scottious brings you this acoustic guitar video lesson, which teaches you how to play the song "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes. Before you get started, you will need a capo to play the song the way he demonstrates it. He begins by showing you which chords you need to know to play the song, and demonstrates how to finger them. He then moves on to the progression of the chords through the song, and the strum pattern he uses to play it. The host is left handed, so if you're a lefty guitari...
Our host Dawn teaches how to use the Versa Mark resist technique when stamping a card. Dawn teaches the technique on a Christmas card to create a snowflake background. The basic idea behind this technique is that the Versa Ink is clear and will resist any other ink you put down, so you can stamp a pattern and then go over with a flat coat of regular ink, and you will be left with a white pattern where you made the Versa Ink stamps. To complete this specific craft, you will need a Versa Mark i...
This video shows you how to give your YouTube account a background image. Basically what you do is take any image that you would like to have as your background and upload it to a image uploader of your choice. Once the image is hosted it should show a url link to the file, copy this link. Then under your YouTube account settings scroll down to channel design. From here you should see a box that asks for a background image url, paste the url into this box click yes for background image and up...
This is a tutorial video on how to play bass, brought to you by How to Play Bass, hosted by Paul Wolf. In this lesson Paul teaches you how to tune your bass guitar down to what is called "Drop D" tuning. Follow along with him, as Paul demonstrates how to achieve this tuning by two different methods. The first method is done by tuning to the 'A' string, and de-tuning the 'E' string to 'D'. The second method involves a similar process, this time using the 'D' string to achieve the same effect.
In this video acoustic guitar lesson, brought to you by http://www.Free and Easy Guitar host Aaron will teach you how to play "Hanging By a Moment" by Lifehouse. To begin, you will have to tune your guitar down a half step in Drop D, which he demonstrates for you. As you follow along with him, he breaks down the picking of the intro, then moves on to the strumming and chords used in the song. He breaks down each part of the song, calling out the chords and explaining the strum pattern he uses...
Want to create the look of expensive Hollister designer jeans? Fancy department stores, specialty jean stores and boutiques sell them for outrageous prices. Now you can create them at home with simple supplies, a little practice, careful observation and some "elbow grease". The creator of this video uses common hardware store supplies to complete the task. With the help of the video's host, the right sandpaper and with the right moves, you can create all of the most common styles of Hollister...
The host of this video teaches you how to get random curls using your straightening iron. Several different techniques are shown and repeated so that it is easy to understand how the process works.
This is a comedic look at how body fat burning works according to our host Crazy Chris. This home video is edited together to give us some tips on how to burn fat in a pretty humorous way. Chris goes for a more goofing around and recreational approach to staying in shape rather than normal exercise. He recommends your favorite activity for 30 minutes twice a day. His happens to be swimming. Crazy Chris basically tells us to burn body fat you need to burn energy by playing sports and having fun!
Want a new look but can't afford to go to the salon? Learn how to cut your own bangs at home with this video tutorial. Our host, bebexo will teach you how to cut your own bangs. Step by step, you'll learn the different steps on how to get side swept bangs. You will need a razor comb and a couple hair clips to get the fridge side bang look. If your bangs are long then you will need to cut them before attempting these bangs.
In this video guitar lesson, from FreeandEasyGuitar.com, host Aaron teaches you to play the song "Check Yes Juliet" by We the Kings. In this lesson you will learn how to tune your guitar to "Drop D", so that you will be in tune to play this song. He begins the lesson, by breaking down the intro and explaining the picking pattern you need to follow to get it right. For the rest of the song he goes through the chord progression, and strum pattern, breaking it down so even a beginning guitarist ...
Ways Linn hosts this how to tutorial, demonstrating how to play the song "Save Me" by Shinedown, in this acoustic guitar lesson. In this easy to follow video, Ways Linn teaches you the chords you will need to know, demonstrates the fingering of the chords, as well as their progression through the song. She also teaches you the strum pattern that will keep you on track. This video will help even the most basic of beginner guitarists learn to play the song.
Using a popular movie character as a basis, and drawing in manga style, our video host shows us visually how to properly color in whatever hair you may be attempting to draw. Using first the primary color along each strand, we are then show that a lighter or darker version of the primary color should be utilized, right alongside the initial color. And then, to complete each strand and give the hair a varied and popping appearance, you should always outline each strand in a nice simple black. ...
Although the title of this video may sound scary, Chickpearl shows how to cut layers into your own hair and makes it seem easy enough for anyone to do.
