How To: Add borders to basic shapes in OpenOffice Draw
Once you have created a basic shape in Open Office Draw, you can add a range of formatting to alter the appearance of your shape.
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How To: Tell grizzly bears apart from black bears
It's not by color (as you might expect because of the name), and it's not by size. It's the body shape. Check out this video from the folks at Yellowstone National Park and see for yourself how to tell the difference between grizzly bears and black bears.
How To: Paste text without style information on a Mac
Let Deb Cross and John Hendron demonstrate how to paste text on a Macintosh without keeping the style information (font size, color) in your target application.
How To: Keep heucheras beautiful and healthy
This video from Garden Time shows the different types of heucheras and how to keep them full of color and not to bushy.
How To: Convert part of an image to grayscale in Photoshop
In this lesson, learn how to selectively maintain the original color aspects in a portion of an image while making the remainder of the image grayscale for an added aesthetic effect.
How To: Correct and enhance images in Photoshop
In this lesson, learn how to correct and enhance images with regard to exposure, contrast and color balance in Photoshop. The differences between exposure and contrast are discussed in detail along with tips on how to make less than perfect images look better.
How To: Use iPhoto '08 to make color adjustments on photos
In this tutorial Macmost.com shows iPhoto '08 of the iLife '08 suite. This video demonstrates how to use the Effects Menu and the Adjust menu to improve the quality of you photographs with some simple alterations.
How To: Colorize a black and white photo in photoshop
This video shows you how to color a black and white photo using Photoshop. To get a good result you need to have patience and pay attention to details - this video will help you out.
How To: Preserve hydrangeas
Saving the color of summer is easy... if you have hydrangeas and follow a few simple tips.
How To: Carrying yarn up the side of your work
Carry stitch instructions from Lion Brand Yarn. Learn how to carry yarn up the side of your work - especially helpful when working with two colors.
How To: Prank your roommate's toothpaste
Do your roommates constantly steal your toothpaste? Give them a surprise - by filling the tube halfway with toothpaste (you can add food coloring to make the evidence more clear), some baking soda and vinegar in a small ziplock bag, when they try to use it the next time, the contents will be blown out onto their hands! Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Use the Mask Pro plug-in for Photoshop
This tutorial shows you how to use the Mask Pro plug in for Photoshop. This masking tool works based on including or excluding colors.
How To: Crush velvet
This crushing process brings out color variations by flattening the pile or nap of the velvet, and adds surface texture by pleating the fabric. One benefit to this method is that a simple wash and tumble dry will restore the fabric to its original condition, so watch this video and see just how to create crushed velvet.
How To: Pull the bloody red tap water prank
Turn your sink into a scene from a horror movie and prank someone by rigging the faucet with food coloring to turn water blood red as it comes out. Use this as inspiration for one of your April Fools Day pranks!
How To: Soft colorize black and white photos with Photoshop
This is the effect you sometimes see on black and white posters of children with that slight touch of color. Learn how to create this effect in Adobe Photoshop
How To: Use the OnDrawColumnCell event when programming Delphi
This Delphi tutorial looks at how to take advantage of the OnDrawColumnCell event on the TDBGrid component. In particular it examines how to make every second row a different colour (Sky Blue) and how to change the appearance of the text depending on the data.
How To: Tie dye a spider style design
Watch this step by step guide to folding and dying a spider style design for a tie-dyed t-shirt. This is a dark dye example, not a brightly colored shirt.
How To: Repaint a piece of furniture
Whether you're resurrecting an old, beat-up wooden table or giving that avocado-colored nightstand a new lease on life, a quick coat of paint can update even the most hopeless furniture.
How To: Make bakeable modeling clay beads
Bakeable modeling clay comes in many vibrant colors. Here's how to use it to make flat beads that resemble millefiori—glass beads with a flower design.
How To: Make electric lemonade
With its psychedelic name and shocking color, an Electric Lemonade might be a mind-blowing potion dreamed up by some mad hippie scientist—but who cares? It's a great drink to light up your summer night.
