Today we learn about creating a header appearance in animation w/sound in Flash. First your import image. Create a new layer and then create our new shape. Then delete the stroke. Next select the shape and change its size to frame 20 and then press F6. Move your image as shown in the video. You will be asked to create a new layer three times. Just repeat the process of layer until you have a total of 35 layers. Now onto getting you animation to move. Mass layer is also acceptable in creating ...
The amateur shows how to make a pentakis dodecahedron of balloons. This balloon has 90 bubbles and is made out of six balloons. Its a good balloon exercise to do to challenge your balloon making skills. On the shape there are either six or five balloons meeting in one space. It is a shape of a sub divide pentagon. On the top is a vertex and coming off the top is a face. This is the kind of balloon you should make to practice your 3-d skill making.
Stephanie Valentin will show you how to draw realistic hair in Photoshop. Add a new layer of paint to shape the hair, and do it with a round brush. Create hairs all around the shape with a smudge tool. Then add a new layer and draw a line with a soft round brush and smudge tool. Repeat the last step several times drawing more hair if you want. Add a new layer and add some light with a smudge brush and a round brush. When done, adjust the layer of opacity. Again, add another layer and add ligh...
In this tutorial Photoshopuniverse describes how to create dotted lines in Adobe Photoshop using the brush palette. First create a new blank document in Adobe Photoshop. To open brushes palette, go to menu Window - Brushes. By adjusting spacing and hardness of brush under Brush Tip Shapes menu you can draw desirable dotted lines. To get uniform circled dots uncheck Shape Dynamics box. By holding the shift key click and drag to get a straight dotted line. To create bullet holes or perforated h...
Follow these instructions to apply mascara using a business card with no smudge. What you need:
The application the makes Apple's Final Cut Studio is the film editing app Final Cut Pro. With its ability to log and capture video onto your hard drive for editing, you can easily edit and process your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie. Final Cut Pro is a non-linear editing program that even the best editors use.
In this advanced lesson you will learn a few Jimi Hendrix style rhythm guitar tricks that you can use in many situations. This first part shows a trick with the A Shape barré chord. Part 2 will look at E Shape tricks, useful progressions and sounds. Taught by Justin Sandercoe. Support notes at http://www.justinguitar.com
If you own an Apple iOS device (iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad) then you probably have the 4.3 firmware update by now. It's got some cool improvements, but as usual necessitates a new jailbreak. Enter Sn0wbreeze 2.3b1, the beta version of the jailbreak for the new iOS. It's in beta, so it's not perfectly stable, but this video will show you how to use it. You can see a written version of the guide and the necessary download links here.
Hammering nails seems like such a common skill. Yet we all must admit that when it comes to those first few strikes of the hammer, it's hard to hold the nail perfectly perpendicular to the slab of wood. This means we often hit our own nail or knock the nail we're hammering off course.
Halloween only happens once a year, so indulge yourself! Check out this video to learn how to make a dessert that's verifiably more a treat than a trick: a delicious, fluffy, swirled cupcake with tricolor frosting.
This is actually quite amazing. If you own an HTC DROID ERIS cell phone, then that cardboard container it came in can be turned into that tiny, but terrific Google Android Bot. The Android Bot logo is known across the world now, and it's odd that their box can be broken down perfectly to recreate it. Was this on purpose, or accident? Anyway, Nextraker found the secret, and he's going to show you how it's down. With just a few basic cuts, you too can have your own little green Bot.
While international pop star Kylie Minogue was blessed with perfectly sculpted cheekbones, beautiful eyes, and princess-like blond hair, her beauty routine is something we can all learn from. While, unfortunately, the chanteuse herself is not in this makeup tutorial, her #1 UK look alike is.
We all want to spic and span our kitchen countertops, our tile floors, and our bathrooms. But for the most part we can bet you've been unwittingly using storebought detergent cleaners or bleach. While these cleaners are in fact excellent at removing grime and buffing your dirty floors to a Midas touch perfection, they also come filled to the brim with known cancer-causing agents, synthetic chemicals, and other gnarly, hard to pronounce crap.
Ragdoll physics are all the rage in 3D shooter games, causing characters to die in glorious realism before glitching as soon as they get anywhere near a wall. This two-part video will teach you how to create a basic ragdoll for a biped model using the Reactor engine within 3D Studio MAX. This is a very basic discussion of ragdolls, but will get you started in the right direction perfectly.
