In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to create simple and complex multicolored gradient ramps in After Effects. No need to open Photoshop just to do your ramps ever again! Create multi-color gradient ramps in After Effects.
This tutorial creates several authentic lightsaber effects. Kramer has created a simple technique to make sabers with a breeze. Create a Star Wars lightsaber in After Effects.
This tutorial shows you how to make a vegas style sign where lightbulbs turn on and off in sequence around the outside of a shape. Using simple photoshop files, create an animated billboard of a T. Create a "running lights" effect in After Effects.
Jayse Hansen demonstrates how to create graphic elements that will grow in After Effects. Now we have a step by step tutorial. More experienced users are welcome to skip around using the included menu. Using simple masking techniques doesn't always do the trick, this in depth tutorial gives you some better techniques. Make elements grow in After Effects.
This video shows you how to draw and edit the properties of 3D shapes in Illustrator CS3. It's actually very simple to do and you should have the hang of it in no time. Create 3D shapes in Illustrator CS3.
Have you ever wanted to create cartoon landscapes using Photoshop but don't know how? In this video tutorial you will learn how to create simple cartoon-like backgrounds and landscapes from within Photoshop. Learn to use the pen tool to create a work path. Create cartoon landscapes using Photoshop.
In this video we will look at a quick and simple cloning technique in Photoshop. You will learn to use the Clone Stamp and Polygonal Lasso Tools to make cloning out pixels much easier. Remember to apply the cool trick to improve your next cloning task! Improve your cloning technique in Photoshop.
Want to know how to pick a Masterlock? All you need is one office supply- a binder clip! This tutorial will show you how, with a few alterations, you can pick a lock with a simple binder clip. Pick a lock with a binder clip.
Want to make perfect folds every time? Watch this video to find out how to fold your clothes like a pro. This video will teach you the simple, Japanese, and the automatic fold. Fold your clothes like a pro.
Ever wondered how much your car weighs? This video will teach you a simple calculation using tire measurements to find out how much your car weighs. Weigh your car.
Chef Jacques Pepin demonstrates a simple and very quick method for deboning birds. Chef Pepin has been known to debone a chicken in under a minute. Debone turkey and chicken.
Make simple, crisp, beautiful cookies, cooked in a pizzelle press. These are wafer thin and sprinkled with confectioners' sugar. Make crispy pizzelle cookies.
A delicious chicken dish that can be made as hot or as mild as you wish - a perfect meal for curry lovers who want to keep it simple. You will need chicken breasts cut into chunks, vegetable oil, butter, chopped onion, cinnamon, crushed garlic, crushed ginger, ground turmeric, chili powder, ground almonds, whole peeled tomatoes, tomato paste, natural yogurt, fresh coriander or spinach chopped, salt, pepper, a large frying pan, spoon, and a tray. Make butter chicken.
Video show how to prune wisteria in the winter. Wisteria is a climbing plant that needs to be trimmed so that it is kept at a manageable size. Simple steps are explained well in this video. Prune wisteria in the winter.
Sandra Redmond shares methods for removing limescale stains. Video subtitles all products used and breaks down each step including wiping down the sink, rinsing and drying it off. A quick project made simple by this video. Remove limescale from sink.
Julia Child and her guest demonstrate how to make a Sunday night pasta. This simple, yet bold dish, typical of the best Italian cooking, blends garlic, tomatoes, and rich balsamic vinegar to make a perfect dinner. Make Sunday night pasta with balsamic vinegar.
With this simple technique the cue ball will follow the path of the object ball without scratching. If both balls are lined up with the pocket, an off-center hit will help in pocketing the object ball but not the cue ball preventing a scratch and lining up the next shot. Make a straight shot using follow.
Part of the pure & simple series. Renee Loux and Michel Nischan show how to make a Thai lettuce wrap. As the ingredients are being shown, a popup appears telling how that specific ingredient aids in your health. Make a Thai lettuce wrap.
If you think pool only involves "four ball, corner pocket", this video is for you. Impress your friends with this simple video. Learn how to make a rail cut shot with natural English. Make a rail cut shot with natural English in pool.
Learn how to do the one handed lift split cut card trick. This simple video and text will tell you all you need to know about this classic card move. Do the one handed lift split cut.
This is a really quick tutorial shows you a super simple trick on how to get Photoshop to load and open faster. If you're like us, you'll appreciate ANY time saving computer tips like this one. Speed up Photoshop start-up.
Learn how to pronounce hello and other phrases in Thai for your Bangkok visit. Shot on location and hosted by a local, this simple video covers all the basic Thai phrases. Speak common Thai phrases.
This is a really simple and tutorial that shows you how to quickly and uniformly scale components of an object in Maya. This video is definitely for beginners but still a great example of how to use the scale tools when modelling. Scale components in Maya.
