The first thing you have to do is draw a line of the same length as the radius of the circle you want to draw. Then, open the compass the same size as the line length you draw is. Rotate the compass and you will create a circle. Please note that drawing this on a single sheet of paper can be difficult because the paper can move. Also, you can try rotating the paper, instead of the compass.
This video demonstrates how to make raw vegan nori cheese sticks. First, put sunflower kernels, nutrition flakes, salt, olive oil, water, shredded cheese, and a whole jalapeno into a blender. Blend until the mix is paste-like in consistency. Slice sheets of nori into smaller pieces and spoon some of the paste onto the smaller pieces. Wrap them into little cylinders. Set them out and let them dry until most of the moisture from the paste has gone, and the stick is firm. This video is useful fo...
This video shows how to clean old records using Titebond II wood glue. He has the record turning slowly on the turntable, and while it's turning, slowly squeezes a line of glue around and around onto the surface of the record, starting from the middle. He explains that it takes between four and twelve hours for the glue to dry completely. After the glue is applied to the entire record, he takes an old credit card and spreads the glue evenly onto the record, all the way out to the edge. When t...
Do you need to check a scene for prints, or are maybe just curious about the techniques of forensic science? In this video, Robert Bruce Thompson from the Home Scientist unravels the mysterious of forensic fingerprinting using common materials that you may already have sitting around in your home right now. Explains and demonstrates the process of superglue fuming step-by-step to reveal latent fingerprints. Includes great tips on how to improve and speed up the process using household products.
Manga is a popular form of comics and print cartoons that dates as far back as the 1945 U.S. occupation of Japan. This video tutorial shows how to draw a basic anime manga boy using a marker. Start with the eyes making sure to include white circles to imply glossy pupils. Next draw a slight nose and mouth within the shape of a face. Add the left ear and include spiky disheveled hair. After including a slight neckline, base the head in a collared shirt.
Do you like paper crafts? Like making things with your hands? Then you will love this excellent video of now to make a Origami bag. In this video you are taken through the process in a slow and clear manner so that you can easily follow along. By following the video in just about a minute you will go from a plain, flat sheet of paper to having a intricately folded bag perfect for holding a small gift. What a clever way present your gift!
This easy tutorial will show you how to create fun birthday invitations in a variety of designs. With a few simple steps, you'll be able to invite guests using crafted cards themed after lady bugs, robots, monkeys, dinosaurs, sweet sixteen celebrations, or even a pretty pink tea party. This instructional video also offers tips on material costs and helpful printing hints.
Show someone you care about them by spending a little extra time on their Christmas card... and in the process, save some money. In this tutorial, learn how to make a pop-up three-dimensional Christmas card for your loved one.
You have to wear a swimsuit at the beach or by the pool, but when you're out and about running errands or riding a bike along the pier, you should cover up those sexy gams and toned biceps in order to prevent sun damage.
Learn how to use the Tim Holtz' Distress Crackle Resist technique with this tutorial that gives step by step instructions on applying this method to a Manila tag. Materials you will need include distress crackle paint, distress ink (for this project, in "Vintage Photo", "Fire Brick" and "Black Soot"), Inkssentials' ink blending tool, foam, nonstick craft sheet, Inkssentials' Mini Mister filled with water, heated craft tool, paper towel, stamp, and a Manila tag. After done, use this tag in a s...
Framing and matting your favorite posters or art can get expensive! In this Curbly video tutorial, you'll learn how to make a quick and inexpensive frame. All you need are some basic supplies available at almost any arts and crafts supply store including: A sheet of plywood, a plexiglass cut to the size of the plywood, archival paper cut to the size of the plywood, frameless corner clips, and a bracket.
Attention aspiring anime cartoonists! This holiday season make your own holiday cards by drawing your very own anime Santa Claus on the front, with this step by step lesson tutorial on how to make the perfect chibi 'ol Saint Nick and later in the video, how to color it in with the help of your computer's general coloring or paint program. Anime and what is called "manga" (comics and print cartoons in the Japanese language) will make your Christmas card stand out from the rest! Good luck!
