| How to Use Product Images to Attract Customers Online Posted: 01 Feb 2022 04:00 PM PST Product photography is one of the most important things for eCommerce businesses. Since the customer can not touch or feel the product online, product images are the only thing that helps them to make a buying decision. By making sure that the product images are high-attractive and are of good quality, the business owners can really attract the customers and influence their buying decisions. This ultimately leads to higher traffic and thereto, higher conversions. [Edit]Capturing High-Quality Images - Use a good camera. The camera is the primary tool in photography. It all depends on the camera quality for how the images will turn out to be. Use a good digital camera brand to ensure the best quality images. It might be quite expensive, however, it is a very important investment if you want to capture high-quality images and attract more customers to your eCommerce. Any good DSLR camera would allow you to capture high-quality images without much effort.[1]
- Use proper lighting setup. Lighting plays a major role in photography. Make sure that you have enough lighting while taking product images. Regardless of whether you're shooting indoors or outdoors, it is necessary that the lighting setup is decent. Lighting helps you capture each and every detail of the products and also capture the correct colors at the same time. You can use artificial lighting equipment for indoors like:[2]
- Photography light bulbs
- Softboxes
- Umbrella lights
- Camera flash
- Remove distractions. It is pretty important that you put everything out of the frame that might distract your customers. These could be unwanted props, stains, or dirty patches in the background, and bright colors that might overpower the product. Always make sure that the focus is your product and nothing else is stealing that focus away.
- Use a neat and clean background. A clean background ensures that your product is the main attraction. Most eCommerce businesses prefer using a clean, white background for their products. This brings consistency in the product images and your images look more appealing to the customers. You can add different backgrounds for social media posts, however, for your eCommerce website, a white background for products could be most effective.[3]
- Keep your products clean. Be sure to remove dust, scratches, and fingerprint smudges from your products. In the case of clothing items, remove wrinkles and stains of any kind.
- A clean product is the most common requirement to make any product image look attractive and of high quality. This makes your product images more professional and welcoming.
- Use relevant props. Using props that are relevant to the products can help you improve the aesthetic of a product image. though, make sure that the props do not overpower the product but only support it. Such props help your customers to get an idea about the product and understand what is used in it or what it is used for.
- For example, if your product is a moisturizer with ingredients like vanilla and cocoa, you can keep the moisturizer in the center and spread some cocoa powder and vanilla pods around it. This will enhance the look of the product image and attract customers.
[Edit]Using Different Methods of Product Photography - Capture images from all angles. Every customer wants to explore the product in the best ways before making a buying decision. Using multiple product images captured from different angles allows the buyers to explore the product from every angle. Also, making your customers completely satisfied with the product before buying also helps in reducing the returns.[4]
- When a customer only sees a single product image and purchases the product, they might not get a complete idea about the product. This leads to dissatisfaction after the receiving of the product and thus encourages the buyers to return the product. Multiple product images not only give the complete idea about the product but also improves your business credibility.
- Keep up with trends. To survive the eCommerce competition, it is crucial to stay updated with trends. Capture the product images in ways that are currently trending. The color palette, the angles, etc. must be aligned with what customers are more attracted to. There are many trends that you might follow such as:
- Ghost mannequin[5]
- Monochromatic photography
- In-use photography for products[6]
- Follow photography themes. There are many trending photography themes that businesses are using to engage more customers. If not directly on the website, you can carry out these trending themes on your social media page. Since social media is one of the best places to engage a wide variety of audiences, using photography themes in your post can really help you increase conversions.
