The alternator in your car is a vital part of your electrical system. If your battery is draining quickly or your battery light comes on for no reason, you probably have a bad alternator. Watch this video to learn how to assess problems with the alternator and fix them yourself.
The camshaft position sensor in your car is a finicky machine that can cause a lot of unwarranted check engine lights. In this video veteran TV mechanic Scotty Kilmer will teach you how to replace a defective camshaft position sensor on nearly any car.
Rave light shows are one of the most intimate and enjoyable experiences that people can share at a rave, but getting started when you don't know what you're doing can be a scary thought. Watch this video to learn how you can perform some basic glove lighshow moves like the figure 8, the most basic move in lightshows, and the finger roll.
Being a light source themselves, as well as far away, and sometimes even moving, and only visible at night on top of all that... well, it's understandable why some digital photographers are intimidated at the thought of taking pictures of stars or meteor showers. However, this tutorial shows you some useful techniques to capture the night sky in brilliant detail.
Angel food cake is a wonderfully light dessert, but it's even better with a peachy flavor. If you're planning on making a peach-flavored angel food cake, follow the recipe in this video, because it only involves two ingredients! Robin Benzle of Chow Time shows you her secret to a peach angel food cake, which goes great with ice cream.
If you own a Chrysler van and find yourself with a broken horn and an air bag light on, those are probably caused by the same problem: a broken clock spring. Watch this video to learn how to replace your own clock spring and get your horn back.
If you're taking a portrait with multiple people, you might end up with different skin tones as the light hits each subject differently. This tutorial shows you how to even out the skin tones for multiple subjects using the retouching tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5.
If you're just getting started in photography or if you're looking to learn a little bit more about your camera, then you may have run into the term "Aperture" or "Aperture Values", or those weird number numbers. Aperture is in the lens of your camera and determines how much light enters into the lens itself and helps to determine your focal length. In this video you will get a small lesson on what Aperture is, and how to calculate focal length and aperture values.
If you already own a copy of a song, it's silly to pay again for rights to use it as a cell phone. Especially in light of how easy it is to create custom, free ringtones with the latest iteration of Apple's digital music jukebox, iTunes 10. Take a look.
Tutting is one of the most versatile types of popping, and has become popular in the rave community because it's emphasis on hand and finger moves translates well to light shows. This video is a basic tutting tutorial for ravers to get acquainted with the theory of tutting and some basic moves to get started.
A green screen lets you add any sort of background to your movie in post-production. Part of a successful green screen shot is properly lighting your set so you can easily add the special effects later. Teach your camera crew these tips for your next film!
Interested in using Adobe Photoshop Elements to enhance your digital photos? This clip will teach you what you need to know. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
Light, fluffy, and resembling a dollop of melted marshmallows, meringues look like marshmallows (which are yummy to begin with) but taste about ten times better. That's because meringues add egg whites and sugar to the mix.
In this clip, you'll learn how to use global illumination within a C4D scene. Whether you're new to MAXON's popular 3D modeling application or are just looking to get better acquainted with Cinema 4D and its various features and functions, you're sure to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, and to get started using this trick in your own Cinema 4D projects, watch this 3D modeler's guide.
Okay, so it's summer and you're probably thinking when the hell you'll be wearing scarves in the next three months or so, but trust us, those summer nights can get cold, especially if you live close to the beach.
If you've ever performed before (really, any sort of performance where you're up on a stage with stage lighting counts), then you know there is a huge discrepancy between makeup you wear everyday and makeup you wear for the stage.
Making crabcakes for a summer get together on the beach is a yummy, season-appropriate way to integrate the goodies of the ocean into your cooking. Entertain with a delicious plate of Maryland crabcakes by watching this segment of "The Martha Stewart Show."
Fabric is challenging to depict in art because of its many folds and the complex ways that light plays off of it. This video from accredited 3D art instructor Andrew Klein will teach you how to sculpt fabric using the popular 3D sculpting program Zbrush. He outlines the forces that can be applied to fabric and how to model those forces digitally in your art.
This beginner Zippo trick is fun and easy to learn. This tutorial will take you on a step by step for how to offer a light to anyone in style.
