How To: Create a brushed metal effect in Illustrator
Using Illustrator's Gradient Editor and Graphic Styles, you can create a brushed metal effect that you can apply to any shape or text. Create a brushed metal effect in Illustrator.
Using Illustrator's Gradient Editor and Graphic Styles, you can create a brushed metal effect that you can apply to any shape or text. Create a brushed metal effect in Illustrator.
handbag.com hair expert Leo Bancroft shows you how to recreate red carpet hair styles - this time, its Hollywood waves Create Hollywood waves.
Our hair expert Leo Bancroft takes us through the hottest hair style trends for spring summer 08 and how to recreate them step by step. This time, its body-beautiful ponies... Create a back combed ponytail.
handbag.com hair expert Leo Bancroft shows you how to recreate red carpet hair styles - this time, its the beehive Create a beehive hair-do.
handbag.com hair expert Leo Bancroft shows you how to recreate red carpet hair styles - this time, its the 'undone' bun Create a red carpet ready "undone" bun.
Springtime is just around the corner so get a jump-start by creating your own mosaic flowerpots! Enjoy this fun blast from the past as Rosie O'Donnell, Bobby and Wynonna Judd demonstrate how to turn a regular clay pot into a mosaic work of art in this craft segment from The Rosie O’Donnell Show. Make mosaic pots with Rosie O'Donnell & Wynonna Judd.
Bandaging an injury too tightly can make it worse. Master this simple art correctly and make sure your first aid leads to fast healing. This video shows you how to check circulation after Bandaging. Check circulation after bandaging.
Ever wondered why French women are so chic and stylish and fashionable? Here's why- some simple fashion and style rules that will bring out the femme in you. Be French chic.
Today we will explore the fascinating ancient art of origami. We take you through some simple steps to get you started on your first piece, an origami swan. Origami a super simple swan.
Today we will explore the fascinating ancient art of origami. We take you through some simple steps to get you started on your first piece, an origami pig. Origami a standing pig.
Learn how to perfect burlesque dancing with advice from expert dance teacher Zoe Morgan. VideoJug will show you how to achieve that sexy look through the art of burlesque dancing. Achieve that Dita Von Teese routine in no time! Dance burlesque like Dita Von Teese.
This video demonstrates the fine art of intarsia knitting, this is used to create patterns with multiple colors. Blocks of color are worked with separate balls or bobbins of yarn. Do intarsia knitting.
Moroccan style couscous to serve as either a main meal or as an accompaniment. Enjoy our couscous recipe. Cook couscous.
Drawing shadows is an important skill in art which you need to master. However, it needn't be difficult and this tutorial video covers several basic shapes to show you how and where shadows fall, depending also on the direction of the light. Draw several different shadows.
In this video we will take a look at how you can speed up your Illustrator processes and workflow by saving out libraries of symbols, graphic styles, swatches and more. Also get the scoop on symbols and why it may be advantageous to build up several libraries to have at your disposal. These are great tips for those who use Illustrator often. Save libraries and symbols in Illustrator.
Start your Indian meal in style with this traditional chutney. Follow Indian home cooking expert Manju Malhi for a no fuss, classic mango condiment. Relish our Mango Chutney recipe. Make mango chutney.
This tutorial will take you though different steps of touching and flirting leading up to a kiss. It will also cover thirty different styles of kissing, from the French to the simple. Kiss in thirty different ways.
Kissing: to some people it is just a drunken hello, but to the rest of us, it is an art that takes more than practicing on your hand. Watch this kissing tutorial to improve your lip skills. You'll have your girlfriend swooning. Kiss better and more passionately.
This video shows you how to work with the Text tool, and how to style text using the Property Inspector in Flash CS3 Professional. You learn about the difference between dynamic, input, and static text fields. This tutorial also covers device fonts, and explains the benefits of embedded and non-embedded fonts. Work with text in Flash CS3 Professional.
A delicious main course shellfish dish - Chinese style! Sample this Crab in Black Bean Sauce recipe. Make crab in black bean sauce.
Japanese style Teriyaki Salmon accompanied by a spring onion and radish garnish. Delight in this Salmon Teriyaki recipe. Make salmon teriyaki.
This video shows you how to apply opacity effects to an object in InDesign, such as drop shadow, directional feather, and gradient feather. You learn how to separately control the opacities of stroke, fill, and text in an object, and create an object style from you transparency effect. Apply opacity effects with InDesign CS3.
