This tutorial uses the Bloody Gouges kit put out by cosmetics and special effects company Cinema Secrets. Apply using spirit gum, and then use the Injury palette and stage blood to make it look like you're really and truly wounded.
Ear tips are a versatile part of any science fiction or fantasy costume - make yourself look like a Vulcan, elf, fae or any other creature with pointed ears. Not only are you shown how to attach the ears, you can make blend in with the skin of the wearer to look as natural as possible.
By now you've probably seen - and applied - a million rhinestone-studded nail looks. Sure, rhinestone art is pretty, but aren't you ready for a change?
Reflexology is a form of alternative medicine (read: no drugs involved) that involves applying pressure to strategic points on the feet and hand without lotion or oil.
In this tutorial, we learn how to work with normal maps within Maya 2011. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Maya 2011 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
Classic French manicures, like the LBD, will navigate you where you need to go in timeless elegance and style. And really, French manicures require little time to apply, so the next time you're headed out to your job interview or frat party try painting on this beautiful manicure!
Create a fully editable, customizable background for your YouTube channel. This tutorial shows how to use custom graphics and a custom layout to distinguish your YouTube channel without sacrificing any usability or readability. You'll need a YouTube Partner Account to apply these templates.
This is an Alicia Keys makeup look, inspired by some pictures of her wearing some gorgeous green eyeshadow. This look works great for any skin tones, but works especially well with skin types that are dark or tan. It's also a good makeup look that transitions well from summer to fall. Follow along to see how to apply this green smokey eyes and bright lips look.
Replicate the famous double helix structure of DNA using the 3-D modeler Autodesk. This tutorial shows you how you can create your own 3-D model of a strand of DNA by applying the lattice modifier and then twisting and coloring it.
If you're a Penelope Cruz fan, then this makeup tutorial is a must-see! You'll learn how to recreate her makeup look seen in these pictures. The makeup she dons is very classy, but also wearable for any woman, no matter the skin type or color. Her seductive eyes draw in all the attention, as well as her defined, neutral pouty lips.
Learn how to create and apply custom email signatures to emails composed in Microsoft Outlook 2010. Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular email and scheduling application or a seasoned MS Office professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the Outlook 2007 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started appending a standard signature to your own emails, watch this free video guide.
In this clip for Photoshop novices, you'll learn how to utilize the ever-popular CS5 Puppet Warp tool. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned designer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this video guide.
In this clip, you'll learn how to create text along a specified path when creating logos or headers within Adobe Photoshop CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned designer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, and to get started creating your own contour-hugging text, watch this video guide.
Want to add eye makeup to your model after the fact? This clip will teach you what you need to know. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
In this cool makeup how-to video, the awesome Michelle Phan shows you how you can still wear makeup and look great with glasses. In this video, you'll find out how you can makeup work for you even if you have to wear frames, and look chic and stylish at the same time! Just watch and follow along with Michelle Phan.
Need a primer on how to create custom table styles within MS Word 2007? You've found it! Whether you're new to Microsoft's popular word processor or just wish to get to know Word 2007 a little better, you're sure to find much of value in this video lesson. For more and better information, and to get started using table styles, take a look.
See how Lightroom 3 allows you to apply auto lens profile corrections directly to raw and non-raw images. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular photo application or a digital photography professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with Photoshop Lightroom 3, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial. For more information, as well as to get started using Lightroom 3 yourself, take a look!
In this video software tutorial, you'll learn how to apply primary color correction within Final Cut Studio's Color 1.5. Whether you're new to Apple's Final Cut Pro video editing suite or just want to better acquaint yourself with the Final Cut Studio workflow, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial. For specifics, watch this Final Cut Pro lesson.
How about dem apples? Well, according to graffiti artist Wizard, who shows you how to create a graffiti tag of "dem," dem apples are pretty good looking.
Compositing green screen images with images from other sources is the most important part of using a green screen. This video will teach you how to composite a green screen element with a 3D stage created using Maya in After Effects. The end result looks very professional, and your videos will as well after you apply the lessons from this video.
Light streaks look very cool. Their coolness is practically the reason time-lapse photography exists. This video will teach you how to take light sources in video and create light streaks off of them using Adobe After Effects. Make your nighttime videos look much more spiffy by applying these techniques.
