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Our Top 10 List this week features the 10 highest rated SmartFlix videos of ALL TIME.  These DVDs, coming from a variety of categories and subcategories, are the absolute cream of the crop, rated by our best critics…you guys!

Try out a new skill or hobby with one of these DVDs and you won’t be sorry. Leave your own review, too…your opinion is as important to us as it is to other customers searching for the perfect video!

Enjoy the top 10 of our collection of 5,949 DVDs.  We’re proud of every DVD we offer you, but these hold a special place in our hearts!

10. Paper & Ink: Water Media Collage Workshop

All 16 customers that rated this DVD gave it a 5-out-of-5.  We think you’ll love it as much as they did!

You’ll learn to use colors harmonies to
unify your work and a design grid to help make sense of the
organization of materials and build confidence in your own artistic
abilities.

Learn to sandwich fibers, combine and alter pre-existing
materials to make them more light fast, personal and satisfying and to
create a rainbow of colored tissue prefect for layering.

Carrie Burns
Brown’s presentation is sequential and well organized. She shares the
tips and tricks she has learned over 30 years to help ensure success.
Carrie’s workshop is inspiring, thorough and will keep you busy for
years of creative expression. Here’s a customer review for more info:

• “I loved this DVD so much that I rented it a second time! Carrie Brown
  shares everything she knows about creating great Water Media Collages,
  from creating your own materials to putting it all togther. It really
  inspired me and I’m looking forward to teaching these techniques to my
  students in the fall. Thanks Carrie and thank you SmartFlix for making
  learning so affordable!” - Eva M.

Rent Water Media Collage Workshop and create a beautiful work of art with a unique approach!

9. Polymer Clay: Sculpting Polymer Figures for Beginners

Sculpting a Polyer Mermaid Made Easy
Learn
step by step from Patricia Rose how to sculpt a cute mermaid out of
polymer clay. This is a great video for beginners interested in
sculpting. This DVD is about 110 minutes.

How to Sculpt a Fairy in Polymer Clay
Learn
step by step from Patricia how to sculpt a sweet 7″ fairy in polymer
clay in this beginners video. Learn to sculpt facial features, sweet
pouty lips, toes and fingers, ankles and knees. Learn
posing,expressions, how to choose settings and tip and tricks and wing
design. This DVD is about 120 minutes.

Learn to Sculpt Detailed Faces in Polymer Clay
Learn
to sculpt beautiful female facial features with Patricia in this very
detailed Instructional video. You will learn the tricks to make a
pretty female face very time you sculpt! This DVD runs about 120 minutes.

Here is a customer comment on this unanimously-rated-5-out-of-5 video:

• “Fantastic video!!! I can’t recommend too much that you see this.
  Everything she says you will learn, you will! The ease of sculpting she
  introduces is exceptional. The mystery is gone. The delight of picking
  up your tools and following along with her, turns into a song and not a
  drudge! You will truly make items just like she does from this video!!!” - Doris J.

Rent Sculpting Polymer Figures for Beginners today!

8. Motorcycles: Making Motorcycle Gas Tanks

In this video, Ron Covell goes through
the process of making two very different motorcycle gas tanks. The
first part of the video shows a chopper-style tank being made from
steel. Design, layout, patterning and buck construction are shown in
detail. Hand shaping is demonstrated, as well as the use ofa manual
shrinker and the benchtop English wheel.

The second part shows a
comma-shaped tank being made from aluminum. Design, layout, and
patterning are shown, along with annealing, hand shaping, and
metalfinishing. Both the benchtop and full-size English wheel are
demonstrated, and both TIG and gas welding are utilized. The tank is
leak-tested, and a method is shown for making hidden rubber mounts.

Each
step is clearly detailed, and described in a manner that is easy to
understand. The techniques shown in this program can be used to make
motorcycle tanks of any shape. Here’s what a customer thought about this favorite:

• “Ron Covell does a great job in his videos. Not only does he explain how
  he does things but how you could do them using what you have at your
  disosal. If you’re at all interested in making a gas tank then I
  wouldn’t hesitate about watching this video. Very well produced, very
  well laid out, and the information is top notch. I don’t think you’ll
  be disappointed in it.” - Chris R.

Rent Making Motorcycle Gas Tanks today!

7. Housebuilding: Framing Walls

This one is bound to save you some serious bucks, and in a time of gas prices beyond $4 per gallon, every dollar really counts!

In this wall-framing
video, Larry Haun and his brother Joe build the exterior and interior
walls of a basic 1,600-sq. ft. house. Starting from the completed floor
deck, they take you step by step through the entire process, showing
you practical ways to organize tasks, streamline procedures and handle
tools and materials efficiently.

