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How To: Spike and style emo/scene hair

This is a tutorial on how to style your hair using styling gel and hair spray in the style known as "scene/emo". This is basic information on how to spike your hair, how much gel to use, and techniques on how to apply the gel to your hair. As explained in the video, gel from the roots of your hair to the tips, only applying a small amount when needed. Then, as also described, coat hair in hairspray to ensure it will hold for a while. Repeat this process until the style you are looking for is ...

How To: Make a Christmas tree from sheets of rolled newspaper

This video demonstrates how to make a christmas tree out of newspaper. The author suggests that you start with 3 full sheets of newspaper and have scissors and scotch tape ready to use. Begin the tree making process by rolling the newspaper tightly and then using the scissors to create multiple cuts on one end of the roll. After doing so the newspaper roll should achieve a frayed look on one end. Pull on the frayed side to elongate the other newspaper that was rolled inside previously and the...

How To: Use Pilates to get skinny legs and thighs

In this Fitness video tutorial you will learn how to use pilates to achieve slimmer legs and thighs. Lie down flat on your back, hands extended along the side of the body and both legs up. Put one leg down and circle the raised leg for eight to twelve times. Keep both hips and shoulders on ground. Don’t rock from side to side. Pull in your stomach and engage the stomach along with the legs. Then change the direction of rotation and repeat. The toes should be stretched upward Then repeat thi...

How To: Control freerun fluidity with an intermediate combo

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to control fluidity with an intermediate combo. The combo used in this video as a cartwheel to a flash kick. When performing a combo and trying to achieve fluidity, users must have controlled and smooth movements. When you do the cartwheel, land the momentum with one foot over the other. Then as flip back into a flash kick, lift one leg up while the leg on the ground pushes. Users can also perform a back handspring, instead of a flash kick. This video...

How To: Polish the guts of a paintball gun with a brillo pad

KRASHARPSHOOTER gives a detailed example on how to better improve performance from the Tippman paintball marker. Some of the advantages to following this method is that it allows the internals to cycle smoothly. He shows us, using a very simple method. The method that he follows in a step by step process in his video is start by taking a Brillo pad and dipping it into water. After that while soap is coming out keep rubbing the pad back and forth on the internal of the paintball marker. He sho...

How To: Clean and sharpen garden tools

John White shows how to clean and sharpen your tools by using a file and WD40. He also advises to repair the wooden handles of your tools to prevent injury. Run the file along the back and sides of the shovel. Leave the front part smooth. Make sure you remove any mud to prevent corrosion. Use steel wool to achieve this as well as WD40. Use the file to sharpen the edges of your hoe and again clean with steel wool and WD40. The file is also useful for sharpening trimmers. Clean all the dried pl...

How To: Use new features for photographers in Photoshop CS5

Whether you're new to Adobe Photoshop or a seasoned digital photographer after a general overview of CS5's most vital new features, you're sure to be well served by this official video tutorial from the folks at Adobe TV. New Photoshop CS5 helps you achieve the visual and emotional effects you’re after with re-engineered features for reducing and adding grain, performing post-crop vignetting, and sharpening. CS5 reinvents HDR imaging with Exposure Merge, which makes it easy to preserve the fu...

How To: Train a horse not to kick you

Horses don't kick their owners and handlers unless they think it is okay, or unless they think there won't be any repercussions for their actions. The gentleman in this video shows you that being gentle with your horse can go a long way!

How To: Teach kids how to kick a soccer ball

When kicking a soccer ball to achieve the best kick you do not want to kick with your toes, you want to kick where your shoe laces are. To kick the ball you don't want your non kicking foot to far behind the ball because this leads to a toe kick. In fact, you want your non kicking foot to be right beside the ball so that when your kicking foot goes to kick the ball it is not a completed kick. This causes the lace part of your shoe to kick the ball. When kicking with the top of your foot it sh...

How To: Tie the Eternity knot to decorate a rope or string

In this video the host of "Tying It All Together" demonstrates how to create a "Eternity Knot". This type of knot is an attractive way to decorate a rope or string. Strung along one after another on a rope or string, it creates elongated bead-like knots at intervals of your choosing. The Eternity Knot is named for it's resemblance to the symbol of Buddha's all-knowing wisdom and the uncommon quality of his realizations. In this video the host will lead you through the entire process of creati...

How To: Change a person's hair color in Photoshop

Photoshopuniverse will show you how to change a person's hair color in PhotoShop. You can achieve this by using hue and saturation adjustment layers and set to colorize. Set the saturation to about 50%. Go back to the background layer and select the color range select parts of the hair color, select the parts of the hair you want to change and with the eye dropper click it. Once the selection is made invert the selection the color will change. You can now change the hue to make it what you want.

How To: Reduce depth of field in Photoshop

This video tutorial, by photoshopuniverse, shows you how to reduce the depth of field after a photo is taken using Photoshop. This enables you to ensure that your main subject is clearly in focus while the background is out of focus or blurry. First duplicate the layer using the short cut that was mentioned and apply the filter lens blur to the new layer and adjust the radius so that an adequate amount of blurring is achieved. Add a layer mask and bring the subject to focus by selecting the b...

