I am writing this quick post in response to the recent earthquakes and tsunamis that are affecting Japan. As soon as the news broke, and we began to hear of tsunami warning for our area, I immediately realized how under prepared I was for a natural disaster. The thing that dro ...more
First, I would like to explain that among my family members, I am considered somewhat of an oddball. Mostly because of some of the mods that I have performed on a few of my woodworking tools. After I show you what I did to my drill press, you may be inclined to agree. When I f ...more
The Android App Market is flooded with tons of new mobile applications each day. But there can't be that many developers out there familiar with the Android OS, so where are all of these apps coming from? People like you. People like me. All of which don't have the slightest ...more
Hello everyone, This is my first tutorial posted on WonderHowTo and as a starter I wanted to show you how to make a nice curtain in GIMP, the free Photoshop alternative. Even though GIMP does not have all the features of his expensive brother, you can still do some cool desig ...more
Systm is the Do It Yourself show designed for the common geek who wants to quickly and easily learn how to dive into the latest and hottest tech projects. We will help you avoid pitfalls and get your project up and running fast. Search Systm on WonderHowTo for more DIY episode ...more
This series of videos focuses on a typical UV workflow in Houdini 9. Learn how to create projections, edit UVs with a variety of tools, save out UV maps, and apply textures. Please download the project files below to follow along with these Houdini 9 texturing lessons. 1. Simp ...more
Let TutVid teach you how to make metallic text is Adobe Illustrator CS3. This video shows you how to do it step by step. You only need basic knowledge of Adobe Illustrator CS3 to do this. 1. Start with a blank illustrated document. You don't need anything else to begin with. ...more
The first day of Hanukkah is here, the day you start lighting the candles of the menorah. So, why not ditch the wax and light the "lights" this year? (Skip ahead to see the LED menorah) Hanukkah is a Jewish festival that lasts eight days from the 25th day of Kislev, which th ...more
We have no control on the weather yet it is a part of our lives which influence what we do, what we eat, what we wear and many times where we live. How did people predict the weather before there was the Internet, television, radio or the weatherperson with all of their gadget ...more
First off, don't be frustrated. YOU CAN DO IT! Contrary to the message in the image above, it's NOT over. It's just beginning. And when it comes to solving the New York Times crossword puzzle, the old cliche does apply: practice makes perfect. I've read quite a few books and ...more
Illustrator CS4 introduces the new Blob Brush tool to users. Instead of a regular brush stroke, painting with the blog brush gives you a filled, compound path. Any new shape painted with the same color and stroke will automatically merge with existing shapes with the same sett ...more
In this video, Dave Cross gives some tips on how to use the blend tool to create some fun designs with objects along a shape path. Use the blend tool in Illustrator. Click through to watch this video on layersmagazine.com
Terry White likes a lot of things in Illustrator however, the tool that he's having the most fun with in Illustrator CS3 is the new Eraser Tool. In this video we'll take a closer look at it and learn about some of its hidden capabilities.
The many uses of a pressure washer that can be fun and save time on the harder cleaning jobs around the house. Always use safety glasses when using power tools. The pressure washer easily attaches to a garden hose and multiplies the water pressure. It is good for removing dirt ...more
Here's a fun little hack you can try at home with your kids. The purpose of this tutorial is to teach you how to make this fun toy gun. It's a very simple and economical project. Tools and Materials: You will need the following: 1 glue gun (you can purchase these at your loc ...more
The Puppet Warp transform tool is arguably the most fun of all of Adobe Photoshop CS5's new features. Learn how to use it with this 15-minute overview. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or a seasoned graphic design professional just looking to better ...more
Difficulty Level: Moderate Photoshop Skills Photoshop isn't just for zapping zits and adding freaky colors to sunset pictures! You can use it for fun, altered-reality pictures, too. If you have a tripod and some friends, you can combine many exposures as separate layers and u ...more
Hello, my fellow cell phonographers! In today’s day and age, cell phone photography is growing rapidly with the advancement of smartphones and the constant stream of new multi-featured camera phone and photo editing apps. Although nothing beats shooting photographs with my al ...more
Nearly everyone has the capacity to be a cheater. Sometime or another, all Xbox users have yearned to get their gamerscore to unimaginable thresholds—for bragging and egotistical purposes. I can relate to this desire. However, I also don't want to mod my gamerscore, because it ...more
This tutorial shows you an easy and fun way to make two sided lapbooks. These tools are ideal for things like language lessons, where you can show different vocabulary words on either side of the book. All you need are some manila file folders and bright colors.
Changing heads is a fun, easy, and valuable technique for beginners that can help build up their confidence in Adobe Photoshop. This Photoshop video tutorial will walk you through the process of extracting the head from one body, resizing it, and blending it on to the body of ...more
Although laser pointers are the favored pointing tool of teachers at large college lecture halls and can be great for directing students to various signs or areas in the classroom, often times students and kids have these pointers as well and use them just for fun. Unfortunat ...more
Fabric painting is a fun hobby, but like most styles of painting there are a dizzying array of tools available to choose from. This video will teach you about different kinds of fabric paint brushes and how to choose the right one for your project.
