Hi, all! After building my 20:1 TARDIS, I wanted to build another spaceship, but this time, I wanted to build a real one. I wanted it to be a well-known rocket, but more importantly, I wanted it to be a huge rocket. The Saturn V Rocket was designed in the early '60s by Werne ...more
This week, I will be covering one of my favorite styles of roofing in Minecraft—the arched roof. This is basically just a roof that starts out steep and slowly slopes down until it meets in the center. I think this type of roof looks great in Elvish-styled buildings and can ma ...more
Flying orbs. At first, you might think of the Tall Man and his army of flying sentinel spheres, equipped with zombie brains and a mini-arsenal of saw blades, drill bits and shooting lasers. But these flying orbs weren't conceived from the evil mind of a superhuman mortician—th ...more
Just the other day, we featured Perry Watkins' "Wind Up" mini car, plus his extreme lowrider, the "Flatmobile". Both impressive. But somehow I missed Watkins' most delightfully absurd vehicle. "FastFood" is a 130 mph Queen Anne dining room table, complete with the fine silver ...more
Cell phones companies are constantly claiming to have the best service in town; but more often than not your service will be patchy. Check out this tutorial for information on how to boost your phone's signal and get the best reception. You Will Need * A fully charged cell pho ...more
Tower Blocks is a Facebook game that allows you to test your speed at building the tallest tower ever! Watch this video tutorial to learn how to cheat Tower Blocks on Facebook (08/05/09). Open HxD 1. Open RAM (Shift+Ctrl+R) 2. Select browser process 3. Search & Replace 0460f ...more
Quit hogging your own backyard. Make it a haven for your fine feathered friends. Learn how to attract birds to your yard. You Will Need * Undisturbed trees or shrubs large enough to provide bird shelter * Native plants that provide seeds, berries, and nectar * A water source ...more
I call it "the Forbidden"...city, because this is mostly the handywork of user ThfrbIddn1. Above the city a stone structure, created by User zoobawa, looks over a mineshaft eagerly drawing up glowstone in great wood crates. I wonder if the miners knew what they'd discover insi ...more
The ability to control fire has allowed humankind to go from living in dank caves to penthouse apartments in one thousand foot tall glass skyscrapers. It'll help you in Minecraft, too. Check out this video to learn how to build a fireplace in Minecraft
"Tron" is a very cinematography-heavy film. While the story itself is interesting - Sam being contacted by his father who's stuck in a game he built many years after he's disappeared from the real world - the big draw is definitely the dark, glowing bodysuits and tracks in the ...more
The true test of good technical drawing is being able to handle multiple vanishing points and levels of ground at the same time. So rather than just creating a scene on the same uniform plane, you add additional height and width with complex levels. If you want to challenge y ...more
This video demonstrates how to draw a a somewhat oddly shaped seaside town with a dock located at the bottom of a pit surrounded by buildings. The picture is very pretty and original, although what sort of land could support this particular town is left to the imagination.
Watch this instructional drawing video to draw a portrait from a photograph in chalk pastels. First draw the outline and fill in a basic skin tone. Build up color and tone by adding layers of pastel, working from light to dark. don't worry too much about blending until you hav ...more
Watch this video to learn how to build the plastic model rocket by Estes called the "Amazon". It's an easy to make rocket that is 36 inches tall and comes in the Tandem X Kit.