In this clip, learn how to perform a very funky basic lighter trick with a zippo lighter. This trick is good for beginners and seasoned zippo fans alike and this tutorial will give you a step by step overview on how to do it. Follow along and get ready to impress anyone who asks you for a light!
Major chords are like happy kids' movies, which have an upbeat beginning, middle, and end to satisfy innocent minds and sugarcoat harsher realities.
In this tutorial, learn how to create a makeup look inspired by Bella Swan from "Twilight". Bella is played by Kristen Stewart and is currently one of the most popular characters in young adult literature.
Normally we wouldn't tell you to emulate prisoners in jail, but there's one fun trick that we can pick up from the Texas State Prison system.
You don't have to be a Cirque du Soleil freak to show off fire-eating skills. Learn how to use a clever science trick to eat fire without totally killing yourself.
Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you the basics of setting up a project file, creating a scene, and rendering a final image in Cinema 4D. He also does a basic tutorial for post-production HDR lighting.
In this video, one of the gentlemen from the London stunt team 3Run shows us how to do a front flip. This is a very impressive trick that sends the performer spinning forward over the ground. Common sense would lead you to think that this trick requires a lot of strong, fast movements, but as the performer demonstrates, it's all about a light, delicate touch.
Want to make a neat gift for a friend? In this Curbly video tutorial, steps are given on how to make an accordion style photo album without any glue or tape. Materials needed include: light to medium weight poster board (24x4.5"), a scoring tool & board, an Exacto knife, scissors, a hole punch, 0.25"x7.5" piece of elastic, and brad clips. Put photos of you, friends, and family on both sides of the accordion to make for a great keepsake.
Fine tune your photography skills with this video lesson on how to take a picture of an exploding water balloon. You'll see what equipment you'll need, like cameras, lights, flashes, etc. Pixel Catcher shows you how. It's a matter of perfection, so check out this video to see how to take that photo of exploding water balloons. You could apply this principal to any photograph!
Cooking Light food editors show you what to do -- and what not to do -- to create the perfect caramel. There are certain do's and don'ts to making caramel. It involves sensitive heat and making sure not to burn the sugar.
This video tutorial from IndyMogul shows you how to build a cheap and portable green screen.
Hang on to your hat! This hurricane will bowl you over -- in a good way. Learn how to mix a Hurricane.
Light up your world with these beautiful and easy-to-make illuminated LED balloons. You will need:
Learn how to rig your Jack O'Lantern so smoke pours from its mouth! This is a simple and inexpensive Halloween pumpkin project. You need putty and incense to create the smoke special effect for your Jack'o'Lantern. Then light the incense inside the carved out pumpkin and it will glow and breathe smoke.
This image editing software tutorial shows you how to extract a green screen background from behind a spock-like monster in Photoshop CS3. Learn how to remove the green spill of light that appears around the edges of images, that are shot against a green screen backdrop. This is an important step in cleanly extracting a background professionally in Photoshop. Especially if you want your monster scenes to look great!
For both reflection and refraction scenarios, ray diagrams have been a valuable tool for determining the path of light from an object to our eyes.
Watch this instructional blacksmithing video to forge a high carbon steel striker for flint and steel. The flint and steel striker served as the original portable lighter. Flint and steel lighters are also used on outdoor trips to light camp fires. These detailed instructions will allow you to begin the craft of metalsmithing and forge a useful tool.
This video tutorial offers tips on various illustration techniques. Illustrate with watercolor and colored pencil in black and white for practical purposes. When drawing professional illustrations, there is not a lot of room for mistakes. Use water color, ink and colored pencil to begin fleshing out your drawings with light layers or paint and ink.
This video tutorial demonstrates how to make a flying tea bag. You only need is a cheap tea bag and a match to set it off. The tea bag remains are so light that the hot air produced from the ashes is enough to make them lift into the air. This experiment is slightly dangerous, so be careful!
This instructional photography video with Jim Talkington explores various studio photography tricks. Whether shooting products or people, the whole reason for studio lighting is to be able to define the things you want to define and to minimize the things you don't want to see in the photograph. Practice these tips and improve your photography skills.
Sarah Austin from Pop17 has been getting a lot of emails recently about how she makes her live show. Well, this is how she does it, so listen up carefully. She covers everything from the audio to lights and green screen.