Bangle bracelets are really pretty and they are great for nearly any outfit or occasion. In this tutorial, learn how to make a super simple and very stylish bangle in less than three minutes! This bracelet is fun to make and easy to put together in a fashion pinch. All you ne ...more
In this tutorial, you will learn how to pipe buttercream pansy-like flowers. With the proper tools and technique, the decoration process is as easy as it is fun. It's so easy, in fact, that this free video cupcake decorating lesson can present a full overview of this decoratio ...more
Ledgers and feeders are important parts of bait preparation, and thus crucial to successful fishing as a whole. This video features a professional fisherman explaining how to use these two tools to bait your pole properly, maximizing your baits performance, your fish catches, ...more
This quick, beginner tutorial will show you how to use the cloning tool in Photoshop version CS4. This is really simple to do and is pretty fun to play around with. You can add more eyes to a person's face, create another dog that looks exactly like your own, and make dozen ba ...more
Learn how to make a fun educational craft at home with your children with help from this free tutorial. In this short video, learn how to make a simple compass perfect for children ages kindergarten and up. In just a few simple steps, you'll be teaching your children how to us ...more
You can build almost everything out of LEGOS. They are versatile and fun toys and great learning tools. In this video, learn how to build a motor car out of LEGOS. You Will Need: *2 6x1 stud beams *1 detail 2x1 flat brick *black smooth pieces, and pieces to make a spoiler. *2 ...more
Drawing flowers can be both fun and relaxing. This video tutorial demonstrates the process of flower drawing using charcoal pencils and a smudging tool. Start with the basic outline, and then work to shade in the petal details. Finally, retrace the parts of the flower you wish ...more
Time lapse photography is a great tool for documentary filmmaking or just making a fun record of a construction project in your home. This video explains how to turn a series of still photos taken with your DSLR camera and turn them into an HD time lapse sequence. It's a bit t ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the tin roll exchange. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended for more ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: how to roll the tin all the way around your body. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bart ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the forearm bump to tin snatch. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the behind the back tin snatch. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the tin snatch. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended for more advanc ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: flip the bottle behind the back. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intende ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the bottle tin exchange. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended for mo ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: how to perform a combination of the bump and the redirect. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. F ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: bottle over the shoulder. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended for m ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: how to bump one bottle off the forearm. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: how to perform a redirection with one bottle. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartendi ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: the tin roll. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended for more advanced ...more
This instructional video demonstrates the following flair bartending trick: understand tin basics. Flair bartending is the practice of entertainment bartending: fun & dazzling bar tricks with cocktail shakers, bottles and other bar tools. Flair bartending is intended for more ...more
This photography tutorial shows you how to make a better shutter release lock for Diana Plus and vintage Diana cameras. This is helpful for low light situations and long exposures. You can make a replacement shutter release lock with a clothes pin and a file. Have fun taking n ...more
Next time you run out of chapstick, don't throw away the tube. This is a simple and fun way to make a pop gun from a regular chapstick tube. No extra tools are needed.
This is a simple and fun way to make a pop gun from a regular chapstick tube. No tools are required, just your hands.
Don't call a plumber, you can fix a clogged drain yourself. Watch as Eric shows you how to unclog a drain using a drain snake or auger and power tools. Have fun!
The liquify tool in Photoshop is most often use to exaggerate features and give people or animals a more cartoon or anime look. This tutorial explains how to use the liquify filter dialog box and have fun with it!
Hey everybody, here is my entry for the medieval building contest. I don't actually care if I win, it was just fun to think about. I have this great book series called The History of Private Life which goes into wonderful detail about how people did everyday things throughout ...more
Check out this video and learn how to draw a very cool graphic using Adobe Illustrator. This tutorial will show you how easy it is to draw a vector heart without having to download anything extra. All you need is Adobe Illustrator and some time! This video will cover how to us ...more
Last week I reviewed Kinotopic, the iPhone app that lets you easily create cinemagraphs. While I loved the result, I found the app hugely flawed. Kinotopic forced you to use a Facebook log-in, and didn't store the finished video on your phone itself. Instead, you had to visit ...more
Polymer clay is an exciting arts & crafts medium. Actually, "clay" is a misnomer; it contains no true clay, but rather consists of tiny particles of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) combined with plasticizer, which is what makes it malleable like clay. What makes it so "exciting? Wel ...more
PoorManMods was created and funded by Mike Frederick (Freddy) with the help of his good friends Dan Lindsey, Mark Roman, Zach Moser, Eric Schuelke, and Tony Fonti. The vision at PoorManMods is to achieve an overall fun experience for any car enthusiast that has the desire to ...more
With the Consumer Electronics Show opening tomorrow, it’s going to be a ‘breaking news’ week here at Edit on a Dime. Stop by often for updates on the latest cheap and easy apps to make your video just that little bit better. Of course it won’t be all CES, here’s what else I’v ...more
New to Maya (AKA Autodesk Maya)? Not to worry. This tutorial will save your day! Not only will you learn how to use all the basic tools in the graphic design software, but you will also create your first impressive 3D model - a house made from polygon shapes. This simple hous ...more
Carving a pumpkin is an American Halloween tradition. It may seem intimidating, but it's really quite simple. If you need help to create the perfect Jack O Lantern, read on! This page will show you how to carve a pumpkin, step by step. If you want your Halloween guests greeted ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to begin using a woodcarving knife. Before you go into the detail, you will want to make sure you have it carved right. The carving all starts in the block of the wood. There will be a couple initial cuts that you will do with a knife after marki ...more
In this tutorial, we learn how to use foam to make diorama terrain. Foam will make a realistic diorama because it comes in so many different shapes and sizes. You can buy this from hobby shops and even online. To put these together, you will simply use some wood glue. You can ...more
In this video we learn how to create advanced shadows in GIMP. First, create a new image that's 500x400. After this, create different layers on the page and use the shadow and gradient to create different colors. As you do this, you can you can add in a layer mask to create a ...more
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