Read and watch how to do the bridge card shuffle. With lots of text and a simple video, learn how you can do a classic card move that will add style to your card playing skills. Do the bridge shuffle.
Watch a simple video that shows you how to make a sphinx napkin fold. Interestingly, it looks more like an Egyptian pyramid than the Sphynx! This classic yet stately place setting is sure to add life to any table. Make a sphinx napkin fold.
Paper is something we use everyday. Whenever we think about paper, mostly nothing comes to our minds more than reading and writing on paper! However, that's not all. There are lots of things that may come out of papers. Hundreds of ideas and uses that paper can MAGICALLY provide! Well, it's not really magic.. It's something that needs some simple learning and some small working and there you will have many lovely things just coming out of paper!
Need to pass along an important message on paper without having it accidentally discovered by your archenemy? Using very common household products, you can easily whip up an invisible ink recipe and write out your secret message with the solution. All the recipient needs to do is heat up the paper using a stovetop of light bulb, or brush the surface of the paper with a simple iodine mixture to read the message.
In this article, I'll show you how to make a simple touch-triggered switch. This is very useful for various electronic projects, from a simple bedside light to a flat panel touch keyboard. The circuit can vary in switching power depending on the transistors you use. For example, if you're looking into creating a 120V light that turns on when touched, you'd need two powerful transistors and an isolation relay. However, a simple flashlight that turns on when touched would only take a couple of ...
We're about to get real here... DSLR filmmaking has made every would-be filmmaker's dreams of shooting a feature that looks as good as a 'professionally shot' Hollywood film a reality. These consumer-level cameras bring with them many advantages, but they also have their disadvantages - namely, they were never intended to be used primarily as video cameras, and so their design doesn't exactly make using them easy or comfortable (especially when you're shooting long takes). Thus, you're gonna ...
Who says bourbon can't be a ladies' liquor? Next time you're hosting a dinner party, pick up a mix of berries at your local grocery store. The delicious fruit will highlight the earthy flavors of your favorite bourbon whiskey, resulting in a wonderfully tart and smooth aperitif for your guests. In the below recipe, I opted for Wild Turkey 81 proof.
It's not listed as one of the features on the updated Nook e-reader, but there is a web browser hidden inside Barnes & Noble's newest device, you just need to know how to access it. The eBook Reader shows the clandestine web browser on the Simple Touch Reader in the video below, and it's fairly easy to access. Just open up the Nook's search function, type a URL into the search bar and hit the go button. It's that simple.
http://www.BalloonLibrary.comMr. Fudge teaches how to make a balloon animal dog the easy way on this simple step by step balloon animal video from youtube. Your Balloon Man, Mr. Fudge has been a balloon artist and entertainer for years, specializing in teaching other entertainers how to twist balloons. With his years of expertise in the balloon world, you're sure to find this tutorial easy to follow and fun to watch. Happy twisting!
Okay, so WonderHowTo already has a million origami tutorials (well, I'm exaggerating... not a million. 2,410 and growing). And the process of folding an origami rabbit is pretty simple (maybe not that simple- 16 steps to be exact).
WonderHowTo favorite brusspup demonstrates an amazingly simple coin trick with a plastic hanger and a quarter. In fact, it seems almost too simple to be real.
It's what every baker needs. If only this were a cake decorating appliance for sale at Williams-Sonoma, instead of a one of a kind art machine showcased at this year's Vienna Design Week, created by mischer'traxler.
There's no longer any need to ask your neighbor to water your plants while you're away. Craftzine's houseplant wicking system offers a very simple solution: Cut some cotton strips. Soak one end in a bowl of water. Bury the other end in the soil of each plant, which in turn keeps the roots moist without drowning them.
55-year-old Peruvian inventor, Eduardo Gold, was one of 26 winners of the "100 Ideas to Save the Planet" competition of 2009. His winning plan? To whitewash a mountain in order to restore it to a glacier.
If you've been watching the World Cup, you've likely become pretty damn annoyed by the vuvuzelas (even when played by kids as cute as above...). MOST of us have jobs, which means recording the games is necessary. As a solution, LifeHacker offers a simple equalization trick to remove vuvuzelas from an audio recording: Too complicated? Try this super simple trick posted on World Cup World.
Microsoft Research and Carnegie Mellon University have teamed up to to create an armband that projects a touchscreen interface directly on to your skin. The best part? Skinput knows which part of the body you've tapped, based on the sound that's matched against skin, muscle or skeleton.
"Skimboarding in a Storm" displays some ultra cool camerawork, employing the relatively cheap and user friendly GoPro camera (also used in the clever Kitchen Timer Panning Time Lapse Hack).
