This is Sand

Messy, boring and useless is probably what you think when you hear about sand art.  To tell you the truth, I thought it was too.  Sure it looked cool, but I never really thought about it until my friend, Annalise, showed me thisissand.com.  Here, you can make your own sand art for free, without the mess, and online.  When you get to the website, it is just a blank page, but if you click and hold your mouse, it drops sand.  To change your color, press "c" and select the color you want.  You can also drag it to get a gradual effect.  Here is an example of something that I did on this website.

My Sand Art

Now may I say that this is not one of my best...  I made it while I was supposed to be writing this post.  One of the things that I love about this website is that it is so simple, but every time you end up with a piece that looks completely different.   A lot of people will probably get really bored doing this, but I can do it for hours at a time.  Here is an example of what other people have done on this website.

Image Courtesy of thisissand.com
Created by Olivia

This makes my sand art look horrible.  Literally.  The way the colors sort of blend together and flow throughout the piece is AMAZING.  The way the colors overlap give the piece texture and gives it its natural but vibrant feel.  There are tons of other pieces on this website, and it can be fun to look around at them.  

So next time you find yourself bored, try out this website.  You won't regret it :)!