[Edit]Using Product Photo Editing - Use editing software. Product image editing genuinely makes the products look more professional, appealing, and converting. You can never convince a customer by using dull and unattractive product images. A few things like removing the background and using multiple backgrounds in the same image, correcting colors, and removal of stubborn dust, scratches, and stains can easily be done using photo editing software. Such things can not be corrected without editing.[7]
- Product image editing makes your product look highly attractive and flawless. People also use editing software to refine models representing the product. The flaws like stray hairs, smudged makeup, etc. can be fixed using editing software.[8]
- Share your product images on as many social channels as possible to increase your reach and engage more people through product images
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| How to Cook Lasagne Posted: 01 Feb 2022 08:00 AM PST One of the most prominent, hearty main courses in Italian cuisine, lasagna is arguably one of the best meals you can put on the table. It is easily customized and, despite looking complex, relatively simple to put together. Whether you want to make a classic Italian meat lasagna or something a little fancier, review the steps and suggestions below to your ideal lasagna. - Prep time (Classic Meat Lasagna): 20-30 minutes
- Cook time: 60-70 minutes
- Total time: 80-100 minutes
[Edit]Ingredients Classic Meat Lasagna - 1 to 1-1/2lb ground meat, depending on preference (Italian sausage, beef, veal, lamb, or a mixture)
- 1lb (0.45 kilograms) ricotta cheese
- 1lb (0.45 kilograms) shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 1 egg
- 1 white onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 14 ounce can crushed tomatoes
- 28 ounces tomato sauce
- 6 ounces tomato paste (optional)
- 1 box Lasagna noodles (9-12 noodles)
- Grated Parmesan or Romano cheese, to taste
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups of cheddar cheese (for topping)
[Edit]Making Basic Lasagna - Cook the noodles in boiling water. Make sure you keep the entire lasagna noodle from breaking, as you will need unbroken sheets when you layer the dish later. Add a pinch of salt to the pot right before you add the noodles and let them cook according to the time on the box, usually 10-12 minutes. Stir occasionally, every 1-2 minutes. When they are done, drain the water and set aside the noodles to cool. [1]
- You will likely need you biggest pot, filled 2/3 with water, to fit the noodles. As you wait for the water to boil and noodles to cook you can move on to making the filling, however.
- Some companies sell "Oven Ready" noodles that don't need to be boiled, so be sure to read the box to check.
- Heat a tablespoon of oil in a large pan on medium heat. Do not move on until the oil is shimmering. This means it is hot, and adding ingredients too soon can lead to soggy, oily food.
- Add a diced medium white onion and 2 cloves of chopped garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes until they start becoming translucent. Translucent simply means that the edges of the onions have begun to turn clear. You do not need the onions to be fully cooked just yet.
- Looking to get more vegetables in your lasagna? Add 1/2 cup chopped carrots, celery and/or green peppers here as well for a heartier sauce. If you do, allow the vegetables to cook and extra 1-2 minutes.
- Add the 1lb of ground meat to the pan and cook until browned. Mix the meat in with the onions and garlic, stirring well, and cook on medium heat until completely browned. Add salt and crushed black pepper, to taste, as it cooks. If you have time, cook the meat in a separate pan, though this is not necessary.
- If you are using sausage, cut the casings off so you only have the ground meat inside.
- You can also take this time to add dried oregano, basil, or rosemary, or simply of dried Italian seasoning.
- Transfer the meat and vegetables to a large sauce pot on medium-low heat. The pot needs to be big enough to hold your sauce and tomatoes as well.
- This is a good time to check on your noodles if you've forgotten them. They should be pliable and soft, but still firm.
- Add the sauce and tomatoes to the saucepot and bring to a simmer. Pour your 28 ounces of sauce, 12 ounces of crushed tomatoes and 6 oz of tomato paste to the meat and vegetable mixture and stir well. Raise the heat to medium until the sauce comes to a low simmer, when occasional bubbles break the surface of the sauce.
- You can substitute 36 ounces of pre-made pasta sauce instead of the three different tomato products for a simpler sauce.
- Take this time to add any additional spices you want, such as garlic powder, sugar, or more seasoning, 1 teaspoon at a time. Many cooks like sugar to balance out the natural acidity of the tomatoes.
- Lower the heat if it is bubbling too much, you only want a low simmer.
- Cook the sauce on a low simmer for 10-15 minutes. The longer the sauce has to cook, the richer it will be. Stir it regularly, being sure to get down to the bottom so that nothing burns. When you're ready to build the lasagna, remove the sauce from heat and let it cool gently.
- The sauce does not have to be cold to move forward, but letting it cool slightly will make it easier to handle.
