This video tutorial will teach you how to draw the character Death the kid from the anime and manga series Soul Eater. It features detailed narrated instructions to ease the process of drawing this complicated and particularly well-colored picture.
Marvel comics have been a major inspiration to a whole generation of artists, particularly graphic novel and comic-inclined artists working in pen and pencil or digital mediums. This video demonstrates some cool techniques for drawing hands in Paint on the computer, with a focus on how to properly use lines to make the hands look more realistic.
Learn how to dry herbs, particularly nettle. Yay! This how to video is a great step-by-step tutorial on drying stinging nettle. Nettle is a great spicy herb that can add extra flavor to any dish.
It’s like a personal photo, except classier, and you can make the model look slightly more attractive than they really are.
Every little girl wants to look like Barbie (not a particularly good thing, but bear with us here). And while all of us grow up and realize we come in all sizes and colors, it's always fun to reminisce a bit about our childhood and Barbie, one of our most beloved dolls. While we don't advocate you really look like Barbie by starving yourself and getting implants, it may be fun to dress up like her for Halloween.
This clip presents an overview of how to perform a basic trapeze table Pilates routine, one particularly well suited for gymnasts and martial artists. With Pilates, as with any physical fitness system, a basic mastery of proper technique is essential for both maximizing the effectiveness of your workouts and avoiding accidental injury. Whether you're looking to slim down or merely tighten up your core, you're sure to be well served by this home fitness how-to from the folks at Balanced Body P...
T-shirts are practical and unfailingly comfortable, but not particularly known for looking either sexy or fashionable (they're more, shall we say, frumpy, than anything else). But did you know that within the ugly duckling that is your blank gray T-shirt is a beautiful swan of a tank top just waiting to get out?
When a wound is particularly messy or has been sutured improperly, a dog ear can form. A dog ear is a flap of skin that does not fit cleanly into the suturing of the rest of the wound. This video features a doctor explaining how to suture a dog ear properly. One handy tip: if you lengthen the laceration away from the dog ear, the skin will hang looser and be easier to suture. Counterintuitive, but effective.
Teach your dog to leap into your arms with this free dog training lesson. This trick is particularly well suited for canines who are reluctant to approach upon being called. The training process is simple. So simple, in fact, that a complete overview can be presented in just over four minutes' time. For detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to train your own puppy, watch this helpful video guide.
Chef Dominic Palazzolo teaches you how to make the always useful sugar bottle mold. This is particularly helpful for cake decorators, theater, and propmakers. You can use a regular bottle to make this mold.
"Shamanism: Other Worlds" explores the ancient spiritual Amazonian enlightenment drug Ayahuasca. This documentary investigates Ayahuasca and its use largely as a religious sacrament. Those whose usage of ayahuasca is performed in non-traditional contexts often align themselves with the philosophies and cosmologies associated with ayahuasca shamanism, as practiced among indigenous peoples like the Urarina of Peruvian Amazonia. The religion Santo Daime uses it. While non-native users know of th...
Guy Fawkes Night (or Day as it's known stateside, and commonly called Bonfire, Cracker, or Fireworks night) celebrates the anniversary of Catholic conspirators attempting to blow up the Parliament houses in London. Celebrated on November 5th, Guy Fawkes is traditionally hung in effigy and many parade around in Guy Fawkes mask. This mask may be particularly familiar thanks the movie "V for Vendetta" as the mask worn by V. This video tutorial from MIT students, shows how to fold this origami Gu...
Poison Ivy and Poison Oak are a problem throughout the United States. The resin on the leaves is what bothers us, causing acute dermatitis (a bad rash). If you happen to come in contact with it, quickly wash with hot soapy water, that should at least reduce the amount of irritation. Poison Ivy has three leaves and a little bit of red where the leaf merges with the stem. There is a new product made especially for eradicating Poison Ivy and tough brush. To use this product, spray the leaves tho...
This video describes how to take apart a first generation iPod. To open the iPod, the video recommends using a putty knife or similar flat tool to gently ply open the casing. The presenter recommends being especially careful if this is the first time opening the casing. Once you have the first side open slightly wide work your way around the casing, making sure the entire casing is spread evenly around. Once all the sides are loose, the back casing just slides off. There are then two componen...
In this video from FaceworksUK we learn how to get luscious full lips with exercises and no procedures. Make a pout with your lips so there is small gap between them. Push the pout outwards so both lips are extended as far as they can go equally. Keep pushing as far and as hard as you can. The focus point in the gap between your lips. Keep you lips slightly apart. Relax your lips. Make a pout and push out as far as it can and keep pushing out. Don't relax. Hold for 10. Now relax. Pout with th...
NikonDifferent of Nikon shows you how to shoot zoo/ wild life photography (particularly with a Nikon d40 as an example with a zoom lens with Vibration Reduction), given the fact that animal enclosures are usually set up to give the animals space. You'll want to limit your visit to two or three types of animals (good photographs require time or patience). Animals playing/ fighting make good pictures, but you need to set a fast shutter speed (if you have low light, crank up your ISO). Try to an...
