This instructional gardening video demonstrates how to build three tiered walls into a slope to create a flowing curved garden. If you are gardening on a slope, you may want to build small walls to create level gardening areas. Use local stones to provide a rustic, natural look to your terraced garden.
This software tutorial shows you how to use the interactive envelope tool in Corel Draw X3 to create scroll saw patterns. If you are a scroll saw woodworker and want to create your own patterns, you can learn how with the interactive envelope tool and Corel Draw X3.
Learn how to create the 4th Generation iPod Nano in Adobe Photoshop. Sure, you'll only have an image of the 4th generation iPod Nano, but if that's what you need, then this Photoshop tutorial is for you.
This Adobe Photoshop tutorial shows you ho to give an image a comic book look. Sure, most people draw comic books from scratch, but you don't have to when you have this tutorial to show you how to create a 'comic book' effect in Photoshop.
In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create water drops on an object. Making a realistic water droplet effect is easier than you think. Watch and learn how to add water drops to images in Photoshop.
Peter Erskine is best known for his versatility and ardent love of working in various musical settings. In this installment from his video lesson series in which he covers basic brush skills on the drumset, Peter will guide you through creating a smooth legato sound while playing with brushes.
One of the cheaper ways to create a captioned podcast is with QuickTime pro. This tutorial from Donna Eyestone will walk you through the captioning process, from generating a text document to deciding upon display settings. Take a look!
Want to be really lazy? Customize the autotext feature in Microsoft Word! Watch this tutorial and learn how to create autotext in Word. You can save as much or as little text as you like, name it, and every time you type that name, the text will automatically appear in your Microsoft Word document.
Everyone loves a room with a view, even your pet. This custom designed shelf for a pet can easily attach to a window frame. Watch this how to video to learn how to create a pet window seat for your cat.
You can paint your plaster blue and coat it with a gloss, but there are easier ways to make artificial water for miniature dioramas, architectural models and war game terrain. Easy Water is a product made up of small plastic pellets that need to be melted and poured onto the model. You cannot use this on styrofoam, obviously. This instructional video provides some alternative methods for creating water effects on miniature dioramas.
E-mails has become an everyday medium of communication, but rules and etiquette still apply. Learn e-mail etiquette and popular e-mail features in this free communications video.
Learn how to make decorative seasonal napkin holders for all four seasons in this free video series on entertaining and dinner crafts.
Suppose you created a project plan in Microsoft Office Project 2007, and you want to add a new column of information. You also want to be able to choose not to display the new information, but you don't want it to be lost. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to create a column, hide a column, and show a column that you previously hid.
Learn how to create Use Case UML diagrams using with the user-friendly Altova UModel UML modeling tool. In this video tutorial, you'll explore some of the UModel diagramming features in a Use Case diagram.
If you're new to Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 and just want to pick up the basics, watch this tutorial and learn how to get started fast. You'll see how to create your own slides for a show and add headings, bulleted lists, and pictures. Use built-in layouts to organize your slide content. And see how the new Preview feature helps you choose theme colors and background design, minimizing the guesswork and giving you a polished result.
Check out this tutorial to see how to create a new template part in Microsoft Office InfoPath, test it, make corrections in it, and install it on your computer. After that, you can use it over and over and share it with other form designers in your company.
Check out this instructional cello playing video to learn how to create legato, or long sounds, on the cello. One of the great challenges cellists encounter is the ability to make smooth changes when changing the direction of the bow. Once you're comfortable with détaché without accents, try to eliminate the gap between the notes. This tutorial is great for beginning cello players.
Many businesses rely on standardized forms for gathering information, and often those forms are created in Microsoft Office Word. But Word isn't really intended for creating, maintaining, and filling out forms — that's what Microsoft Office InfoPath is for! Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to convert a Word coument to a form template.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use a Microsoft Office Excel worksheet that contains employee data to create shapes, connect them according to your organization's structure, and add data to each shape in your drawing automatically.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to create an effects montage through Sony Vegas 6.0. Keep in mind that you can't reproduce the same effect in Sony Vegas Movie Studio or Platinum because these programs don't have the masking option.
Want to have a beautiful potted plants but don't want to put in all the effort? You can create spectacular flower pots that last all season long with these four easy tips. You don't need to spend too much time on your flowers and you can get great results with this how to video.
Learn how to apply makeup to achieve a Disney Little Mermaid inspired eyeshadow look. You will need Coastal Scents Ipoxy primer, Mehron Pastel Paradise Palette, Coastal Scents 88 Shimmer eyeshadow palette, MAC black eyeliner, and Two Faced Lash Injection mascara. Watch this how to video and you will be able to create a Little Mermaid inspired eyeshadow look.