- Whip your ricotta together with the beaten egg. Whip up one egg with a fork, as if preparing scrambled eggs, and then mix it in with the ricotta. The egg will help the cheese bind with the layers of pasta, keeping your whole dish together when it is done cooking.[2]
- Spoon a thin layer of sauce into the bottom of a large, oven-safe dish. You want something with tall sides, such as a 13x9x2" or 2-quart baking dish. Spread the sauce evenly, enough to cover the entire bottom of the dish.
- Lay lasagna noodles over the entire bottom of the dish. You should be able to get three noodles vertically layered over the bottom, slightly overlapping. While a little overlap (1" or less) is fine, feel free to trim the noodles with a clean pair of kitchen shears if need be. You want the entire bottom surface covered with noodle.
- Spoon 1/3 of the ricotta mixture evenly over the noodles. Spread a nice layer of the ricotta over the tops of the noodles so that every bite will be nice and cheesy. Be sure to save the other 2/3 -- you'll need it for the rest of the layers.
- Spoon 1/3 of the sauce over the ricotta. Get your filling into the pan, spooning it generously over the lasagna.
- Top the sauce with a generous coating of mozzarella. This final layer of cheese will complete your first layer of lasagna. Coat the top enough that the sauce is only poking out in a few places underneath, or use less for a slightly healthier option.
- Continue layering in this pattern --noodles, ricotta, sauce, mozzarella-- until you run out of noodles. The top and final layer should be mozzarella. Just keep layering your lasagna like this to end up with your final, glorious lasagna.
- Top with a sprinkling of freshly grated Parmesan or Romano cheese before putting in the oven.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes at 375℉, covered with aluminum foil. Put a layer of aluminum over the lasagna before it goes into the oven. To prevent the sauce from spilling over the edge as it heats up, you can also place the entire dish on a baking tray to keep the sauce from getting on your oven. Since the dish is technically already cooked, putting it in the oven is meant to melt the cheese and let the flavors meld deliciously. That said, you can take it out when you feel like it is hot and ready to serve.
- Remove the foil for the last 5 minutes to brown and bubble the cheese on top.[3]
- Let the lasagna sit for 10 minutes before serving. This lets the cheese re-solidify, just a bit, which will keep the layers from sliding off of one another when you serve the lasagna.
[Edit]Making New Fillings - Mix new flavors into your ricotta for a light taste addition. When mixing the egg into the ricotta, you can further customize the cheese to give subtle new flavors to the lasagna. Try adding:
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated.
- 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper
- 1/2 cup minced parsley
- 1/2 tablespoon grated nutmeg.[4]
- Cook "meaty" vegetables into your sauce for a vegetarian option. This can be a great substitute for meat, but vegetables can also become fantastic complements to a meat sauce as well. Cook the vegetables in the oil for 5-7 minutes, until tender, along with the onions and garlic, then proceed to make the sauce like usual. If you are using it along with meat, cut the following amounts in half and cook the vegetables separately, then add to the sauce with the meat.
- 1 large eggplant, diced.
- 1 large zucchini, sliced.
- 1 lb small white mushrooms, sliced.
- Create a layer of fried eggplant on top of the sauce. Cut your eggplant into 1/4-inch slices and fry until soft in of olive oil. Set aside and pat dry with a paper towel, then add the sliced eggplant after the sauce. Top with mozzarella and continue layering as normal, placing a layer of eggplant after every layer of sauce. You can also try layers of:
- Roasted butternut squash.
- Blanched spinach.
- Use polenta cakes instead of noodles for a gluten-free option. Just because you can't enjoy pasta doesn't mean you can't enjoy lasagna. Layer in thin polenta cakes instead, treating the rest of the recipe exactly as normal.[5]
- Substitute spaghetti squash for noodles to make individual servings. This ingenious, low-carb recipe is not layered exactly the same way, but that doesn't make it any less delicious. To make it:
- Cut the squash in half and remove the seeds.
- Cook the squash in a baking dish, cut-side down, for 45-60 minutes (450℉) or until easily pierced with a fork. Pour roughly an inch of water into the pan to prevent them from drying out.
- Fill each squash half with layers, starting with 1-2 dollops of ricotta, then sauce and mozzarella. Repeat until full.
- Cook the mini lasagnas for 20 minutes in the oven (450℉), until the cheese is melted on top of the squash.
