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How To: Draw Ichigo in 13 steps
Learn how to draw a headshot of Ichigo, the main character, from the anime and manga Bleach in 13 steps. Work at your own pace. Draw Ichigo in 13 steps.
How To: Draw Kagome
Learn how to draw a headshot of Kagome, the lead female, from the anime and manga Inuyasha in 12 steps. Work at your own pace. Draw Kagome.
How To: Draw Yu-Gi-Oh in 12 steps
Learn how to draw a headshot of Yugi from the anime, manga, and card game Yu-Gi-Oh in 12 steps. Work at your own pace. Draw Yu-Gi-Oh in 12 steps.
How To: Draw Aang from Avatar
Learn to draw everyone's favorite Air Bender, Aang from Avatar the Last Airbender. Work at your own pace. Draw Aang from Avatar.
How To: Draw Kiba
Learn how to draw a headshot of Kiba from the anime and manga Naruto. Work at your own pace. Draw Kiba.
How To: Draw Kakashi
Learn how to draw a headshot of Kakashi from the anime and manga Naruto. Work at your own pace. Draw Kakashi.
How To: Make bird feeders out of gourds
Fall is the best time to start a bird-feeding program that will last until spring. As the temperature begins to drop, the natural food supply dwindles, forcing birds to look for alternative sources to get them through the cold winter months. A feeder put out in the fall is sure to become a regular stop on birds' winter feeding rounds. The foods birds love include black-oil sunflower seeds, suet, peanuts, cracked corn, peanut butter, thistle, fruit, and shelled sunflower seeds.
How To: Make a no-sew fabric pet portrait
Lori Marie Johnson shows how to make an easy no-sew fabric portrait of your pet. Materials needed are a photo of pet, tracing paper, freezer paper, thin marker, scissors
How To: Shoot high speed photographs
Learn how to do high speed photography with Bre Pettis. To do high speed photography correctly, you need to link a strobe to your camera as shown by Mr. Pettis of Make Magazine. Then you can create cool pictures just like him.
How To: Make hats
Our friends over at threadbanger teach us how to make some hats, including the foil hat that protects from alien broadcasts. No joke. Haberdashery for the hard-working and heart-weary. Make hats.
How To: Draw a boat
Want to a boat to the list of things you can quickly draw. This video will teach you how to draw a boat in under 30 seconds. Draw a boat.
How To: Draw Bart Simpson
Are you on your way to being able to draw everyone in Springfield? How about the infamous Bart. Learn how to draw Bart Simpson.
How To: Make unique tee shirts
Find design you like and turn to into a stencil with by cutting it out with a razor blade. Then set your stencil on a tee shirt. Watch this video to find out the rest of the steps to be creative and learn how to make your own t-shirts. Make unique tee shirts.
How To: Put studs in your jeans and delogo your shirts
A group of tricks, including how to put studs in your own jeans and delogo your old polo shirts. No better way to fight the corporate power!
How To: Make your T-shirts a little bit cooler
This week, the thread heads teach us how to make our t-shirts cooler, by cutting slits all over them. Not only are they stylish, but they make you look like Wolverine just attacked you. Awesome!
How To: Position the subject relative to the light source
Jerry Hyman has been interested in photography since he was 13 years old, and is a former professional photographer. n the premiere episode of Woven Shadows, Jerry describes the importance of positioning the subject of a photo relative to the light source.
How To: Mix polyester resin
Resin mixing is an important part of composite manufacturing. Here's how to do it safely and with an acceptable margin of accuracy. Make sure to wear gloves to protect your hands and skin from the active agents in the resin.
How To: Draw people using boxes
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw people using boxes. Start off by drawing a box for the head, then a box for the body that is bigger then the top box. Keep drawing boxes and rectangles to make the entire body, tracing over it with lines, then filling the body in with muscles and bones. After this, make the face and add on hair to the body. Use shading to make the figure look more realistic. The boxes should give you an outline of where each body part will go, and give you a guide on how...
How To: Draw a face quickly
You can learn how to draw a face quickly. You should draw the parts of the face in the following order: eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth, hair.
How To: Draw an image on open canvas
You can learn how to draw an image on open canvas. In this video, a man's face is drawn and the artist begins by drawing a large circle which becomes the head. The original sketch is in black and white, but then the background becomes red.
How To: Draw the perfect Superman
You can use your computer to draw the perfect superman. The keys are: keep it simple, be patient, and practice a lot. You should create one layer to do your first scratches and use a light color. Then create a second layer and use a dark color to make the lines.