Here’s your chance to watch a framing master at work, and to become a better, more efficient carpenter yourself.

Each section of the video covers a specific topic in detail: layout, plating, headers, cripples, trimmers and rough sills, detailing plates, building and raising walls, plumbing and lining, sheathing walls, and more.

Larry
Haun has been a production framer for almost 40 years and a teacher of
apprentices for almost 25. He has honed his skills and techniques on
hundreds of tract and custom houses, finding countless ways to save
time, reduce costs, minimize problems and improve quality. Here’s a customer comment for more info:

• “Larry’s second in a three part series. These are probably some of the
  best how to series I’ve ever seen. Lots of information but still keeps
  the video moving smoothly along with out undue footage perfectly edited
  I’d say. Watching this I’d compare it to an apprenticeship program.
  Everything broken down in simple steps and he shows various framing
  methods for different applications.” - Chad O.

Rent Framing Walls today!

6. Digital Painting: Expanded Portrait Techniques with Painter

The Painted Portrait for Photographers - Watercolor in Painter & Photoshop
Learn
how to use Photoshop to enhance each facial feature of a retouched
image and transform it gracefully into a painting using Corel Painter
IX. Create classic portraits in styles of watercolor, hand tinting,
sketching, pastel and oil painting. See how brush expression makes a
difference in the mood of the painting and how to pull color into
interesting shapes.

Learn to balance rough art techniques with
photo-realism in a believable and artistic manner and learn how to
achieve the hand-painted look while preserving the ultimate photo
realism. You will also learn how to make and save custom color sets and
how to correctly apply styles of texture to your painting. Expand your
vision within Painter and create your own artistic photo image
paintings.

Working with the Image Files, Workspace Set Up
for Photoshop, Preparing the Face, Workspace Set Up for Painter,
Creating the Composition, The Basic Blend, Adding Interest with Paint,
The Details, Textures, Final Adjustments

Expanded Portrait Techniques with Painter
Advanced
Preparation Techniques, Painter as an Enhancement Tool for Photography,
Tinting Techniques in Painter, Chalk Techniques in Painter, Sketching
Techniques in Painter, The Classic Photo Oil Painting, Leaving the
Photograph WAY Behind!, Conclusion.

Here’s what a customer thought about these 5-out-of-5 rated videos:

• “WOW! These DVDs are just excellent! I learned so many
  new techniques. Be sure to take plenty of notes - you’ll forget things
  and want to refer back to them. There are so many lessons included - it was hard to watch and digest
  them in just one week! Jane Conner-Sizer is and excellent teacher. She
  explains in detail what she’s doing and why. I would highly recommend them for anyone wanting to learn more of Photoshop and Corel Painter.” - Patty M.

Rent Expanded Portrait Techniques with Painter today!

5. Oil Painting: The Lady of Shallot with Johnnie Liliedahl

Techniques Learned: Grid Method of
Drawing Enlargement, Tonal Wash/Ink Wash Underpainting, Opaque Academic
Grisaille Underpainting, Underpainting Glazes, Opaque Overpainting,
Drybrush, Glazing, Scumbling.

This video was filmed during
the School of Oil Painting, where this painting was the subject of the
Old Master (Venetian Method) workshop. It was filmed over a six-day
period and shows every demonstration performed for the class. You can
be a part of the workshop and paint along with me, just as the
participants of the class did. The package contains everything you need
to understand and execute the project. Take advantage of this unique
product to learn Old Master methods used to reproduce this popular
painting, originally done by the great Victorian artist, John William
Waterhouse

In reproducing this great masterpiece, She
chose to use the most complete academic method available to explore
this painting. A grisaille underpainting in shades of which, black and
gray is the foundation of this beautiful work. Lessons presented in
this lengthy work include instructions on how to enlarge the drawing
from 18″ x 24″ to 30″ x 40″ or 36″ x 48″. Here’s what a customer thought:

• “A very informative video about the classical grisaille technique.
  Highly recommended. The techniques presented can be applied to any
  style of painting and improve the end result. Well organized and
  presented! I also thought it was interesting that Waterhouse who created
  the original painting did not use this technique but the workshop’s end
  result was a reasonable facsimile.” - Samuel C.

Rent The Lady of Shallot today!

4. Clocks: Advanced Clock Repair

Learn the advanced repair techniques used by many of the top professionally trained clock repair experts.

