Wondering how to make a custom gradient in GIMP? This clip will show you how it's done. Whether you're new to the GNU Image Manipulation Program, GNU's popular free graphics editor, or a seasoned designer just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own custom gradients, take a look!
Want to create a quick and easy space backdrop using GIMP? This clip will show you how. Whether you're new to the GNU Image Manipulation Program, GNU's popular free graphics editor, or a seasoned designer just looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're certain to enjoy this free video software tutorial. For more information, including detailed, step-by-step instructions, and to get started making your own outer-space backgrounds in GIMP.
With the help of designer Jeffrey Fisher, Style at Home transforms this small space into an organized and stylish setting. Coordinate your small space. Accessorize your bedroom with mirrors and balance the room with reflective additions to make your room look bigger. Reflective elements open up the room. The storage issue is necessary to keeping your space clear of clutter.
Create a waterfall card using CTMH products for Father's Day. You will need a blank card, designer cardstock, a scoring tool, and a paper cutter. Watch this video card-making tutorial and learn how to craft a waterfall greeting card.
This adorable Father's Day card is a great way to show dear old Dad that you care. You'll need designer paper, stamps, and the patience to do a little bit of origami. Watch this video card making tutorial and learn how to make a thoughtful Father's Day card.
Mailer envelopes have a way of piling up, if not going straight in the trash, but why not turn them into a scrapbooking project? This mini album then has built-in pockets for storing keepsakes. Decorate with designer paper, stamps and ribbons to suit any taste. Watch this video scrapbooking tutorial and learn how to make a mini album out of recycled mailer envelopes.
This video card making tutorial shows how to make a mini tri-fold album card. You'll need designer paper, ribbons, a hole punch, and a sheet of acetate. Watch this instructional video and learn how to make a mini-trifold album card, as a gift or to treasure yourself.
Do you have an extra room in your home? Watch this video tutorial from an interior designer to learn how to make that extra house space a home office by day and a guest room by night.
This video tutorial shows how to make a gift box out of designer paper. Learn how to fold, stamp, and decorate this adorable gift box.
This video tutorial shows how to make a purse out of paper. Learn how to craft and decorate a handbag out of designer paper.
This is a very basic introductory video that teaches you how to successfully install Quartz Composer on your MAC OSX 10.5 Leopard. Quartz Composer is a node-based graphical data software that uses visual programming language. Built exclusively for use on the MAC OSX, it's a handy software for graphic designers.
Have you ever been in the middle of making a layout and wanted an acrylic embellishment but couldn't find the right saying or color? We're here to keep you from ever having that problem again! In this quick video learn how to take clear acrylic pieces and turn them into the cute designer pieces you find at the store. This video has tips and techniques to use in scrapbooking.
Learn how to use crimp ends with leather by watching a jewelry designer make a necklace with lampwork and bali beads.
Learn how today's cutting edge landscape and garden designers are breathing life into patio spaces. Get some really great ideas on making your patio fun and functional and last a long time.
How to make cool opening titles to add a degree of professionalism to your movie or film. Uses the title designer.
Guest designer Jasmine Burgess shows Kristy Clark how to make gorgeously vibrant butterflies, ideal for use as table decorations, novelty gift tags or embellishments on a whole range of different projects. With clever hints and handy tips, you'll see how to create a professional finish.
Pimp my text!! We've all seen those car and videogame ads with the pimped out chromed text effect. Guess what? You don't need to go out and pay professional designers thousands of dollars for it. All you need to invest is about 10 minutes and watch this episode of Pixel Perfect and see how easy it is to get that nice shiney sparkly chrome effect.
Ironing can be a bit tricky, with so many different designers and clothing materials to choose from. This video shows you how to iron a blouse and skirt so each looks perfect every time.
This card project is a little bit different and will show you how to make a trimmings side edge card, using some fabulous products from Anna Griffin, including the Trimmings 12" dies and the Rose designer collection. The card is easy to make and looks so pretty, but it is a 'easy when you see how' card. Step 1: Now Watch the Tutorial
In this how to you will learn how to estimate square roots. You could use this in the real world if you are an engineer or if you are a video game designer. Here is a video to help you understand.
