This video exposes some good techniques for precise alignment in modo. The material is based on architectural content but the concepts can be used for many purposes. Learn how to use this precision modeling tip about alignment in modo. Content provided by Takashi Hibi-san. Align precisely when modeling in modo.
This 3D software tutorial provides a couple gems on how to improve rendering speeds when working with transparent materials such as glass and indirect illumination in modo 301. Learn how to use the irradiance cache (IC) output buffers and get a little insight into modo rendering. Optimize rendering irradiance caching or glass in modo.
Learn how to build a cold frame for your plant cuttings; watch a video of techniques for building the frame; includes tips, materials, and tools lists. Build a cold frame.
Learn how to install kitchen cabinets; watch a video that demonstrates tips on lay out, assembly, and mounting; materials and tools lists. Install new kitchen cabinets.
This swallow paper airplane uses some folding techniques from origami to make the head a little heavier then the rest of the plane, allowing it to make cool loops. As a kid, this was my favorite plane because it looks cool and is quite robust, so you don't need to fold a new plane after every crash.
Giveaway Tuesdays has officially ended! But don't sweat it, WonderHowTo has another World that's taken its place. Every Tuesday, Phone Snap! invites you to show off your cell phone photography skills.
By FrontierVille Post - Schoolhouse goals and lessons The schoolhouse is open!! Time for learning with the first day of school goal.
Goodbye, point-and-click; hello, point-and-splash! This water-based touch screen by Japanese designer Taichi Inoue is more than just clever and ergonomic, it's downright summery.
Eric Escobar, acclaimed independent film and commercial director, delves into the ways in which you can create a quality material in post by having done the necessary leg work in prep. Never again should you hear: "We'll fix it in post." Plan for post in a film production workflow.
Matthew Albanese makes painstakingly detailed model scenes ranging from eerie landscapes to outerspace to outright natural disaster. He crafts the models with tile grout, cotton, phosphorous ink, and lights them from within by 6-60 watt light bulbs.
This After Effects CS4 tutorial teaches you how to preview your animations. Discover the difference the RAM and spacebar previews in After Effects CS4 and then learn how to use the Work Area bar to define preview material. Preview animations in After Effects CS4.
Unsure when to use concrete mix and when to use rapid-set? In this how to video Darren Baensch discusses when to use concrete mix and when to use rapid set. Make sure you are using the right materials for the job with this tutorial. Know when to use concrete mix & when to use rapid set.
Check out this video to learn how to make a tincture using vodka. You'll use dried plant material as well. Make a tincture using vodka.
Learn to make swiss cheese candles with Rosie O'Donnell. With a few home materials and candle wax make these fun and decorative candles with your kids. Make swiss cheese candles with Rosie O'Donnell.
This video provides a clear, step by step approach to making books. By following the detailed instructions, you will learn how to bind books using relatively few tools and little material. Make and bind a book.
The Flowergod designs a candle centerpiece using cedar, pine, some pine cones, roses, and seed pods. The candle is raised up above the container to keep the wicks dry. The rest of the materials are arranged in a low container. Make a candle centerpiece.
From the beaches of Florida to the mountains of California, learn how wind, water, ice and gravity can erode big rocks into smaller rocks, and eventually into soil.In this video you will learn how small rocks mix with organic material and become soil. There are a number of other ways shown that breakdown rocks. This video was made by Robert Krampf! Understand erosion of rocks.
Peter Shwagger shows how to clean suede shoes properly. Video explains suede as a material and why it reacts the wasy it does to different sprays. Cleaning tips are as easy a brushing the shoes and spraying with a cleaner. Easy-to-understand video. Clean suede shoes properly.
With some clay and some paint this fun fish sculpture can be created. Starting with the clay formed into a taco shape. Pinch here and there, add some fun lips and eyes, a few scales and your taco fish is formed. Paint and decorate with fun materials. Make a clay taco fish.
