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This Illustrator tutorial shows you a way to make a double helix or twisted wire. Using Illustrator and the powerful pattern brush, Bert takes us through the steps from a wavy line to a realistic wire effect or double helix. To watch this episode of PixelPerfect, head over to ...more

Really we don't distinguish between dolls and creepy dolls - they're all creepy to us - but if you want to go as a particularly gnarly doll this Halloween, take a look at this makeup tutorial. The only thing scarier than a doll, of course, is a doll that's been slightly ripped ...more

There's something so eerily creepy about clowns. We know they're supposed to be the center of children's birthday parties and are meant to be jesters, but their snarling mouths, bulbous red nose, and creepy eye makeup make us shiver. So what better costume to wear on Hallowee ...more

One of the reasons we love Halloween is because the spooktacular holiday lets us go all out and get crazy with our makeup without getting condescending, awkward looks on the street. Be creative this year—and challenge your makeup-applying muscles—by applying this really scary ...more

We don't know about you, but there's nothing more frightening to us than a clown. Evil or nice, there's something about their too-wide smile and faded clown makeup that just gives us the heebie jeebies. So if you want to frighten your friends to epic proportions this year the ...more

Is it just us, or do dolls get scarier as we get older? When we were younger, there was nothing more fun to do on a Sunday afternoon than to play dress up and do pretend tea time with our American Girl dolls. Yet now those unmoving, lifelike eyes and disarming smiles creep the ...more

This tutorial shows us how to split up your iTunes Library to make multiple libraries for your music collection.

If you really want to get into the spooktastic spirit of Halloween then there's no better costume to ellicit frights and sometimes "ews" than Beetlejuice, the "bio-exorcist" from the movie of the same name. He's not exactly alive and not exactly dead, and to us he resembles a ...more

We know dolls are supposed to be children's toys, but there's something about them that scares the living daylights out of us. Maybe, just maybe, it's those lifelike eyes that appear almost too real to be fake? That seem to follow us as we move around the room? Okay, maybe we' ...more

Before you press "play" on this video, let us remind you that this she-devil makeup is intended for those whose makeup IS their costume. Not that you couldn't wear this with a devil costume (you'd look totally festive and awesome if you did), but you could apply this fiery red ...more

Shaun will teach us how to create a 3D video game compatible with MAC or PC with no prior programming knowledge. First download Alice, a 3D World program that can be turned into a video game. Open Alice, click on "add objects", click on "more controls" and select your choice o ...more

Kipkay from Make Magazine shows us how to create a photographic illusion, making things look smaller than they really are with tilt-shift photography. Materials needed include rubber plunger, an oversized lens, a plastic body cap, a single lens (or digital single lens) camera, ...more

The Cheshire cat from "Alice in Wonderland" has always beguiled and confused us. Such a cute, round kitty could never mean us any harm, right? Maybe not. The evil kitty's mischevious grin is enough to give us the willies. So whom better to dress up as for Halloween? Give your ...more

This braided halo hairstyle is also affectionately known as the Lauren Conrad "hair headband," since it is composed of braided frontral strands of hair tied to the side, like a headband. Watch this hair tutorial to learn how to do a quick and easy hair look that will make it ...more

Dolin O'Shea and Make Magazine show us how to create an embroidery pattern from a photo.

Some of us are going to go all out with our makeup this Halloween, applying horns, lacerations, green makeup, and the works to get that true gory or scary effect. But let's be honest here: The rest of us gals are probably going to stray more on the dramatically beautiful, slig ...more

This software tutorial shows you how to create 3D shapes in Illustrator CS3. Corey learned this from a fellow designer. He shows us how to use Illustrator to create a stroke and apply 3D effects to it and then bring it over to Photoshop to use as an interesting background grap ...more

Humidity! Most of us do our best to avoid it, but your houseplant may actually need it. Gardener Allen Smith demonstrates various techniques to create humidity indoors for your houseplants.

