Dear Art Nerd, What’s the difference between oil and acrylic and watercolor paint? -Michelle N. *** Well, the names of the paints. There. That’s what’s different. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME YOU’RE A LOVELY AUDIENCE THANK YOU, THANK YOU- Okay, so there’s a bit more to that answer than just the names. Watercolor is cheaper […]
Dear Language Nerd, All right, I’m a little early, but I want enough time to put your words (of wisdom, hopefully) into practice. I’m going to be Cookie Monster for Halloween… I’m in charge of a kid party, not my idea, but I want to do it well, so how do I speak like Cookie […]
Hey Art Nerd, Why is it so hard to draw hands? -Jane H. *** Oh, Christ, hands. Hands are hard to draw because in order to draw them, an artist must sacrifice their firstborn to the ancient God of Art: Pretenciozan. And then, only then, will they achieve true power. Okay, so hands are absolutely […]
Dear Language Nerd, My teacher once told me that the Eskimo have forty-five words for snow, but recently I read that they have over two hundred – a pretty big difference! How many is it really? Sincerely, [name redacted by Language Nerd] *** Dear [redacted], NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I suppose it was bound to […]