Got a stubborn splinter lodged into your finger? There are a number of ways you can remove it easily using materials found around your home. Elmer's glue, banana peels, eggshells, potatoes, and baking soda are all great at painlessly extracting those tiny pieces of wood, glass, or other material.
Most people know that you can add vegetable peelings and egg shells to your compost heap, but did you know that you can also add nail clippings, human hair and pet hair?
Don't add your plastic cup to the trash bin just yet. The sturdy plastic material of these ubiquitous containers makes them perfect to use as miniature DIY greenhouses for seedlings, smartphone sound amplifiers, Christmas ornament storage, and even packing material.
Forget those boring evergreen wreaths with the thick red ribbon and the pine cones that everyone else has hanging in their homes. Make your own DIY upcycled wreath using newspaper, paper shopping bags, cardboard coffee cup sleeves, toilet paper tubes, or even that trashy paperback novel you bought for a dime at the local thrift store that you're probably never going to read.
What can you do with your egg cartons after you are done using up all the eggs? The compartmentalized spaces used for storing eggs are also perfect to use as seed starters, DIY candle makers, paint palettes, and for storing similarly fragile or round objects like Christmas ornaments and golf balls. The sturdy, lightweight material of styrofoam egg cartons are also ideal to use as cheap packing material and an alternative to packing peanuts.
You don't want to miss this animation. The overall concept -particularly the color, movement and sound- is beautiful. The piece is entitled "Box Animation, performed by Mike Edel, and created by Jordan Clarke.
Cool cassette tape art by Atlanta based artist Brian Dettmer. From Design Boom:
Learning Style What kind of learner are you? There are three different ways people learn:
Periodically, motorcycle and ATV exhaust system can be rebuilt to maintain the proper performance and sound level expected from the exhaust system. My experience was with a dirt bike that had an aftermarket high performance exhaust installed.I bought my 99 XR400 second hand and was happy that it already had some nice mods. Namely the High Rev kit, performance header pipes with an E-Series muffler, and the suspension had been redone with higher spring rates. It has great response and the suspe...
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In my tutorials, I often talk about the things you can do to improve your builds in Minecraft. However, this time I'm covering 5 things you should never do in your builds. These tips will improve your projects because they help you avoid making mistakes that can leave your construction boring and uninteresting. The only exception would be in Survival mode, especially when you're just starting out and do not have many resources. All of these tips are fine to use if they are part of the style o...
If you're feeling catty this Halloween, try to build your own Catwoman costume. This guide will show you how to do the makeup for a Catwoman costume, and show you what clothes and materials you will need to create the rest of the Catwoman outfit.
This project is intended to reuse PVC that makes up the images on billboards and make them into houses for disaster and poverty stricken people. While the images are definitely cg mockups, the concept is awesome. I've personally been working on disaster relief shelters, but my concepts all involve using fresh PVC pipe. These guys have taken it a step further by taking vinyl sign material that is headed for landfills and recycling it into homes.
I am anti-oil, anti-gas, and just anti-fossil fuel in general, which causes me some serious vaccilation of the mind when it comes to my enthusiasm for the do it yourself wonder material known as PVC. Even though I love this stuff for its properties, I really do not like the processes that go into making and disposing of it. That means I get happy when I see news like this.
I stumbled across this amazing structure today, titled B(h)uis. It was built by Hoogte Twee Architects, using entirely PVC tubes. I think it's beautiful, considering the simplicity of the material and construction.
This is just one example of how PVC can be used as a prototyping material for robot designers.
This was done by heating up the entire pipe, cutting the sections lengthwise, turning them inside out and tying them into crazy shapes.
This Blender graphic shows my idea of an Egyptian style Scrabble board, inspired by the ancient board game Senet. It features the Nefertiti (Latin) font, so you don't have to read hieroglyphs to make words. The white hieroglyphs on the black granite tiles was inspired by inscriptions on Egyptian statuary of the same material.
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Woven Shades are not just stylish and chic, but Eco-friendly made from renewable materials great for Mother Earth! Installing Woven Wood Shades
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