Fondant is a type of smooth, thick, yet pliable icing that can be made in sheets to decorate cakes, cookies, and cupcakes. Because it's effectively the polymer clay of the cake decorating world, it holds its shape very well, which means you can employ it to create complex flowers to top your cupcakes or a zebra motif for your cake.
This lesson is the second of a series exploring alternative process photography. In this lesson, learn how to create a Cyanotype using a digital negative. Step by step instructions are included with samples and illustrations. Follow along with this photo lesson and learn how to recreate this old-fashioned print technique. You'll need a cyanotype kit, a fine bristled paint brush, a watercolor rag, a contact printer, a pair of clamps, a large tray, a UV light source, and a digital negative.
Getting no respect at the grill? This week to help Celebrate the Memorial Day Weekend we're showing you how to make your own Chef Hat and Apron out of some old bed sheets.
MAKE brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. Make Magazine celebrates your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.
This video demonstrates the folding of the squishy blob. This model was created by Jeremy Shafer, and diagrams are published in "Origami to Astonish and Amuse."
This video demonstrates how to fold an origami heart. If you are a beginner, this is the video for you! This is a very simple model, and I thought it would be perfect for Valentine's Day! Even though this model is very simple, it has a very nice outcome when complete!
Crafting these sugary treats is a snap. Learn how to make your own lollipops at home. You Will Need
This video tutorial belongs to the Arts & Crafts category which is going to show you how to glue latex in 4 easy steps. This is really easy and very fast to do. First you clean the surfaces using mineral spirit and a piece of cloth. Next you apply a thin layer of latex glue using a cotton bud or a brush. In the third step, you let the glue dry for about five minutes and then put the two surfaces together. And finally you apply pressure to the seam with a seam roller. That's it! The latex shee...
Designing a cool app for Android? If you were looking to integrate web content into your Android app, you can—and the Android Developers are here to show you how it's done! It's all done with an embedded WebView, allowing you to embed HTML, Javascript and style sheets from your web content. If you were looking for a quick answer on how you embed your web content into your app, let the pros at Google teach you the right way.
In this how-to video, tag along with Karen from Yasutomo as she creates a scrapbook wallet that's perfect to keep in your purse. She uses origami paper folding techniques and one sheet of 12" x 12" patterned scrapbook paper. Plain manila tags from the office supply store are the background for photos that are just right for the pockets of the wallet. You end up with a brag book that's worth bragging about. Watch this video crafting tutorial and learn how to make a tag along scrapbook wallet.
Backyard FX is back just in time for Halloween with this video tutorial. This how-to video shows you how to replace your an arm with a motorized gatling gun! Make a cool movie or the best Halloween costume in town! All for less then $35 dollars. You will need six cardboard shipping tubes, a sheet of scrap foamcore, a cordless screwdriver, a film canister cap, an L-bracket, plastic tubes, a plastic bucket, a roll of friction tape, a 1" by 3" scrap of wood, a scrap of wooden dowel, and a skateb...
The guys at the SketchUp show have received some great SketchUp questions recently. After a careful board meeting with lots of people in suits and ties and plenty of donuts and coffee, they decided to answer those questions in this podcast. In this video, they tackle the following beginning and advanced SketchUp topics: Getting a grasp of your Keyboard Shortcuts, Optimizing Print Quality, and creating Tensile Structures using the famed Soap Skin Bubble plugin. So if you need any help with Ske...
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to use the new CSS, or Cascading Style Sheet, management tools in Visual Studio 2008 in the service of enhancing an existing stylesh...
Microsoft ASP.NET is a free technology that allows programmers to create dynamic web applications. ASP.NET can be used to create anything from small, personal websites through to large, enterprise-class web applications. All you need to get started with ASP.NET is the free .NET Framework and the free Visual Web Developer. In this video we will build on an existing style sheet and enhance it with element ids using the new CSS management tools in Visual Studio 2008.
How good of a scout were you? This how-to video goes over seven different knots that every Boy Scout should know how to tie. 7 knots every scout should know is filmed from the knot-tying point of view. The bowline, clove hitch, sheet bend, taut line, timber hitch, square knot, and two-half hitch are covered. Watch this video knot-tying tutorial and learn how to do seven essential scouting knots.