In modern action movies, the night vision goggles effect has become as much of a staple as exploding heads. This video will teach you, the budding action film editor, to create the night vision effect using Adobe Premiere Pro.
Fabric is challenging to depict in art because of its many folds and the complex ways that light plays off of it. This video from accredited 3D art instructor Andrew Klein will teach you how to sculpt fabric using the popular 3D sculpting program Zbrush. He outlines the forces that can be applied to fabric and how to model those forces digitally in your art.
This tutorial goes over creating shape keys (or shapekeys) within Blender and goes on to apply drivers to the shape keys so that the armature can control the them. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial from the folks at CG Cookie. For more information, including step-by-step instructions...
Do you feel like a rock goddess? Whether you are naturally born to rock or need some inspiration to feel that way, check out this super simple makeup look. This style is quick and easy to apply and you will look like a true queen of rock and roll for sure. Rock it during the day, all night long or anytime for a chic pop star appearance.
This clip covers the very basics of how lighting works within the Blender 3D modeling app. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial from the folks at CG Cookie. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on how to create and manipulate lights, take a look!
Materials allow you to just the colors and specularity of your 3D models. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics application or are a seasoned digital artist merely on the lookout for new tips and tricks, you're sure to be well served by this free video software tutorial from the folks at CG Cookie. For more information, including step-by-step instructions on applying materials to your own Blender models, take a look!
We've all heard of dying paper with tea dye for an aged, vintage effect. But did you know you could use tea (and coffee) to dye other things as well, including T-shirts and yarn?
Even with all the technological advancements, iPhones and Blackberries look sleek but lack individual style, their backs a basic black or silver. Turn a blah cell phone cover into a fairytale work of art by watching this video.
Check out this tutorial for a step by step on how to remove a washing machine motor. This is especially important if you need to fix your machine. Although the Ultimate Handyman is demonstrating on a HotPoint machine, this fix can be applied to most models.
No woman alive wants to be asked if she's feeling okay because she "looks tired." Whether or not you enjoy wearing makeup, you can't deny that curling your eyelashes and adding a little rouge immediately brightens your face. You can add or correct makeup on Photoshop to craft the best you possible by watching this tutorial.
Learn how to interlace custom shapes in Adobe Illustrator CS4, an effect that's especially attractive when working with 3d perspective objects and shapes. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular vector graphics editor program or a seasoned graphic arts professional looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of this particular iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this designer's guide.
Fancify your digital images in three easy steps! In this installment from his series of free Adobe Photoshop tutorials, Justin Seeley shows you how to take any ordinary photograph and spice it up with three-step processing. For detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using this technique yourself, watch this video lesson.
Want to correct for lens problems after the fact? With Adobe Photoshop CS5, it's easy. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or a seasoned graphic design professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the unique features of Photoshop CS5, you're sure to find something of value in this video tutorial. For more information, and to get fixing lens flares and abberations in your own digital images, watch this video lesson.
Almost every website on the web has buttons that enable users to interact with it. They are easy to make, but making them interesting and reactive to user's activities is more of a challenge. This video demonstrates how to create animated rollover buttons in Adobe Flash CS4 quickly and easily. Your website will be much more dynamic and enticing if you apply the skills taught in this video.
This makeup look is perfect for any girl. In this tutorial you will learn exactly how to apply Taylor Swift's youthful and neutral makeup style on your own. This look is inspired by Taylor's video for "Fifteen". This look is great for everyday, school, the office and anywhere else you want to look beautiful but not made up. Have fun!
In this tutorial learn how to look extra special for any occasion. You will get a step by step on how to apply makeup in a retro 1950s style.
In this tutorial, learn how to create a makeup look inspired by Bella Swan from "Twilight". Bella is played by Kristen Stewart and is currently one of the most popular characters in young adult literature.
Knowing just the basic steps in any form of dance can get you by if you are going out to a dance club/event that plays music you have never danced to before. In any form of dance you can apply a count to as to how many steps there are to perform a basic move. To perform a basic step in salsa dancing, there is a 7 step count. Practice and you will look like a natural
Want to program your own Java games and applications but don't know beans about object-oriented programming? Never you fear. This free video tutorial from TheNewBoston will have you coding your own Java apps in no time flat. Specifically, this lesson discusses how to anti-alias text when writing code in the Java programming language. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this helpful programmer's guide.
