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How To: Get rid of bacne back acne

A random pimple or two is one thing. But if your back is covered with acne, you, my friend, have bacne. Benzoyl peroxide, an exfoliator, and even professional help shoud do the trick. Watch this video skin care tutorial and learn how to treat bacne back acne. It's not that much different than the zits you're getting on your face, so whatever is working there should keep your back clear too.

How To: Everyday makeup for oily combination skin

In this video, Anna Saccone gives an updated makeup routine for people who have oily skin. First, you should apply foundation onto your skin and blend it into your skin well. Concealer comes next, applying it underneath your eyes and along your brow line, using your ring fingers in order to spread it out. Other things to apply on your face for a basic everyday makeup routine include blush, eyeliner, eyeshadow, and lipstick, all of which you can learn to apply effectively and quickly after wat...

How To: Prepare a whitetail deer head for mounting

In this video taxidermy tutorial series, a professional taxidermist demonstrates how to prepare a whitetail deer cape for mounting. Now that the skin has been fleshed and tanned, the deer head cape is ready to be mounted. The skin will need the mount that will shape the skin, and will require trimming and sewing of the tanned and prepped skin. Watch this instructional video and learn how to prepare a whitetail deer head for mounting.

How To: Clean your American Girl doll's skin with a magic eraser

In this video, we learn how to clean your American Girl doll's skin w/ a magic eraser. First, soak your Mister Clean Magic Eraser and then squeeze the water out. From here, undress your doll and put its hair up. Then, take the eraser and rub it onto the doll's skin to clean it. Rub it gently and scrub any parts that are especially dirty. If this isn't working, add on some baking soda and scrub it further until all residue is gone. Continue to do this throughout the entire doll and then when f...

How To: Skin a deer hide

In this tutorial, we learn how to skin a deer hide. First, cut into the joint on the back legs. Cut across this, then down through the back side of the leg. Open the leg up with the knife and continue to cut until you see the last joint. After this, you can snap the leg and then repeat this same process for all of the legs. Now, apply pressure to the neck where you want to cut and then skin the stomach area from the inside area. Keep the tip of the knife away from the hide so you don't poke a...

How To: Prepare cantaloupe

In this tutorial, we learn how to prepare a cantaloupe. First, cut the top and the bottom off of the cantaloupe. After you have these cut off, take a sharp knife and cut from the top to the bottom of the fruit. Cut just the skin off, making sure you get the least amount of orange left on the skin when it's cut off. Continue to cut all the way around the cantaloupe until there is no more green or skin left on the fruit. After this, cut the fruit in half and then scoop out all the seeds. From h...

How To: Prepare eggplant

In this tutorial, we learn how to prepare eggplant. First, cut the top and the bottom off of your eggplant. After this, grab your eggplant and hold it so it's standing up. Then, grab a sharp knife and cut down from the top to the bottom so the skin comes off of the vegetable. Go all the way around until you remove all of the skin from the eggplant. You can also use a peeler to do this to speed up the process. When all the skin is off, use your knife to cut the eggplant into slices and then cu...

How To: Get rid of skin imperfections in Adobe Photoshop CS4

In this clip, you'll learn how to remove skin imperfections in everyone's favorite image editor, Adobe Photoshop! Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned 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.

How To: Treat psoriasis

Almost 125 million people worldwide suffer from what is known as psoriasis, the skin disease that's marked by red, itchy, and scaly patches that are hurtful, if not visually god-awful. There can be a little hope though for psoriasis sufferers. Though you can treat and control psoriasis, characterized by dry scaly patches of skin, the progress is often erratic and cyclical, so be patient and consistent in executing these steps.

How To: Model with curve, sweep & skin nodes in Houdini

See how to build a simple coil spring using the curve, sweep, and skin nodes in Houdini. Whether you're new to Side Effects Software's popular 3D production program or a seasoned graphic artist just interested in better acquainting yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this free video tutorial. For more information, including detailed instructions, take a look.

How To: Determine your skin tone

In this editon of Tip Tuesday from Pursebuzz we are shown how to determine your skin tone. This tip is a pretty simple way to determine if you're a warm or a cold tone, and if you are pink-based or yellow-based. That's the first question you're asked if you go to a counter and you're trying to figure out your foundation colors or your blush colors or shadows, or what will work for you. The first test is the fabric test. You don't even have to buy this fabric. You could just go to a fabric sto...

How To: Properly cut pineapples

In this video you will learn a simple and fast way to cut a pineapple into small chunks. Begin by cutting off both the top and bottom of the pineapple. Then cut the pineapple in half from top to bottom, rotate the pineapple 45 degrees and cut again so that you have eight long wedges. Take each wedge and set it on the cutting board skin side down. Cut in two small pieces but don't go all the way through the skin. Finally, pass the knife along the bottom of the wedge removing the skin. Repeat t...