Can you sleep in a hammock every night instead of a bed? Millions of people around the world do. It is so much cheaper than a traditional bed/box-spring setup. Lighter too! Would you rather move a bed, box-spring, frame etc, or just a sheet with 2 carabiners, 2 Eye Bolts (Lag Threaded), and 2 bits of rope? Watch this video survival training tutorial and learn how to sleep comfortably in a hammock.
Are you in real estate? Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to run your excel spreadsheet over a regression analysis module. An appraiser who's appraising a house decides to run a multiple regression analysis as an addition to the direct sales comparison approach. The spreadsheet used in this tutorial was written in excel, but could be rewritten in another format. The spreadsheet was exported from an MLS. Once the excel sheet is downloaded, the appraiser will open up the reg...
Microsoft Office Excel 2007 has a new design that makes your work easier, faster, and more efficient. The new Ribbon puts the commands you use most often in plain sight on your work surface instead of hidden in menus or dialog boxes. Ready-made cell styles let you quickly format your worksheet to make it easier to read and interpret. The new Page Layout view shows how your printed worksheet will look as you're creating it.
In conclusion to Threadbangers Steampunk week, Rob and Corinne show how to construct outfits for both the Steampunk Gentleman and Ladies. Men can make over a button-up shirt and make a new steam-punk inspired shirt. Women can make a pair of bloomers from an old sheet, turn a button up into a shirred blouse, and make a bustle from wire. Watch this video fashion design tutorial and learn how to make a steampunk outfit for both ladies and gentlemen.
The Professor of Silliness returns with some paper. Follow this simple example to turn your face upside down and make a singing puppet. just draw a necktie on a regular sheet of paper and trim the collar accordingly. Place two little eyes on your chin. Now here's the difficult part. You have to hang upside down and hold the paper necktie up to your chin, covering your nose. Now you sing, or lipsink, to your favorite songs, as the adorable songbird, Mr. Chin.
Get your Barbecue Shoes On!! You don't need a rib roast to serve up a moist and tender roast beef from the grill. Our simple grilling technique uses beef rub, searing at high heat, roasting at a high temperature for the first 45 minutes, and then "low and slow" for about another 2 hours. This inexpensive, and lean cut of beef is perfect for the tailgating party and family picnic, and is one of our favorite roast beef recipes for the grill.
Moving is one chore no one looks forward to. Watch this video tutorial from home improvement expert Danny Lipford to get some tips on how to transport moving boxes from room to room.
For too long the family refrigerator has had to endure a boring existence. Merely a place to store food and the occasional family photo, its place as an enduring destination for family entertainment has been overlooked for too long!
In creating the Style D One Sheet movie poster for REVENGE OF THE SITH, Artist Matt Busch begins painting and takes you through the complete process. Learn how to paint a lightsaber from Star Wars by watching this video art tutorial.
In this video, we learn how to decorate a space shuttle cake. Make sure before you begin you have a chilled yellow cake and the template from www.bettycrocker.com. Once you print out the diagram, cut your cake according to the shapes. Now, frost all the pieces and then arrange pieces to make the space shuttle. Once arranged, decorate the shuttle with different colors of frosting and different candies. You can use a pastry bag to frost lines and outline the tip, wings and back of the shuttle. ...
Do you want to learn how to build cabinets? Watch this five-part video tutorial for the basics of cabinet making using wood. Part one demonstrates the basics of making cabinet boxes from sheet goods while part two goes over how to cut the deck and stretchers for European-style frame less cabinets. Part three shows all the tools and some of the techniques you can use to apply edge banding. Finally, parts four and five demonstrates how to assemble to the cabinet carcass.
Tired of writing addresses on your outgoing letter mail? Well, you can start printing them out instead! But how!?! If you have Microsoft Word, it's a cinch, and it's not just about making envelope address labels, it's about adding your own personal, creative touch to each one.
The one thing missing from you baseball card collection is card of yourself when you were playing in your little league baseball game. Maybe you want your son or daughter to be immortalized forever, just like the professionals. Photoshop can help. This video tutorial will show you how to create a sports card in Photoshop. This applies not only to baseball, but also hockey, football, soccer, basketball, etc., etc. This makes a great gift for any sports collector! Now you just have to find that...
