How to make scary finger for Halloween! This special effects video will demonstrate how to make a convincing nail through a bloody finger. Cool trick for halloween or your next slasher movie!
In a costume rut? This year, dream up a cool outfit that's equal parts trick and treat. There are plenty of ways to get creative with Halloween costumes. Check out this how-to video and learn how to brainstorm ideas for Halloween costumes.
This Photoshop software tutorial demonstrates how to combine the refined edges of the Pen Tool and the soft transparent qualities of the Extract Tool to create monster masking effects. The results are well worth the effort. Learn how to use advanced masking techniques to make cool smoke effects coming from a monster in Photoshop.
To help familiarize yourself with the Nikon COOLPIX S51 or S51c camera, here's a short video tutorial which offers descriptions of a few of these camera's coolest features, tips for taking great pictures and an explanation of how to use the incredibly cool wireless feature of the S51c camera. You'll see how to take great pictures with a Nikon Coolpix S51 digital camera.
You can personalize your guitar with a cool, and original pickguard. Check out this tutorial on how to change a Strat or electric guitar pickguard. You can change your pickguard yourself with this easy to follow how to video.
Raven Symone shows us how to make a padded journal using your favorite fabric. You will need a pair of scissors, a composition notebook, a yard of fabric, ribbon, cotton stuffing, and hot glue. If you love to write poetry like Raven Symone, or you want to give a cool gift to your best friend. Make Raven Symone's padded journals for your own own writing, birthday gifts or school projects.
Reversing audio files can create some cool sonic effects. This Apple Logic Pro 8 tutorial show you how you can reverse files in Logic, using the Sample Editor.
Man, it's hot outside. And what the better way of cooling down than sitting by the pool sipping a drink. Here is the perfect summertime beverage - Thai iced coffee. For this recipe, you will need sugar, Thai coffee, and half and half. Watch this video beverage-making tutorial and learn how to make iced coffee with Thai chef Kai.
This Final Cut Studio tutorial shows you how to make a multi screen video in Final Cut Express. If you need a wall of monitors each playing different videos, or are just working on some cool split screen effects, you'll find everything you need in Final Cut Express (no Final Cut Pro necessary) and this tutorial.
Got some old pants lying around? Need a new Hat? Well In this tutorial video from Threadbanger, you get an in depth lesson from Liz Tilley who shows you how to make a cool summer cap out of an old pair of pants. This summer hat idea is totally cute, and it can help you get rid of that pair of pants that doesn't fit anymore.
Here's how to make an electric motor with some wire. It looks like a cool spider.
Check out this video to learn how to read the head line on your or someone else's palm. This video is cool because it is very easy to do while watching. (I tried it--apparently, I have more creative ability than writing ability, can you tell by this description?)
Fold an origami flower with 5 petals. They're pretty cool looking.
This how-to video shows how you can hack a standard baseball cap into a cool invisible IR mask to hide your face from cameras anywhere, and look perfectly normal to the human eye! You have to admire a technically accomplished hacker. Now don't go out a rob a bank or anything. Watch this video tutorial and learn how to camera-proof your face with a creepy infrared mask.
This video is for those newer to poi: A poi lesson on turning with the 3-beat weaves. It is worth watching even if you can do the move, as it will help you teach it to others. Enjoy! : This is filmed in a cool artist space in Berlin.
A cool jumping ring trick. This trick used to be used in thimble magic. It is a fun trick, but it does take practice.
Tomi shows you home to create that cool bullet ricochet dust effect for your low budget indie film.
This how-to video will show you how to zap charge a non-rechargeable battery with only two wires and a car. Sounds cool, and fun, unless of course you zap yourself. Watch this video circuitry tutorial for more information on this simple, money-saving hack.
Learn how to make a cool little heart shaped cup out of two pieces of paper and some folding and cutting. Similar to origami, the Japanese art of kirigami requires the use of scissors.
