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How To: Tweak eye color in Photoshop CS3 with the masking tool

hotarrows223 demonstrates how to manipulate the eye color in a photograph using the masking tool. First, you must open the image with the eyes you intend to work on with Photoshop CS3. Next.], you must zoom in on an eye. You should be at the point where the iris fills up more than half of your screen. After that, you must select the iris, outlining it with the selection tool. Then, select image>adjustments>Hue/Saturation. Make sure all the boxes are checked, then adjust the hue or color bar t...

How To: Draw Toad from Mario Brothers with a Sharpie

This video illustrate us how to draw Toad from Mario Brothers with a sharpie. Here are the following steps:Step 1: Take a piece of paper and pencil and start by drawing a face. Draw two eyes and a tongue by drawing three circles.Step 2: Now from the down side of the face draw an oval egg shape structure bigger then the face ,this is the toads belly.Step 3: Draw two lines cutting half through the belly and without joining them with little space in between draw these line upwards.Step 4: Draw t...

How To: Teach kids simple golf drills

Conan Elliot is here to explain how to give effective golf drills to children. Using light and short golf clubs-made for young people-are a perfect fit for young children, as they are not too heavy and will not negatively effect their swing. First, have the child take the club in their right hand (or left if they are left-handed), and hold the left hand in the crease of the right elbow. Doing that during a swing can help guide a child into holding the arm into a perfect L shape while swinging...

How To: Remove popcorn and respray knockdown texture

In this Home & Garden video tutorial you will learn how to remove popcorn and re-spray knockdown texture. First of all you will need to cover the floor and any hangings from the ceiling like chandeliers with plastic covering. Then you need to scrape off the areas on the ceiling and the walls and remove the popcorn completely. After it is fully removed, paint with spray paint. You will need to paint the whole room as the shade of the new paint will not match with that of the old paint. After t...

How To: Use the punch drill to cure a hook shot in golf

Golf Link with Chuck Cook demonstrates how to use the punch drill to cure a hook shot in golf. A common cause to closing the golf club face and making the ball hook is the release of the head of the club early on the downswing. This is called casting the head of the club which makes the head of the club arrive at the point of impact before your hands. At the moment of impact you want the back of your left hand flat and the back of your right hand bent so that you can compress the ball. Use th...

How To: Reset your 2nd gen iPod Nano

This is an Electronics video tutorial where you will learn how to reset your 2nd gen iPod Nano. The video plays a song for more than half the duration of the video clip. Then the presenter of the video clicks through the song and the iPod Nano breaks down. To reset it is a very simple and easy process. All that you got to do is to press set on the lower bottom of the control ring. Then wait for a little while and allow the iPod to reset. When it comes back on, select your song and play. You c...

How To: Pandora a PSP slim battery

In this video tutorial you will see how to Pandora a PSP slim battery. You will need a knife for this. When the normal battery is in the PSP, when you switch it on, it will log on just normal. Now remove the battery, put the knife in the joint of the battery case and move it up and down and slit open the case. Then pry it open and remove one half of the case. Then flip open the flap on the battery and cut off one connection on the battery as demonstrated in the video. Now put the battery back...

How To: Make Spanish fly sangria

Jessie Pray shares her recipe for her famous "Spanish Fly Sangria". To make Spanish Fly Sangria, do the following: Nothing will be measured. Put some ice in a pitcher or bowl. Add some oranges slices, lemon and lime wedges and some apples to the pitcher. Add about a half bottle of cheap red wine. Add some brandy, Triple Sec, and Grand Marnier to the mix. Add some lemon-lime soda, or even some fruit juice. Shake, pour into a glass and do a quick taste test.

How To: Quickly cut a mango

Find a nice, heavy and soft mango. Inside the mango there is a large oval pit. By viewing the shape of the fruit you will be able to tell the location of the pit. Set the mango on a cutting board so the pit is vertical. With your chef’s knife cut down the side of the pit and again on the other side of the pit. With the two halves facing each other, take the knife and cut a criss-cross pattern into the meat of the fruit. Make sure you do not press your knife so hard that it cuts through the ou...

How To: Find the area of any triangle using simple equations

The area of a polygon is the number of square units inside that polygon. Area is 2-dimensional like a carpet or an area rug. A triangle is a three-sided polygon. We will look at several types of triangles in this lesson. To find the area of a triangle, multiply the base by the height, and then divide by 2. The division by 2 comes from the fact that a parallelogram can be divided into 2 triangles. For example, in the diagram to the left, the area of each triangle is equal to one-half the area ...

