Creating a Sky Dome

Skydomes are effects you can use when mapping an outdoor level or map area to simulate the open sky. This tutorial shows you how to create a sky dome using the Unreal Development Kit and then incorporate that sky dome into your Papervision 3D project.

Unreal is, well, pretty unreal. And, in the latest installment of the UDK (Unreal Developer Kit) you can add sky (skydome, skybox) easier than ever before. Check out this video and watch how to put in sky from the existing library, or, you can create your own sky and use that. ...more

This tutorial walks you through how to set up a procedural night sky with twinkling stars in Autodesk 3ds Max. You will be creating a opacity material with noise maps, and using an phase animated noise behind this to illuminate the stars. To edit the star size and brightness, ...more

If you're playing around with the Unreal Developer Kit, one of the things you'll need to know is how to add sky to your outdoor maps. This used to be called creating a skybox, but in this tutorial it's called a skydome. Follow the steps in this excellent how to and see how to ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

This Unreal Engine 3.0 Gears of War lesson deals with creating outside environments and sky spheres.

This video covers creating terrain layers, Ground cover, foliage, factories, Speed Trees and sky using the Unreal Engine for Gears of War.

Creating a desert landscape with Bryce with special emphasis on camera angles, haze, sun/sky settings, and textures.

This video shows us how to draw a Pegasus, a fantasy horse with wings. Firstly draw the parts of the Pegasus roughly using light shades starting of with head, body, limbs, tail and wings. Then darken the parts previously drawn using darker shades and then add the feathers to t ...more

Oh yes, pizza fans, just in time for all your Christmas entertaining and the big bowl season. In this latest episode of "Pie In The Sky", I'm showing you the final steps to start creating the best pizzas in town . So , fire up those ovens and stir that tomato paste , because t ...more

The video is a Photoshop tutorial teaching how to create the starry sky effect, an effect that turn regular sky in a photo into a starry night sky using the Adobe Photoshop software. This effect is created by the use of Photoshop filters like noise, blur, levels and masking in ...more

Spring makeup is all about fresh colors that burst with brightness and flirtiness. But using bright colors together can be intimidating, especially if you're a girl who's used to doing colorless smoky eyes and nude lips. But there's no reason to be intimidated by color. Check ...more

Create a clear blue sky background for your outdoor animations! This tutorial shows you how to create a sky effect in Autodesk 3DS Max. Start by setting up a new plane, then use the various tools in the program to put together a beautiful blue sky.

302 introduces a new physically based daylight sky and sun model. Learn how to create a realistic sun automatically. modo 302 is a service update, free for all modo 301 users. Create physically based skies in modo 302. Click through to watch this video on luxology.com

This 3ds Max tutorial shows you how to make a sky background or backdrop for your animations or videos. The second video shows you an alternative way to make a 3D sky using a sphere instead of a plane. Part 1 of 2 - How to Create a sky in 3D Studio Max 9. Part 2 of 2 - How to ...more

Luis Montemayor shows you how to get the dark sky like in his black and white photos. The trick is to saturate the blues in Lightroom. Create a dark sky in black & white photos in Lightroom. Click through to watch this video on flickr.com

Do you want to fine-tune the color of the sky photos you have shot? In this video you will learn to create deep dark blue skies. Learn to utilize Quick Mask to perform the trick in Photoshop.

Part of the beauty of summer is the stark contrast between day (hot, sunny, bright) and night (chilly, starry). While loads of makeup tutorials can be found that will teach you how to get the "summer glow" and infuse your face with more bronzer than Mr. Armani has ever encount ...more

In this clip, you'll learn how to achieve simple sky replacement effect in Motion 3. Whether you're new to Apple's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better acquaint yourself with the program and its various featur ...more

If you've ever woken up at 5 AM and hopped out to the beach to watch the sunrise, you know that the sky is the ultimate artist, blending an infinite palette of colors that has been the subject of many paintings, including Van Gogh's "Starry Night." Sap the sky's gorgeous tone ...more

Add some pop to the sky in your images using Photoshop.

Learn how to touch up a photo using Adobe Photoshop to make a sky look more vivid.