Sometimes a simple drowning trap is too boring, and you want something that's a little more stylish and exciting. That's where this trap comes in! This is what I like to call "The Mangler". It consists of a set of pistons that chomp together, literally chewing up your enemies ...more
I've been having this idea to build a redstone-version of rock-paper-scissors but never got around to do it. Building big redstone-contraptions on survival-servers isn't easy and single-player creative mode is a bit silly if you want to build a 2-player redstone-game. :) It i ...more
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our tutorials, post to the community corkboard, and come play on our free server! Our previous workshop on building an automatic boat dock went really well. A lot of Minecrafters showed up and everyone got right to work on their own versi ...more
By Camilla Cicconetti - Visit LifeStyleWebTV for more travel articles, videos, recipe demos and more. Located near the tip of the Brittany peninsula in northwestern France, Locronan is one of the region’s most spectacular villages. When you set foot on the cobblestone street ...more
In order to build your very own home studio, you'll need the following: a microphone, drafting tools, paper, contractors, the Internet, and recording equipment. Begin by deciding what you would like in your studio. Draw a blueprint of the design of your studio. Hire contracto ...more
In order to color complex street drawings with markers, you will need the following: markers in assorted colors and a street sketch. You should begin by coloring one building at a time. Choose different colors for each building. Color all the windows the same color, but leave ...more
In this video, we learn how to build a magnetic stirring device. First you will need: a block of 1 inch thick Styrofoam, a piece of cardboard, 2 magnets, a small electric motor, a piece of non-magnetic metal, a hot glue gun, and a soldering iron. First, draw the shape of your ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to build your upper body with standard push-ups. Start off on the ground with your hands down directly underneath your shoulders and your feet drawn back without the knees bending. Keep this position for several seconds if you are new to working ...more
DVice posts six of the world's most powerful telescopes and, man, they are HUGE. Check it out. The Keck I and Keck II "Built in 1993 atop the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii at an altitude of nearly 13,600 feet, the W. M. Keck Observatory pioneered the use of robotic assistanc ...more
Take a colored foam and cut it to a bookmark shape. Mostly the bookmarks are tall rectangles. Decorate the foam bookmark using markers. Now design it for looking more beautiful. Use stickers to add additional decoration. Collect stickers from a craft store that offers a large ...more
In this video the author shows about the different parts of a biological cell. He intends to explain the parts of a cell by using a diagram and incrementally building different parts of the cell explaining them along the way. he starts with drawing the cellular membrane which ...more
Shell out a mere two grand and you can build yourself your very own operating airplane. Back in 1928, Bernard H. Pietenpol decided everybody should have the option of personal flight. So Pietenpol drew up the plans for the Pietenpol AirCamper, and guess what? His family is sti ...more
Feeling unprepared for the next earthquake? In this tutorial, learn what to do and what not to do to survive "the big one". You'll be surprised to learn that hiding in a doorway is a myth! You Will Need: • A safe place • Sturdy shoes • A fire extinguisher • A flashlight ...more
It's difficult to learn programming in the abstract. By building something I need and care about I can learn piecemeal, asking just the questions I need to solve the next step. So I wrote down what I want to build with Ruby on Rails and showed it to my guest Amy Hoy. It becam ...more
Red Dead Redemption is hard to pin down in game play and story. The game offers this massive multi-layered world in which the player can roam freely, offering plenty of challenges, beautiful graphics and atmosphere for the player to experience. Yet after some point the whole w ...more
Minecraft just wouldn't be the same without all of those pesky monsters trying to break into your house and jump on you until you die. But that gets tiring after awhile, and sometimes you just want a safe place to go where you don't have to worry about being eaten, shot, or bl ...more
I wondered how silly you could get with sonobe, and had a bash at a buckyball, which is a fullerene (technically a truncated isocahedron; you can see a simple model here). It's twelve pentagons—each surrounded by 5 hexagons (20 in total)—making a football shape in England or a ...more
Welcome to Minecraft World! Check out our advanced tutorials and come play on our free server. Getting up and down in Minecraft can be extremely time consuming without the assistance of fly mods or speed hacks. If you're a pure player looking for a safe and effective way to t ...more
Want to see which country or city uses Google the most? Try Google's new eye-stimulating tool, Search Globe. Google Search is the most widely used search engine on the web, with search queries coming from many different people living around the world, in many different langua ...more
Joystiq reports, "Mattel is working on a board game adaptation of Rovio's mobile hit, Angry Birds. The game looks like a pretty authentic recreation of its source material; players draw 'Mission Cards' depicting structures of bricks and pigs, which they then build using plasti ...more
The world's first bee populated billboard features 10,000 of the insects, drawn in from a local honey bee farm, using queen bee pheromones. The billboard is a call to action for England’s diminishing bee population, which has decreased by 50% in the last 20 years. Now that yo ...more
What's the best way to get better at drawing? Practicing, of course! When it comes to art, especially its more technical side of drafting, sketching out buildings in relation to a vanishing point or a suburban garden scene filled with lots of architectural elements increases y ...more
In this video, we learn how to draw and color landscape scenery. First, draw your starting point, making a horizontal line. After this, draw other reference points on the paper, then start to draw in lines to see where your structures are going to be. After you do this, make t ...more
