In this video tutorial, learn how to create a really beautiful, eye popping, neon light "magic effect". Brighten up your asthetic presentation with this cool Photoshop trick, originally found on this blog. This tutorial is constructed using Adobe Photoshop CS3, but please note: This trick does work with CS4, but yields sightly different results. One can download the font used in this tutorial, here.
Get started with the LilyPad Arduino! It's a sewable microcontroller that lets you embed lights, sounds, sensors, and much more into your wearables, perfect for clothing and accessories. In this Make Magazine intermediate, soft circuit, video tutorial, you'll see how to make a light-up patch that can be used on your backpack for fun and bike safety. Get the details.
See how to make a bytelight from memory chips and a lamp with KipKay and MAKE Magazine! Find out how to make a high-tech mood light from a fluorescent lamp and a bunch of old memory chips! Kipkay loves his gadgets! This is perfect for mood lighting.
Make sure this year’s live holiday Christmas tree is not only pretty, but safe, too. Here's how to safely put up a real, live Christmas tree. You will need:
Do you know where your shadow is? If you don't, it might be time to crack open SketchUp, download The Sketchup Show episode #42 and work along with Mike as he demonstrates how to harness the power of shadows and location in SketchUp. It's one thing to build a model in SketchUp, but it's just as important to show it off with lights and shadows. See how in this tutorial.
Create a nighttime chorus of insect sounds by modifying a solar yard light! You'll need some components, and the circuit board is not for the timid. It's pretty complicated with resistors, capacitors, thermistors, amplifiers, and some transformers. If you can manage all of this soldering work, then you will have one hell of a cricket show!
Ah, the alluring glow of the LED light. Whether you're looking to create a bit of romantic (albeit extremely geeky) ambiance, or you just want to have some extra emergency lighting around the house, a set of mini LED candles is a great thing to have. They also happen to be quick, easy, and cheap to make yourself. In this video, executive editor Mike Haney demonstrates how to do it.
Laser Tag is using lasers and projectors to tag buildings with light! This is a joint project between Graffiti Research Lab and Make Magazine's Bre Pettis. Tag with lights. It's reversible and non-destructive.
Mousey the junk bot is a light sensing robot made out of an old computer mouse. Bre Pettis of Make Magazine goes over how the pieces are installed and talks about some mistakes that he wishes he could have avoided. This project requires a drill, a dremel, and soldering skills.
After Effects 6.5 shipped with many Cycore Effects one being the Light Sweep effect for fast and effective light gleams. In this video tutorial, DMN’s Stephen Schleicher walks you through the process of using the effect for your project.
This video teaches us how to prevent those pesky paparazzi from invading our privacy. It suggests buying a pair of safety glasses that have lights attached at the sides. Then, remove the lights, and replace the existing resistors with higher-powered ones, and the lights with infrared LEDs. When the press tries to film you while you're wearing these at night, the cameras will see bright, menacing lights where your face should be. This how-to is presented as a joke, but it would be hilarious to...
When it comes to dressing up your face for the holidays, your LBD of makeup looks is without a doubt the classic neutral eye and red lip combo. Beautiful since the days of Marilyn Monroe, this look is timelessly feminine and sultry.
As a general rule of thumb, when you wear makeup it's not supposed to look like you're really wearing makeup, but simply like you're a more awake and youthful version of yourself. Makeup is there to flatter, not to hide.
In this tutorial, we learn how to juice a pomegranate. To do this, you will need a power juicer that can handle you juicing this fruit. Start off by cutting the pomegranate open and then scooping the seeds out of it. Once you do this, load the seeds inside of your juicer and turn it on. Then, you will hear the seeds start to become crushed inside. Place a cup underneath the spout of the machine and then finish loading up the seeds to the machine. When finished, you will have pure and natural ...
In this video, we learn how to cheat on a test or exam with a light. To do this, you're going to need a small hand held black light and a pen that writes in white. After you have these materials, you will write out the answers and information that you need onto a blank piece of paper with the pen. After you have everything written out, shine the small black light onto the paper. Now you should be able to see the writing as clear as day! Use this on a test and nobody will know you have all the...
In this video, we learn how to do Wizard of Oz Inspired Makeup for MakeupbyTiffanyD's Co. When you are making this design, you will draw the emerald city on your right eye and then green hill around it. From there, you will draw the yellow brick road going down from your eye to the bottom of your face. The green will mimic the Wicked Witch as well. Your lips will be ruby red for Dorothy's red shoes and then create a rainbow on the other side of the face. Just apply mascara to the other side o...
On Halloween lots of revelers go all out with their costumes, donning full body makeup to look like Neytiri from "Avatar" come to life or slipping on a bladed glove like Freddy Krueger.
The story of "Alice in Wonderland" is one of childhood naivete, self exploration, and ultimately growing up. That's why we love the character of Alice so much - she's equal parts child and adult, fighting to find her own in an adult world filled with hypocrisy and craziness.
A natural, messy, and carefree hair look ironically involves a bit of hairstyling. But judging by how beautifully bohemian this low ponytail hairstyle is, it's definitely worth it.
In this video, we learn how to cook a delicious turkey with brine. A brine is a saline solution that will bring out the natural flavors of the turkey. The brine insulates all the moisture so the turkey comes out more moist than ever. For the brine, start out with peppercorn, thyme, rosemary, sugar, kosher salt, vegetable stock, and mix these inside of a pot on the stove. Then, place the turkey in a large pot and pour the brine over it. After this, put water over the turkey until to the top an...