Want to enhance the a drab sky in one of your digital pictures? With Adobe Photoshop, it's easy! This clip will teach you what you need to know. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular raster graphics editing software or a seasoned professional just looking to better acquaint yo ...more

We've all attempted to fold a paper airplane before, right? One we hoped would sail majestically through the air for a good while but just ended up nose-diving into the grass. Paper planes, an invention likely as old as paper, are models of engineering; and they must account f ...more

Check out this instructional video that demonstrates how to create a meteor crash landing effect using After Effects software. Using a skylight is an easy solution to soften shadows, but for faster rendering try using an array of point lights in a dome pattern above your scene ...more

Learn how to create realistic rain for animation or stills, how to add droplets to the camera lens, reduce your render time and create a glowing sky with this clip. from Blender Guru. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular open-source 3D computer graphics appli ...more

The universal solvent is back. It looms, floating in a condensed visible mass, then bursts from its vaporous state, streaking to the earth at teminal velocity. Those blurred droplets called rain are a pretty simple thing to create, it's just a couple of filters and you've got ...more

This beauty video demonstrates how to create a Mila Kunis makeup look. Marlena, aka MakeupGeek, is a freelance makeup artist living in Michigan. Marlena says "Makeup isn’t just paint for the face, something to cover blemishes, or even something fun to do in my spare time- it ...more

It's a well-known, time-honored interior design rule that putting things under glass makes them look more precious and special. Just like adding a spotlight to feature the soloist in a choir, placing a glass cloche or dome on top of a group of ornaments or a floral arrangement ...more

We know it's not quite summer yet (in fact, we've got a LONG ways to go until sunny skies and beachcombing become facts of life). However, you can still look forward to popsicle licking and tanning in the summer heat by creating this origami cactus.

Dressing up as a character from the "Harry Potter" series is so appropriate for Halloween because you've got a wide selection of witches, wizards, house elves, fluffy pets, trolls, evildoers, and other miscellaneous wacky characters to choose from. But if you're planning to d ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to design a cartoon environment in Adobe Flash. Start out by picking the color for the green. Use different types of green, making a gradient so it transitions from a lighter to a darker color. After this, draw on the sky making it go from darker ...more

Unfortunately for the greater portion of gals who live in or close to cities, we aren't blessed with idyllic, wide open spaces filled with green meadows, wildflowers, and perfect clouds in a perfect white sky. Uncommercialized or used spaces are hard to find, which is why gett ...more

The mysterious, still unidentified missile that was seen yesterday off the coast of Southern California is stilling boggling Los Angeles residents. The projectile was seen on November 8th, shooting straight up into the sky, just north of Catalina Island. Watch a video of it f ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

In order to prepare and decorate a Wildlife Safari Cake, you will need to pre-prepare royal icing and a pre-made cake. Use a large leaf tip to make palm trees. Make the leaves of a palm tree on a round dome. Allow it to dry over night. Use pretzels as the trunk of the tree. A ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

Why ever would you want to throw a cowboy-themed party for your little cowboy? Two words: John Wayne. The epitome of wild West cool and the exemplar of the "strong and silent" type, John Wayne made the cowboy badass. So give your boy the coolest party in the world by creating ...more

Open the picture you wish to place a rainbow within. A good scene has clouds that are receding into the distance and the light angle coming in from the front of the scene. A rainbow effect appears when by the sun is shining from behind you into the mist-filled air where it is ...more

Woof woof! Face painting sure can liven up an otherwise tedious children's party, and few things get get the kids howling more than turning their face into a wolf! This simple how to shows the steps to create the base and work your way up to the finished scary product. Werewol ...more

Saturated blues plucked from the sultry night sky, warm jewel-toned aureolins that pick up the hues of the desert, and sparkling fuchsias like the colorful wraps and semiprecious jewelry worn by the exotic women of Morocco. The Morocco scenes in "Sex and the City 2" gave lead ...more

This video shows you how to transform a plain cake into a butterfly cake. You start with a round cake. Cut off the dome, cut the cake in half, then cut the cake like a peace sign. Arrange the pieces to form the butterfly. Apply a thin layer of icing to form a crumb coat. To se ...more

Pixel Perfect is the "perfect" show to help you with your Photoshop skills. Be amazed and learn as master digital artist Bert Monroy takes a stylus and a digital pad and treats it as Monet and Picasso do with oil and canvas. Learn the tips and tricks you need to whip those dig ...more

Ceramic domed toad homes are wonderful accents to any garden that also provide a dark retreat for garden friendly toads. Learn how to create these Part 1 of 10 - How to Make ceramic domed toad homes. Make ceramic domed toad homes - Part 2 of 10. Click through to watch this vid ...more