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An installer shows the steps needed to remove tail lights, make wiring connections, and complete installation of the wiring harness for a trailer hitch on a Jeep Lorado.

In this Photoshop tutorial, Richard Harrington takes a look at balancing out exposure issues inside of Photoshop CS4. Mixed lighting on a photo can cause portions of the image to be too bright or too dark, fortunately Photoshop gives us some great tools to take care of these t ...more

Watch this video tutorial to learn how to use hand signals on a bicycle. Bicycles don't come with turn signals and brake lights. Fortunately, there's already a universal language for indicating turns and stops on a bike. You Will Need * Helmet * Left arm * Bike Step 1. Prep ...more

This clip demonstrates the basics of adding seams to a model, covering setting up Ambient Occlusion and Environment lights, baking them to a texture map, and applying it to the model. Whether you're new to the Blender Foundation's popular 3D modeling program or a seasoned grap ...more

Learn how to create up the set and lighting to capture "the fairy potrait."

Hotels are anonymous and while this is a great thing, you should also be careful about the nameless folks who've used your room before you. Follow this tutorial to make the most of your hotel and ensure a great vacation experience. You Will Need: * Inquisitiveness * Knowledge ...more

The original pin up girls from the '40s and '50s knew how to work the camera and were clearly drop dead gorgeous. Even when Photoshop hadn't been invented yet, and even without all the fancy studio lighting and airbrushing we have now, they were able to look like handmaids of ...more

It's not just about putting a pile of TNT together and lighting the fuse, it's about focusing your munitions in a specific area and then strategicially distributing other packs around the epicenter. This creates a giant explosion which can leave a significant crater behind.

Need to adjust the lighting and color in some of your favorite photos? Try restoring your pictures using Photoshop elements.

To build a quality vocal booth in your home you'll need to first clean out your closet. Take everything out of the closet including the pole. Wash the walls, sweep and mop the floor making sure everything is clean. Then go out and buy some foam. Instead of spending thousands o ...more

If you are going to use your Subaru Forester to tow, carry a cargo carrier that has lights, or if you have accessories that need power, you are going to need to install a T-One vehicle wiring harness. This video will demonstrate the simple installation of the harness on a 2007 ...more

This four-part guide presents an introduction to physically-based rendering in Houdini 10, covering what PBR will and won't do for you, sampling settings, environment lighting, objects as lights, shaders, issues with specular highlights. Whether you're new to Side Effects Soft ...more

Start with a large room when setting up a photography studio and add a background and studio lighting with umbrellas to reflect the lights. Set up a photo studio with the tips in this free video on photography tips from a professional photographer.

This video shows how to visualize and see auras. Close your eyes and begin to relax your mind by gently breathing and thinking 'sooo' and 'hummm'. Once you're relaxed, dim the lights in your room and stand in front of a white background. Take a look at your hand against the wh ...more

In this video tutorial you will learn how to decorate for a party using household stuff. The materials you will according to the hosts are wires of all sizes and colors (whatever you'd like), beads (the bigger the easier), a drill, an ice bucket, and indoor outdoor lights. Wit ...more

In this video, we learn how to draw a sports car. Start out by drawing the wheels and the base of the car. After this, draw the rest of the body of the car and the windows. Then, add in the wheels, tail lights, and the rest of the details of the vehicle. Once you have finished ...more

The end result of this tutorial is a video of a person lifting a parked car. The tutorial demonstrates how to create this super strength effect using Adobe After Effects. It is part of a series made by ajones8126 of super hero effects for Copilot.net. First, the narrator, AJ, ...more

If you've ever been in a performing arts group and have needed to wear makeup that both withstands the harsh whitewashing of stage lights and stands out, you know that false eyelashes are your unfailing best friends. But one strip of falsies only lasts a few times (though mor ...more

Nick from Greyscale Gorilla shows you a great way of playing around with shapes in order to play around with lighting and shadows. Most of this approach is very conceptual, but it's incredibly important to import ideas for later projects.

Celebrate the Festival of Lights with a homemade Menorah, shown in this how-to video. You will need self hardening clay, gold paint, a paint brush, a table covering, and a plastic plate. Follow along with this video holiday activity tutorial and learn how to make a menorah for ...more

This is one of the longer Photoshop tutorials but it goes over a lot of good tricks to enhance portraits. Some tools included are Liquify, adding catch lights, and skin tone adjustments by the numbers. See how to make every school photo or family portrait picture perfect! You ...more

Look at your modem and see if all the lights are on, this means you're connected. Make sure all the cables are connected properly. Grab your modem and look in the back, there's a little button. That is the reset button. Choose a pen or something like that, and use it to press ...more

Learn how to create dynamic lighting, constraints on moveable lights, and dynamic shadows in Unreal Engine 3 for Gears of War.