Dolls may freak the rest of us out, but for a lot of girls in Japan looking like a doll - scarily large, beady eyes, perfect ringlets, and porcelain skin - is its own beauty and style trend. Watch this video for a hairstyle that's not scary at all - called "Japanese dolly cur ...more

Rod Milstead brings us a video on how to create a brochure in Microsoft Word. He shows us how to navigate Microsoft Word in order to create the brochure. He gives us step by step instructions on how to get a general template to work with. Then he explains how to work with the ...more

This is all about vector, swirling rainbows. Have you ever seen those looping, swooshing, swirling rainbow graphics used in all kinds of graphics ranging from logos, and sketches, to grungy and retro illustrations? Well, you are going to create one of them in Illustrator. Watc ...more

Dolls give us the heebie jeebies. Like gnomes, they have this lifelike look to them and to their eyes that's almost TOO lifelike, like the kind where they'll come alive at night and slash your throat (okay, maybe that's just us). Anyways, dolls are pretty scary things, so fre ...more

A beautiful hairstyle doesn't have to take forever to do. Don't believe us? Just check out this hair tutorial for a simple braided high bun. Elaborate pleats and straight locks are twisted up messily into a beautiful, romantic bun. This slightly undone and bohemian hairstyle ...more

We know that many stores are already rolling out with their cheery spring campaigns, and some retailers are even pushing out swimsuits, but let's face it: Winter is still full upon us. But rather than sulk away with the winter blues, have fun enjoying the season by creating t ...more

GottaBeMobile.com's Dennis Rice shows us all how to create our own font using our own handwriting using the My Own Font utility for Windows tablet PCs.

Do Try This at Home brings us video on how to create a cloud in a container. With just a few simple items household items we can create a cloud. He explains to us the science behind what he is doing and why is works the way it does. After that he demonstrates how to create the ...more

Build a web page to collect information from the user with the Wizard control, validate that information, and use the System.Net.Mail classes to send a confirmation email message. Check out this video tutorial to see all about making a 'contact us' page on a ASP.Net website.

Don't get us wrong; we'd never pass up a lazy Friday night spent watching "Sleepless in Seattle" with our girlfriends in our comfiest sweat pants with our hair up in a bun and not a stitch of makeup on, but sometimes a girl wants to feel - and look fabulous. Check out this ha ...more

Celebrites make party hopping look so easy. Flitting around from red carpet event to after party to after after party, they always seem to look so flawless in their pictures. But here's a little secret: They have some help from Hollywood's top hairstylists. When it comes time ...more

Here at WonderHowTo, we're used to seeing zillions of hairstyling tutorials that focus on "beachy, summer hair" or "bohemian braids a la Lauren Conrad." Summertime is a great time to experiment with your hair, but it seems that many of us lean on our braids and waves like LBDs ...more

After watching Lady Gaga's music video for "Telephone," most of us probably wouldn't want Lady Gaga to mix us up any sort of drink or sandwich. But makeupwise, there is certainly something to be coveted about Lady Gaga's dramatic electric blue, gray, and black abstract eye, da ...more

Sunflowers possess bright, cheery yellow petals, robust center filled with yummy treats, and long stems that form a maze when many are planted together. They remind us of hot summer days and the lightheartedness of the season. Incorporate this cheery flower into your makeup l ...more

The node editor in LightWave allows you to create procedural 2 dimensional textures. This is better than normal mapping because it can be directly applied to UV's. Trust us, this is a good thing to know how to do once you start animating textured objects! Create 2D procedural ...more

Get creative next Halloween with this character makeup inspired by a Sea Creature from the Johnny Depp movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. This look could also work for Swamp Thing, or for a random monster from the sea. Professional makeup artist, Koren shows us how to get this l ...more

Buns, thanks in no small part to ruler-yielding headmistresses and chunky cafeteria ladies, have the bad rep of being extremely severe. But they really don't have to look uptight. Don't believe us? Then take a look at this hairstyling video to learn how to create a very quirk ...more

What we love about braided an/or curly hairstyles is that they're so romantic and make us feel like princesses. What we don't like is the fact that they take forever plus a day to do, which doesn't make us happy when we're in a rush to go to school in the morning. But this ha ...more

Bert goes back to Kindergarten this week to show us how to create a childlike paper illustration using Adobe Photoshop. Compete with your kids for space on the fridge after learning how to create childlike paper illustrations in Photoshop!

Start with the free Google Docs, which you can get with any Gmail account. Then get one of the free web form templates (this video uses the Contact Us form as an example) and then edit and embed it on your own website.

Internet whores (which would be all of us by now) are quite familiar with gifs. Just like popular internet memes like LOLCats, viral gifs are short videos or slide shows sequenced together for a comical - or at least unexpected - effect. Gifs are highly popular on the interne ...more