Okay, so you probably think it's majorly weird that this skincare tutorial is inspired and based on Kurk, the openly gay and cutesy Glee club member from "Glee." But actually it does make a lot of sense: Kurt has the best skin of anyone on the show.
Running uphill is way harder than tumbling downhill or running on a flat surface due to the incline. And when you're running on natural terrain, like a hill, the incline can change quickly and can also be clouded by rocks, plants, and other things that get in the way.
We are officially living the era of the smoky eye. No matter where you go you see girls who all look the same, with bronzy, blended out smoky eyes paired with nude or pale pink lips. Call it the Kim Kardashian effect; call it modern drama, but we're honestly getting sick and tired of it.
You don't need a ton of makeup to look fresh and sexy. You can tone down your makeup and still look hot! Zhareena shows you how to tone down you look and still appear fabulous, just by using less cosmetics. This makeup look is great for school, running errands, dates, and more! It's really easy to apply and consists of affordable products.
We may not have Brigitte Bardot's perfect plush lips or her French sex appeal so natural she seems to have been born with it, but we can steal her makeup tricks! Bardot was most famous for her bedroom eyes - you know, the half closed, half open wink she would lay upon cinema viewers and men that sent the good kind of chills down their spines.
It goes without saying that superstar Angelina Jolie was born a bit...genetically gifted. Natural huge cat eyes, long black hair, a body to die for and those unforgettable beestung lips have made her one of the most beautiful women in the world.
There are more ways to show your team pride for the Cincinatti Bengals than by painting your hair orange and drawing tacky orange and black tiger motifs on your face. If your urge is to paint your face to root for your favorite team on game day, then check out this makeup tutorial to learn how to paint your face the natural, flattering way.
Back to school time is officially in full swing, which means new classes, new books, new hotties to crush on and something that all high school kids look forward to (if nothing else): Homecoming. The first real dance of the school year, Homecoming is an informal soiree yet the perfect excuse to dress up and look hot.
No matter how great you are at playing the piano, and even if you're a natural who can strum out Rachmaninoff perfectly simply by listening to it once, music theory should still be a vital part of your music learning process. Whether you're a beginning piano player or an advanced professional looking to polish up your music theory skills, you should check out this music theory tutorial.
In this tutorial, we learn how to wear pipa nails on your fingers to play a pipa. First, place the nail on your natural nail with the bases matching up. After this, wrap the tape around your finger until it reaches the end. Then, press down on the tape to secure the nail. After you do this, continue to repeat the process for all of your nails. It should be easiest to start with the thumb nail and continue on down to the pinkie nail. do this for the opposite hand when finished with one, then y...
In order to create a Hilary Duff inspired makeup look for $10, you will need the following: Maybelline's natural quad four smoke eye shadow, liquid eyeliner, face powder, terra cotta, fake eyelashes, mascara, and eyeliner.
Even, natural-looking foundation that covers up redness and flaws but doesn't look caked on or fake is the desired basis of any makeup look. But it just so happens that the rudimentary skill of applying foundation evenly is one of the hardest for women to master.
In this video, we learn how to lighten dark underarms and legs naturally at home. You will need: cucumber juice, turmeric powder, and lemon juice. First, peel your cucumber and cut them into pieces, then blend them. Next, add in 1 tsp of lemon juice and mix together. After this, add in a pinch of turmeric powder and mix well together. Apply this paste on your underarms and legs, or wherever you have blackness. Leave this on for twenty minutes and then wash off with warm water. Do this daily u...
Who knew that that mess of random old clothes and knick knacks piled on your bedroom floor that makes it seem like a tornado just rolled on through could actually help you clean up the mess? Often when we see such clutter (and actually decide to do something about it) the natural and easy thing to do is simply to pick up the junk and toss.
If you're having a hard time using any of the ranges or the oven on your stove, it may be because of the pilot light. This is an important part of the appliance that allows it to work correctly. No pilot light, then you'll have a hard time cooking anything.
In this tutorial, we learn who to let go of your coffee addiction with Natasha. Coffee may make you feel really good and like you can't get through the day without it. There is hope to get off of coffee and let go of the addiction you have. Think about how you want good things running through your body and you want natural energy, not energy you get from artificial products. Caffeine isn't good for your body and can damage you internally. Within a week of quitting coffee, you will start to fe...
You know how in art class one of the main principles of drawing realistically is shading an object to establish its shape and contours? The same idea applies to makeup application. While our faces have natural dimension and contours, their hills and valleys can be further emphasized with strategic contouring via highlighters and bronzers.
In this video, we learn how to begin meditating. To start, sit in a position you are comfortable in, and you won't need to move in. Find the right balance between feeling alert, yet relaxed completely. Adjust the position of your body so your breathing and circulation are completely natural. Make sure you have no aches or pains that may interrupt your attention. Relax every muscle of your body, starting with your forehead working your way down. Remain in this relaxed state for as long as you ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to check the engine light. The check engine light comes on when the engine control module recognizes that your car emissions are not running properly. All of the systems work together with sensors to make sure everything is running correctly. Some problems can be severe while some won't affect the way to car drives at all. When you take your car into a mechanic shop, they will hook it up to a computer which will pin point what the area the problem is in. So make...
In this Diet & Health video tutorial you will learn how to cure bronchitis & heartburn with a home remedy. Jane tells you about 2 home remedy tricks that are all natural. To neutralize the acid in the stomach, all you need is baking soda. Take 1/2 a tea spoon of baking soda, add a little bit of lemon and water and drink it. Do this about one hour before or after the meals. To cure bronchitis, take the skin of two ripe eggfruits, put it in a quart of water and let it simmer over heat for about...