Emma Frost, a famous X-Men character, sometimes a villain sometimes a hero, can be a daunting task to draw, but with this video, we're given a step by step process, and a new approach. Using a computer program, our host begins at the face, and shows us how to use simple shapes and then expands to very simple lines for creating the body and arms. Teaching us both shading, and general anatomy and line lengths, this video is not just useful for teaching us to draw Emma Frost, X-Man, but is usefu...
You've seen the professionals on TV and the chefs in the restaurants chop and dice food with ease and precision - and they never cut themselves! Food Network's chefs and TV hosts Anne and Beau teach some of America's worst cooks how to dice a zucchini. If they can learn, so can you. They carefully cover this important technique and show how easily it can be done. They also encourage viewers to continue practicing until their knife skills are like second nature. This is a skill that can be use...
This video, brought to you by Lowe's, a leader in the retail "do-it-yourself" industry, hosted by Lowe's home improvement expert Mike Kraft explains, in detail, how to install horizontal window blinds in your home. Once you've measured and obtained your window blinds, you will also need a drill with bits, screwdrivers, tape measure, pencil, and a level. The video also suggests some other tools you may need to complete your project, as well as links to Lowe's website, for complete instructions...
Ways Linn, hosts another in her series of acoustic guitar lessons. Whether you are an experienced player or just beginning to learn to play the guitar, you will be able to follow along with her as she teaches you to play "Your Call" by Secondhand Serenade. She teaches you all the chords you will need to know and goes into detail on how to finger the chords, as well as the order to pick the strings in, and their progression through the song in an easy to follow manner, and also translates the ...
If you want to learn how to block websites in Windows, just follow these few simple steps. Watch this video for more information!
This video explains how to not answer an interview question from a potential employer. The question is "Share a goal you set for yourself." The interviewee answered the question incorrectly. She avoided answering the question by describing goals that she set for her employees when she was a manager. She also added that the company set a goal and the prize was a trip to Hawaii. Sharing a goal you set for others does not answer the question, and neither does a company goal.
Pokémon is a worldwide phenomenon, and Charmander is one of its biggest characters. In this brief tutorial, our video host shows us exactly how he draws the fire breathing lizard. Beginning with the head, he then goes through the eyes, and finally the body and tail, instructing us to pay special attention to getting the flame, that is the tip of any Charmander tail, just right. Sketching is not as hard as it looks, and watching this video and learning by doing, you'll be well on your way to b...
Looking to make some affordable winter decoration? Need a winter's day craft for the kiddies? Learn how to make a paper snowflake. In this video our hosts Lauryn and Cameron show you step be step how to make the perfect paper snowflake. With just a piece of paper and a pair of scissors they will instruct you on how to correctly fold and cut to make original and creative paper flakes. They will give you tips on how to make different shapes and more complicated types of flakes.
Our host today shows us different types of methods for removing rust from your grill or pit. Regular cleaning is described in your manual and consists of removing rust, polishing chrome, and removing coal from the pit. With just supplies from around the house you can clean your chrome for little to nothing. He shows us how the basics of removing grills and what to check for to keep your grill cooking smoothly. In the end, your knowledge of grill cleaning should improve and you are now ready t...
Viet and Kevin Tran, hosts of Tran Can Cook take us into the kitchen with Kevin's best friend and chef Chris Tran. Chris gives us step by step instructions on how to make a traditional Vietnamese recipe called Bo Luc Lac, also called Shaking Beef. Using a one pound rib eye steak cut into one inch cubes, he gives us the specific ingredients for the perfect marinade used for the meat in this recipe. Chris then shows you how to cook the beef to perfection using his technique to sear in the juice...
In this do-it-yourself home improvement video, brought to you by Lowe's, home improvement expert, and host Mike Kraft will lead you through the process of replacing and installing a kitchen sink in your home. Mike lists all the tools and materials you will need to complete this project at home, as well as leads you through all the procedures, step by step, to get the job done right. He also provides some useful tips on how to do certain steps, eliminating the chances of creating an unnecessar...
Simple instructions for doing a simple bike repair when you are on the road and don't have your tools. This vide shows how to take the tire off your bike rim without using tire levers. Our host demonstrates on a completely flat tire, and shows us how to leverage off the beads of the tire using only brute strength - the leverage of your hands. He then demonstrates how to put the tire back on. The final small section of bead is pushed on using his body strength. This technique is less likely to...