How To: Color your mix with effects loops in Logic
Put an effect on multiple tracks in Logic and make your mix your own with an assortment of cool sounds and layers.
How To: Wear neutral colors
Janemag's market/fashion news editor, Kelley Culp, shows you how to wear neutrals without fading out of sight.
How To: Do your laundry while at college
In this video, you will learn how to properly do laundry at college using a washer machine, dryer, laundry detergent, and laundry card in an hour and a half. Learn how to choose the correct wash/dry cycles that coordinate with your type of laundry. (colors/whites/delicates)
How To: Make zafrani pulao (safron rice)
Zafrani pulao (safron rice) is rice cooked with safron and nuts. Chef Sanjay also explains how to get that perfect safron color for this Indian side.
How To: Fry onions for biryani
When making biryani, you always use onions, and frying them "just right" adds great taste and color to this Indian favorite. See how it's done in this video.
How To: Embellish the sound of the didgeridoo with your voice
You can embellish the basic drone sound of the didgeridoo by using your voice. If we liken the basic drone to the canvas for our musical expression, then your voice is the paint you use to colour that sound.
How To: Tie-dye your clothes with a punk flare
This week, the Thread Heads teach us how to punk rock tie-dye our clothes. Punk rock means you don't use hippy colors, but hard core greens and blacks. Yeah, punk rock is hardcore.
How To: Draw a dragon slayer girl
Learn how to sketch and color a comic book-style dragon slayer girl. This drawing tutorial is done in Photoshop.
How To: Create bluer skies in Photoshop
Do you want to fine-tune the color of the sky photos you have shot? In this video you will learn to create deep dark blue skies. Learn to utilize Quick Mask to perform the trick in Photoshop.
How To: Make fake heads
To make fake heads you will need Styrofoam head, flesh color spay paint, make-up kit, a wig, glasses, mustaches, fake blood and liquid latex.
How To: Convert images to grayscale mode in Photoshop
Sometimes we need to create grayscale images for better contrast effect in our designs. In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn to convert a color image to grayscale mode. You will also be introduced to the concept of channels.
How To: Create lightsabers in Photoshop
Are you a Star War fan? This is a a tutorial on making light sabers in Photoshop. Learn to use Gaussian blur and Color Balance to create the glowing effect of the sabers.
How To: Get the telekinesis plasmid in Bioshock
Fulfill your desire both for levitating objects and shooting up on neon colored liquids by acquiring the telekinesis plasmid in Bioshock for the XBox 360 and PC.
How To: Create striking effects with polymer clay
Corinne Bradd shows how to create simple, yet striking effects with polymer clay, creating spotted patterns in various bright colors.
How To: Make roasted asparagus in the oven
Slim stalks of asparagus just scream of spring. Blanching or steaming has long been the cooking method of choice for these tender spears, though all that moisture can leach out the bright green color and make asparagus stringy, even mushy. Roasting or grilling asparagus concentrates the sweet, green-ness of the vegetable and adds a crispy, caramelized crunch that makes it irresistible.
How To: Make a brown butter sauce
Browned butter enriches just about anything it touches with a warm, nutty richness. From fish to squash, Brussels sprouts, even frosting, browned butter makes even simple preparations seem extraordinary.
How To: Install and run Gameboy games on a PSP
Want to play Gameboy, Gameboy Color, and Gameboy Advance games on your PSP? Here's how to install GPSP and RIN, two Gameboy emulator programs on your PSP. Please note that downloading video game ROMs is illegal.
How To: Make oobleck
Obleck is a mixture that defies Newton's third law and kids will love it! Ingredients you will need are 1.5 cups of corn starch, 1 cup of water, and food coloring which is optional. After mixing, if the mixture is too thick, add more water. If the mixture is too runny, add more corn starch.
How To: Origami an inflatable balloon.
Fold up a piece of paper in a certain way so that you can inflate it. Kids will love it and they can even color it and use their imagination to make it into anything they desire. Have Fun!!!
How To: Embroider with a free motion machine for quilting
Embroidering fabric adds appealing texture and color to quilts. Learn sewing machine methods for free motion embroidery.