How To: Smooth skin with noiseware plug-in using Photoshop

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to smooth skin with noise-ware plug-in using Adobe Photoshop. Users will need to first download the plug-in to be able to use it from the menu of the filters. Now modify the values of Noise Level Adjustment and Noise Suppression. Max the Luminance and set the other values to 50%. Click on the preview from above to see the difference. Then use the filter a second time to make a stronger effect. Any small wrinkles can be eliminated with the patch tool. ...

How To: Differentiate tunable and non-tunable bodhrán drums

In this how to video, you will learn how to tell the difference between a tunable and non-tunable bodhran. A tunable bodhran has a tuning mechanism to allow you to adjust the skin tension. A non-tunable bodhran is actually tunable, but it just needs more time to do so. A tunable drum has the tuning mechanism in the inside. They are lugs pressing on an inner hoop. When the key is turned clockwise, this will make it tighter. Make sure to go crisscross rather than around the circle when tuning. ...

How To: Remove blemishes with Adobe Photoshop

JdudeTutorials explains how you can remove zits, blemishes, and other unsightly skin problems, from pictures using Adobe Photoshop. He begins by opening up a picture of a female's lower face. Left click on the stamp on your toolbar, and select the Clone Stamp tool. You will see a small circular cursor. He explains that you should find a skin tone on the picture that matches the skin surrounding the troubled area. He holds the alt key on his keyboard and left clicks the spot that most resemble...

How To: Give someone a shave in GIMP

In this Software video you will see how to give someone a shave in GIMP. Learn spot removal, skin smoothening and a makeover or removing a 1 day beard. This is done using the Clone and the Healing tool. To use the Clone tool, select the tool from the right hand panel. Then to select the source skin color, you have to hold ctrl key down and click. Now when you apply it to the area you will get the same shade of the source color. So, you will need to select an area very close to the spot you ar...

How To: Peel tomato skin off

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to peel tomato skin off. Before peeling the tomato skin, users will need to have a boiling pot of water. Begin by cutting a little X-shape onto the tomato. Then put the tomato into the boiling water. Let it boil for about 20 seconds. Then take out the tomato and peel it where you cut the X-shape. Peeling a tomato is not common and difficult to do without boiling. People may choose to peel tomatoes to make tomato pies, marinara sauce or stewed tomatoes...

How To: Look dead in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial the instructor shows how to do retouching to produce undead skin makeup. This video shows how to make a convincing, undead like, vampire skin make up. First open a image of the face which you want to make it look like undead face. Go to the channels panel and make a selection of just the face with the skin and exclude the rest of the head which includes the hair and other stuff. Now open a new adjustment layer and open the color balance tool. Fist select the mid ton...

How To: Peel ginger without using a knife

Gourmet Magazine's food editor Lillian Chou introduces cooking enthusiasts to a little-known method to peeling a ginger. She addresses the problem of cooks taking too much of the ginger off with the skin when peeling with a knife. To reduce this wasteful practice and get dependable results every time, she encourages the use of a spoon! This simple tool can take the skin (and only the skin!) off ginger without any hassle. It also is apparently very good at getting the hard-to-peel spots on gin...

How To: Smooth skin in Photoshop

The author of this video takes us through the process of smoothing the skin in Photoshop. The video helps you to conceal blemishes in your photos. It is an easy way to soften and smooth someone’s skin in a photo without blurring out any important image details. One would definitely look few years younger after this editing. Though the sound quality for the video was somewhat less, the explanation was so clear that one could understand the entire process very easily.

How To: Wear color when brunette & pale skinned

Anna Saccone shows which colors to wear if you are a brunette, pale, with cool undertones, having any eye color. She explains about some basic colors such as white, cream, and mint green, which work best with your skin undertones and hair color to best accentuate your features and look. Anna gives this general guide as a good base, though depending on specifics that work for you, may change a little since each person is different.

How To: Seed and eat a pomegranate with bowl of water

Pomegranate is native to Persia and it is a combination of two Latin words that mean apple and seeds. Wear old clothes and put a paper towel over the cutting board because the juice of the pomegranate can spray out and it stains. Start by cutting off the top and bottom of the pomegranate. Score the pomegranate by cutting through the skin in four different places. Get a bowl of water and hold it under water while you pull the skin off. As you take the pomegranate apart you are trying to get th...

How To: Make a homemade refresher setting spray for your skin

In this two-part tutorial, learn how to make a homemade, preservative-free refresher spray to set your makeup after application. Hosted by Koren of EnKoreMakeup, part one shows us what goes into making the mixture: Distilled water, glycerine, a tea bag, cucumber, rose water, and essential oils: tea tree, rose, rosemary, sage, lavender, & lemon oil. (Oils can be found at Coastal Scents.) In part two, Koren shows us how to combine these ingredients to make the refreshing, makeup setting spray.