This After Effects tutorial covers how to use the keylight plug-in when working with green screen footage. The keylight plugin makes it easy to remove the subjects from the green screen background. This saves time and makes it easy for you to get working on compositing your effects and other After Effects projects.
This video tutorial is a step by step guide to building an eco-friendly birdhouse. These easy materials are things that you already have sitting around the house. This mini carpentry project is a fun way to spend an afternoon, and will provide more hours of bird-watching fun in the future. Watch this instructional video and learn how to build an ecological birdhouse out of recycled materials.
Watch this instructional origami video on how to make an origami snowdrop, folded and designed by Joost Langeveld. The flower of this snowdrop plant should be folded from a triangular piece of paper. The snowdrop flowers in the background serve as ready inspiration for this tiny origami project. A final twist of paper brings the origami flower to life. Additions of green paint and a green paper stem perfect the illusion.
Remodeling your kitchen or bathroom can be expensive. If you learn how to tile you can save a bundle on the project. In this home and garden how to video you will learn to set tile with your grid layout setup and mortar spread over vinyl.
Chef Desireé and the kids make sushi rolls out of rice, nori seaweed paper, crab, cucumber, cilantro, and avocado. This video cooking tutorial will teach you how to easily prepare sushi at home. It's so easy, and is even a kid-friendly cooking project.
This is an easy, up close, demonstration of one way to unravel your knitting when you make a mistake. By Judy Graham, Knitter to the Stars, who's knits have appeared in movies, TV, and concerts for over 30 years and who has been hand knitting for over 50 years. Watch this video knitting tutorial and learn a simple way to unravel the yarn from a project to undo a mistake in your knitting.
If you have some time to kill, this is the perfect origami project to try. Admire the beauty of the structure and ponder the mathematical paradox of making curves from straight lines. This hyperbolic origami arch structure is derived from what is mathematically termed "hyperbolas". Watch this origami video and learn how simple it is to fold a mathematically inspired hyperbolic arch.
Watch this ceramics tutorial video to learn how to make a seal out of a lump of clay. This project is easy enough for beginners, and the tips in this helpfuly how-to video will allow potters of any level to easily make clay seals.
Tired of plastic shopping bags everywhere? This instructional video shows a simple, practical, project you can do at home. All you need is a pastic bottle. Tidy up your kitchen from the clutter of plastic bags by making this handy plastic bag dispenser.
This crocheting how-to video shows you how to add a scalloped crocheted edge to your next dishcloth, loomed or knitted project. This scalloped edge is worked in two rows, the first row all around is just single crochet. The next row will be your pattern that makes the scalloped edges. Watch and learn how to crochet scalloped edges.
Art Jewelry Magazine associate editor Addie Kidd shows you how to light and use an oxygen/propane torch. Torches don't need to be dangerous; with proper handling, they are a safe and useful tool in jewelry projects. Learn how to light and use a torch by watching this video jewelry-making tutorial.
Get started on sewing projects today! Winding thread onto a bobbin will be second nature very soon. Watch this video sewing tutorial and be on the way to smooth bobbin winding.
A funky hippie-chic necklace with a floral focal bead to help bring summer into your life. For this project you will need cord or thong, beads, a jump ring, eye pins, head pins, cord tips, jump rings, and necklace findings. Learn how to make this hippie chic necklace by watching this video jewelry-making tutorial.
This video shows you how to make a multi-strand necklace using a stunning dichroic glass pendant by guest artist Phil of GlassKanvas. For this project, you will need a dichroic glass pendant, nylon wire, glass beads, a clasp, a jump ring, collotes, and some crimps. Learn how to make this multi-strand dichroic pendant necklace by watching this video jewelry-making tutorial.
Learn how to quickly add text titles and lower third graphics to your video editing or motion graphics projects in Sony Vegas and Movie Studio with this tutorial from Bill Myers.
A Peltier module allows you to turn heat into electricity. Because you can place it in areas that are normally warm anyway, the electricity created is "free" in a sense, though it does work best when one side of the module is cold and the other is hot. In other words, all you'll need for this project is the Peltier module and a cooler surface such as soil or water, and a warm area such as a well lit window or warm pan.
Improve crocheting skills by learning decorative stitches. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show how to do shell increases. Crochet several rows of this stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Garden benches and planters can be quite expensive. In this instructiona video, Do It Yourself magazine's Jeni Wright shows you how to make an all-in-one planter bench. For this garden project, you will need the following: two sturdy pots, two plants and a cedar 1 by 4.
This video will show you how to make an adorable teabag holder that opens up and holds two teabags. This is a very cute gift idea or stocking stuffer idea, and a great thing to bring along to the office. Everyone will marvel at your skill with paper design when they see this project.
This tutorial paper project video will show you how to make your very own greeting card holder. This card stand will keep your cards upright, and it's a great idea to have this on a desk or other surface.
Is your fireplace in need of a repair? Watch this instructional video on how to properly measure your fireplace to ensure that you order the right amount of materials for this do-it-yourself home improvement project.
Are you interested in learning how to crochet? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to start your crochet project without doing a crochet chain. You will need some yarn and a crochet hook.
Are you interested in doing a crochet project? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to crochet a circle? You will need some yarn and a crochet needle.
Are you interested in doing a crochet project? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to crochet a butterfly using the six-sided motif. You will need some yarn, a crochet needle, pipe cleaner, a sewing needle and a pair of scissors.
Do you love doing origami projects? Watch this video tutorial to learn how to make a paper whirlybird origami. You will need paper, scissors and a paper clip.
This video with Bill Myers shows how to create lower thirds for your video projects, using Alpha CG.
Add to you crocheting skills by learning basic stitches. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet the basic shell stitch. Crochet several rows of the shell stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Add to you crocheting skills by learning decorative stitches. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet the seed stitch. Crochet several rows of the seed stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning different edging techniques. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet a picot edging. Picot edging is a very beautiful way of decorating and finishing your crocheted projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating granny squares. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet a half granny square. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a tutorial on how to join crochet circles. Bind a few or as many circles as you'd like for your crochet projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning basic decorative stitches. This how to video is a tutorial that will show you how to crochet a single crochet ripple. Crochet several rows of the ripple stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning left handed stitches. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to do the slip stitch with your left hand. Crochet several rows of the slip stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning decorative stitches. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to do the popcorn stitch. Crochet several rows of the popcorn stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning the basics. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to do the puff stitch. Crochet several rows of the puff stitch to create larger yarn projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning the basics. This how to video is a tutorial that shows you how to crochet a quadruple crochet, abbreviated QC. Crochet several rows of them to create large handmade projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by learning the fundamentals of crochet. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to do the slip stitch. Crochet several rows of them to create larger handmade projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating granny motifs. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a five sided granny motif. Crochet several motifs, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
Add on to your crocheting skills by learning more stitches. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to do the half double crochet stitch. Crochet rows of them to create large handmade projects.
Improve you crocheting skills by creating fun shapes. This how to video is a crocheting tutorial that will show you how to create a large star with five points. Crochet several of them, bind them together and create larger handmade projects.