Know what walleye eat. Walleye eat smaller fish, such as minnows or shad, so lures that imitate fish, such as spoons or thin-minnow crankbaits are good choices. Walleye also will eat nightcrawlers, insects and leeches, although artificial forms of these baits usually are not as productive.
New to Windows? This computer operating system could be a bit tricky for beginners, but fret not, help is here. Check out this video tutorial on how to protect Windows from viruses without an antivirus software.
Learn how to reduce your risk of allergies. Transform your home into a sanctuary for your eyes, nose, and throat by reducing the risk of allergies.
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April Fools is the one day of year you can go wild with pranks and practical jokes. It's never too early to learn a new prank, and this one is particularly fun. All you need is a paper cup, some plastic wrap, and an exacto knife.
Are you trying to cut meat (especially red meat) out of your diet to lower your cholesterol? Then check out this food video to learn a delicious and easy Indian vegetarian recipe for paneer (cheese) masala.
Tired of some of your sims? Just feel like inflicting a little mayhem? This tutorial shows you a few creative ways for you to drown, starve or electrocute your sims and summon the Grim Reaper. There's also a particularly inventive way to use an oven to incinerate your unlucky sims.
If your baby is particularly strong or crafty (and whose isn't?) or you generally only need your baby gate in one part of the house, a hardware-mounted baby gate may be the right choice for you. Watch this video to learn how to install one.
The cooling fans on Chrysler cars are not particularly well-made, but that doesn't mean you can assume that they are broken the second the cooling system stops working. Watch this video to figure out how to diagnose problems with the cooling fan relay on a Chrysler.
There are all sorts of different teas out there, it's hard to keep up! But this video focuses particularly on one specific type: English tea. You have to give the English some credit they can produce some pretty tasty tea that is perfect for any time of the day. This tutorial will show you exactly how to make English tea. Enjoy!
Installing programs on a Microsoft Windows Vista PC is one thing; deleting them is another. Fortunately, neither is particularly difficult. This quick video tutorial will walk you through the uninstallation process. Free up disk space with this how-to.
If you're feeling particularly handy, you can try using this video to fix a jammed iPhone power button. In it you'll learn how to completely disassemble and then reassemble your iPhone. If you've got the right tools lying around, you might just be able to save yourself a lengthy repair with Apple. Make sure to pay attention, because there are a lot of little pieces. Good luck!
In this tutorial, Flashback Max teaches you how to tie the Conehead Zuddler. Created by the late Andy Sorensen, it's a colorful and versatile tie. It's particularly handy for fly fishing. Flashback Max demonstrates it here as a kind of tribute to Sorensen, who died suddenly. It only takes a few minutes to make, and the results are impressive.
When you're first working with a digital single-lens reflex camera, there's a lot to learn. Setting up a D|Focus DSLR mount can look particularly complicated, but in this tutorial you'll learn all the steps. Now you're ready to start taking shots like a pro. (Note that this tutorial is not for absolute beginners. You'll need to have some familiarity with these camera before you begin.)
Use the piercing whistle in this how-to video on strangers at your own peril. Although it's commonly depicted as a pick-up method, it may not be particularly effective in that regard. All the same, the wolf whistle is a classic and will definitely be attention grabbing. Watch this video, and you may even be able to apply it as a practical joke of sorts.
Hamstrings are an important muscle and hamstring injuries are common. Massaging hamstring injuries can soothe hamstring sprains. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video.
Back pain can be caused by many different factors. Sometimes a good massage can help the back pain. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this how-to video.
Calf strains are a common athletic injury. A few massage techniques can help soothe most calf strain injuries. Get expert tips and advice on massage and other treatments in this video.
Announce your arrival home in style by stepping in via a brand new door. Whether you're tired of your old one or it "fell" off during a particularly heated argument, installing a new door helps to instantly update a room.
With the bees inexplicably dying off, they may not be a reliable source of pollination anymore. Fortunately, hand pollination is not particularly difficult, and maybe even a little fun. Watch this video gardening tutorial and learn how to hand-pollinate tomato and pepper crops in your own yard.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to use the axes tool in Google SketchUp. The axes tool will be particularly helpful if you want to draw rectangles and lines in a different orientation. This tutorial covers how to reorient the default red, green and blue axes, and tips for quick axes orientation.
This video tutorial demonstrates how to install OpenSceneGraph, the high-performance graphics toolkit, in Mac OS X from the binary package. While this how-to is particularly geared towards non-expert users of Mac OS X, it is certain to benefit anyone interested in stalling the OpenSceneGraph toolkit.
Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to open the XBox 360 without destroying the warranty sticker. This is particularly handy if you want to play copied games, which requires you to open your XBox. The first thing you want to do is take off the XBox's faceplate. You'll need a hairdryer to heat the warranty sticker so you can peel it off without yielding the void or Microsoft logo.
Coaxial cables are typically used for home video equipment, particularly TV AV (aerial and video) leads. Take a look at this instructional video and learn how to wire a coaxial plug. The coax plug consists of a body, a pin, a collett, a braid, and a clamp.