Imitation is the best form of flattery, right? In the case of this picture of a roadside apartment complex, imitation will help you learn about perspective and vanishing points, and how architectural features align with these two drawing caveats to create a realistic picture. ...more
In this video, we learn how to adjust to being alone after a divorce. Adjusting to life after divorce is difficult, but you can use solitude to help you. Each day, take some time to be completely alone, at least 15 minutes. Journal, paint, draw, or meditate to be alone. Pay at ...more
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to draw ocean waves. The image drawn in this video has water waves clashing into some rocks on shore. Begin by drawing the outline of the rocks on the right side. The horizon line of the image is about 3/4 above the rocks. Then draw a ...more
In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to draw curves like an architect. The first way is to use circle and oval shaped templates. When using the template, push down on it firmly and carefully picking the template back up to not smear the pencil marks. If the template does ...more
This short video provides a clear example of how to draw a tiger. It begins with a skeletal foundation, with each line clearly mapped out in green pencil – easy to draw. This foundation is then built upon in a different color thus developing the face, claws and tail. The devel ...more
This is a DrawingNow.com video tutorial of how to draw Kenshin from the "Samurai X" anime series ("Rurouni Kenshin" is the title in Japan). The tutorial begins with a blank page and demonstrates, stroke-by-stroke, how to sketch out the basic structure, and then builds on this ...more
Drawing a manga body on your computer is not that different from how you might draw a regular person. Manga bodies tend be slim and long, having an appearance similar to a person you would say has a light build. The best way to begin is by sketching broad guidelines with a 30% ...more
This clip shows how you can draw a hypercube, which is a complex shape composed of cubes. You start with a series of equally spaced horizontal lines. Then you draw a vertical line from the origin (o, o, o). From the same point, you draw a horizontal line of the same length and ...more
Learn how you can draw an "imaginary box" and then replace the box with 3-D everyday objects. You can learn to do just that by watching this video. There are hundreds and hundreds of objects that you will be able to draw after learning how to draw this imaginary box and build ...more
Learn how to make a three dimensional city from a sheet of paper. Start with a flat drawing of a city scape and a sharp X-acto knife. Cut along each vertical line of each window. Cut along each horizontal line of each window. Be very precise and do not cut past the end of the ...more
The Smart Pond system can be used to create a water feature in a backyard. Ponds can be made above the ground or in the ground using a preformed pond. Various types of ponds are shown, which would be appropriate for various locations. The location of a pond is discussed; it sh ...more
Basic materials needed to draw cool anime costumes are: Paper Writing utensil. 1. Start with the basic body builds of the character. 2. Draw the face and hair details. 3. Draw the clothing depending on the look that is required for the character. 4. Add distinct featur ...more
Michael, a graphic designer, teaches us how to draw a cartoon girl's clothing. He draws this image in some light shaded pencil. He draws her hair, ear and the basic outline of her face. He then draws her basic build which is her chest, her arms and her legs. He uses a marker t ...more
This video explains how to draw a picture of a strip mall. It starts with squares and rectangles, and makes them three dimensional. As the video progresses, there is more and more detail added to the picture including color, using art markers. More detail is added such as wind ...more
According to hit recording artist Zosia, writing a song is much like telling a small story. The first verse of a song should draw your listeners into the story. Next you'll want to build into a unique and catchy chorus, which will relate your main message. The second verse rev ...more
Watch this instructional drawing video to draw a portrait of George Clooney in chalk pastels. First draw the outline and fill in a basic skin tone. Build up color and tone by adding layers of pastel, working from light to dark. don't worry too much about blending until you hav ...more
Watch this instructional drawing video to draw a portrait of Lena Horne in chalk pastels. First draw the outline and fill in a basic skin tone. Build up color and tone by adding layers of pastel, working from light to dark. don't worry too much about blending until you have pu ...more
Artist Matt Busch goes over how to build graphic contrast with several inking techniques and styles on Han Solo. The episode also shows how to paint in the darkest darks with acrylic paint, as progress continues on the 30th Anniversary STAR WARS Poster. Learn how to sketch, in ...more
This video is a time lapse drawing and painting of former Vice President Al Gore. Attempt to make "Mr. Global Warming" look like Mr. "hottie" Global Warming. Stage 1 is a pencil drawing. In Stage 2, scan the drawing, adjust the mid tones digitally, and then reprint it. In stag ...more
Okay folks, I've finally finished my underground ancient city. Actually it's more like, I need to move on to other things and really should stop obsessing over this thing already. You can find it at the warp location "woodcity" - which is funny because there is not a stick of ...more
Hungarian developer Nemesys Games is best known for making the lighthearted Fortix series, a pair of casual tower defense variants available on Steam. For their latest project, they've decided to expand their horizons, going beyond downloadable sawbuck games. It's called Rocke ...more
A few months ago, we showed you a pretty awesome light painting project that visually captured invisible Wi-Fi signals around town using a Wi-Fi detecting rod filled with 80 LEDs. With some long exposure photography, the results were pretty amazing. This project was inspired b ...more
Matt Reed, a web developer at Nashville interactive ad agency Redpepper, built a massive, real life Facebook Like "button" out of Legos, which lights up whenever someone clicks Like on his Facebook page. The programmer loves LEGOs, and draws an affinity between the legendary b ...more