In this tutorial, we learn how to start an urban living indoor garden during the winter. You can easily place a shelving unit over the side of a window sill. This will also need a fastener attached to it to give it extra support. After this, you will need to install florescent ...more

Sarah Austin from Pop17 has been getting a lot of emails recently about how she makes her live show. Well, this is how she does it, so listen up carefully. She covers everything from the audio to lights and green screen.

This video is about making a LEGO desk, which is used for placing computers. The video shows the first step by taking few pieces of wood and making into pieces. Then two of the pieces are placed one over the other and placed in the left side and the other single piece is place ...more

This look may take a little longer, but is well worth it. Try combining these colors to create a timeless look. Christmas time or a night out on the town, this look works for any time of the year. Products used (**all MAC unless noted otherwise): FACE **Clinique Perfectly Rea ...more

This software tutorial shows you how to create good renders from 3ds Max 8. It's one thing to create cool models in 3D Studio Max but if you can't get the lighting right and output a good render, then it's pretty useless. So watch this tutorial and get tips on creating a good ...more

This tutorial will walk you trough the creation of a Web 2.0 style gloss orb with lights and shadows in Adobe Photoshop.

Don from Lighting-Essentials.com explains the steps of cross processing in Photoshop. Using this he shows you that you can take great photographs of models without a lot of equipment. He starts by touching up his photograph before-hand; then he goes on to using an action calle ...more

The truth is we really don't like handmade presents. Yes, grandma, we thank you for your reindeer sweater whose nose lights up, but to be honest, there's very little to beats that new headphone set we've been eyeing. But when it comes to Christmas cards, it's a whole other st ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to take pictures right after sunset. To get the optimal setting for pictures after sunset, you will first want to place your camera on a tripod. You want to get a view of both the sky and the tops of buildings that have just turned their lights o ...more

How to Speedpaint using Digital Painting. IDrawGirls.com shows how to speed paint using best practices to improve your painting abilities. For this particular video he was inspired by a trailer on Youtube that showed a 3 point perspective. You can often use real world images ...more

In this video you will get tips on setting up lights for a photo shoot and then editing the photos in Photoshop to create an image with dramatic Rembrandt styled lighting.

How to make your own water proof matches Making your own waterproof matches is really pretty easy. To do it you will need a few items. You will need a box of wooden strike matches. You will also need a candle. Start by lighting the candle and let it melt down a small pool of w ...more

Starting a film? A storyboard is a great way to visualize a motion picture or animation through a series of illustrations or images displayed in sequence. Learn how to go about creating a storyboard in pre-production with help from this free video from EOS Lighting.

HOT!! HOT!! HOT!! This episode is smoking hot. By popular demand, Bert works his magic and shows us how to create fire. It is not quite as simple as lighting a match, but as Bert demonstrates, it is not too much more complicated than that.

Learn how to enable the Ambient occlusion lighting effect in Blender.

The scene for this diorama is the Spartan Warrior Battle of Thermopylae. The diorama is two feet by three feet and wired for lighting and sound. This episode of the tutorial shows you how to cast the plaster shell with either plaster cloth or hydrocal. (You can do this with Pl ...more

This video discusses the lenses available for the Cannon 7D camera. The video starts by describing the difference between still and video lenses. The presenter then goes on to recommend his three favorite lenses. First, the Tokina 11-16 is the wide angle lens recommended in th ...more

Driving through thick fog can sometimes be intensely scray. Luskily we have a how to video for how to deal with situations like these. When you run into fog on the road, keep your head and follow these simple tips to stay safe. You Will Need: • Patience • A cool head Step ...more

This video tutorial shows both the basic features and more in-depth uses of the Blackberry Curve II camera's capabilities. The tutorial goes through many options, providing a good description of how to access and use each. The viewer will learn the specifications of the camera ...more

You never know when disaster will happen. You could be going about your business one minute and the next - the power blows out. There are many reasons why a black out can be devastating and if you have small children or run a business that needs to stay lit, check out this vid ...more

This video demonstrates a method of fixing the E 74 Xbox 360 error. In order to do this, you first must disassemble your XBox, which will void your warranty, so this is at your own risk. You remove the X-clamp underneath the large, flat heat sink on the motherboard, and then r ...more

One challenge in shooting miniDV video is capturing good color. 3-chip cameras are way better than 1-chip cameras but they are also more expensive. No matter what type you have, remember lighting is still important. In this video Israel Hyman shows you how to capture better co ...more

Take the edge off the holidays and feel lit up like a Christmas tree inside and out by swigging one of these bad boys. This sweet and tart pomegranate martini is so very tangy and delicious while giving you that perfect alcoholic kick. Pomegranate martinis make the perfect ho ...more