In this tutorial, we learn how to write in lowercase calligraphy letters. To begin, you will write in lower case letters just use a more find edge then you do when writing normally. The letters will all have a twist to the edge of them to make them look more fancy than normal. There are no straight lines, all the lines have a slight curve or curl at the end of them. Practice doing each letter on a piece of paper with a calligraphy pen or marker. The letters will look very similar to the usual...
Maki and Miho demonstrate how to write with a Japanese calligraphy brush. To write with a Japanese calligraphy brush, first position the paper to the left side of the brush with the ink on the right side of the paper. Rub the ink stick in the ink well with a little water. Then, soak the brush in the ink. To write Japanese characters, be sure to make the strokes in the correct order. Also, write slowly or your characters will not come out well. Use a long, flat paperweight to hold the paper in...
In this Linux tutorial, you'll learn how to write data to, and retrieve data from, optical discs like CD-ROMs and DVDs as well as how to write .iso disk image files. Get started burning your own media under the Linux Mint desktop distrubtion with this how-to.
When creating word processed documents, there are often times when it is important that you know exactly how many words you have written - for example, student writing their dissertation, and journalists writing articles.
Takanori Tomita shows you how to write in Japanese using katakana. Find out what Katakana is, and how to write names or non-Japanese words in Japanese by using Katakana script.
Want to know how to decorate a cake like a pro? While you can blow hundreds of dollars on classes, one of the easiest ways to learn how to do it yourself is by watching the pros do it.
Fiction books are often cited as being more entertaining than non-fiction books as you get to travel to exotic, sometimes alien worlds and the characters can sometimes be supernatural, with cool powers like flying or being able to heal instantly (vampires, anyone?).
Veteran writer Holly Lisle gives good advice on how to become a better writer by eliminating passive voice from your prose. Go through your manuscript, and delete as many instances of the verb 'to be' as you possibly can to tighten up your writing.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Plotbot, a web application for writing and collaborating on screenplays. For all the details, including a complete demonstration and detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started using Plotbot yourself, watch this home-computing how-to from the folks at popSiren.
In this tutorial, we learn how to identify the constraints & function to be optimized. When you are asked for the elements of constraints, you are being asked for the plain English version. If you are told you only have so much of something inside of a written problem, then take into account all of the limits that are listed. Once you have these, write them down so you have them in one place. After this, write down the number for the unrestricted part of the problem. After this, you will be a...
In this video, we learn how to use Tomboy Notes in writing a research report. First, open up Tomboy Notes on your computer. When you open it, you will see a search bar at the top of the paper and a toolbar to the left. On the toolbar, right click and create a new notebook named what you want. After this, start to copy in and paste all the notes that you have, including the citation for the paper. Continue to do this for all the different notes you have. Then, when you reach the end you will s...
Michael Abernethy teaches us how to incorporate sources into a paper in this tutorial. When you begin to write your sources in your paper, you need to first find out what you need to cite in the paper. Find out where you have used sources and make sure you give credit to the source it came from. After this, you need to research how to cite the different sources where you got your information. You want to use the most up-to-date information on MLA style citation while writing inside a paper. A...
In this video, we learn how to read numbers in Arabic. Make sure you are looking at the screen while reading the numbers, so you can get a visual key as to how the numbers look. As you start with the first number, you should learn how to say them in Arabic using the correct pronunciation as well. Each of the different numbers have a unique look in Arabic and should be written out correctly, because they can be mistaken for other numbers if not written out correctly. You can also write several...
In this video, we learn how to write the letter "S" in calligraphy copperplate. First, dab your calligraphy into ink, then start to writ on a your paper. Make a large half bowl shaped curved line, then make a loop and go down, creating a curved line with a dot at the end. To make the lowercase letter, make a thin line, followed by a thick outer line that curves into the large line making a lower case s. When you are finished with both of these, you will have beautiful letters that look great ...
With this clip, you'll learn how to create write-ons in Adobe After Effects CS4 or CS5. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular vector editor or a seasoned graphic arts professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various features and filters, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, watch this free video guide.
Don't be afraid of thesis statements - although they seem hard and are very important to your essay they are, in fact, quite simple.
It's OK to break the rules of songwriting, but know the structure of a song first so that you can break the rules intelligently. Learn how to write a song in this free music video. Structure is important in every aspect in life, so why not your song?
To play a guitar riff is to do more than simply to memorize a short musical phrase. Guitar riffs are like any other musical exercise; practicing them can be a terrific means of building manual dexterity and improving your overall playing technique. We can say of riffs, then, that they are not so much about rote repetition as making available to the guitarist new and different ways of playing. Every new riff you learn will make you a more able and versatile guitarist and better equip you to st...
Raven Symone shows us how to make a padded journal using your favorite fabric. You will need a pair of scissors, a composition notebook, a yard of fabric, ribbon, cotton stuffing, and hot glue. If you love to write poetry like Raven Symone, or you want to give a cool gift to your best friend. Make Raven Symone's padded journals for your own own writing, birthday gifts or school projects.
