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How To: Write numbers in Copperplate style

This video shows how to write the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 in Copperplate style. Special marked paper is used, with slanted verticals and regular horizontals, so that the numbers are even in size. The number 0 is drawn slowly, showing how the nib rests on the paper and is drawn anticlockwise. Then the number 1 is drawn, and again the up strokes are thin, while the down strokes are thick. The number 2 is drawn in two steps, starting with the top part. Numbers 3 and 4 follow in a similar fashio...

How To: Fix punky spiked hair like Twilight

In this how to video, you will learn how to create a spiked hair style for guys. You will need mousse, hairspray, a comb, and a blow dryer to do this. First, make sure the top of the hair is long. First, get some mousse and rub it into the top of the hair. Next, use a comb at the front of the hair. Keep on running your fingers through your hair until you are satisfied with the spikes. Next, take hairspray to hold the hair style in place. Lastly, dry your hair with a blow dryer. Your hair styl...

How To: Style a vertical roll Apostolic/Pentecostal hairdo

Abigail Goss demonstrates a traditional Apostolic hairstyle, the vertical roll with pin curls. She starts by creating a poof, back combing the roots from the crown to the forehead. Then she creates a section of hair above the ears. She rolls this hair several times in one direction and then puts all of the hair into a ponytail at the base of the neck. At this point the style looks like a french twist with a ponytail at the bottom. She then coats the hair with gel. To make the curls, she takes...

How To: Make cajun-style turnip greens

In this video, Beryl Stokes demonstrates the preparation of cajun-style turnip greens. The ingredients required for this recipe are diced bell peppers, 2 large diced turnip roots, smoked pork sausage, 2 bunches of turnip greens, diced onions, 2 chopped garlic and oil. The bell peppers, onion and garlic are sauteed for about 5 minutes in a large stock pot with 2 tablespoons of kennel oil. Vegetable stock and the turnip roots are added to the pot and boiled for about 15 minutes till the roots t...

How To: Make cascade style earrings

It's easy to throw away tons of money on jewelry... that's many times overpriced. Why not learn how to make your own jewerly designs? By making your own jewel pieces, you can not only save a ton of cash but customize them to fit your style. In this video, learn step-by-step how to make a pair of cascade earrings perfect for a bohemian look or a night out on the town.

How To: Make a Dark Knight-style Joker Xbox avatar

Who better to serve as your Xbox LIVE avatar than the patron saint of all things frivolous—namely, the Joker from the Dark Knight adaptation of DC Comics' popular Batman series! This gamer's guide will show you everything you'll need to know to create and use a green-haired, Heath Ledger-style Joker Xbox LIVE character.

How To: Style loose beach ready bohemian hair

Jennifer a licensed cosmetologist demonstrates how to create a loose beach style bohemian hairdo. Jennifer starts by explaining how to part the hair in the front of the head. She does this to then show viewers how to create a French braid as many celebrities like Anne Hathaway, Jennifer Aniston and Molly Sims have been spotted wearing. She demonstrates how to zig zag the part by using a rat tail comb to place in the middle of the part and make a zig zag motion to create the look. Jennifer als...

How To: Add style to cross body leads in salsa dancing

The often-requested men's styling for salsa dancing has arrived! Once you have a solid basis for your cross body leads, the next step is to be able to do variations of it. In this salsa video, we teach ways to spice up your salsa by adding style to your cross body leads. Anthony will teach you how to do a monkey move and a hook step into a cross body lead, and at the end how to add a shimmy.

How To: Make an old style photograph in Lightroom

In this tutorial, Yanik Chauvin teaches us how to create an old-style looking photo starting from a grayish, underexposed one, using the software "Lightroom". He starts by creating a virtual copy of it, and then he adds a Camera Calibration preset named Camera Landscape and increases the exposure. After that, he crops the image removing the blank parts of the photo, and adjusts Contrast, Blacks and Clarity to strength the image borders.

How To: Do a hair poof with an easy trick

This video demonstrates an easy hair poof for a different hair style. First, section the hair to create the desired width of the poof. Section back about two inches from the forehead. Smooth that section of hair taut with a comb and twist it one and half to two times. Instead of pushing the poof forward and creating an uneven style, place the finger of the hand not holding the hair on top of the taut hair. Then push forward gently with both hands. Then where the twist is held against your sca...

How To: Make a quick and easy wallpaper in Adobe Photoshop CS4

Adobe Photoshop CS4 lets you create images and graphics that represent your personality. This video tutorial demonstrates how to make a quick, cool, and easy wallpaper design for your personal computer desktop. Either copy the provided example, or make your own tweaks and come up with a cool custom design.

How To: Prepare to meet an architect

Before meeting with an architect, you may want to review this video tutorial which outlines what you ought to consider when meeting with an architect that will be helping you renovate your home. Homeowners should visit places and take down notes and photos of what designs they appreciate so that they can bring it to the architect. This will help you to train your senses and language to describe what you like and dislike in terms of style. You should also bring magazine clippings or books of s...

How To: De-frizz your hair without using heat

If you have naturally frizzy hair and don’t want to use damaging heat products to create a smoother style then you can use this nifty trick of putting your hair into a bun with some hair product. This will relax there hair ,not to a completely straight style but will reduce the frizz adding a gentle wave in its place.