- Use some south of the border substitutions for Mexican lasagna. You can use grilled or shredded chicken instead of beef, if you'd like, though it is not necessary. The principles are all the same as Italian lasagna, but you can get a totally different dish with some simple swaps:
- Tomato Sauce → Taco Sauce
- Ricotta/Mozzarella → Queso Fresco/Cheddar
- Noodles → Corn Tortillas
- Italian seasoning → Ground Cumin, cayenne, red pepper, onion powder
- Add 1 can of black beans and 1 can of yellow corn to sauce mixture.
- You can build your lasagne with uncooked noodles if you buy the pre-prepared pack from the store. If you cover it with tin foil before putting in the oven, the moisture from cooking will also cook the noodles to perfection. It saves a step and time.
- For an authentic taste, make your own homemade sauce using equal parts celery, carrot, and onion slowly stewed with tinned tomatoes.
- If you can make homemade ricotta cheese, which is surprisingly easy, the dish will soar to new heights.
- If you're daring and up for it, it's actually possible to cook a lasagne in your dishwasher.
[Edit]Warnings - Be sure to cook the meat thoroughly before adding it to the lasagne.
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Large bowl
- Aluminum foil
- 9x12 pan
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| How to Build Trust in Long Distance Relationships Posted: 01 Feb 2022 12:00 AM PST Basically, a relationship is like a banana: the more you peel, the more you will taste the sweetness. This is especially true for long-distance relationships. These relationships take patience, communication, endurance, commitment, and above all, trust. When you can't see your partner every day or even every week, it's important to trust in your love and the strength of your relationship to keep you both happy and healthy. [Edit]Strengthening Your Feelings - Get to know your partner well. You need to be confident in your knowledge of and love for your partner in order to build a relationship that you can both believe in. Learn how to understand your partner, how to interpret what she says and pick out her emotional states. You should be able to tell when something's bothering her, and know what makes her feel better.[1]
- Ask each other questions. Ask about what your partner likes and dislikes, what she wants to do in the next year or five years, where she's been, who her friends are—anything can spark a story and get a great conversation going. Turn this into a game by keeping track of how many questions you ask, and try to reach 1000 first.
- Play games to get to know each other. To play Two Truths and a Lie, tell your partner two true things and one false thing about yourself, and have her guess which is the lie. Or make a quiz about yourself and send it to her. Have her do the same, and compete to get the most answers right.
- Use multiple methods of communication.[2] Talking on the phone is great for certain kinds of conversations. Email encourages more thoughtful discussions of weightier topics, while texting is great for a quick, light-hearted chat. Use more than one method of communication to get to know all sides of your partner.
- Commit to the relationship. Discuss topics like what you want to get out of the relationship and where you see it going. Commit to the trust and communication that sustain a long-distance relationship.[3] Understand the difficulties you will face and talk about them with your partner, but at the end of the day, if the relationship is going to work, you both need to fully dedicate yourselves to it, without hesitation.
- Be reliable. Encourage your partner to trust you by always proving yourself worthy of her trust. Follow through on your promises, even the small ones like calling her at a specific time or responding to a message. If you ever find that you can't follow through on a promise, have a very good reason why, explain this to her, and ask for—don't demand—her forgiveness.[4]
[Edit]Communicating in a Healthy Way - Talk to your partner often. It's hard to believe in a relationship when you never talk to your partner, and it's hard to build a relationship when you don't know what's going on in your partner's life. Make sure you talk often so that you can participate in her life, and you can feel her presence in yours. Regular communication is the key to sustaining any relationship, but this is especially true for long-distance ones.[5]
- Be open with your partner. Honest and open communication is just as important as talking often. If something is worrying you, your partner should be the first to know.[6] If she's feeling upset or frustrated, she should be comfortable opening up to you. If you are consistently open with your partner, she will learn to trust what you say and will feel more comfortable in the relationship. Be completely honest with your partner and trust that she will with you.[7]
- Get to know your partner's friends and family. This will allow you to better understand your partner's daily life, and being friendly with the people in her life can help both of you feel more involved with each other. Her friends will also appreciate the chance to get to know the person taking up so much of her time and energy. This increased involvement with your partner will help you build trust in your relationship.[8]
- Give your partner space. Although you may want to spend every moment of every day talking with her, recognize that she needs time and space to live her own life. Don't pressure her to give you more of her time and energy than she's comfortable with. Trust that she will come to you when she needs to, and allow her the space to be her own person within your relationship.[9]
- Finding the right balance between personal space and regular communication is perhaps the hardest part of a long-term relationship—and the balance is different for every couple. Experiment and check in with each other regularly to see what works and what doesn't. Work together to find a balance that lets you both be as happy and as healthy as possible.