Check out this instructional language video to learn how to pronounce and write the hard and soft signs in Russian. Learn how to read and write Cyrillic with Viktor Dmitriyevich Huliganov in this 9th lesson. This is the penultimate Cyrillic alphabet lesson in the series, and covers the last two letters; the hard and soft signs, which have no sound of their own. Watch this tutorial video that is great for language nerds and beginning Russian speakers.
Learn how simple it can be to write out numbers in Japanese using Kanji characters by watching this video.
Turn a Britney Spears song into a classical fugue. A silly, pretentious instructional video I made for Prof. James Gardner's Sight & Sound: TV course, where I write a fugue based on the theme from Britney Spear's "Oops I Did It Again".
While the USB Rubber Ducky is well known by hackers as a tool for quick in-person keystroke injection attacks, one of the original uses for it was automation. In this guide, I'll be going the latter, explaining how we can use it to automate Wi-Fi handshake harvesting on the Raspberry Pi without using a screen or any other input.
Tortoise is an incredibly useful tool for programmers and those who do write or are planning to write lots of software on a Windows machine. New users don't have to worry about getting an SVN, but more advanced users will appreciate the functionality.
Whether you're an experienced programmer looking to add another language, or completely new to computer language and wanting to start with Java, this program is for you. After you've downloaded and installed your SDK, follow this tutorial to write your first Hello World program.
Java works a little differently than languages like Python or PHP when it comes to working with variables. This tutorial shows you what the difference is, how you can define your variables and the easiest ways to work with them when writing programs in Java.
This tutorial shows you the two basic types of loops in Python - While and For. Be careful that you don't accidentally write an infinite loop, but still be able to use them to increase the efficiency of your programs.
In this video techniques are shown to add ice letters using only butter cream icing. The reason butter cream icing is used is because of the ease of use when writing ice letters. Once your icing bag has been filled with the butter cream icing you must make sure all air has been removed from the bag before beginning. having your desert item on a turn table makes writing with butter cream much easier. Keeping a steady hand and moving at a slow place will give you the best result. The narrator e...
This is a video tutorial in the Education category where you are going to learn how to write equations in pre-Algebra. Write an equation that represents the following sentence and then solve the equation. The product of n and 6 is 12. That's n multiplied by 6 or 6n = 12. We want to solve our equation for n. That is we want to get n all by itself on the left hand side. Since n is multiplied by 6, we got to divide both sides by 6. So, we get 6n/6 = 12/6. On the left hand side of the equation, 6...
In this video, we learn how to make note cards for your research paper. Note cards will help keep your data organized and easy to organize. Take a pen and write out the title of the card on the top, then write out the pages you got the information from next to that. From here, start to write down information on the card, covering one topic per card. Use any notes that will help you out and have the most amount of information on them. After this, use a highlighter to highlight the different wo...
The query letter is often your first point of contact with a literary agent, and the first step to becoming a full published author. So you'll want your query letter to be as effective as possible. Here's what to do (and what not to do!) to write an effecitve query letter.
If you are writing a character who is in-depth enough, you will be able to let the character out of the box and improve your writing by taking over the scene completely. Master the exercise outlined in this video and get a better grasp on both your plot and character.
You need to start strong in order to be able to finish stronger, which is what makes a first draft so important to a writer who wants to eventually be published. National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a great way to get your novel into first draft form!
The Mind Map is a technique you can use when writing your next novel, article, technical document or any other project. Create character profiles, plot arcs or design the main goal of your article by using this innovative and useful technique for organizing the information in your piece.
In this free video language lesson from Sunny Park of Mahalo, we learn how to say, pronounce and write the Korean words for "Can you help me?" For details, and to get started using this handy Korean phrase yourself, watch this guide for Korean language learners.
In this free video language lesson from Sunny Park of Mahalo, we learn how to say, pronounce and write the Korean words for "you're beautiful" using both formal and informal language. For details, and to get started using this handy Korean phrase yourself, watch this guide for Korean language learners.
In this free video language lesson from Sunny Park of Mahalo, we learn how to say, pronounce and write the Korean words for "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Christmas." For details, and to get started using this handy Korean phrase yourself, watch this guide for Korean language learners.
In this free video language lesson from Sunny Park of Mahalo, we learn how to say, pronounce and write the Korean words for "I'm angry." For details, and to get started using this handy Korean phrase yourself, watch this guide for Korean language learners.
In this free video language lesson from Sunny Park of Mahalo, we learn how to say, pronounce and write the Korean words for "I'll be right back." For details, and to get started using this handy Korean phrase yourself, watch this guide for Korean language learners.
In this free video language lesson from Sunny Park of Mahalo, we learn how to say, pronounce and write the Korean word for "I miss you." For details, and to get started using this handy Korean phrase yourself, watch this guide for Korean language learners.
