Reflections and Ponderings

Love Among Ruins

Every once and a while I’ll post links for bands that I think are really good here at Reflections and Ponderings, but only if they are really cool. So here’s a band that found me on myspace, so being the cool guy that I am, I decided to post some of their stuff here. This guys are pretty good and I think their videos are pretty good.

I wish more bands would show the ambition that this band shows, not to mention how good they are at promotion. Most bands on myspace don’t show have the dedication that these fella’s do. Enjoy.

Television Online-The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers

Lots of people watch Television Online, but there are a lot of places that aren’t exactly legal to do so. So it’s important to find someplace that’s safe and also legal to catch your favorite shows while surfing the web.

I did happen to find a good place that was easy to navigate and had links to tons of content.

Here’s the Link. Spreety TV Online : Watch TV Shows Online Free .

Now, lately here at R&P I’ve been doing a lot of DIY projects, but due to licensing restrictions I can only bring you a certain amount of content. I know that your brain soaks up DIY projects like it’s going out of style so check out Spreety’s Home and Garden Section for lots more content.

There’s lots of other TV shows available on that site so take a look and find something you like, it’s really a great resource for all you fans of television.

Included in this post is a great movie that I found while surfing around, The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.

Homemade Sun Jars

Here’s a great summer project that you can do at home and on the cheap. These look really good on your patio or deck or on the picnic table. All you need is a few supplies from your local hardware store. Here are the detailed step by step instructions via instructables. Enjoy!

Home-made Sun Jar - More DIY How To Projects

Frankenstein Up Some Photo’s

What fun would doing Photoshop be if you couldn’t use it for a comical purpose? With this tutorial the author combines a mans head with a woman’s body and the results are brilliant. Covered in this tutorial are how to blend and use layer masks from within the application. Have fun with this great how-to.

Combining body parts with Photoshop from Garcya on Vimeo.

Digital Smoke effect in Photoshop

Digital Smoke is great for web designers, it can be used for a very crisp looking header or in other variable sized advertisements. Combining it with a true type font would probably be your best bet for this endeavor. This one is from user godonholiday via vimeo. Links at the bottom if you want to see even more great stuff.

Digital Smoke in Photoshop from godonholiday on Vimeo.

Give Your Yard That Lived in Look

These are an easy summer project to help improve the look of your yard. These look great in any garden or flowerbox and give it a more personal feel. The instructions are easy to follow and be sure to print them out if you want to do this project. Follow the links at the bottom for even more great projects!

Personalized Garden Stepping Stones - More DIY How To Projects

How to Create A Rocking Silhouette in Photoshop

Here’s a cool little video about how to make a rocking silhouette in Photoshop. Silhouettes can also be used for other purposes but this is a great example of using Photoshop’s built in tools. Great effect, enjoy!

Rocking Silhouette in Photoshop from godonholiday on Vimeo.

Brushes for GiMP

If your using any kind of photo editing software you know they come mostly in a vanilla arraignment when you first get them. However, the fun really comes in when you start adding custom fonts and brushes into the program to make it your own. Art isn’t meant to be boring so have fun when doing this and remember having good tools makes for better art.

Now, if your a starving artist, you’ll most likely be using the GiMP instead of photoshop but what you’ll find is it’s hard to find brushes that are labeled for this program or you may not know how to add these powerful tools to your arsenal of creativity.

So, here’s a simple video tutorial via howcast on how to add custom brushes to your program, so you can get that ,oh so looked for, custom appeal to your art. Enjoy!

How to Change Eye and Hair Color Using Photoshop

One of the best things to do with Photoshop is to make things look different than what they start out to be. Here is a short tutorial about how to edit your photographs to change how they look. This is great for using editing your own pics for Myspace or where ever else you want to use your photos. It offers up something a little different than the norm and looks great.

Faux Rocks for Your Yard

Looking for a cheap way to spruce up your yard, well look no further cuz you just found it. From the great people at instructables.com comes Faux Rocks that you can build at home for pennies on the dollar compared to real rocks. The great thing about these are you can make them in any shape or size that you need, and for pennies on the dollar! These are great for having a “yard stone” or decorating your garden. You can even download the instructions and print them out for your own personal use. Enjoy!

How To Make Faux Rocks - More DIY How To Projects

How to do Graffiti Art

You see a lot of street artists doing graffiti art. This video has a brief history of the art as well as what kind of paint you’d want to use if you want to be this kind of artist. Graffiti Art is a very cultural form of art and definitely isn’t spray painting your lawn furniture, well, unless you like it to be different. There’s a lot to it, you have to get your colors working together and you have to do it someplace where it’s welcome, otherwise your just vandalizing something. Anyways, here’s the video via vimeo. This one’s by user jimmy giambrone, links at the bottom of this post.