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How To: Make a Christmas wreath out of recycled materials

The old frame of the wreath of a previous year containing only two old ornaments is used. Placed on the frame are plastic bags from the grocery store . The bags were green in color however colored bags may be used for creativity . Fluff and fold the bags and wrap them around the frame. Nearly a dozen bags are used. A boy is made using two pieces of the same cloth of a complimenting color to that of the wreath, to form a bow. The bow is attached to wreath and placed on the outside part of a do...

How To: Do with finger paint writing with your kids

Shelley Lovett from childcareland demonstrates a fun activity involving finger paint that parents can do with their children. She uses finger paints and a pan to make a virtual canvas that is self contained and easy to clean up. She first recommends that only one color be used. She indicates that by using multiple colors, it may result in a brown ugly color and therefore should be avoided. She then spreads the paint onto a flat pan. After the paint is on the pan, parents and children are able...

How To: Paint your fingernails with a sassy animal print

This video is a tutorial on how to paint your fingernails with a sassy animal print. The video begins with a an example of the finished nails being shown and the various alternatives used being explained. The first step completed is to dip the tip of the nail in a gray off white color and then use the color red to make small dots covering the entire surface of the nail. The red dots are then accentuated using the color black to give them a black shading. The final step taken by the nail artis...

How To: Draw the letter "A" as a 3D block letter

In this tutorial the viewer is taught how to make a 3D letter "A". You will need a piece of paper and two different colors so the 3D letter is more dramatic. The directions from the video state to draw the letter "A" just as you would normally. Continue by coloring the "A" to make it a solid letter. Next you need to make lines from the "A" to make it appear as if its popping off the page. These lines should be parallel from the "A" this way it comes across as a 3D letter. As you connect the l...

How To: Master the skinner blend method in 4 minutes

First of all take two pieces of FIMO- one white and the other red color. Now roll them flat on the table into rectangles. Now cut triangles out of them and then join together to form a rectangle which has more white than blue color. Now use a rolling pin to flatten their surfaces. Use a ruler to lift them off the table top. Now fold it in half and roll it again in the same direction. Don’t roll it too hard. Now keep rolling and folding in the same way. Now when you go thinner while rolling it...

How To: Apply the Film Look effect in Final Cut Pro

In this Software video tutorial you will learn how to apply the Film Look effect in Final Cut Pro. This is an advanced technique. This essentially takes a video and makes it look like a film. Select the video clip that you want to work with. Then select the ‘color corrector 3 way’ filter. This is under the ‘Effects’ tab. The key to any color correction is to crush the blacks. So, decrease the blacks with the slider. Then increase the whites as films have higher white level. Depending on the s...

How To: Create a striped cane in 5 minutes

Fimo expert Corinne Bradd and Emma Ward with The Crafts Channel and magazine Craft Beautiful demonstrate how to create a striped cane in 5 minutes. To create the stripes, cut out rectangles of black and white clay and stack them in alternating colors. Then, roll out a cane in a nice, bright color so that it matches the length of the stacked clay rectangle. Then, cut the rectangle into slices. Then, press the rectangle stripes onto the bright cane so that it completely wraps the cane. Squeeze ...

How To: Decorate your home fabrics

Making your own Mondrian-inspired cushion cover is demonstrated in this clear and concise crafting video. Materials required are a plain cushion cover( preferably in a tight weave such as canvas or cotton; water; medium size, firm, flat edge paint brushes; scissors; one inch wide masking tape; a sturdy piece of cardboard , saran wrap and 4 jars of textile paint - one color should be black or graphite. You may choose plain or glitter paints. Cut the cardboard about one inch smaller than the si...

How To: Draw dynamite

First of all use a grey color shade to draw the outline sketch of the figure. First draw the trapezium in the front. Now draw a rectangle at the side of the trapezium. Make a flat top to the figure. From the middle of the trapezium draw a string protruding downwards. Now divide the figure into three equal sections. Now you have to darken sections on the rectangular side. Draw the vertical lines of the rectangular side curved outwards at the far end. At the front end of the rectangular side ma...

