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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 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: 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: 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 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: 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: 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.