- Check in with your partner regularly. Discuss how you both feel about how your relationship is going. Talk about whether you feel happy, comfortable, and confident in the relationship, and what each of you could do to make it even better. If one of you feels dissatisfied for any reason, discuss the problem and work together to figure out a solution that you're both comfortable with. Recommit to your partner and the relationship, taking into account whatever changes, if any, you've discussed.
- Regular check-ins give you a way to make changes to the relationship or even end with mutual understanding and without unnecessary pain, it if and when that becomes necessary. Though it may seem tedious, pessimistic, or even silly, long-distance relationships are a lot of work and this is a good way to make sure it's still working for both of you.
- Assume good intentions. Your partner will likely do or say something that might confuse or alarm you. She might not return a call, or she might make a snide or offensive comment when talking to you. Don't jump to conclusions about her intentions when this happens—assuming that she's hiding something or deliberately antagonizing you is a great way to insult her and damage your relationship. Instead, assume that there's a perfectly valid, reasonable explanation for whatever she did, and ask to her about it the next time you talk. Always assuming good intentions will foster trust and good feeling, and is crucial in sustaining a long-distance relationship.
[Edit]Dealing with Issues - Never accuse your partner of being unfaithful. This cannot be stressed enough. A long-distance relationship, even more so than any other relationship, is predicated on mutual trust, and accusing your partner of cheating, or even of wanting to cheat, destroys that trust on both sides of the relationship. Never assume that your partner has been unfaithful, and never confront him or her about it. If you are open with each other and committed to your relationship, she will confess any infidelity to you, and then you can deal with it in a healthy and positive way. If you accuse him or her, you introduce suspicion into both sides of the relationship, ultimately and irreparably damaging it.[10]
- Address disagreements calmly and rationally. As with any relationship, it's inevitable that you will at some point get annoyed or angry at each other. When this happens, address the conflict calmly. Discuss your disagreement. Make an effort to understand her side, and explain to him or her how you feel. Work together to come up with a solution, and make sure you're both happy with the resolution. Regard disagreements as an opportunity to build up your relationship, rather than something that could tear it apart.[11]
- Think about the sacrifice you're both making. Understand that a long-distance relationship is difficult for both of you and requires a lot of work and effort, when there are many other things you could be doing with that time and energy. If your partner is worth the sacrifice, you should be happy to make it. But don't let the relationship consume your life. You need time to devote to work, school, family, and your social life apart from your relationship. If it feels like you aren't able to give enough time to your other friends and activities, it may be time to work with your partner to reevaluate your relationship.[12]
- Expand your conversations to keep them from getting boring. If the only thing you talk about is what you did that day, you're bound to get bored pretty fast, and this can quickly take the heat out of your relationship. Expand your conversations by asking questions, teaching your partner about something new you're learning, discussing books and movies you've enjoyed, or playing a game together.
- Go on virtual dates. Watch a movie together online, play a MMORPG or other online game together, or eat the same meal while on the phone together. This can simulate the shared experience that you get from dating in-person, and this will help you build your conversations.
- Take an online class together. This will stimulate conversation and challenge yourselves intellectually, which can add new energy to the relationship.
- Go back to the beginning of your relationship, where you were just getting to know each other. Ask the same kinds of questions, and focus on learning new things about your partner. There will always be things about her that you don't know, and this can be a great way to renew your interest in the relationship.
- Plan your next visit.[13] Even if you can't see each other often, always have a place and date set for the next visit. This will give you both something to look forward to. It can guide your relationship and help you move forward together without necessarily entailing definite long-term plans. Make the most out of your visits, even if they are rare, and always be thinking about the next one.