In this clip, learn how to make incredibly awesome chakrams for Axel on a budget. These props can be made for under 30 bucks and look perfectly realistic. In part one of this tutorial, you will learn all about how to put your chakram together and in part two you will get to see the final product. Follow along and learn how to put this piece together and add the finishing touches to your cosplay costume.
Food writer Andreae Callanan shows how easy it is to make chocolate truffles. She says truffles are one of the easiest things to make, they are inexpensive, and there's no cooking involved.
This video in the Education category will show you how to use a protractor to measure an angle. This video is from Brightstorm. In Geometry it is important to know how to measure an angle. This is a very simple and easy process. In order to measure an angle, you will need a protractor. Every protractor has a base and a center point marked on the base. You will put the center point on the vertex of the angle. Then align the base line of the protractor perfectly on one side of the angle. Now ch...
This video shows you exactly how and what you need to know to clean your vintage moped carburetor. You'll get a quick overview of the mopeds workings, everything you need to do to make sure you keep your moped in take and give it the proper maintence it needs. Vintage bikes tend to build rust and water which you'll need to clean out to make sure your bike runs perfectly. This is an quick and easy fix to upkeep your bike and make sure it remains nice and clean.
Everyone can agree on one thing: mashed potatoes are delicious. But they can be kind of ticky to make perfectly. You can end up with gluey mashed potatoes, potatoes that don't taste quite right, or you could forget the cream. CHOW is here to help with their You're Doing It All Wrong series to help you rectify your mashed potatoes issues.
brusspup has tons of ingenious tips and tricks for everybody! In this video tutorial, he shows you how to achieve smoother pans on a camera with a rubber band.
The CAGED system is the road map of your guitar, it teaches you how to play any shape for any chord on any point on the neck of the guitar. This system does require you to be able to at least be able to bar anywhere on the neck with your finger. In this video you will learn the entire CAGED system and how to apply it to your playing.
In this video Jennie shows us how to make a perfect spiral paper rose. All you need for this is a piece of 6X6 inches of paper, scissors, some glue and, if you really want to be creative, some ink. For starters you're going to need a 6X6 inch piece of card stock. Jennie chose a double-sided card stock because she thinks it will look more interesting but you can also use a plain piece of paper. The first step in creating your rose is making a spiral patterned cut alongside the paper. The ideal...
TM Lewin shows us his technique to perfectly iron a man's shirt. You should have what he calls an ironing kit. An iron with a good steaming function, a spray bottle, and a can of starch for a more formal look, and an ironing board. To start lightly spray the shirt with the water bottle. Start with the sleeve, to avoid and crease press firmly with the base of the iron not the tip. Make sure the shirt is flat so you will only have to press on side of the shirt. The collar of the shirt will be t...
This video shows us how to stop procrastinating by altering your normal routine. One way – to start with – is to understand why you procrastinate at all. Some people think that what they do is going to be judged on who they are. Some people think that they have to do everything perfectly. One of the most important things that you can do is make a schedule and then stick to it. Also you can practice the ‘good enough’ principle – realizing that you don't have to do it perfectly and that you are...
Learn how to split a circle into segments with Xara Xtreme. First select the shape editor tool. Drag the tool to the circle. The dialogue at the bottom communicates what steps to choose next. Holding the Ctrl key drag a straight line within the circle, click on the selector tool (yellow arrow on the left of the middle row) to enable the option of selecting. This saves 1 line on drawing layer 1 also and enables the marquee (flexible box) that you want to manipulate around the circle encasing t...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make & decorate a butterfly cake. First, you will use a butterfly shaped pan to bake the cake in so it's already shaped. After letting it cool, you can cover the entire thing in a thin layer of white icing. Then, fill some icing into bags, using different pastel colors. From here, you will use the star tip to dab the starts on the top of the butterfly, following the design. Continue to do this until you are finished with the entire thing, then you have the ch...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make an American apple pie. You will need: 2 c flour, 1 tsp salt, 3/4 c shortening, and 5-6 tbsp cold water for the crust. Mix all the ingredients together, then shape it into the pie dish to make the crust complete. Also shape the dough for the top of the pie. Next, prepare the filling with: 2/3 c sugar, 2 tbsp flour, 1/3 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg, 1/2 tsp lemon peel, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1 tbsp butter, milk, and 6 c thinly sliced apples. Mix the ingredient...