Just because you don't drive a BMW that comes with these cool headlights stock, doesn't mean you can't have them. This video shows you how to wire angel eye (halo) headlights in a 99-04 Mustang.
This is an easy trick you can use to catch anyone that is getting into your room. Plus it looks cool! Use a blacklight and a high lighter.
Learn basic techniques of creating value steps using gouache paint. This is great for art and design foundation students.
Grab a glass, a business card, a cigarette and a coin and get ready to learn a super-cool trick!
Protect and preserve your garden from winter chill by cutting back shrubs, putting down cool weather fertilizer, transplanting and planting spring bulbs.
Learn how to take detailed photographs of outer space using a modified webcam. These are some really cool hacks & mods from a guy on youtube. Avoid the high costs of telescope cameras and supplement with an inexpensive webcam.
Learn how to do high speed photography with Bre Pettis. To do high speed photography correctly, you need to link a strobe to your camera as shown by Mr. Pettis of Make Magazine. Then you can create cool pictures just like him.
The type or text you usually include in your artwork in Photoshop does not need to be in solid color. In this video you will learn to fill type with a photo in Photoshop CS2. Spice up your next artwork with this cool trick!
Shopping bags are an ecological nightmare, so many modern shoppers use eco-friendly reusable shopping bags. If you have a stash of eco-friendly bags and want to store them more easily, watch this video to learn a novel way to fold these bags that turns them into a tiny pouch, which you could even still use to hold things if you wanted.
The sniper rifles in the Call of Duty games have made some players amazingly dominant and infuriated many others. If you fall into the latter camp and want to improve your sniper skills, watch this video for a guide to practicing sniping and becoming a better sniper.
Determining exactly what of the thousands of parts on a modern car is broken is as difficult as doing the repairs many times. IN this video you'll learn how to diagnose and fix error codes P0171 and P0174 on a 2001 Ford Escape, which indicate vacuum problems.
Spark plugs are some of the most important parts of your car. Engines flatly don't work without them. If you're having misfires or other engine issues, watch this video to learn how to check your spark plugs and replace them if need be.
The days of the fan belt in cars are no more. Most modern cars have a very similar drive belt, but changing them is a bit of a different process. In this video you will learn how to inspect a drive / fan belt and replace it if it's worn or broken.
Grow Valley is an educational but fun flash game where you develop a valley with all the niceties of modern life, from cars to dams.
In this tutorial, learn how to create an adorable look for summer. This side ponytail is a little bit retro and very funky for the warm weather. Give yourself a modern twist to a retro do with this cute side pony.
Thanks to modern technology, we don't have to visit our nearest Target or Rite Aid to get our pictures professionally retouched and printed. With many printers offering photo-quality ink and paper companies that offer photo-quality paper, you can use your home printer to create professional-grade photos.
In modern action movies, the night vision goggles effect has become as much of a staple as exploding heads. This video will teach you, the budding action film editor, to create the night vision effect using Adobe Premiere Pro.
The modern, sleek aesthetic is so overrated. If you're an arts and crafts aficionado, you know that adding vintage and old world touches to your craftmaking creates results that are whimsical and beautifully antique.
Monocolor scarves, berets, and mittens may be worn by those high up in the fashion world for their modern, all-flattering chic quality, but for those of us who actually like to have fun, adding more color to our lives is often preferred.
Many filmmakers are going old school for sound recording with the Canon 5D Mark II. Double system, previously thought to be a thing of the past with modern XLR inputs, has become a necessity with the 5D's 1/8" input.
First you make the crust by putting a bowl of flour and a bowl of brown sugar together into a large bowl. Whisk the flour and brown sugar together in the bowl. Next add two sticks of margarine cut up into smaller pieces. Use a pastry cutter and work the butter into the mixture until you have a bowl full of small uniform chunks. Next pour the mixture into a parchment lined baking pan. It will look really crumbly but that's okay. Once it is poured into the pan use your hand to smooth it out and...