In this web design tutorial you will learn the differences between matching colors vs. not matching colors, changing speech bubble colors and renaming named colors.
In this web design tutorial learn how to adjust width and color of speech bubbles and text within speech bubbles. This is a two part series web design tutorial so make sure to watch the following web design tutorial to help you fully understand how to modify speech bubbles from designs gallery.
In this web design tutorial learn how to create a mouseover state using mouseoff and mouseover layers. The mouseover state will allow more interactivity. Basically when a user places their cursor over the mouseoff object the mouseover object will be revealed. Common uses of this feature is to create a color highlight or texture change.
In this web design tutorial learn how to apply flat fill transparency vs. linear transparency fill. This web design tutorial will give you a very basic understanding of how to apply transparencies and show objects that are underneath transparent objects.
Whether you're a Maya (AKA Autodesk Maya) beginner or seasoned veteran, modeling a realistic house using the 3D graphic design software is a great course on how to use your vectors and a variety of Maya tools. Whether you are an interior designer, architect or are just trying to get ahead in the game, this Maya tutorial will show you the way.
The side-scrolling space shooter (Think R-Type) is one of the oldest and most basic of video game genres, which makes it a great place to start for novice game designers. This video will show you how to make such a game, called "Schnoopter", in Unity3D, an excellent free online game design engine. If you've never used Unity before, you should watch this series for a guide to the absolute basics.
Got a fireplace? Then you'll be doing it injustice if you don't festoon it and dress it to the nines for the holiday season. But don't take the easy way out and purchase cheapo plastic ornaments and fake greenery at the store. Instead, check out this video to learn how to make it simply drip with glamour.
If you're a graphic designer, you've probably dealt with clients who sent you the wrong files, like JPG and BMP "source" files. You need to the EPS vector files, but they don't know what that is, and they don't care. They want that image or logo they sent you blown up to poster size for a billboard or something.
Want to turn an image into black and white? With Photoshop CS5's Black & White command, it's easy! This clip will show you how to use it. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned designer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, watch this video guide.
Looking for instructions on how to use Adobe Photoshop to create a slick, summer movie style poster? Look no further. This exhaustive 25-minute guide from Quintal Designs will teach you everything you need to know. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editor or a seasoned designer looking to better acquaint yourself with the new features and functions of the latest iteration of the application, you're sure to benefit from this free software tutorial. For more information, wat...
Have you ever thought of building your own social networking site? Before you get to making websites like Facebook, you need to start off smaller, and this 29-part video series is where to begin with developing a social networking community website . Before you start with these lessons though, make sure you have all the following:
PHP is a scripting language that since 1995 has allowed web developers all over the world to create more dynamic websites. This video series will show you how to use it from start to finish, covering the very basics and very advanced techniques. If you want to move you web design skills beyond XHTML, watch this video.
Adobe Dreamweaver is one of the most powerful and best pieces of software for designing, creating, editing, and building a website. If you have ever wanted to make a website, this video will show you how to use Dreamweaver to do it. If you haven't built a website, then you really haven't engaged with the internet.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to work with sections in Pages '09. iWork '09, the office productivity suite from Apple, is the easiest way to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Writing and page layouts are easy in Pages. Numbers gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. You'll captivate your audience with new and sophisticated features in Keynote.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to create a table of contents in Pages '09.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to use outline mode in Pages '09. iWork '09, the office productivity suite from Apple, is the easiest way to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Writing and page layouts are easy in Pages. Numbers gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. You'll captivate your audience with new and sophisticated features in Keynote.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to use full-screen view in Pages '09. iWork '09, the office productivity suite from Apple, is the easiest way to create documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Writing and page layouts are easy in Pages. Numbers gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. You'll captivate your audience with new and sophisticated features in Keynote.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to add citations and equations in Pages '09.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to track changes and add comments in Pages '09.
Check out this informative video tutorial from Apple on how to use Mail Merge with a Numbers document in Pages '09.