How To: Contour and highlight your face

This how-to video describes how to properly contour your face. The process begins by applying a moisturizer followed by foundation, eyeshadow, color and powder. The end result is a perfectly contoured face that puts focus on the elegant features of the face. The entire process takes about 7 minuets to complete and is perfect for girls who want to achieve a modern and modest look that exemplifies their natural features. This is a great way to look great in a small amount of time.

How To: Use the Creep Tool and copy stamping in Houdini 9

Find out the best ways to use the creep swab in Houdini. An architect in New York came up with a very clever means of distributing various shapes onto a surface using a creep swab. So, if you want to know how it's done, watch this two-part video, which focuses on using the creep tool in conjunction with copy stamping to achieve some unique results in Houdini 9.

How To: Create CSS-based link rollovers for websites in GoLive

Using GoLive CS2, you'll learn how to create some CSS-based rollovers. This is really an easy way to create some rollovers, using CSS, which is an incredibly useful and powerful way to style and design your website pages. In this GoLive video tutorial, learn how to style not only your links, visited links, and active links using CSS, but you will also see how to give your links a rollover or hover style as well. You will quickly see how much more you can achieve by styling your links using CSS.

How To: Test for proper pan heat

A simple water test can be used to check for a properly heated pan. Check out this short video tutorial from Rouxbe on how to test for proper pan heat. This video will support your cooking experience and will provide you with additional relevant information during your culinary time pan frying.

How To: Create a Gwen Stefani cat eye with your makeup

Get a sexy rock 'n' roll look that would be seen on the likes of such stylish celebs as Katy Perry and Gwen Stefani. In this makeup tutorial hosted by the experts at Smashbox Cosmetics, get tips, tricks and secrets to achieving this look without paying for a stylist. With dark, deep lips and a black pussy cat eye applied to your lids, you'll be ready to take center stage!

How To: Apply Snow White inspired makeup

In this tutorial, make-up artist, Kandee Johnson shows how to get Walt Disney's Snow White look down next Halloween! The following products were used of achieve this look: Ruby Woo lipstick by MAC, Chesnut lipliner by MAC, Lise Watier Concealer, false eyelashes, any white eye shadow, Copperplate eyeshadow by MAC, Cork (warm brown) eyeshadow by MAC, rice paper by MAC, and liquid black eye liner.

How To: Get the Barbie makeup look

Watch as amazing make-up artist, Kandee Johnson transforms herself into Barbie with this step-by-step tutorial on how to apply the make-up and look of this famous blond bombshell doll! The following eyeshadows were used to achieve this look: MAC in Pen & Ink, Da Blng, Carbon, Vibrant Grape, Indian Ink, Fig 1, and Deep Damson. LARENIM mineral eye shadows in Bedazzle & Lust and Urban Decay's eyeshadow in Grifter were also used. Additionally used: Hot pink blush as eye shadow, Make-Up Forever ho...

News: Google Joins Netflix in Shaming ISPs into Faster Service

Netflix releases monthly reports on major ISPs relating to how well their service works on each provider. The purpose is to educate the public on their choice of service provider, but since many of us hardly have any choice at all when is comes to an ISP, it backhandedly works to shame them (if they're even capable of feeling shame under all those millions of dollars).

How To: Create a classic, big pony tail

Ponytails, who doesn't love them? And the only thing better than a small one, must be a big one. This video will show you how to use dry shampoo with oat milk and a back brushing technique to achieve that big ponytail look. For this you'll need long hair, the aforementioned product, a brush and a mirror helps as well. Come on, bigger is better! Go for it! If you have short hair, this is not likely the right hairstyle for you.

How To: Become an interior decorating minimalist

Minimalists are the opposite of pack rats. Whereas pack rats thrive on the philosophy of "more is more," minimalists belive emphatically that "less is more." And if you're a decorating minimalist, that means using the fewest decorative objects possible to achieve a satisfying and cohesive room.

How To: Make your synths pulse & pump in Reason

In this video, we learn how to make your synths pulse & pump in Reason. If you want to achieve the pulsing sound when you are playing your song. Then, go into the beat and add in different drum, snare, beat sounds, etc. Once you add these into your beat, you will be able to play around with them. Change the effects by twisting the knobs and changing up the reverb, chorus, and more. Move the effects around until you end up with a beat that you like. Once you are finished, save this and use it ...

How To: Slow down your video in both Live Movie Maker and Windows Movie Maker 2.6

For all of the amateur film makers at home with a Windows PC looking to make movies, one effect that seems to be really popular in the YouTube community is slowing down a video to half-speed, specifically for nut shots and the like. If you're wondering how to do it in the new Windows Live Movie Maker, or like the older version of Windows Movie Maker 2.6, this video will give a quick over view of how to achieve the effect. Although, be warned that if you export it at a slower speed it will not...

How To: Do the Presto Printo card trick

To do the Presto Printo Card Trick, you need to begin with a deck of standard cards and a deck of plain white cards, which have been cut to the same size as standard cards. You will need to print the effects that you want to achieve on the cards in advance. You will need extra blank white cards to conceal.