See how to use the contour shading feature in Mental Ray to create basic inking or schematic rendering and how you can mix it with standard shaders, ambient occlusion or ink&paint shader to achieve better results. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, and to get started using Mental Ray countour shading in your ...
This tips tutorial takes a look on how you can use Reactor's dynamic features to simulate a scene with rigid and soft body meshes. See how to configure it and how to use the constraint to animate it. Whether you're new to Autodesk's popular modeling software or a seasoned 3D artist just looking to better acquaint yourself with the application, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, watch this Max user's guide.
In this tutorial, we learn how to make tough meat tender. To do this, you will need: a frying pan, salt, pepper, soy sauce, pork, and a slow cooker. You will want to first season your pork with the salt, pepper, and soy sauce. Next, brown your meat on all sides in the pan until it has a crispy brown edge and then place the pork into a slow cooker with no water and leave on high. Leave the pork in the slow cooker for 4 hours, then when it's finished, the pork will be fall of the bone tender, a...
In order to make Smoked Turkey, begin by brining it. Allow the turkey to soak in a brine. An ice chest can be used to brine the turkey. The brine is of your choosing. Season it with your preferred seasonings.
In this tutorial, Skinny and Mini teach us how to make beef jerky omelettes. The ingredients you will need are: 2 tablespoon finely chopped beef jerky, 3 eggs, 1 tablespoon butter, and 1 handful of shredded mozzarella. First, you will heat up your pan over medium heat and let the butter melt inside the pan. Next, sautŽ your finely chopped beef jerky inside of the butter until it's hot. After this, add in your eggs and cook on high until you can scrape the edges and the egg, then add in your m...
This video shows how to make a simple and stylish belt out of three zippers, a square of wool, and a glue gun. For those who are not skilled at sewing, there is no sewing required in the making of this belt. Taking the hot glue gun, place glue lengthwise along the back of the middle zipper and glue the top and bottom zippers to the middle one. After this is done, get a large square of fabric such as wool and glue the ends of the 3 zippers to the fabric. This fabric will serve as the location ...
In this tutorial, Michael Crupain shows us how to make strawberry flavored milk. To do this, take 200 grams sugar and put it into a large mixing bowl with 180 grams of elder flower sugar. Also add 65 grams of yogurt and whisk together until everything is well combined. Now, you can whisk in 665g of fresh strawberry puree and 1 quart of milk. Now, you can pour the milk into a pitcher and place it into a fridge until it's chilled. When you're ready, you can serve as you like and enjoy as you pl...
In order to make Sticky Rice, for your favorite Thai recipes, you will need the following: a strainer, a medium sized pot, sticky rice,
In order to prepare Sweet Potato French Fries, you will need the following: fresh sweet potatoes, olive oil, black pepper, time, garlic salt, a cookie sheet, and a Ziploc bag.
Need some help figuring out how to work with particles in Houdini 10? This clip will show you how it's done. 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.
Ever yearn for the days of homemade ice cream served up at old world ice cream parlors in a real glass cup with a non-plastic spoon? Don't settle for the mass-produced stuff in the frozen aisle and learn how to make your own ice cream instead.
In this tutorial, learn how to make a tasty snack out of gelatin and pudding that looks and tastes like.. snot. This recipe is perfect for Halloween, kids parties or April Fools Day jokes.
Want to make an authentic, Korean-style miso soup? See how it's done with this free video culinary guide. For details, including step-by-step instructions, watch this free video cooking lesson. The recipe is as follows:
Polish those not-so-pearly whites! With Adobe Photoshop CS4, it's easy to digitally brighten your smile. See how it's done with this video lesson. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing program or a seasoned graphic design professional just looking to your bag of tricks, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including step-by-step instructions, and to get started digitally whitening teeth yourself, watch this free video guide.
What's the difference between a webpage and a text file? CSS. See how to use CSS styles to format your content when working in Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular WISYWIG HTML editor or a seasoned web development professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the CS4 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including a step-by-step overview, watch this free video guide.
Interested in adding rollover buttons to your website? With Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, it's an easy process. See how it's done with this free video guide. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular WISYWIG HTML editor or a seasoned web development professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the CS4 workflow, you're sure to be well served by this video tutorial. For more information, including a step-by-step overview, watch this free video guide.
Cooking quinoa is similar to preparing cous cous. Both are grains and both will soak up the water or broth you place them in to become warm and fluffy. If you have never had quinoa before, you should definitely give it a try. This delicious grain is one of the most healthy things you can feed your family.