How To: Make a Wiccan "God's Eye" or "Evil Eye"

In this video and boy and a woman are showing you the steps to create a "God's Eye" or "Evil Eye". The materials that you will need are 2 sticks, yarn of your selected colors, and scissors. First, you take 2 sticks and use the yarn to knot around the middle wrapping diagonally to form a "t" shape. Then you take another piece of yarn, hold the end in the middle, and start wrapping around each stick going over one and under the next. Continue this pattern until you are done or unless you decide...

How To: Make a Nintendo necklace

You will be using a picture of a Nintendo character and perler beads to make the necklace. Start by making an outline of the character using black perler beads. Then begin using colored beads to fill in the character. The color beads allow you to fill in the character and they also allow you to create all the detail on the character. You can shade and use multiple colors in making the characters. After you have put all the beads on the card put a sheet of waxy paper over the character and iro...

How To: Create a glass text effect in Photoshop CS3/CS4

This Software video tutorial shows how to create a glass text effect in Photoshop CS3/CS4. Download a free trial version of Photoshop CS4 from Adobe. Open Photoshop, go to ‘file’ and click ‘open’. In the next box, give it a name, select width and height at 90 pixels, background contents to ‘transparent’ and click OK. Select the color palette and choose the background color and click OK. Now open ‘paint bucket tool’ and fill in the color. Then go to ‘text tool’, select the font, size and posit...

How To: Apply a deep red mahogany finish to furniture

Add shimmer and color to your wood furniture with a Deep Red Mahogany Finish. Watch as The Wood Whisper's Marc Spagnuolo shows you how to apply this look to anything wood in your home. First Marc tells you about narrowing down whether or not you have to mask the wood or enhance the wood. After you figure that out you must choose how to color your wood. There are stains, oils, dyes and more! Marc chooses both a Merlot General Finishes Water Based Dye and Brown Mahogany General Finishes Gel Sta...

How To: Make flubber with household supplies

This is a hobbies and toys video tutorial where you will learn how to make flubber with household supplies. Put three fourths cup of warm water into one jar. Measure half a cup of glue. Take food coloring or any other color and pour it into the glue. Stir the glue so that the color mixes well. Now add the glue into the warm water and stir well. For the second mixture, take two teaspoons of borax and half a cup of warm water and stir. Now combine both the mixtures together in a jar. With both ...

How To: Make a steampunk bunny

This video teaches you how to make a steampunk bunny. You want to start off by making a blob with a fairly light color. Then you want to use a sharp stainless steel tool to create a round head. Make sure to make the head of the bunny is forwarded a little bit so that it looks like a bunny. Next, using your hands create a tail in the back of the bunny. Insert one of the bigger eyes using the little wire. Go ahead take your tool and carve out the nose, the cheeks and the mouth. Next you want to...

How To: Draw a realistic Corvette sports car

This video from fahimuk teaches you how to easily draw a very realistic looking Corvette. Fahimuk takes you through the drawing step by step and shows the drawing when it is sketched all of the way up to when the car is finally completed and in color. He goes very slow and is very explanative in his video. Even though the video is without sound it still adequately shows how to draw a very realistic looking car. The final product of the car is in full color and fahimuk even shows you how to co...

How To: Make a mini polymer clay watermelon for a dollhouse

Follow the easy instructions of this video to create the perfect kitchen accessory for your dollhouse! The instructions for the mini polymer clay watermelon are quick and easy to follow. First you need red, black, green, and translucent clay. You want a very light green color for the watermelon. Use the pasta machine to mix the colors together. Slice the pieces of green clay and lay them on top of the light green clay. On the largest setting run them through together in the pasta machine. Rol...

How To: Convert color images to black and white in Aperture

This Software video tutorial shows how to convert color images to black and white in Aperture. Scott Bourne presents this video. Open up ‘aperture’ program and select a color photo that you want to convert to black and white. Now move from the ‘projects’ page to the ‘adjustments’ page by clicking on it. Then click on the ‘+’ sign and select ‘Monochrome Mixer’. When you do this, the picture instantly turns to black and white. It’s as simple and easy as that. For editing the picture further, on...