How To: Style a high messy bun for African America hair

Kay demonstrates how to create a bun hairstyle using a few easy steps. She shows how this hairstyle can be accomplished using only a few tools, such as: hair grease, a bristle brush, hair bands, and paddle brush. She demonstrates how to start it by smoothing your hair with grease first, then brush hair, putting it up in a pony tail, stopping on the last loop, and smoothing with a bristle brush. A hair band completes the look. Kay calls this style the "mushroom". She shows how to arrange the b...

How To: Style short hair for an everyday look

To style short hair for an everyday look, first blow dry your wet hair with Bed Head Superstar Blow Dry Lotion. Then, using a hair straightener, straighten your hair on a curved angle. Roll your hair straightener on an 180 degree angle and lift your hair up. For your crown area, just lift and curve your hair backwards. Use the same process for your bangs. Using your hair straightener, just curl your bangs backwards. Next, to tease your hair, clip up half your hair because it makes it easier a...

How To: Set up an MLA style essay in MS Word

This tutorial will show you how to set up your college essay using MLA style formatting in Microsoft Word. Follow these steps to set up MLA style formatting: Open a new document and change your margins to 1". Set your font to 12 point Times New Roman. Set the header by typing your name, your professor's name and your class and section. Add the date from the Insert Menu. Set your spacing to double. Enter your title in the center of the page. New paragraphs are indicated by indents, and not spa...

How To: Make Filipino-style chicken adobo

Adobo is a Spanish word for sauce, seasoning or marinade, mainly used in Latin American- and Southwest U.S.-style cooking as well as in the Philippines. The noun form "Adobo" generally describes a marinade or seasoning mix. Adobo is also a style of cooking used in Filipino cuisine. In Filipino cuisine Adobo refers to a common cooking process indigenous to the Philippines, The dish was named after the Spanish who found this indigenous cooking process that involved Stewing with Vinegar, they ca...

How To: Style faux French braids

In this video from Katelynylyn we learn how to style faux French braids using rubber bands. First she makes a part from the forehead all the way down to her neck from front to back. Then she parts a section in the front of the hair which will be the beginning of the braid and makes another part from almost the forehead to the nape of her neck parallel to the other straight down part. After that, part from the head down to the ear making parts so there are 2 boxes directly across from each oth...

How To: Make a Filipino-style custard cake

In this episode of Panlasang Pinoy, we are taken through the steps of how to make custard cake. The episode provides a shopping list of ingredients that are easy to find at any grocery store. Each step of the baking process is covered from mixing the ingredients and preparing the 9x13 pan to baking the cake. For an easy to follow recipe and guide to making fresh Filipino-style custard cake, follow the steps in this video.

How To: Create Hollister style destroyed jeans using sandpaper

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...

How To: Color in hair, manga style

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. ...

How To: Create a comic book style cloud in Photoshop

Do you want to learn how to create a comic book style cloud using Photoshop? Now you can with this video. First of all, create a blue colored layer. Next, create a few white shapes on this background. Now duplicated this layer. Go to the bottom layer and make it black. Go back to the top layer and move it a tiny bit so that the black shows. Combine the layers and now blur it. There you have it, a comic style cloud in under 3 minutes.

How To: Tie a summer scarf

Brianna of First Date Boutique gives us several different ways to tie a summer scarf. This light and airy accessory can add an extra touch to any outfit, and Brianna runs down each style, and then, using herself as the model, shows us exactly how it's done. First up, we have a wide and loose style, where the scarf covers almost your entire front, looking almost like a poncho. Second, a style similar to how you wear a winter scarf, with the two distinct ends coming out and across your chest. T...

Make friendship bracelets: The Egyptian

This video is a tutorial on how to create "friendship bracelets". In particular this style is called the "Egyptian" which is a particular style. You need to make two forward knots on your most left strand, you then do it with the next strand only this time you make a backward knot (two of them.) The most inner color you pick (you must pick four different colors, two strands each) will be your most prominent color. You continue this front knot, backward knot pattern etc, and eventually you wil...

How To: Make inner tube bracelets

In this video hostess Charlotte instructs us, on how to make "Inner Tube" Bracelets, a rock style associated accessory. Employing either Black Plastic, Leather, or even Tape. Creating these alt accessories requires only scissors and a needle and thread of some type of adhesive to attach the clasp or fastener that will allow you to attach it to your wrist. With a few simple Scissor cuts along the material's length to create a design. Charlotte shows us exactly how it is done with helpful tips ...

How To: Wear chunky knit sweater cardigan

Everyone wants to keep their hands warm, but here we are shown how to keep them warm with style as we are shown how Anna Saccone accessorizes, matches, and makes the warm winter dressing fashionable and exciting. From style of top to the type of footwear, Anna keeps the winter dressing trendy and tells where to buy the clothing while including clearing up some misconceptions when purchasing certain clothing online. Once Anna shows how well she can cover the basics of winter dressing, she adds...

How To: Get the retro male "Mad Men" hair style

Stumped on what to do with your hair for your next fancy event? In this hair styling tutorial, learn from American Idol stylist Dean Banowetz how to get "Mad Men" hairstyle. This look is great for men who want to look professional & polished with a hint of retro!