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Do ever want to show more than a blinking LED but want something easier to use than a LCD? Do you want to make light appear to hover in mid-air? Then give some thought to edge lighting. At the last Maker Faire I had a bunch of interactive gizmos for people to play with, but one question I was asked more than any other was "How did you make those displays? " On the Rock Paper Scissors Playing Glove one small display showed three different images and text while on the Secret Knock Detecting Gumball Machine the light just seemed to float in the clear plastic without an obvious source.
Edge lighting exploits a fun property of light called internal reflection where light can get trapped inside a transparent material. Simply put we shine a light in the edge* of a clear piece of plastic and etch it where we want the light to come out. Keep reading to see how easy and quick it is to get this effect. Ultimate Soup Base and a few soupy examples. The beginning of any great soup is its base.
Counter to what one might think, using stock, bouillon, wines or even beer just can't make up for whats provided by a good base. There are many classic soup bases, but the most adaptable is what I will be covering. Its not so much what is in the base, but rather how it is prepared, like a water colour painting it is built in transparent layers. Each layer setting the foundation for the next until it reaches its peak height of flavor. History, well mine anyway: Going back to my Vancouver days I started as a cowboy chef, "someone brought in to inject new blood", at an Italian bakery bistro called Ecco Il Pane. The key to making so many different soups was to have a great base, something that you could turn into almost any flavor palette. DIY iPad Case (Griffin Elan/Moleskin style) Designer baby bags. These are fashionable baby bags. They are also stylish baby bags, but they are not bags for babies.
They are designer baby bags for everyone; the size is what makes them baby bags. Buy baby bags from us and choose from Asian style, brocade, denim, red, green, black, white, blue and orange. They're just big enough to use as an evening bag - you can fit your lipstick, cell phone, money, credit cards and maybe another thing or two. It can fit on your wrist for dancing, a night on the town, or weddings. click photo to enlarge :"dragonfly" baby bag: Wait a minute!
Measures: Body measures: 4 3/4"high x 6" wide x 1 3/4" deep. Style #7001 Red Dragonfly Print with Gold Brocade :"hippie flower" baby bag: This "shy" print makes a big statement. Measures: Body measures: 4 3/4"high x 6" wide x 1 3/4" deep. Style #7002 Tan & pale mint green flowers on a cream background.
Style #7011 Gold Chrysanthemum Flowers on Black Satin :"geisha" baby bag: Geishas lounge around on this bag... Blogs. Blogs. Blog. 15 Cool ways to Tie your Shoes. Creating A Text Montage. May 8th, 2006 by ART-D Posted in Adobe Photoshop, Special Effects This is a technique that you have probably seen before.
A face, or picture, is made up of a huge body of text, but the text is different colors or shades to make it look like the picture? Yea, it’s a really cool technique, and now you can easily re-create it. This effect looks like it would take a lot of time and effort, but in all reality it is pretty easy (just took me forever to figure out :P) and simple to do. Even the newest user should be able to re-create this effect for themselves.
First, find a picture you want to convert to a text montage. Alright, now, we’re going to convert it to black and white. Alright, a box will pop up once you click Channel Mixer. Alright, now you need the text that will make up the image. Now, grab your text tool (T), and drag a rectangle over the entire image. This is just making the text closer together, and evenly spaced. Ok, now duplicate your text layer twice. Music to dance on your bed to. Cool Gifts For Sale - Unique Gift Ideas - Cool Stuff Cheap. Sewing ideas.