How To: Make a zig-zag Chinese staircase bracelet

In this video we learn to make a zigzag Chinese staircase friendship bracelet. You can go wild and make it all different colors or all one color. You start off with 5 strings about a yard long and fold then in half. Then you make a knot creating a loop for the end and to hold to a nail or clip while you make it. Take a strand and make 5 forward knots. With the same strand you then do 5 backward knots. Repeat this one time, so in all are 20 knots and then switch color, or to another strand. Do...

How To: Easily paint an orchid

In this art tutorial, you will learn how to draw and then paint an orchid. You will need a Chinese paintbrush, a plate for the paint, water and paper. For paint colors, you should make sure you have red, yellow, black, green, blue and purple. First, dip your brush into the water and then mix yellow, red and black, dabbing some of each color onto the brush. When doing this, do not actually mix the colors on the brush. You want the red on one part of the brush, the yellow on another part, and t...

How To: Split tone in Lightroom

This video shows the method to split tone in Lightroom. Firstly, go to the 'Grayscale' button to change the photo into black & white. Go to the split toning section and change the tint into the color you want using the 'hue' option. You can also use the 'Highlights' option to select the color and see the preview. Bring the saturation down to get the right color. Repeat the same procedure with the shadows. Choose the right tint for shadows. Hold the 'Alt' key down to see the effect of change i...

How To: Draw a mountain scene on your computer

DrawingNow teaches you how to draw a mountain scene. You start with simple triangles on top of each other, which will serve as the sketch for the mountains. Use horizontal squiggly lines, which will act like a sketch for trees and water. You can color the sky blue to get that out of your way. Color each mountain a different shade of brown and make regions of white on the tops, to simulate snow. Then you have to color in the water and the mountains that are reflected in it. Next, draw grass ne...

How To: Draw a cartoon rose step-by-step

This video shows you how to draw a cartoon rose. Step by step, this silent clip shows the best way to draw this and then fill it in in color, including the leaves. First you draw a circle and a cross positioned above the centre point of the circle. Then you follow the drawing as it's shown, first outlining the bud and then expanding to the outer petals and finally on to the leaves. It's done in two colors on the video just so you can see the latest section of the outline. Then you color it in...

How To: Draw a cartoon mom on a computer

DrawingNow teaches you how to draw a cartoon mom on a computer in Microsoft Paint or any other drawing program. You start with a basic oval, but tilted to one side. Then, add the contour of the long hair. Next, you can start adding details to the face. Draw a nose and two equally spaced ovals with circles inside each one. These will be the eyes. Draw eyebrows and full lips. Now that you are done with the sketch, you need to color it in. Use yellow for the hair, blue for the eyes, a pink flesh...

How To: Apply Meagan Good inspired makeup

This simple video is a quick description of a woman applying makeup to her face in small, descriptive steps. She already appears wearing small amounts of makeup including large amounts of blue eyeshadow as well as lipstick. She then takes a brush and starts to apply tinting hues of color to her upper eyebrows-followed by that, she takes the same brush and applies tinting color to her lower eyelash line. Next, she goes over the pigment once again with her fingers to remove any excess pigment a...

How To: Draw a 16-bit bullet flower

The video illustrates step by step on how to draw the flower by showing every pixel that is being painted. It includes the shape of the brush used and the color. Towards the end of the video, the 16 bit painting of the bullier flower is compared with an 8 bit painting of the same flower by the same artist - zed gamer. It is a 2 minute video at the end of which we can see how to draw and color the bullet flower

How To: Do text effects in GIMP

Click in File and New to create a new document, press OK and select the text tool and click once on your file and write something, then close the window. Click in move the active layer to make easier to move the text. Go again to the text tool and click on the Color to change the text color. Press Crtl+O, select the background layer and change the color to the one you want, now select the bucket tool and click on the background to paint it with the color you have selected. Go back to the text...