- Communication in any relationship is key. But communication in long-distance relationships is especially important. Talk often — talk everyday. Share even the most ordinary things so that the other person feels connected to you.
[Edit]Warnings - Long-distance relationships are very difficult and take a lot of work, so be totally sure you're willing to do what it takes before you commit to the relationship.
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| How to Paint Pebbles Posted: 31 Jan 2022 04:00 PM PST Whether you're in the classroom or staying at home, painting pebbles is a fun, engaging craft that you can do just about anywhere! First, use soap and water to clean off any dirt and grime from the rocks. Once you've used sandpaper to buff away any rough edges, use a pencil and some scrap paper to plan out the design for your beautiful pebble. With some paint and varnish, you can create a masterpiece on any size pebble! [Edit]Drawing Your Design - Wash and dry the pebbles to remove any dirt. Find a variety of smooth stones outside and bring them to your sink. Squeeze a pea-sized amount of dish soap onto a soaked sponge, and lightly scrub all of the pebbles. As you clean, focus on getting rid of any dirt and filth on the stones. Once you've washed the pebbles, lay them on a towel or other clean surface to let them dry.[1]
- If you're in a rush, feel free to dry off the stones individually.
- Any kind of soap will work to clean the pebbles.
- If you'd prefer to save time, consider buying smooth stones at a craft store.
- Sand down any rough pebbles with 100-, 150-, and 220-grit sandpaper. Take a piece of 100-grit sandpaper and rub over any harsh, jagged edges on the pebble. Start with a coarse sheet of sandpaper, then work your way down to 220-grit. Continue rubbing down the pebbles until the entire surface is smooth.[2]
- It can be difficult to paint over a rough, uneven surface. Try to get the pebbles as smooth as possible to save yourself some trouble later on.
- Pick a design for your pebble. Think about what the pebbles will be used for after they're painted. Are you looking to make creative labels for your garden, or fun home decorations? Depending on your intended purpose, you might want to pick a design concept that's on the simpler side.[3]
- For instance, if you're creating labels for your garden, you might want to paint the stone a solid color, then paint a specific word over that backdrop.
- Create fun number and letter counters by painting the surface of the rock with black paint, then labeling it in white.
- You might paint a decorative pebble with a ladybug design, or some other natural motif.
- Draw out your design idea on a piece of scrap paper. Use pencil to sketch your basic concept. Don't worry about the drawing being perfect—instead, focus on fleshing out different ideas until you have the perfect design for your pebble. [4]
- Don't feel like you have to commit to a single idea! Draw as many different designs as you want.
- Use pencil to sketch this design on the pebble. Trace or freely draw your chosen artwork onto the pebble. Try to keep your lines as smooth as possible, so you'll have an easier time tracing over and filling in the design with paint. If you mess up the pencil sketch at any point, simply draw over it—the old pencil etchings won't be visible beneath the dried paint.[5]
- If you're confident in your art skills, don't worry about tracing on the design ahead of time.
[Edit]Applying the Paint - Fill in the large, solid-colored portions of the design with acrylic paint. Take a thin paintbrush and dip it into a small well of acrylic paint. Use swift, smooth motions to spread the paint over the pebble's surface. Focus on the background elements of the design first, like the backdrop color.[6]
- If you're working with a more complex design, paint from back to front. For instance, if you're painting a tree in front of a sunset, make sure to fill in the colors of the sky before painting in the tree.
- Acrylic paint is an easy and inexpensive paint to use. If you accidentally spill some paint on your clothes or carpet, you can easily blot it away with dish soap![7]
- Dry off the paint with a blow dryer. Plug in a hair dryer and turn it on low heat. Move the dryer back and forth over the painted surface of the stone, applying even amounts of heat to the paint. Continue moving the hair dryer over the painted pebble until the surface looks and feels dry.[8]
- If you aren't in a rush, feel free to set the pebbles aside and let them air-dry. Check on the stones once every hour or so to see if they're dry.
- Use thin, tapered paint brushes to add intricate details. Take a thin, tapered brush and dip it into the acrylic paint color of your choice. With short, careful movements, outline the finer details of the design on your painted pebble. Clean off the brush in between uses whenever you dip into a new color.[9]
- If your pebble's artwork has multiple layers, be sure to use a blow dryer to dry off the surface.
