIY flipbook in three parts:
PART 1: creating the basic flip book
PART 2: adding sound to your flip book
PART 3: flipbook film deluxe

This tutorial gets you started. It shows you how to create the frames for your flipbook (either by extracting frames from an video file, or creating your own frames with your digital camera) and offers tips for cutting & binding.

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