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How To: Draw a pair of hands clasped in prayer

Not only does this tutorial show you how to draw a pair of hands clasped in prayer, it shoes you how to copy the famous Albrecht Durer drawing from the Renaissance. Reduce everything to basic shapes to make everything easier to draw.

How To: Draw a freehand portrait of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Celebrate Black History Month with this drawing of one of the civil rights movement's greatest leaders! This video shows you a step by step method to drawing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. All you need is some clean white paper and a few pencils!

HowTo: Make a 50¢ Macro Lens

Forget splurging on a fancy digital camera. All you need to do is attach a lens from a pair of dollar store reading glasses, and you'll get your macro shot. From Sean Lee, how to make a fifty cent macro lens.

How To: Human Hair Bugs (It's Not How It Sounds)

Hold the repulsion- we're talking art, not lice. Seattle artist Adrienne Antonson makes tiny insect sculptures with recycled human hair and glue, and they're pretty spectacular.

How To: Make a dreamcatcher using only duct tape

Make a dreamcatcher from duct tape and show everybody your creativity and resourcefulness! This tutorial video from Ducttapestuff shows you how to make this object from a roll of duct tape, a hobby knife and a cutting mat. You are limited only by your imagination!

How To: Make a mini chapstick holder with duct tape

OK, you love your chapstick, but you don't love the generic look of it's container. Well, grab that handy duct tape and pimp that chapstick holder out! In this short, simple tutorial you can create a decorative chapstick holder that's sure to impress back at the ski challet.

How To: Make a guitar strap out of duct tape

Time to trade in that rainbow guitar strap from something that fits your rock n' roll attitude. Well, nothing screams grunge louder than a guitar strap made out of duct tape. This simple tutorial shows you how to wrap it up, then strap it up. Rock on!

How To: Make a small mini wallet out of duct tape

Not comfortable with your leather wallet? Even your canvas one feels a little too bourgeois? Well, grab that roll of duct tape, check out this video and learn how to make a duct tape mini-wallet, the bluest of blue collar bi-fold wallets. Be the envy of the local collision repair shop with this super cheap and easy bifold.

How To: Make a school binder with duct tape

Want a slick school binder to set yourself apart from your friends? Check out this sweet little tutorial and learn how to make a school binder out of duct tape. You'll need a roll of duct tape and a passion to create.

How To: Draw a sketch of rap star Jay-Z step by step

Reduce the human face to a series of basic lines and shapes so you can easily draw anything. This tutorial shows you how to use this technique to draw a realistic and fully proportionate sketch of the rap star Jay-Z.

How To: Draw Eminem's face completely from memory

This tutorial shows you how you can draw a picture of Eminmem almost completely from memory. Draw the rap star in three quarters view, and make sure that you have all the facial proportions (such as the spacing of the eyes and lips) correct.

How To: Draw any face realisticaly in profile

Draw any face in side view completely from memory! This tutorial teaches you several proportion tricks, such as how to space the ears and eyes relative to each other or the shape of the head, when you're trying to draw someone in profile.

How To: Draw a female face in profile

This tutorial shows you everything, from the overview of the shape of the face to the proportions to all the little details that will make your drawings realistic. Here is the best way to draw female face from a side view.

How To: Create an easy and inexpensive seamless white background for photography

Love the look of the seamless white background in some trendy photographs? You don't need to pay for expensive remodeling to your studio - this video explains a very simple and inexpensive technique you can use to achieve this same effect in your low budget studio.

How To: Choose the right sensor for your DSLR camera

There are a variety of sensors on the market for your digital SLR camera - but which one is the right for you? This tutorial gives you a good run down of each sensor with their strengths and weaknesses so you can easily pick the best one for you.

How To: Build your own 35mm lens adapter for a Canon HV20 camera

You don't have to spend lots of money for an expensive lens adapter! You can make one at home. This tutorial shows you how you can take some basic camera equipment, a little extra hardware and make a 35mm lens adapter for a Canon HV20 digital camera.

How To: Properly clean the sensor on your digital SLR camera

If there's a tiny piece of dirt or hair that's ruining your shots, it's time to clean the sensor on your DSLR camera. This tutorial shows you the right equipment and technique to effectively and safely clean the sensor on your camera.

How To: Use the .thm files when filming movies with a Canon camera

What's this mysterious .thm file? Why are they cluttering up your SD card? Can they be safely deleted? This video has the answers! A .thm file is created specifically by Canon cameras when you're filming a movie, and this video shows you how to use your .thm files.

How To: Make Your Own Multi-Wrap Dress with Just a Little Sewing

This dress can be wrapped, draped, or tied any way that suits you, depending on where you're going. Choose a lightweight fabric, like silk or satin, when you're sewing this dress. All you need is a few yards of fabric and your usual sewing notions.