From Betty's Kitchen, Betty shows how to make bacon in the oven! A serving of bacon is then placed beside perfect scrambled eggs, thick-sliced raisin toast, citrus slices and hot chocolate to make for the perfect breakfast! Start your day off right with this delicious breakfast that is sure to make you and guests smile! To complete this meal, you will need the following ingredients:
Forget the beans jokes from childhood taunting - beans are among the cheapest and most excellent sources of protein. A great food for losing weight, beans contain 30g of fiber for each serving (compare that to 7g for cheese). They're low in calories and, because of the fiber, fill you up quickly and maintain satisfaction for several hours.
Bobby Flay is a leading figure in the television-grilling world. In this episode of his show Grill It! with Bobby Flay, he veers away from his usual pile of meat to make a delicious side dish, grilled corn sheets with a homemade vinaigrette. Corn is not generally served in sheets, and this original presentation adds some flair to what is thought of as a rather boring staple of the American diet. All you need is some skill with cutting vegetable, a functioning grill, and a blender to make this...
To cook goulash with spaetzle, you will need three bell peppers, three small onions, three turkey breasts, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic salt, vegetable stock, sour cream, spaetzle, and oil. This takes two large pots: one for the goulash and one for the spaetzle. First you'll need to chop up the onions, peppers, and turkey, and put these into a pot with some oil, over medium heat. The spices and salt are then added, and then the vegetable stock is poured in. This is a good time to start cooki...
In this Food video tutorial you will learn how to make pan-seared tuna steaks over spinach and lentils. Start with a bowl of fresh baby spinach. Take juice of half a lemon, ¬º cup olive oil, them together, taste to see that it is OK and pour it over the spinach. Mix it and your salad is ready. Put the stove on medium heat and heat up a pan. Take a pound of Tuna steaks, brush them lightly with olive oil and dredge them through sesame seeds. Now put them over the hot pan and cook for 2 to 2 ¬O ...
In order to make Ice Cream with Liquid Nitrogen, you will need the following: liquid nitrogen, safety glasses, half and half, sugar, eggs, vanilla, gloves, and chocolate syrup.
This video demonstrates how to make a broken mirror effect using Photoshop.
This Food Channel video demonstrates making a pumpkin pie martini. Erica Muse from Martini’s in Las Vegas starts by pouring portions of Stolichnaya Vanilla vodka, chai liqueur and pumpkin spice liqueur into the glass part of a Boston shaker. Then she adds half and half, whipping cream or heavy cream. She shakes the mixture over ice using the stainless steel portion of a Boston shaker as the cover, and strains into a martini glass that has already been rimmed with sugar for serving.
This video shows a recipe for pear-ginger upside-down cake. First, brown sugar, butter, and corn syrup are melted together in a sauce pan. The mixture is removed from heat and vanilla is added before stirring; this mixture will serve as the glaze for the cake. The glaze is evenly spread into a cake pan. Next, chopped pecans and sliced pears are added to the cake pan. The video then makes use of a spiced cake mix that has been prepared according to the directions with the exception of the addi...
In this recipe, we learn how to make red velvet cake at home. YOu will need: 2 1/2 c flour, 2 pans (coated with Crisco, flour and wax paper), 1 1/2 c sugar, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp falt, 3 tsp cocoa powder, 1 1/2 c vegetable oil, 1 c buttermilk, 2 large eggs, 2 tbsp red food coloring, 1 tsp white vinegar, 1 tsp vanilla and cream cheese frosting. First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare your pans. Next, in a mixing bowl add together flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cocoa powder....
This video shows us the method to make a spinach omelet. First put about half packet of spinach in a pan and heat it. Cover the pan with a lid and let the spinach reduce. Heat the pan until most of the water in the spinach is gone. After cooling the resultant spinach, put it in the egg and mix it. Put this mixture on the frying pan on a very low heat. After one side of the omelet is ready, flip it into half. Press the omelet from the top so that the uncooked egg comes out and seals the omelet...
Start out by getting a large brisket and a large Boston pork butt preferably never frozen. You will also need some large Ziploc freezer bags. Marinade the Boston butt with Allegro marinade and tenderizer. Marinade the brisket with Cookwells all natural garlic and molasses marinade. That is two different meats in two different bags. Use all of the marinade contents of each bottle to really add flavor, then seal up the bags and burp out the air. Let the meat marinade in the refrigerator for twe...
