Would you think that you could draw a cartoon duck just by writing the word duck? Or Uncle Sam from the letters US? Well, grab a pen and a piece of paper and get ready to draw. All you need is a pad of paper, pencil, marker, colored chalks or colored pencils, and an eraser. To make a cartoon duck, first, write the word “DUCK” in all capital letters. Draw a face in the “C” by putting in an eye and an eyebrow. Connect it to the “K,” and close up the bottom and top of the “K.” Connect the “C” to...
Check out this instructional boating video that demonstrates how to tie the heaving line knot for boating. Animations are the best way to learn to tie a knot. Just follow the simple steps outlined in this instructional fishing video and learn how to tie a heaving line knot. Start reeling in the big fish! Tie the heaving line knot for boating.
Some text, like a time schedule, looks cleaner if lines are added. In this video tutorial we will take a look at how to add a rule above or below your type in Adobe InDesign and QuarkXPress. Learn how to copy attributes from one line to another quickly by using the eye-dropper tool. Add rules and line attributes in InDesign.
A mason's line is used to keep a wall straight and level while it's being built. Learn how to use a mason's line during construction with this interactive video from Ace Hardware. Use a mason's line.
A forward spring line is placed from the stern of the sailboat to the dock. In reverse gear, the sailboat is slowly backed. The spring line prevents the backward motion of the boat and swings the bow away from the dock. One may also use the rudder to vary the direction of boat thrust, to aid in holding the boat to or in swinging the boat away from the pier. Once clear, the line is released and the boat is placed in forward gear and steered away from the dock. This video shows a US SAILING Bas...
TV scan lines are soon to be a thing of the past as Catheo Ray Tube type televisions are replaced with Plasma and LCD screens. That said, for any of you who may for some strange reason MISS the CRT scan lines, this tutorial will show you how to create them on an image using Photoshop. Create TV scan lines using Photoshop.
In this article you will learn how to understand written origami instructions, called diagrams. You can follow the video below or read the entire article
This tutorial goes over a few tips and techniques which will help you draw clean and sharp pencil lines. The most important thing is to hold your pencil correctly, and then you're taught a few drills to practice to improve your drawing.
In this video, we learn how to draw a simple scenery. Start by drawing a horizontal line across the page. From here, draw reference boxes along the middle of the line. Now you can start filling in more details, making buildings out of the boxes. After this, make people outside of the buildings, then make a street and trees in the background. Fill in shading and lines to make the picture more realistic. The key to this is to learn how to start with your reference point to make everything flow ...
What happens when the subject of your palm reading has a broken head, heart or life line? Peter John, an expert in the art of palmistry, explains this difficult question for palm readers and how to interpret what this means for your subject.
This quick lesson helps a student of palmistry give an accurate reading for a subject who has a very long hand, especially if the heart line lies low on the palm. Learn the palmistry principles which indicate an analytical and mathematical person.
Want to know how to remove viruses, adware and other sorts of malware from the Windows command line? It's simple! So simple, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Britec can present a complete overview of the process in just over four minutes. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
From Ramanujan to calculus co-creator Gottfried Leibniz, many of the world's best and brightest mathematical minds have belonged to autodidacts. And, thanks to the Internet, it's easier than ever to follow in their footsteps. With this installment from Internet pedagogical superstar Salman Khan's series of free math tutorials, you'll learn how to solve an absolute value problem in algebra and graph your answer on a number line.
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a hand. First, start drawing on a blank canvas and start with the middle finger and knuckle. Shade in the knuckle area, and make the lines that are around the nail of the finger. Then, start drawing the other fingers out, adding lines to make it look more realistic. After this, shade the sides of the fingers to make the hand look like it's bent in some areas, then make sure you have fingernails drawn into the picture. After this, shade the entire hand an...
Looking to work on your form? Try this free video golfing lesson for size. In short: When putting, to be able to release the putter down the line to your target, the club must travel slightly inside the target line. For a complete overview of how to become a better putter, watch this video guide.
This video helps to draw Bowser Jr. First draw a half circle and join the ends by drawing two curves as shown in the video. Continue the left line, to draw a mouth and end it with a small arc to look like a smile. Then close the line by joining it with the right end. On the top of the half circle draw an arc and above it draw a feather shaped hair as shown. Next you have to draw eyes with eyelashes and make them look dark. Now, draw two short lines which looks like nostrils as shown in the vi...
This video illustrate us how to draw Toad from Mario Brothers with a sharpie. Here are the following steps:Step 1: Take a piece of paper and pencil and start by drawing a face. Draw two eyes and a tongue by drawing three circles.Step 2: Now from the down side of the face draw an oval egg shape structure bigger then the face ,this is the toads belly.Step 3: Draw two lines cutting half through the belly and without joining them with little space in between draw these line upwards.Step 4: Draw t...