How To: Sew Yourself a Festive Holiday Dress at Home

Perfect for the holidays! Make a quick and easy red hoilday dress, with white fur trim! Dress it up with a Santa hat, and you have the perfect dress for holiday festivities! You don't need anything special, just a few notions and a sewing machine.

How To: Make an asymmetrical summer dress in less than two minutes

You barely even need a sewing machine to make this dress! All you need is a length of your favorite fabric. Wrap it around yourself, tie one shoulder and then sew up the side seam. Now all you need is to pick which shoes you're going to wear with it!

How To: Take Great New Years Pictures This New Year's Eve (7 Tips for a Wild Night)

New Year's Eve. It will be one hell of a chaotic night. Trust me. The overcrowded streets. Long lines for the urinal. Maxing out your credit card on that shot of Cuervo. You'll be lucky to make it out alive.

How To: Make your own pinhole lens for a digital SLR camera

This is a lens you can make yourself easily. You will need a drill, a needle, a body cap, tape, aluminum foil, a ruler or measuring tape and a pencil or piece of chalk to mark where the hole should go.

How To: Use a double axis bubble level with your camera

This is a useful tip that can show you how to use a bubble level with a double axis to make sure your shots are perfectly balanced. Avoid having to adjust your photographs or crop part away by making sure your camera is level when you're shooting.

How To: Use your Nikon D90 and Final Cut Pro together

This is a workflow tutorial for people who use the Nikon D90 camera and do most of the post production in Adobe After Effects. Convert, cut and export your video easily, and even fix the stair-stepping problem that might crop up.

How To: Improve your photographs by using the Rule of Thirds

The Rule of Thirds has you divide your shot into three seconds, both horizontal and vertical, so you can add the emphasis where you want it. Here is how you can use this rule to improve the composition of your own photographs.

How To: Shoot effective photographs of the Northern Lights with an XDCAM

The Northern Lights is a beautiful meterological effect, but it can be difficult to capture this beauty on film. This tutorial shows you how to use the Sony XDCAM (because it has a slow shutter) and a time lapse techique to photograh the Aurora Borealis. Shoot effective photographs of the Northern Lights with an XDCAM.

How To: Take excellent photographs or film during night

This is a video of a lecture, and shows any photographer the best way to set up night shots, starting with equipment (lighting is especially important, for obvious reasons) and then moving on to tips and strategies for framing good night shots.

HowTo: Speed Tag Like a Felon on the Run

Looptaggr is an ingenious drive-by tagging device by Ariel Schlesinger and Aram Bartholl. It's cheap, quick and easy to make, and even speedier to use. Cities and small towns across the world may be littered with graffiti mayhem in no time at all... From Looptaggr, how to make your own:

How To: Make brooches out of felt that resemble old Hollywood stars

This tutorial uses Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn for inspiration, but you can use this to make a brooch resembling any Hollywood icon or celebrity! You will need some felt, some yarn for the hair, rhinestones for accents and a craft pen for details.

How To: Draw a male torso or man's body for anime or manga

This instructional video will teach how to sketch and draw the male body (a man's torso or upper body, chest, abs, rib cage, and shoulders) for character design, comics, manga, anime and video game concept art. Learn step by step how to draw from a simplified torso and upper body using geometric shapes. Learn how to sketch and construct a basic body form quickly. The video demonstrates and narrates how to quickly create an efficient concept design from concept idea into a fantasy or sci-fi ch...

How To: Sketch a woman's face at 3/4 profile

Learn how to sketch a woman's face at 3/4 profile. This drawing tutorial is done in Photoshop.

How To: Sew a simple and romantic halter dress out of scarves

This shows you how to make a beautiful and simple halter dress. You will need at least one scarf (more if they are sheer), a few yards of your favorite fabric, scissors, a needle and thread, and a measuring tape.

HowTo: Hold-No-Secrets Transparent Clutch

Like the anti-privacy spy doorknob, the transparent clutch isn't for someone with something to hide. But for those who hold no secrets, there's something truly elegant about the design, which has made an appearance on several different high fashion runways:

How To: Throw clay mortar and pestles on a pottery wheel

A mortar and pestle is a pair of tools that has been used since antiquity for grinding spices. This tutorial shows you how to turn some raw clay into a ceramic mortar and pestle on a pottery wheel. Make sure to glaze it using non-toxic glaze!

How To: Draw over one hundred manga or anime eyes easily

Eyes can be used for a variety of expressions, especially in manga or anime where they tend to be very large and round. This tutorial shows you a way to quickly and easily draw one hundred eyes for your manga or anime characters.

How To: Master proportions when drawing the human face

This tutorial shows you how to master the use of proprortions. Ignore most of the formulas given in professional books. Learn how to draw accurate and proportionate human faces directly from memory, and learn the most accurate proportions for the human face.