Interested in learning how to get that Cleopatra eye look? This step by step video will show you how to get that ancient Egyptian look here in the twenty first century. Our host narrates while applying the makeup on her own eye and shows how to apply the make up and which brushes to use. The video shows a close-up of her eye along with step by step instruction on how to apply the various makeup techniques. The end result is a dark smoky eye with a strong liner.
Backyard FX show host Eric has an awesome new tutorial for all you aspiring film makers. He is going to teach you how to make your own fake glass bottles out of household products such as sugar, corn syrup and cream of tartar. This is generally for scenes where a glass bottle needs to be broken over an actor's head. This method is incredibly safe and won't cost very much to make either. Be sure to follow his tutorial closely because you may be forced to have to start over again if you skip a ...
When you're off hunting, it's necessary to pack the right gear for all your hunting needs. Make sure you have everything. Wade Bourne, host of Wade's World on MyOutdoorTV, shows you the essential items needed for a hunter's blind bag.
Whole Structure Heating Jeff White from Bedbug-central.com explains the different methods of effectively killing bed bugs in your home with heat instead of poison.
This is the eighth episode of "Walk, Talk and Learn French" provided by Radio Lingua Network and it focuses on French verb in the imperfect tense. The video mixes a host providing real life French, while speaking in both French and English, and provides examples with charts and written explanations teaching different verbs. The mix of spoken and written words helps the viewer understand the foreign concepts in a better way.
In this three-part instructional video hosted by English Ryan, learn how to write an effective thesis for an argument essay. In an argumentative essay, one not only relays information about the topic or position they are trying to argue, but also presents an argument with the PROS (supporting ideas) and CONS (opposing ideas) of the argumentative issue. One must clearly take a stand on either side of the issue and write as if persuading an opposing audience to adopt new beliefs or behavior. In...
Need to remove and replace a broken sink? Do it yourself with help from this home improvement tutorial hosted by Ron Hazleton. Learn how to disconnect the water and drain lines and garbage disposal, then how to remove and replace the sink basket, install a new faucet, and install & seal the sink rim.
This is a hack tutorial, learn how to freeze someone else's Xbox 360. First, host a party and invite your "victim". Send them a voice message about 15 seconds long an wait till you see the victim listening to the message. Kick the victim from the party and reinvite them back to the party really fast, before they stop listening to the message. This freeze has about a 75% chance of working, depending on what your "victim's" actions.
Attention advanced makeup airbrushers! Looking to move onto learn how to line your eyes? Here's a tutorial hosted by makeup artist, Koren on how to use an airbrushing tool to line your eyes, as if you were using eyeliner. Koren uses a template to make this process easier and the line clean.
Steal Kim Kardashian's look for your next big outing with this two-part tutorial on how to put together this beautiful celebrity's makeup look. In part one, our host CMichelle, shows us how to prime our face and apply the shadow. The second half speedily goes through how to line the lids.
Steal Rihanna's look with this tutorial hosted by makeup artist, TiffanyD, teaching how to use "reversed eyeliner". Reverse Eyeliner is a different technique, but simply means applying the eyeliner to the lower eyelashes and winging it upward, while leaving the top lids blank. Watch how this easy application is done and then go try it yourself!
Have you practiced your airbrushing strokes? Ready to apply airbrush foundation? This makeup tutorial, hosted by makeup artist Koren, shows the basic application of airbrush foundation. Remember to conceal first, as once you applied airbrush foundation, you can't conceal on top of it as it will ruin the airbrushed areas.
In this two-part tutorial, learn how to make a homemade, preservative-free refresher spray to set your makeup after application. Hosted by Koren of EnKoreMakeup, part one shows us what goes into making the mixture: Distilled water, glycerine, a tea bag, cucumber, rose water, and essential oils: tea tree, rose, rosemary, sage, lavender, & lemon oil. (Oils can be found at Coastal Scents.) In part two, Koren shows us how to combine these ingredients to make the refreshing, makeup setting spray.
In this episode of Growing Wisdom, Dave Epstein and fiber sculptor Susan Barrett Merrill discuss how to spin wool. Barrett Merrill demonstrates the spinning wheel and explains how wool is transformed into yarn. She also shows some of her own work and explains her artistic process.
Shaky hands tend to be the worst when applying eleliner. Learn how to apply your liquid eyeliner smoothly and evenly with this video hosted by makeup artist, TiffanyD in which she shows us how to apply that perfect line with liquid eyeliner! "A natural look that makes you look bright-eyed and awake!"