How to Make Smoke & Smoke Bombs Learn different ways to make smoke or fog, smoke bombs, colored smoke bombs, and how to perform chemistry demonstrations that produce smoke. Smoke Bomb Video TutorialSmoke bombs are the easiest and safest do-it-yourself firework project. You only need two inexpensive, non-toxic ingredients and it only takes minutes to make. Watch and learn how you can cook up a smoke bomb at home. Safe Smoke Bomb InstructionsA classic smoke bomb is easy to make and safe to use, but you can make the project even safer if you don't heat the ingredients. Here's what you do. Ultimate Colored Smoke BombMake a smoke bomb that billows clouds of brightly colored smoke. Smoke Bomb InstructionsYou can easily make a smoke bomb using inexpensive materials to produce safe smoke. Atomized Glycol FogGlycols are used to produce smoke in most commercial smoke machines. Black Powder or GunpowderBlack powder is used as a propellant for bullets, as well as for fireworks and rocketry.
Retro, comicbook style Space Helmet (Lots of Pics) I'll try this again.I started with a few shipping tubes in various diameters. The largest is 11 inches in diameter to fit over my head. I refined the tubes by applying a veneer using poster board to hide seams and defects. Both 12 volt fans run on a single 9 volt baatery. Extraordinary Off-Grid Hobbit Home in Wales Only Cost £3,000 to Build Simon Dale proves that you don't have to be an architect to design and build a beautiful, cozy, low-energy home. With £3,000, a few simple tools, and a little help from his father-in-law and friends, Simon constructed an extraordinary hobbit home that has virtually no visual or environmental impact on the surrounding landscape. Using locally-sourced and natural materials taken from the nearby woodlands, a common practice among designers in Wales, alternative energy sources, and a lot of imagination, the self-styled builder has created a gentle, naturally-lit family home that exists in total harmony with nature. We’ve noticed a surge in hobbit homes as more people throughout the world seek alternatives to the bigger is better model of living. For example, in Switzerland, one family buried their home but opted for more luxurious finishings instead of turning to natural materials as the Dale family has done. + Simon Dale
How to Write & Produce a Documentary : Indy News Chad, Matt & Rob Magazine - Tips & Tricks - Visual Effects: Make Your Own Smokebombs, Pg. 1 by Bob Lazar & United Nuclear By far, the most common smoke formula is the Potassium Nitrate/Sugar formula. It produces a white-gray smoke and is both easy, inexpensive & fun to make. The percentage of Potassium Nitrate and Sugar in this composition vary somewhat depending on who you ask, but the 60/40 mix listed below is pretty common. A lump of this stuff the size of your thumb produced the smoke cloud on the right in under 2 seconds.
Mid Century Spaceman Costume (Planning Stages)... I know there is another thread about spacesuits right now but this one is specifically about my 2010 Halloween costume idea. I'm big into pretty much Mid Century everything. One thing I really dig is the pre-1960's idea of space and science fiction. Soooo... why not do a Mid Century spaceman costume for Halloween. I say Mid Century because I can't really pin point it down to one era. I like alot of the 50's stuff but the pre-50's Buck Rogers stuff is also neat to me. Given that this will be something that I will be working on VERY SLOWLY I won't have it done tomorrow.
Earthbag Construction EarthBag Homes - you're standing on the building materials... earthbag home Long sandbags are filled on-site and arranged in layers or as compressed coils. Stabilizers such as cement, lime, or sodium carbonate may be added to an ideal mix of 70% sand, 30% clay. Straw may also be added. The earthbags are then plastered over with adobe. Arquitectura en Equilibrio (Architecture in Balance) flickr.com earthbag home Plastic bags recycled into plastic bags -- if plastic does not break down for a thousand years, this building is sure to last several lifetimes. earthbag construction Foundations differ as per site. earthbag construction The time consuming part, filling the bags. earthbag construction Testing the strength of an arch. earthbag home Project Seres, Guatemala. projectseres.org, flickr.com earthbag home CalEarth -- Emergency Shelter Village, Hesperia, California. earthbag home Cal Earth -- Emergency Shelters. earthbag home CalEarth let the layers show. Resources: Lessons: More Pictures:
Film Is Not Dead: A Digital Photographer’s Guide to Shooting Film Do you remember when you dug that Polaroid camera out of storage only to discover they didn’t make film for it anymore? Can you even remember the last time you actually had film developed? Contrary to popular belief (we’re guilty of it too), no amount of Photoshop, Lightroom or Instagram work will ever truly duplicate the look and feel of analog film. You can get close, but it will never be quite as imperfectly excellent. iPhones to DSLRs: The State of D-I-Y Stop Motion Filmmaking In high school, I spent a week's worth of video production classes toying with a ball of red Play-Doh and a small set of LEGO pieces. After every slight adjustment to the Play-Doh I snapped a digital photograph and made another adjustment. The little red ball grew into a tomato, complete with a green leafy hairdo and a gaping mouth used to devour an innocent LEGO man in delightful stop motion. Well, that's not completely true. In the CG-dominated animation business, animation techniques like claymation and stop motion animation retain a special appeal thanks to their physicality. Stop motion can be done on a shoestring budget, assuming you already own a smartphone or digital camera. The Android Market has its own selection of stop motion apps, but if you're interested in more powerful editing tools (or just want to work on a monitor instead of a phone screen), any decent digital camera can snap the pictures that you'll later string together into an animation. Pro Motion
Space Suits "The trick to jetting yourself in space,"—he went on, 'lies in balancing your body on the jet—the thrust has to pass through your center of gravity. If you miss and don't correct it quickly, you start to spin, waste your fuel, and have the devil's own time stopping your spin. "It's no harder than balancing a walking stick on your finger—but the first time you try it, it seems hard. "Rig out your sight." He touched a stud at his belt; a light metal gadget snapped up in front of his helmet so that a small metal ring was about a yard in front of his face. He squatted down, lifted himself on his hands, and very cautiously broke his boots loose from the side, then steadied himself on a cadet within reach. He went on, "Have the firing switch ready in your right hand. Several voices answered yes. "Just a second, Sarge," someone cut in, "you said that just backwards. "Who's talking?" "Lathrop, number six. "I meant what I said, Mr. "But—" "Go ahead, do it your way. Sergeant Hanako stared at him.
Tutorial: Photoshop Planet Globes from Panorama Photos [revisited] « DesignedbyNatalie This blog has been live for almost 10 months now and the most popular post by far has been the Photoshop globe planets made from panorama cityscapes. Unfortunately, the tutorial link I referenced in this article has since disappeared from the internet. So I thought I’d post my own tutorial here and a few more examples of this effect in use. Globe planets from panorama photos are really easy to do and only take 10-15 minutes of your time. Photoshop Planet Globes from Panorama Photos Tutorial 1. 2. 3. 4. New examples of this technique Shanghai Street Scene with Oriental Pearl Shanghai Bund Sightseeing Tunnel Shanghai Street Scene Shanghai Zoo Metal Archway Tips for Photoshop Globes Using Polar Coordinates Find a true panoramic image. Some more examples of the effect To see more examples created from the original blog post in Jan 2010 visit this link: Photoshop globe planets made from panorama cityscapes Like this: Like Loading...