In this video, we learn how to make a muffin cupcake with Meera and Rani. You will need: 1 1/2 c milk, 1/2 c butter, 1/2 c raisins, 3/4 c powdered sugar, 1 egg, 1 tsp vanilla, 1 1/4 c Atta, 1 tsp baking powder and 1 tsp of baking soda. First, put the raisins and milk in a sauce pan to let simmer for 20 minutes then set aside and let cool. Next, in a mixing bowl, cream your sugar and butter together. Once it's creamed, add your egg and vanilla to the mixture. Mix this together and add your rai...
Want to make a simple electric motor at home? Andy and Mike show you how in just a few easy steps, using a block of wood, two paperclips, a AA battery, some insulated copper wire, and a magnet. This is a fun and simple science experiment that anyone can do at home. Wrap the wire seven times into a circular coil, with the enamel stripped off at both ends. Place the battery between the two paperclips, which serve as conductors and also hold the coil in place. Place the magnet below and between ...
This video describes how to make an easy-to-prepare black bean hummus. One cup of black beans is first added to a food processor. Next, a lemon is cut in half and the juice of half of the lemon is squeezed into the food processor. Some white winer vinegar is then added to the food processor as well. One clove of garlic is then crushed and peeled before being given a rough chop and being added to the food processor. Salt and black pepper are next ground into the food processor. The final ingre...
Rebecca from OffWhiteLiving shows a quick, easy way to cook collard greens. First remove the ribs from the leaves and chop them into bite-size pieces. Heat some butter and olive oil in the skillet. The greens need to be cooked in some type of fat since they have a lot of fat-soluble vitamins, including vitamin K, which is an important anti-clotting vitamin. Not to mention it makes them tastier. Put the greens into the pan and coat them with the butter and oil. Keep the heat low. A little know...
In this tutorial, we learn how to make homemade pecan pie. First, whisk 3 eggs and put into a large mixing bowl. Next, add 3/4 c of sugar, 3 tsp vanilla extract, 1 c dark corn syrup, and mix thoroughly. After this add 2 tbsp melted butter and mix it together again until it's all combined. Once it's well combined, add 1 3/4 c of pecans and mix together until pecans are well combined and covered in liquid. Now, preheat your oven at 350 degrees and place this mixture into a pie crust. Cook for a...
Potato soup is an incredibly filling, delicious soup to make on those cold winter nights. In this tutorial, learn how to make a creamy potato soup with a Cajun flair!
In this tutorial, we learn how to make chicken teriyaki stir fry. You will need: 3 chicken breasts, rice, stir fry veggies, sprouts, teriyaki sauce, Kikoman stir fry sauce. First you will marinade your chicken overnight and prepare rice in a rice cooker or how you prefer it. Now, heat your sautee pan with 2 tbsp olive oil and add in your chicken. In another pan, sautee your vegetables with 1 tbsp water until they are tender. Once the chicken is finished, combine it with the vegetables and add...
This is a tutorial about cooking chicken in a oven Portuguese style,that is chicken a Moda do Alentejo.You require 1 whole chicken cleaned and cut to pieces,1 1/2 kg potatoes sliced,1 large green pepper sliced,crushed chillies or ginger,2 onions with the skin sliced,20 garlic cloves with skin,1 full cup of olive oil,pepper and salt to taste.Pre-heat the oven at 220 deg for 15 mins.Now take the oven tray put the potatoes spread it, on top of it lay the chicken.Put the green pepper,crushed chil...
In order to make Collard Greens, you will need the following: greens, salt, bacon, minced garlic, and hot pepper flakes. You can substitute other types of greens (e.g. kale, mustard, etc.), if you prefer. In a pan over medium high heat, add chopped bacon.
In this video, Bhavna shows us how to make tofu stir fry. You will need: 1/4 c soy sauce (low sodium), 1/3 cup chile-garlic sauce, 2 tbsp dark sesame oil, 14 oz extra-firm tofu (cubed and drained), 5 green onions (chopped), 1/4 c nonfat yogurt, 2 tbsp lemon juice. In a mixing bowl, combine soy sauce and sesame oil. Now, heat a skillet over medium heath. Grab your oil mix and dip the tofu into it, then place in the skillet and cook for 10 minutes, or until it's brown. Once finished, let the mi...
In this video, we learn how to make fresh marinara sauce with Patrick. First, grab some tomatoes (any type you like), chili peppers, garlic and olive oil. In a hot skillet, pour in some olive oil with chopped garlic and let it heat up. Then, add in some chili and cayenne pepper if you like some heat. Let this simmer while your pot of water is boiling for your pasta. Once the pot of water starts boiling, add in your chopped tomatoes and peppers to the garlic and olive oil. Throw in some basil ...