A few of the many topics covered:

Straightening pivots and arbors, Repairing lantern pinions, Replacing
worn or broken pivots, Wheel tooth replacement, Working with spring
barrels, Barrel tooth replacement, Barrel hook replacement, Soldering
technique, Clock repair using a lathe, Pivot polishing on a lathe, How
to use various clock repair tools, Alternative repair techniques,
Bushing movement plates, Tools used in clock repair.

Here’s what a customer thought about this video:

• “Clock repair is almost a lost trade there is not that many clock repair
  tradesmen doing it any more mostly because a lot of old-time clock
  repair men have passed away or they are to old and cannot continue
  doing repairs. Times have changed and we live in a throwaway world
  where you buy a new clock and if it stops running you just throw it
  away and buy new one. There is still a lot of clocks out there that
  people want to have repaired this is why we have to keep this trade
  going. This is my first time watching a course on clock repair. I am
  glad that John has made these courses to get a new generation of clock
  repair people interested again in the trade. John tope has done a good
  job with this advanced course. This course on Advanced clock repair has
  good techniques and gives you step-by-step procedures on repairs. This
  course is for someone that has already some knowledge of clock
  repair,you must already know how to completely take apart and
  reassemble a clock before going through this course. I recommend it and
  if you already know how to do some of the repairs on this course it is
  always a good opportunity to watch a other clock repair person to get
  their techniques to make you more knowledgeable for repairs. I look
  forward to watching his other clock courses.” - William W.

Rent Advanced Clock Repair today!

3. Glass: Sculptural Glass Work

Disc 1 - Introduction
The
basics of working Pyrex brand of sodium borosilicate crystal, including
geometric solids, beginning techniques and many small animals. This DVD runs about 120 minutes.

Disc 2 - Small, Quick, Moneymaking Items
Pendants, earrings, small animals, marbles, buttons, napkin rings and much more out of borosilicate glass. This DVD runs about 120 minutes.

Disc 3 - Fantasy
Larger pieces, including dragons, pegasus, unicorns, wizards and mermaids- a more advanced tape. This disc runs about 120 minutes.

Disc 4 - Aquatic Life
Larger
pieces, including dolphins, whale, shark, turtle, seal with ball,
octopus, seahorse and scuba diver on this advanced tape. This disc runs about 120 minutes.

Disc 5 - Wildlife
This advanced video includes ram, deer, giraffe, eagle, elephant, trees and cactus. This disc runs about 120 minutes.

Here’s a customer comment on this fantastic series:

“A great introduction to flameworking Pyrex glass. Lewis makes it look
really easy. I now am very motivated to get myself a torch and start
making Pyrex animals and pendants. I can just see myself at my local
county fair, with a big group of watching customers waiting to give me
their money as I turn out hummingbirds, dragons, and dichroic pendants.
Lots of fun!” - Gabriel W.

Rent Sculptural Glass Work today and you could make a bundle of pieces and sell them…for a bundle of cash!

2. Woodturning: Turn it Up with Jimmy Clewes

Disc 1
A colored form turned from Maple with hand carving and a 12 carat white gold.

A simple hat turned thinly without any jigs - just careful tooling.

Extra Features: Jimmy talks about various methods for mixing and using coloring.

Disc 2
A natural edge bowl from Acacida burr, discussing shape, tooling and forming.

A lidded box turned from Box Elder burr with chattered Ebony Insert.

Disc 3
A double natural-edge turning from Australian Mallee Burr.

Jimmy Experiments: a unique multi-offcenter sculpture with Ash with Ebony highlights.

Here’s what a customer had to say about this video:

• “Excellent DVDs! Great production values and brilliant instruction. My
  only complaint is that he makes it look much easier than it will ever
  be for me. My fault, not his. Very highly recommended!!!!!” - Gordon R.

Rent Turn it Up with Jimmy Clewes today!

1. Oil Painting: Victoria - Painting Portraits in Oils from Photographs

Learn fine art techniques including the
direct alla-prima painting method to produce a work of art in a loose,
impressionistic style. Project materials include computer-prepared
guides and maps that will make it easy to see the shape, planes and
values on the human head.

This program is designed for beginning portrait painters, and
is useful in understanding basic portrait painting concepts, whether
the painter uses photographic references or works from the live model,
as both scenarios are compared and contrasted.

“Victoria” is painted with a limited palette of colors and
shows how you can create realistic fleshtones from just a few basic
colors. Recipes for generic flesh colors and values are given, which
can be adjusted subtly to match the flesh color of your model, whether
it is painted from life or from photographs.