- Add artistic flair to your pebbles with chalk crayons and markers. Use a chalk crayon or marker to sketch or color in other elements of your design. Check that the base layer of paint is completely dry before you use any chalk markers or crayons.[10]
- Chalk markers and crayons are great ways to add lighter, pastel tones to your painted pebble. As the name suggests, they also look like chalk when applied to a surface.
- Outline sections of dried paint with a thin black pen. Add extra detail to your painted pebble by highlighting important parts of the design. If you'd like to give your painted pebble a crisp, professional look, try outlining important elements of your art in pen. Make sure that all layers of paint are dry before you add any line work to the design.[11]
- These pens are especially useful for complex art designs.
- For example, if you're painting a heart onto your pebble, you might want to outline the heart in pen.
[Edit]Sealing the Finished Art - Dip a clean paintbrush into some clear glue or varnish. Take a thin brush and coat it completely with clear varnish, sealant, or PVA glue. Choose a clear product to use for the sealing process, so your beautiful pebble artwork will be protected! [12]
- You can find clear sealants and glue at any hardware or home improvement store.
- Apply a thin layer of varnish over the dried pebble. Brush on the clear product in smooth, even strokes. Focus on covering the entire painted surface of the pebble. Don't worry about painting the back surface of the stone—you only need to protect the painted areas.[13]
- One layer of varnish or sealant should do the trick. If you'd like your painted pebble to be extra protected, consider applying a second coat.
- Use a spray sealant if you'd prefer more coverage. Save yourself some preparation time by spraying the sealant onto your painted pebble. Look for products at your local hardware or home improvement store that come in a spray canister. You can make your clear top coat look a lot smoother and more even with this kind of product.[14]
- Whenever you use spray-on paint products, be sure to work in a well-ventilated area.
- Wait for the sealant layer to dry completely. Leave your painted, sealed pebbles on a flat, open surface. Let the stones dry for several hours, checking on them periodically to see if the pebbles' surface looks dry. If the varnish feels dry after you lightly tap it, then the pebbles are ready to be displayed![15]
[Edit]Things You'll Need - Pebbles
- Scrap paper
- Pencil
- Acrylic paint
- Paintbrushes
- Blow dryer (optional)
- Chalk crayons (optional)
- Chalk markers (optional)
- Thin black pen
- Clear glue or sealant
- Spray sealant (optional)
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| How to Start Learning Computer Programming Posted: 31 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST Programming is lots of fun and extraordinarily useful. It allows you to be creative and also opens up a wide range of new careers for you. If you want to learn how to program, read the tutorial below for an explanation of where to go and what to study. [Edit]Choosing a Language - Choose a programming language. Computer programming is done as essentially a set of written instructions that the computer follows (also known as binary coding). These instructions can be written in several different "languages", or which are simply different ways of organizing the instructions and text. Different languages tend to be used to create different types of programs, however, so choose a language that you feel is relevant to what you want to do.[1] If you decide that a language does not suit your needs, you can always move on to a new language.[2]
- Consider C, C++, C# and related languages. These languages are mainly used for creating standalone computer applications such as games. C and C++ are difficult languages to learn for a beginner, but not impossible. Learning them will give you an in-depth understanding of not only programming (most programming languages inherit some concept or the other from C and C++) but also of how a computer works. They are popular and widely used, though C#, a language very similar to Java, is starting to become much more common.[3]
- Consider Java or JavaScript. These are good languages to learn if you want to work on making web plugins (JavaScript) or mobile apps (Java). These languages are very much in demand right now, so they are handy to know. Keep in mind that Java and JavaScript are completely different languages, despite the similarity in names.[4]
- Try Python. Python is a very versatile language used widely across several platforms.[5] Despite being extremely powerful, it is an easy language for a beginner to pick up, so give it a try!
- Consider PHP. PHP stands for PHP: Hypertext Processor. It is a web programming language and relatively easy to learn due to its weak typing and popularity (popularity means there will be several useful tutorials on the language). It is a great language for server-side programming.[6]
- Don't limit yourself to these languages! There are tons of programming languages, all with varying uses. If you want to work as a programmer, you will need to know more than one, so learn as many as you can.