Mark the Shark demonstrates how to bait a fishing line with a lure for deep sea fishing. Use a three to four foot 50 pound test leader when deep sea fishing. First, put the line through the lure and tie on the hook. This technique is good for high speed trolling when the boat is moving fast because the lure will look like it is live bait. You can also use live bait like herring with a single hook. Thread the hook right through the nose of the fish so that the herring can stay alive all day. L...
Chuck Cook, listed as one of the top 100 golf instructor's by Golf Magazine is going to cure your pull shot by making just a simple change in your alignment. The most common mistakes occur when people may have great swings but line up to far to the left, or line up to far to the right and over compensate with the swing. To fix this common problem there is a simple solution just follow the videos step by step instructions by using two other clubs to create a shoot to line up your shot. If prac...
Miandza teaches us how to sketch a street. You start with a horizontal line and two diagonal lines, all intersecting in the middle. You then start to add parts of buildings, in perspective. You continue to use the lines as reference and add more buildings. Then start doing trees and people. Also add pavements and start doing details on all objects. You finish by drawing the sky and the birds. The final scene is still a sketch, but has lots of details and uses the perspective to look natural.
Create amazing fairy eyes using silver eyeshadow in easy steps! Start with a base all over your lid and eye area. Now add a little to your lower lash line. You will then apply a highlight with brush to your brow bone With a new smaller brush use a light shimmery silver to apply to the inner part of your eyelid. Apply about 1/3 of the way in. Apply a light lavender color to the rest of your eyelid. Using a darker purple apply to the outer corner of your lid, also pulling it into the crease are...
Using the Cydia App, you can delete individual calls in your recent caller list. This enables you to delete single calls, line by line, instead of having to clear your entire recent call list.
Bronze Smokey Eyes This is a video about how to get Kim Kardashian Bronze Smokey Eyes. Just follow these steps:
Miss Jessica Harlow provides a step-by-step tutorial on makeup application to get a perfect smoky eye inspired by rocker Taylor Momsen.
This video shows you how to get a really cute Alice in Wonderland look. The steps are simple to follow.
This video is some real basic stuff about boat tying and anchoring. Watch to see the right way to tie and anchor your boat.
This fuel conservation tutorial will teach you a simple hack that will battle $4 a gallon, with magnets. Learn how to boost gas mileage and increase fuel economy by installing fuel line magnets in your vehicle.
This is how you "chain" your first line. Watch this instructional crochet video to begin the first row in your scarf, blanket, sweater, etc. This example provides a ten loop start to your first crochet project.
The Improved Half Blood Knot is basically a half blood knot with a little improvement. To make the knot more secure the end tag is locked in the final step when tying the knot. The Improved Half Blood Knot is a popular knot for attaching hooks, swivels and lures to the the fishing line. Watch this video fishing tutorial and learn how to tie and improved half blood knot on a fishing line.
You can't fly a kite without a bridle and fly-line, so let this instructional how to video show you the ABC's of kiting. For this project you will need: garbage bag, wooden dowels, cloth tape, ribbon, scissors, magic marker, yard stick, and a pencil. Have fun creating your kite with an adult helper.
Learn how to play these 12 bar blues bass lines and riffs on the piano or keyboard with this intermediate blues lesson. This video also teaches some basic blues endings.
This instructional video will teach you how you can play the "Bumble Boogie" bass line on piano.
In this home improvement video, Bob Schmidt shows you how to cut a straight line every time with a homemade jig.
A somewhat advanced tutorial on how iterators (for loops) work, and how you can use them to make animated lines and grids.
This video focuses on Grandmaster level chess tactics. It features a tactical line used by William Steinitz against Johannes Hermann Zukertort in the first World Chess Championship played in 1866. Try it yourself, by learning from the masters.
In this video, Matt explores a gambit line for Black in the Four Knight's English: 1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 Nd4!?
Check out this video to learn how to score and cut straight lines in glass.
Watch this video to learn 5 simple blues bass lines to spice up your songs. All in the key of A.
Putting is the most important part of your golf game. Become a great putter and you'll shave loads of shots off your scores. One key skill necessary to hole more putts is to learn how to start your putts on line. Here's how to practice it. To watch scores more video tips on how to improve your putting click here .
Naturally you're going to need to align objects from time to time while using Adobe Illustrator. One of the ways that we use to keep objects lined up is to use a visual guide so that we can see at a glance if something is lined up or not. In this video we'll also see how to turn any path into a guide as well as putting guides on layers.