The simplicity of this head and the composition make it the
ideal program for a first attempt at portrait painting, as all the
photographic references used in the program are included in the printed
materials that accompany the video. Here’s what a customer had to say:

• “This video is great! My husband doesn’t even paint and he was
  fascinated by it. We watched it twice. She explains every step in great
  detail. It was so inspiring that I wanted to run out and buy tons of
  canvas. I’m a beginner and she made it look achievable.” - Terry O.

Rent Victoria - Painting Portraits in Oils from Photographs today!

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Greetings, SmartFlix Artists & Craftsters!

This week, we have featured videos that we think you are going to love.  As usual, we’ve included several popular oil painting titles, but in addition to those, we have some funky crafty ones as well!

Learn how to draw in perspective by the best teacher on the subject, draw a portrait in pastel and charcoal, start a t-shirt screen printing business, build an American-style flute…it’s all here!

Enjoy our featured videos as well as our Top 10 List found at the end of the newsletter…we pick the best titles to make it easier for you, satisfaction guaranteed.  Happy Summer & Happy Renting!

Oil Painting: South Sister Summer with Bob Rohm

The oil demonstration begins with an
explanation of the colors on my palette and how the painting is
composed and sketched out onto the canvas. The under painting is
developed to establish color and value relationships. Next, working
from dark to light and thin to thick with layers of clean color, the
painting transitions for large simple shapes to small shapes that
suggest detail.

The complete painting process is shown and described.
This video shows Mr. Rohm’s entire painting approach and is an
excellent video for all levels of oil painters.

Following
the painting demonstration there are a series of interview comments
with information covering many aspects of painting. Here’s what a customer thought:

• “This was the first DVD I rented and I was very impressed with his
  presentation. I learned quite a bit from this artist and would
  recommend it to others.” - Bonnie F.

Rent South Sister Summer with Bob Rohm today!

Drawing: Art Is…Learning Series

Art Is…Basic Perspective Drawing
Recognizing the correct perspective is
often the key to the success of drawing. Without the basic knowledge of
perspective, frustration and dissatisfaction in your art work means you
never quite reach y our goals or the quality of work you want to
produce. This instructional DVD presents - with refreshing simplicity -
an easily understood explanation of perspective, and gives exercises
and suggestions for meaningful practice.

Even though perspective rules
can be involved and intricate, this tape does an excellent job of step
by step instruction. It allows you to solve problems and even discusses
the highly technical term or “eyeballing” the lines of a drawing.
Gerald Brommer never talks down to his listeners.

Even with such a
potentially dry topic, this film is never boring. Gerald Brommer takes
the time to explain the fundamentals being sure to cover all the
applications and ‘why’s. Brommer begins with one and two point
perspective and shows how a few principles helps make composition
easier.

He explains a host of terms and suggests several ways to
improve awareness to improve drawing skills. The film’s text is
low-key, and brommer believes everyone can understand this concept,
clear, simple, non-confusing examples. The workshop has great
information for beginners and makes a wonderful review for experienced
artists. Gerald Brommer never talks down to his listeners; he takes the
time to explain the fundamentals using clear and concise examples.
Basic Perspective Drawing serves as a great instructional DVD for
beginners and reminder for experienced artists.

Art Is…Creating Abstract Art
In the second disc in the series, using
examples, the artist clearly explains abstract art and shows how to
abstract representational images. He demonstrates four methods to
create abstraction in a painting–simplification of shapes, distortion,
emphasis on overlapping shapes and fracturing, and contour
continuation. These examples illustrate how design becomes more
important than the subject in abstract art.

Here are some customer comments about Art Is…Learning Series:

• “This was an excellent video just wish it had been longer. I have never
  been able to grasp perspective until now. It is a must for beginners.” - Sylvayne “Sam” R.

• “A fun way to expand your horizons and try a few exercises and learn
  some of the basic concepts and probabilities for abstracting your
  subject. Very clear directions.” - Elizabeth B.

Rent Art Is…Learning Series today and make perspective second nature!

Pastel & Charcoal: Famous Painter Films - Ramon Kelley

A Character Portrait in Oil
Those
who truly want to learn to paint could do no better than to stand next
to a master such as Ramon Kelley as he creates one of his stunning
works. Ramon is a nationally acclaimed, award-winning painter and
teacher who inspires through both his insightful instruction and his
wonderful paintings. With these three DVDs from Jack Richeson, you can
study the methods of Ramon Kelley as if you were working
shoulder-to-shoulder with him.

You can learn the intricacies of setting
up a still life, the delicacy of painting the nude figure, and the
insight of the portrait. And best of all, you can revisit those
techniques you want to improve on over and over.