- Your best bet will be to look at ads for the sort of jobs you want to get and look for the common languages that they ask for.
[Edit]Learning the Language - Think about going to school. While most companies hiring a programmer will care more about your skills than the college you went to or your grades, it greatly helps to have a college degree to point to. You will learn more efficiently than if you teach yourself, all while getting expert guidance from your teachers (and maybe your friends).[7]
- There are often scholarships and grants available to those doing degrees in this field. Don't feel intimidated by the price tag of a degree: it is possible!
- Learn from online universities. Whether you do an online degree with fees and an actual degree at the end or you're attending a free program like MIT's wonderful Coursera, you can learn a lot about programming from these structured courses.
- Try using online tools. Use free services like Google's University Consortium or Mozilla's Developer Network to learn more about programming. These companies want more developers to help their platforms flourish and their resources can be some of the best on the web.
- Learn using online tutorials. There are loads of programmers with websites where they will teach you the individual basics, as well as a few tricks. Look up tutorials on the language you want to learn to find these.
- Many free online classes are available to learn to code from. The Khan Academy teaches computer coding, with easy tutorials and videos. Codecademy is another free site to learn from, with step-by-step tutorials.
- Start young if you can. There are several programs designed to teach kids to program. Programs like MIT's Scratch are very helpful and the younger you are, the easier it will be to pick up (like any language).
- Avoid kits, as these rarely teach anything useful.
[Edit]Teaching Yourself - Start with a good book or tutorial on programming. Get a good, current book on the programming language you want to learn. Reviews on Amazon or similar sites will usually help you identify helpful books from unhelpful ones.[8]
- Get an interpreter for that language. An interpreter is just another computer program but it will convert ideas you've written in a programming language into "machine code" so you can see things work. Lots of programs are available and you will need to choose one that is appropriate for you.[9]
- Read the book! Take examples of the programming language from the book and put them into your interpreter. Try changing the examples and making the program do different things.
- Try putting together your ideas to form a working program. Start with simple things, like a program to convert currencies, and work your way up to more complex things as you continue reading and learning about your programming language.
- Learn another language. Once you start actively programming in your first language, you may want to learn a second one. You'll get the most out of learning a second programming language if you pick one that uses a radically different paradigm than the one you started with. For instance, if you started in Scheme, you might try learning C or Java next. If you started in Java, you could learn Perl or Python.
- Continue programming and trying new things! To be a good programmer, you, at the very least, have to keep up with changing technology. It's a constant learning process, and you should always be learning new languages, new paradigms, and most importantly: programming new things!
- Being a successful programmer means learning to think like one. You'll need to look at challenges as learning opportunities, desire to improve your skills and be open to new ways of improving your programming process.
- Start with something fun, motivate yourself to solve challenges, progressing your skills in logical problem-solving.
- There is a very good programming language that is very easy to use for beginners. This is also known as user-friendly. And this is the VB ( Visual Basic language), try this it is amazing.
- Don't start with a complex language like Java, but start with an easy language like Python. Python encourages beginners and is composed of almost every aspect of programming.
- By heart, the syntax is a must. You are free to apply it in your way. Study some sample programs then start coding your own.
- Get a handy reference book. Make sure it's the latest version as languages keep updating.
- Java has a powerful concept called multithreading. Study it carefully.
- Use Eclipse when writing Java programs. It's an extremely useful program that can debug your code and you can run your code instantly, as well as using the package explorer to flick through multiple files of your code.
[Edit]Related wikiHows [Edit]References Computer programming depends on logic and logic is just how someone solves a problem in different ways. If we want to be a good programmer then we have to practice daily. And also clear the concepts. study computer programming books. Attend a technology seminar on computer programming. Discuss with those people who are learning computer programming. And also practice more and more manually. And also on the computer. Also, study tutorials on the internet. Watch video lectures about programming. It is also important to choose a language first like C and so on. And practice in that language manually and also on the computer. Read books on that language that you are learning. If You have any confusion then ask from teachers. Programming is not an easy skill to learn so you have to work hard. [Edit]Quick Summary |
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