How To: Transfer an image to silk
Transferring a image to silk for silk painting is easy. You can easily transfer any image or design with a few simple steps.
How To: Draw train tracks
This video shows you how to use a vanishing point to draw railroad tracks.
How To: Add clothes to your figure drawings
This video shows how to add clothes to your figure drawings so it looks realistic. This is the 4th video in a series, the other 3 show drawing in perspective, drawing the face and drawing the figures of male, female and children.
How To: Build your own Stonehenge
This video demonstrates how to build your own Stonehenge. This would be a good project to do with children, because you could teach them a little history at the same time.
How To: Draw the word "love" in 3D graffiti
Learn how to draw the word "love" in 3D graffiti, in nine steps! The tutorial, composed of quick and concise lesson steps, demonstrates sketching, drawing and coloring. Each individual stage can advance only whenever you click play, so you won't lose track of it! Draw the word "love" in 3D graffiti.
How To: Draw a cartoon bird
Stephen Marchant and video jug team up in this short informative video that demonstrates how to draw a cartoon bird. The process is broken down step by step. Each step is explained in detail. Draw a cartoon bird.
How To: Draw a cartoon dog with Stephen Merchant
Cartoonist Stephen Merchant and VideoJug team up to demonstrate how to draw a cartoon dog. Each step along the way is broken down and explained in detail. Draw a cartoon dog with Stephen Merchant.
How To: Draw a cartoon car
Cartoonist Stephen Marchant and video jug team up and demonstrate how to draw a cartoon car in this informative video. Each step of the process is explained in detail. Good luck! Draw a cartoon car.
How To: Draw a cartoon man
Cartoonist Stephen Marchant and Videojug team up to demonstrate how to draw a cartoon man. It's best to rough out an outline with a pencil first in case you make a mistake. Once your outline is done, outline with a pen or marker and fill in details. Draw a cartoon man.
How To: Draw a cartoon woman
Cartoonist Stephen Marchant and Videojug team up to demonstrate how to draw a cartoon woman. Its best to rough out an outline with a pencil first in case you make a mistake. Once your outline is done, outline with a pen or marker and fill in details. Its that simple! Draw a cartoon woman.
How To: Draw a cartoon palace
Cartoonist Stephen Marchant and Videojug team up to demonstrate how to draw a cartoon palace. Its best to rough out an outline with a pencil first in case you make a mistake. Once your outline is done, outline with a pen or marker and fill in details. Draw a cartoon palace.
How To: Draw a man's body
In this informative video, artist Jo dePear and VideoJug team up to demonstrate how to draw a man's body. You will need: pencils, paper and a ruler. Proportion, anatomy, and techniques are discussed in this order: 1. Make a scale. A head fits into a body 8 times. 2. Draw guidelines. 3. Draw the head in an oval shape...and then what? You will have to watch the video. Draw a man's body.
How To: Draw a woman's body
In this informative video, artist Jo dePear and VideoJug team up to demonstrate how to draw a woman's body. You will need: pencils, paper and a ruler. Proportion, anatomy, and techniques are discussed in this order: 1. Make a scale. A head fits into a body 8 times. 2. Draw guidelines. 3. Draw the head in an oval shape...and then what? You will have to watch the video. Draw a woman's body.
How To: Draw a face
Artist Jo dePear and VideoJug team up to show you how to draw a face in this informative video. You will need paper, pencils and a ruler. First draw an outline. Draw dividing lines to map out the proportions of the face. Then what? You will have to watch! Draw a face.
How To: Analyze Michelangelo's David
Artists have represented humans in their work for thousands of years, and Michelangelo's "David" is one of the most important artistic studies of the human form. Explore the proportions, style, and detail used in this classic marble sculpture. Analyze Michelangelo's David.
How To: Gain tonal values in your monochromatic painting
Monochromatic painting challenges you to take control of value and tone in your artwork. Learn how an oil painter approaches creating an underpainting, blocking in large areas of value, and working the details. Gain tonal values in your monochromatic painting.
How To: Paint an eagle on a hand
If you are an artist, this is for you. Amazing artist painting an eagle on a hand. Who needs puppets. Paint an eagle on a hand.
How To: Capture the perfect picture using your camera
Want to take the perfect photograph and apply it to your next scrapbooking project? Learn four simple rules of thumb in taking your next photo; Crop out the abstract images, get up close and personal with your object, change the angle and follow the rule of thirds. Don't just take the ordinary picture, but capture the moment in time. Capture the perfect picture using your camera.
How To: Make photo blocks
Gather your piles of photos, it's time to put 'em to use. Forget about simple frames, learn how to put your photos on blocks instead!