How To: Cook rice in a pressure cooker

This video relates to cooking rice in a pressure cooker in 5 minutes. We start with basmati rice, which is famous world wide. First, put one and a half cups rice in the pressure cooker and add 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Turn on the heat, add cumin seeds, and wait for the good smell. After a good smell, add 2 cups of water and salt. Then, check the height of the water, which should be 2 inches. Turn on the heat and wait for the whistle. As the pressure goes away, your rice is ready. This will...

How To: Finish a lidded clay box

Simon Leach of Simon Leach Ceramics shows how to finish a lidded box, thrown on a potter's wheel. When cutting into the box, make sure to do so with a cut slanting downwards so that the lid is less prone to falling off. Proceed to smooth off the exterior of the box, beginning where the two halves meet. Once the outside is smoothed, the fit of the two parts is probably not perfect, and so the joint between the two can be smoothed off. Carved features such as scalloped footing may now be added....

How To: Create an origami suit jacket

In this video, Ngai Chun Cheung demonstrates how to make an origami suit jacket. He begins by folding a right triangle and tearing off the excess to make a perfect square. He folds it on both diagonals, then folds the four corners into the center. He turns the paper over and folds all four corners into the center again. Then he turns it over and again folds all four corners into the center. He turns it over and opens the four corners partially and folds them flat to make rectangles on all fou...

How To: Open a jackfruit

This video shows you how to open a jackfruit. You should not use a knife when opening and use coconut oil on your hands afterwards because it is very sticky. You should find a soft spot and open it from there. Tear along the middle and all the way around to open the fruit in halves. You can then proceed to tear pieces off and eat it. Make sure to use coconut oil on your hands to get the stickiness off.

How To: Get luscious curls with a flat iron

This video shows you how to get beautiful curls with a flat iron. While your flat iron is heating up, you can start out by spraying your hair with a heat protective spray. Spray it throughout the hair then brush it through. Section your hair and put half of it up so that you can work with the bottom section first. Take 1 inch sections of hair and clamp with the flat iron twisting it 180 degrees. Pull slowly sideways for a curlier look, or faster for looser curls. Always move the flat iron sid...

How To: Shoot and edit a cool dance effect

Adam from Chemical Reaction wants to show you a little movie magic. This video tutorial will show you how to shoot and edit a cool dance effect for your homemade film. You will see how to position the camera, set up the scene, shoot it twice (once with your legs dancing and once with you standing still), and then edit it in your favorite editing program to make it look like you're dancing without the top half of your body moving.

How To: Say family members in Russian

Check out this Russian language tutorial video that covers the vocabulary for family members in Russian. Learn how to say mother, father, brother, sister, son, and daughter as well as a few phrases including "Von tam" and "Vot tot." Practice your Russian language skills with Rusky Ed as he covers the basic words for your family in Russian.

How To: Play "With You" by Chris Brown on acoustic guitar

Want to learn how to play Chris Brown on the guitar? With this tutorial you can learn how to play "With You" by Chris Brown on the acoustic guitar. This song uses a tuning a half step down from standard tuning. This version is a simplified version of the song and is not exactly how Chris Brown plays it. This lesson is geared towards intermediate guitarists because it assumes prior knowledge of guitar playing. Watch this how to video and you will be able to sing and play along to "With You" by...

How To: Hem your own pants

Here's how to hem up a pair of pants so they keep the original look but are the right length. By cutting the pant leg above the original hem line, you can keep the original hem of the jeans you bought. Measure carefullly to remove the excess length of pant that you will not need. This process will only work if you need to shorten your pants by at least one inch. You need one half inch seam allowance to re-attach the original hem onto your newly shortened pair of pants.

How To: Play open string on the violin

This how to video covers some beginner theory and then moves on to introduce the open strings. we will covering some basic theory and then moving on to actually playing our instrument. You will learn how to play open strings and pizzicato notes. With the tips from this music lesson you can learn to play the violin.

How To: Split a telephone book with your hands in seconds

It seems impossible. Ripping one piece of paper is effortless. Ripping a small stack of papers takes a little force. But ripping a book? No way! Actually, it can be done, but only with a telephone book. This tutorial will show you how to rip a phonebook in half, quickly and easily. This is a great trick to perform at parties to impress your friends.