In this video, we learn how to make old fashioned sugar cookies. First, you will need 2 sticks of butter and 1 3/4 c sugar. Mix this together, then add in two eggs to the bowl and mix together again. Now, add in 2 3/4 c flour and mix this up with a spoon. Form into a large bowl, then roll out on a flat surface. After this, you can cut out round shapes or any other shape you would like. Bake the cookies in the oven until they are golden brown, then enjoy and eat with milk or ice cream.
Want to create your own camera? The simplest one that you can create is a pinhole camera which can be constructed from everyday household items.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make a Tractor using Stampin' Up punches. First, you will need to punch out a black scallop circle, another black circle, two yellow circles, a yellow square, and four green square shapes. After you have these cut out, you will glue the black scallop circle to the yellow circle so it's underneath. Then, take the green piece and glue it with the other yellows to create the shape of the tractor. Glue the circles at the bottom to make the wheels, then save this ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw Manga hair (curly vs. straight). When drawing the straight hair, you will draw lines first at the top of the head to indicate how the hair is coming out of the head. Then, draw some lines around the head you've sketched. Curve the hair around the body and draw it going behind the shoulders. Draw gentle curves so it looks more realistic. Add in lines in the hair to make strands. For curly hair, start by drawing in different shapes that kind of looks like ...
First select the pencil tool then click on pencil mode which is located at the bottom of the toolbar, select straighten and draw a line as in the video. Now you can see that the line is automatically adjusted, it will make the round and straight shape in the line depending on how you drew it. Now delete your shapes and select the smooth in pencil mode and draw a line as in the video. Now you can see that the line is automatically smoothed. And finally select the ink in pencil mode and draw a ...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make simple pot stands. Start with your clay on the table and use water and your hands to start to shape it. Press down on the ball until it forms into a low bowl shape. Then, start to add more clay and water to the sides of the pot so that it's thicker on the edges. After this, place the pot stand onto a ceramic drying area, then you will be able to glaze it and fire it. Clean off your spinning table after you are finished, then enjoy your pot and pot stand!
Simon Leach teaches us how to put handles on your ceramics in this tutorial. The key thing is to never let the handle fall as you are adding it to a cup, always keep it supported. Look at the handle as you are placing it on and think about proportion and size. If it's sticking out too far it's going to get knocked off. You need to have an elliptical shaped handle when you are shaping them so they can be gripped properly. Don't score the bottom part when you are joining the handle to the botto...
This video shows aspiring artists how to draw the head in a 3/4 or a side view. Three lines should first be drawn in a pie-wedge like shape. First, a line is drawn from the chin to the hair line and another one is connected to that, arching across the forehead to the back of the cranium. Then a final line is drawn from the endpoint here to the base of the chin. A face can then be drawn along line 1, to show the profile or side-view of your character. A triangular shape is drawn about half-way...
Katy Perry doesn't leave the house without first filling in her eyebrows. Why? Well, other than curling your eyelashes, it's the one big - yet easy - thing you can do to instantly make yourself look more awake and youthful. Additionally, drawing in your brows makes your face look more structured as it adds face-framing and slimming lines.
Think there's only one way to apply makeup? While it's true that the same general rules apply to shaping your brows and applying foundation, certain makeup tasks like putting on eyeshadow and blush vary in method depending on individual traits like the shape of your face and your eye color.
In this video, we learn how to write the letter "c" in calligraphy copperplate. First, dip your calligraphy pen into ink and start out making a large half circle on the paper. Dip the pen into ink again and make a loop with the top of the letter, then drag the pen down, making the "c" shape. End the letter with a loop on the bottom that isn't touching the inside of the letter. Make the lower case "c" by drawing the basic shape of the letter and adding a ball filled in with ink to the top of t...
In this tutorial, we learn how to write the letter Y in calligraphy copperplate. First, make a thin line with the pen, going thicker as you go down, make a loop and then come back down. Make a "u" shape, then connect a curved line to the other side finished with a dot on the bottom to complete the letter. To make the lower case letter, make a small thin hump, then drag the pen down to a thicker line. Make a new line on the other side, making a thicker line and connect it with the other shape ...
When we're baking sugar cookies, we all tend to do the same thing: Rush through the boring mixing and baking part, and then spend three times as long on putting on the icing and forming pretty motifs. But to create truly spectacular sugar cookies, there is more to crafting dough then simply throwing in the ingredients and blending.