Check out this tutorial where you can learn how to create a Virgo inspired makeup look. To get this great astrological sign look you will need the following products: Urban Decay Scratch, Urban Decay Underground, Urban Decay Zero, Urban Decay Ransom, Urban Decay liquid liner in Radium, Two Face lash injection mascara, MAC Coffee Liner, Pur Minerals Marble Mineral Powder, and MAC Bare Slimshine. Watch this how to video and you will be able to achieve a Virgo sign makeup look.
Learn how to apply makeup to achieve a Sleeping Beauty inspired look with this tutorial. You will need a Mehron Pastel Paradise Palette, Cuberry eyeshadow in Pink Bikini and Secret Garden, Pur Minerals eyeshadow in Pink Zircon, Vanilla Feldspar, Spiced Mica, and Marble Powder in Pink, MAC Coffee eyeliner, and Smashbox Bionic Mascara. Watch this how to video and you will be able to create a Sleeping Beauty inspired makeup look.
This software tutorial shows you how to add an explosion to your footage in After Effects. You will need to find footage of an explosion first, then in After Effects you composite the explosion footage over your movie or video to create the desired effect. Learn how to tweak and edit the layers so your explosion looks real and not like it was comped in After Effects.
Learn how to create a hairstyle inspired by Kristen Stewart's character Bella Swan from Trinity. A Barbar Ionic-Titanium Plate Flat Iron BAR-1300 1.5" was used to achieve this look. Watch this how to video and you will be able to create a Bella Swan inspired look.
Making an animated film? This short and easy animation tutorial provides beginners the bare minimum to begin creating a claymation or stop motion animation film. This instructional video shows how to move claymation characters, how to control the lighting, and how to create a visually interesting set with props. This claymation video also compares the different results when you vary the frames per second.
This software tutorial shows you how to get creative with Flash animations. The video is titled rotoscope in Flash but actually is not a rotoscoping technique. Instead, you learn how to convert an animation sequence of images to bitmap images and create a cool artistic effect on the Flash animation.
Got a bunch of t-shirts to fold? In this how to video, Greg Swanson and Joe Kelley use a ruler, tape and cardboard to create the most amazing t-shirt folding machine you have ever seen. You can get organized and fold your T-shirts with this machine.
This Final Cut Studio software tutorial shows you a trick on how to achieve The Film Look on your videos. You will need the climatic glow plug-in from River Rock Studios to create this soft film look effect in Final Cut Pro. The final small addition to the film look effect will be creating and adding some grain.
Learn how to incorporate everyday household items into you beauty routine with this tutorial. You can pamper your face, hair and nails with products found in your kitchen. Watch this how to video and you can create that spa experience in your kitchen.
French pleated drapery adds decorative touches to any window treatment and room. Watch this Home & Garden how-to video to learn how to instantly create triple pinch pleats with 4-Prong drapery hooks and deep pleat tape. Once you learn to use the four prong drapery hook you will want to create French pleats on all your window treatments.
In this tutorial you will learn how to clone yourself, create split screen effects and picture-in-picture effects with video footage in Windows Movie Maker.
Learn how to create a Hand Scanner in Adobe After Effects. This is an advanced level tutorial so you should at least know your way around the software before starting.
This lesson will show how to create and apply textures to objects in Maya.
This three part tutorial teaches you the basics of using FL Studio 7 with the free version you can download. First you will learn the basics, then part two will explain how to add in some effects to make your song more... lively, and part three covers how to make Automation Clip patterns with volumes and pitches.
This effect is used to spookify a sound and make it sound like it's coming from the underworld. Follow along as NFX shows you how to create a reverse delay effect in Fruity Loops (FL Studio). This can be done with vocals or instruments.
This method rarely works perfectly but when it does work, oh man does it do a good job. The video shows a nearly perfect example, so don't be discouraged if you don't get great results every time. Check it out and learn how to use inversion to create an acapella sample in Adobe Audition.
Portmento is cool. You can't do that famous West Coast worm or Dirty South Synth glide without it. So check out this tutorial and learn how to create portamento (slide, glide or pitch bend) on notes in your FL Studio beats.
Watch this fashion tutorial video to learn how to create your own vintage jeans by adding a brownish-copperish fade. All you need is old jeans, coffee grounds (preferably espresso), stockings, a bucket with a lid, and hot or boiling water. Soon you'll be sporting your own homemade vintage jeans!