How To: Apply a Bette Davis inspired makeup look

Goldiestarling presents you this video where she does a make-up inspired by late Bette Davis was a Hollywood actress. She says that Bette Davis is her all time favorite actress and she loved her from her high school days. She says the Bette was a very strong lady even in her real life and if you Google on her or watch her movies, you too will like her. This make-up she has done she says is based on Bette's character in the movie called 'Of Human Bondage' in which she plays a waitress and late...

How To: Draw Riku from Kingdom Hearts

The video shows us how to draw Riku from Kingdom Hearts. Firstly draw a rough circle and then draw a center line to it. Then draw the rest of the body parts along with the sword aligned to it along the way down. Draw all this using a lighter shades and once you are done creating the body line roughly, use the darker shades to highlight that and also start drawing the other important parts like parts of the mouth, costume, limbs and the shoes. Then erase the parts which were in lighter shades ...

How To: Make edible realistic fake blood

This video will show you how to make realistic edible fake blood. You will need the following: A tablespoon, container, red food color, a glass of water, syrup and flour. Mix three tablespoons of syrup, one tablespoon of food coloring and one tablespoon of water. Add one tablespoon of flour and mix well. You will end up with a very realistic looking edible fake blood.

How To: Use cranberries & reds in your eye makeup

Learn the Cranberries inspired eyeshadow makeup tutorial by Tiffany Apply dark brown shade to the eyelid, covering the whole area of the eye. Lightly pat the cranberry eyeshadow to the applied brown eyeshadow to make a bright and shiny color. Create a thin line of the cranberry eyeshadow to the lower lash line. Use a blending brush after applying the cranberry eyeshadow to remove harsh lines. To brighten up the eye, use a flat brush with very light pink eyeshadow and apply a little amount to ...

How To: Make a spiral rose

Learn to make a beautiful spiral rose of paper, by watching this video. Things you will need to make this rose are: Red colored paper (or any color of your choice for the rose), a toothpick or small stick, glue, scissors. Begin by drawing a spiral on a square piece of red colored paper. With the help of scissors, cut along the lines of the spiral till the centre. Next, begin winding the spiral strip onto one end of a toothpick, from the outer end. Keep winding till you reach the other end of ...

How To: Create multi colored text in Xara3D

Do you want to know how to create multicolored text in Xara3D? Watch this video and be guided through the process. You can actually see the application window as the presenter shows the process. First, he guides you through the steps of bringing up the color options, selecting the text to be changed, and then changing it. In addition to that, he shows how to make text fatter or thinner by using the extrusions menu. Last, he shows the use of the bevel menu. So, to make your text more interesti...

How To: Draw graffiti with color

Have you always looked at graffiti and wondered how they got such perfect lines and great color with just a spray can? Watch this video tutorial set to funky music and learn how to create a sketch of the finished product. Draw it on paper first and, with this easy to follow guide, learn how to make the finished product "Exode" with just a set of markers. Each picture shows the progression of the piece, from just a simple sketch to the fully colored product. In almost no time you will be makin...

Make friendship bracelets: Crisscross

Producing a friendship bracelet is made easier in this step by step video. After picking your colors and cutting the thread, you can follow this video exactly for the perfect bracelet. If you already know the basics of the forward and backward knots, you will have no trouble repeating the steps of the crisscross design in this special friendship bracelet. All you need to do now is pick your colors and your on your way to creating the perfect gift of friendship.

How To: Paint your shoes

This instructional video shows you how to be creative and paint your shoes. You will need acrylic paint, paint brushes of different sizes, waterproof permanent markers, and spray lacquer. You should create a base coat with white paint. Draw whichever designs you want with a permanent marker. Next color the design with the acrylic paint. Using one color so your paint doesn't dry out. Fill in the background with whichever color you chose. Then spray with a lacquer and you are finished.

How To: Change hair color using Adobe Photoshop

Thanks to technology, art savvy users can visually edit pictures with the click of a button. This video tutorial demonstrates how to color hair in Adobe Photoshop CS. In Quick Mask Mode, color over the hair area with a fairly large brush. Under Filter, select the Blur category and apply a Gaussian Blur to soften the edges of the mask. Revert back to Standard mode where the mask will appear as a selection, and under Select, choose the Inverse option. Finally, adjust the hue and saturation to s...