This video demonstrates keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used tools in InDesign, as well as the basic uses of those tools. You learn how to use Quick Apply to style text and images, or to apply menu commands. Watch this video, and start learning from the expert now! Use keyboard shortcuts in InDesign CS3.
This video shows you how to synchronize master pages, styles, and swatches in InDesign. This will help you maintain a consistent look and feel across different documents. Check out this cool video created by David Blatner now! Synchronize master pages in InDesign CS3.
This video shows you how to design a website with InDesign, export the content as XHTML, and then open the XHTML file in Dreaweaver. You learn how to set up XHTML export options in InDesign to effectively export your work, and how to create styles in Dreamweaever. Check out this video created by Lynn Grillo now! Design websites with InDesign and export to XHTML.
This tutorial shows you how to make a vegas style sign where lightbulbs turn on and off in sequence around the outside of a shape. Using simple photoshop files, create an animated billboard of a T. Create a "running lights" effect in After Effects.
This video shows you how to use Spry widgets in Dreamweaver CS3. See how to add a Spry Accordion widget to a web page, and edit it in Design view. The video also goes over how to change the styling of the widget, and test your web page in a browser. Use Spry widgets in Dreamweaver CS3.
This video shows you how to use calligraphic, scatter, art, and pattern brushes in Illustrator CS3. You also learn how to use the brush options available on the Brushes panel and in the Paintbrush Tool Preferences dialog box. Check out this cool lesson by Matthew Richmond now! Use the Paintbrush tool in Illustrator CS3.
Color your Illustrator objects in a whole new way with Live Paint. Learn to convert your art into a Live Paint group and apply colors to various parts of the object, even if there are gaps or complex areas in the paths. Use the Live Paint tool in Illustrator.
This video shows you how to edit textures of 3D objects and how to apply layer style effects to them using Photoshop CS3. This is a great video for anyone that has to work with alot of 3D models in their compositions. Edit textures for 3D models in Photoshop CS3.
Have you ever worked with Photoshop and Fireworks at the same time? This video shows you how to import files from Photoshop into Fireworks. It also goes over maintaining layer hierarchy, XMP data, layer styles, and blending modes. Check out this cool video created by Tom Green now! Import Photoshop files into Fireworks CS3.
In this Photoshop CS2 video tutorial you will learn to paint custom shapes. Learn to use the brushes, Color Picker, and layer style. This example uses a flower shape downloaded from ActionFx.com, but feel free to experiment with other shapes too! Paint within a shape in Photoshop CS2.
Can't open a lock because you've lost the keys? Well this conning how-to video will teach you how to crack open a keyed lock with a hacksaw blade.Our host uses a hacksaw blade as his pick. Follow carefully and learn the art of picking locks with a hacksaw blade. Pick a lock with a hacksaw blade.
Use double kick drum in a wide range of music styles by employing it in a subtle way. It's no longer reserved for heavy metal and thundering bass. Use subtle double kick drum technique..
This video shows how to create consistent, smooth curls on any texture or length hair. Also, learn how to make a variety of curled styles, whether you like tight ringlets or loose waves, you'll find the look for you. All you need are curling tongs, a brush, and a blowdryer. Use curling tongs.
This video shows how to use heated rollers to create a variety of styles to add volume or curls. You will need a set of heated rollers, a hair clip, a wide toothed comb, hair spray, and a heat protective serum. Curl your hair & add volume with heated rollers.
Jourdan Stone and Kyle Taylor, the British Junior Champions in Ballroom and Latin American, show you the paso doble, which is sometimes known as the bullfighter's dance.
A great art project to give as a gift. You will need a tissue box, medium gloss, tissue paper, various items to decorate with such as buttons, ribbon, sparkling gems, sequins, etc. The video gives instruction on exactly how to make the tissue box. Make a decorated tissue box.
Here's a creative way to draw a map using Adobe Illustrator. Watch and learn how to copy and paste text styles with the eyedropper and draw a stylized map. This seems like an odd tutorial, but learning to use the eyedropper to format text is a worthy skill gained. Create cartography in Illustrator.
A remedy for barren walls everywhere. The experts at Photojojo show you how to hang art on your walls using CD jewel cases as frames. Make a CD case photo frame.