This is a useful technique to use especially when you're working with comic characters with the Cinema 4D modeling software. This tutorial shows you how to use line weight when you're manipulating 2-D line art for your own personal projects.
Seashells are beautiful and free, which makes them great for using in your craft projects. This video will teach you two quick, easy ones: making a beach in a bottle and a clay pot decorated with paint and seashells.
Good, so you've created a room section for your Dragon Age module, but it has no walls, no future, no life! What do you do? Well, panicking isn't an option! Let this video show you the simple way of painting in walls and other objects such as chairs, beds, and more!
In this video, we learn how to save time and money at the grocery store. At holiday time, grocery shopping can be extra tough. First, make sure you bring your own reusable bags. Then, place in your soda and water in the cart first so you don't have to re-arrange. Make a list before you go to the grocery store so you don't wander around the store. Also, see if you can place your deli order ahead of time so you don't have to wait around. Have your grocery clerk group like items together so unpa...
A diorama is an attractive craft to present a school science project or book report. You'll need some boxes, paint, glue, and a few small figurines. Pick a theme, and use these tips so your kids can make an A+ project!
Use gelatine prosthetics and paint techniques to create the ultimate zombie make up look - great for halloween or professional films! It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this clip can present a complete overview of the process in just under six minutes' time. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, watch this video guide.
Anyone who's tried to redecorate their home or even one room in their home knows that between new furniture, paint, and new upholstery, the budget for the job - or lack thereof - begins to skyrocket quickly.
Storing food by dehydrating, is a smart way to help prepare yourself, and others, for anything bad that may happen to the world. Many things can be dehyrdated and eaten years ahead into the future. Fruits, veggies, meat all can be stored for years. So in this tutorial, you'll be finding out how to harvest and then store trombone zucchini. It's an interesting looking veggie and is great with meals. Enjoy!
Clay isn't just for baking into flimsy pots and dishes and the source of Color Me Mine's untampered physical power. In may cases, clay, like painting or drawing, can be molded into as many guises as the imagination will take you.
Named after the famously classy Audrey Hepburn, these "For Audrey" French tipped nails are a similarly classy yet very modern take on the French tip.
Ever heard of an Indian Paintbrush? An Indian Paintbrush, also known as a Castilleja and Prairie-fire, are edible and sweet plants that were consumed in moderation by various American Indian tribes as a condiment with other fresh greens. Now that you know what an Indian Paintbrush is, here's your chance to larn how to draw one with help from this drawing tutorial presented by Hawks Vs. Pigeon Productions.
This video demonstrates how to draw Yugi Moto, main character in the insanely popular card game, manga, and anime series Yu-Gi-Oh, digitally in Paint on your computer. The video moves pretty fast, so try to keep up!
Controller on the blink? This brief how-to will guide you through the process of disassembling and reassembling a Microsoft Xbox 360 console controller quickly and efficiently without damaging any of the components, the first necessary step of any successful repair (or custom paint job, for that matter). This tutorial will also be of use to those who wish to learn more about the guts of their Xbox controllers without actually disassembling their units.
Get a handle on controller disassembly with this free video tutorial. This brief how-to will guide you through the process of disassembling a Microsoft Xbox 360 console controller quickly and efficiently without damaging any of the components, the first necessary step of any successful repair (or custom paint job, for that matter). This tutorial will also be of use to those who wish to learn more about the guts of their Xbox controllers without actually disassembling their units.
Need to match your driveway to your new exterior home paint job? In this video, learn step-by-step how to stain and seal a concrete driveway. Listen up because this method can be used for any exterior concrete surface and can come in handy in the future!
In this video, learn how to make a Christmas paper lantern decoration perfect for the next holiday season! Include this festive addition to your next Christmas gathering and show off your do it yourself Xmas spirit to your guests! You can use any paper suitable to your tastes, including beautiful foil papers, newspaper (which can be spray painted) or felt papers.
Creating customized brushes is really useful when using Photoshop and is not difficulat to do at all!
In this video hosted by I Paint Girls, the idea of motivation and becoming a better artist is discussed. The artist's old work is compared to his new work, as a means to show how practice makes... not perfect, but better. Learn how to become a better artist and get motivated with help and tips given in this video.
This video tutorial will show you to draw the cartoon character Lucario. To begin, draw your guidelines by using a 30% black pencil. Since he has a snout, you want to put two ovals for the head instead of one. Then make the chest with two curved lines and make simple lines for the legs, arms and tail. Use a black pencil to add in details and paint bucket for shadows.
This video demonstrates the process for organizing your garage. The video interviews an employee from The Container Store which offers organizational products for every room in the house. They stress that organizing a garage is not a one day project. The Container Store recommends taking three full weekends to organize a garage, start out by focusing on one wall at a time. Labeling is a big part of The Container Store's organizational plan, everything has its own place with a label. The label...
Do you dread tackling those wallpaper remodeling tasks on your home maintenance list? Many homeowners choose to let professionals deal with the removal of their old wallpaper, but this can be an expensive choice. Learn how you can remove even the most stubborn wallpaper and wallpaper accent trim with a little white vinegar, a spray bottle and a paint scraper in just 7 minutes. Find out, too, how you can make this project a fun, family challenge by involving the little ones.
Create a butterfly on your nail with this video tutorial. •First take some black nail polish.
A sticking bifold door can really cramp your style, and access to your linen closet or pantry. To fix the problem, you'll have to take the door off the hinges, and take a sander to it. Phillips Woodworking shows you how to sand down the sticking part, and cover it up with some paint. Your door will be opening and closing like new!
Skimboarding is a fun sport similar to both surfing and skateboarding. Plywood boards are ridden out into the surf from the shore or are used to perform tricks in the shallow water. This how to video demonstrates how to build your own skimboard and customize it to your liking. All you need is plywood board, a jigsaw, sandpaper, and paint. Happy skimboarding!
Not everything at the dollar store is a bargain, or even safe to use. Learn to spot the difference between an item that's cheap, and a cheap item.
Learn all there is to learn about gardening from Naztazia... watch this video tutorial to learn how to start a basic container garden.
Learn how to screen print/ silkscreen a tshirt without using an actual silkscreen. Have you ever wanted to paint your own shirt or silkscreen multiple prints? Now you can know how! Creating your own designs is a lot of fun.
The dismembered finger and the rattlesnake in the envelope. Fun pranks and easy to make with this tutorial. Use a cardboard box, cotton and red paint to create a dismembered finger. To create the rattlesnake prank, all you need is an envelope, a washer, two rubber bands and a coat hanger. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
In this how-to video, Bethany's layout captures all of the fun, whimsy and flavor of the circus. She creates some cotton candy letters for her Title using a Circus die cut alphabet set and some shiny, textured papier paint. With some custom epoxy embellishments, dyed-to-match brads and colorful staples, this page will make you want to be a kid again! Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to make a circus themed album layout.
Making a prop for a science fiction movie? This how-to video dives step by step guidance on how to build a super cool, futuristic, sci-fi, cryo containment chamber. You will need a cylindrical object, craft foam or sytrofoam, a hot glue gun, plaster of Paris, aquarium line tubing, and paint. Check out this video prop-making tutorial and learn how to build a great sci-fi like cryogenic containment chamber.
Watch this instructional video on how to coat detail work around boxes and pipes with joint compound. Spackling drywall is a delicate art, but anyone can create a perfectly smooth surface with a metal putty knife and a fresh bucket of spackle. Learn how to lay dow thin coats of putty around details and box shapes to avoid heavy sanding in the second stage of prepping a room for painting.
This instructional video demonstrates how to coat ceilings with joint compound, without dripping mud on your face. Spackling is a delicate art, but anyone can create a perfectly smooth surface with a metal putty knife and a fresh bucket of joint compound. Spackling ceilings is one of the more difficult tasks in prepping a room for painting, but this video provides tips on how to lay down thin layers of putty to avoid heavy sanding after the spackle dries.
This is a video demonstration on how to coat cornerbeads with join compound. Spackling is a delicate art, but anyone can create a perfectly smooth surface with a metal putty knife and a bucket of fresh joint compound. Learn how to spackle a corner in thin coats to avoid heavy sanding in the second stage of prepping a room for painting.
How To Halloween presents Grim and Igor trying to build old fence panels for a Halloween graveyard in this how-to video. You will need four fence pickets, a saw, a drill, and some spray paint. Watch this video holiday preparation tutorial and learn how to make old fence panels for a Halloween haunted house.
When you press the Print Screen button on your keyboard in any version of Windows, be it 95, 2000, ME, XP or Vista, Windows will take a picture of your display output and put it into your clipboard. Once in your clipboard, it can be pasted into most any image editing program (e.g., Paint). For more information on taking screenshots with Print Screen, watch this helpful Windows tutorial!
Make framed artwork from old greeting cards! You will need a greeting card, paint, cardboard, double stick tape, ruler, a pencil, a craft knife and some ribbon. This video demonstrates how to craft artwork from recycled material. These pieces make great gifts.
Witness this step by step photo presentation of sculpting a mini monkey from polymer clay by Judy Dickinson. Bake the individual pieces of the face and body wrapped in aluminum foil. Delicately sculpt the monkey's arms and legs, leaving ball joints to sew on a fabric body. When the monkey pieces are done baking, paint it and sew a little outfit for your cute baby monkey doll.
What is better than wearing makeup? Cool colors on your nails with funky designs. Watch this Beauty & Style how to video to learn how to apply a rainbow nail polish dots on your nail tips. You'll love the dots on the twist of this modern French tip manicure. The nail enamels you will need for the fancy nail look are: white, pink, blue, yellow and purple.
Make your nails look like a treasure chest with this bronze gold nail look with rhinestones. This look uses the MAC Overrich collection in the nail color Mega Rich, gold glitter, silver glitter, gold rhinestones and a clear top coat. With this how to video you will be able to paint your nails with bronze, gold and orange nail polish.
Watch this instructional fashion design videos to customize a pair of Nike Air Force One sneakers. Make sure to clean the shoe with nail polish remover, or acetone to remove the finish. Tape off the areas of the shoe you want to protect. Here is one example of how to paint your Air Force Ones and give them a customized look.