A Character Portrait
in Oil (143 min.) teaches you the fine techniques of creating more than
a representation of a person and shows you how to put insight and
personality on the canvas.

Painting the Nude in Pastel
Painting the Nude in Pastel focuses on the nuance of light, shape, and shadow as it is captured in pastel.

Painting a Still Life in Pastel
Painting a Still Life in Pastel explores the geometric patterns and subtle shapes that are created within a still life.

Here are some customer comments about this top-rated series:

• “These videos were outstanding. I rented them all and I was not
  dissapointed. Ramon takes you into his studio and tells you all about
  his setup and materials. He explains how to setup the light, model,
  still life etc. He then answers general questions about his life and
  painting. These videos were shot in a studio and there were plenty of
  palette, and easel shots throughout the videos. I would highly
  recommend these.” - Brooks W.

• “Ramon explains not only how he paints but why he does certain things to
  be more creative and not paint like everyone else. All the while, he is
  talking to the viewer explaining his methods. Thumbs Up.” - Gerard P.

Rent Famous Painter Films - Ramon Kelley today!

Native American Arts: Making the American Style Flutes

Learn to make your own Native American
Style Flute with the easy to follow instruction of Bill Hughes. In this 2-DVD series, Bill teaches everything you’ll need to know in four hours.

Bill
has made over 7,000 flutes in his career. His specialty is teaching
people who are new to the flute-making world how to get started. He
believes the instruction provided here will save you about 2-4 years of
frustration and a lot of trial and error mistakes.

Included: Complete
turning instructions, Complete list of the tools you’ll need to begin
making your own Native American style flutes, Bill made the flutes
used in the opening ceremonies of the 2002 Winter Olympics and has
flutes all over the world, He is best known for his larger bore flutes
which have deep and soulful voices.

See what some happy customers had to say about this 5-out-of-5 rated hit:

• “An excellent video production and a fairly through presentation of native American flute making.” - Darrell S.

• “Very good for someone with a well dressed wood shop. For someone with more primitive tools, there are still tips to be learned.” - Linda L.

Rent Making the American Style Flutes today!

Oil Painting: Painting Hands with John Howard Sanden

Next to the head itself, nothing is more
important to the success of a portrait than the painting of hands. This
helpful video stresses careful observation, how to simplify, understanding the light and shade, stressing the individual character
of the hands, and examples from professional assignments.

John Howard Sanden shines in this 90-minute video that will teach you how to portray hands in the most effective way.  Here are what some happy customers thought about this 5-out-of-5 rated video:

• “This DVD is a great lesson on painting hands. He starts with a drawing
  on graphite. Then he approaches the different planes of the hands using
  his system, but any one one can use its on color mixing for flesh
  tones. The lesson is what is important. I highly recommend. He is
  great!” - Maria S.

• “This was a very straightforward tutorial on painting hands…John
  Sanden clearly explained everything along the way. He is one of my
  favorite artists and I am looking forward to seeing more of his videos
  in the near future.” - Nicki K.

Rent Painting Hands with John Howard Sanden today and perfect your portraits!

Screen Printing: Getting Started T-Shirt Screen Printing

This DVD course is designed to get you
up and running and successfully printing shirts. Some topics are
covered in detail and other topics are covered on a basic level.

Topics
like computer graphics, plastisol inks, and marketing are covered in
much more detail in our separate videos and DVDs on those topics. The
perfect companion for this course is the book, How To Print
T-Shirts for Fun and Profit.

One course that covers the entire process
from start to finish. Learn how to screen print T-Shirts from industry
veteran Scott Fresener and his son Michael. From “this is a T-Shirt,”
to creating color separations, and making a multi-color print. Here are
just a few of the things you will learn: Setting up your shop and equipment needed, Basics of art preparation and color separations, Screen making, Using plastisol ink and ink curing, and much more.  What a cool way to make assorted original t-shirts for fun…or profit! Here are some customer comments for more information:

• “Great DVD! If your looking to get started in screenprinting this is a
  step-by-step guide to the whole process! It covers basics from reciving
  art/order to cleaning up after you’ve finished printing. These guys
  know what they’re doing and how to get you going in your own printing
  business! and how to disspell all they myths you may have heard along
  the way!” - Ronnie D.

• “Met Scott Fresener during 2004 convention in Long Beach, CA. Bought his
  book in 2003. Started building my machines from scratch. After watching
  his this video,as well as the other screen printing related videos,
  there’s no way you could go wrong in printing as well as further
  learning additional savvy in this undertaking. He’s just dead on with
  subject.
  If you really want to learn without going to his institute in Arizona,
  get his videos. A+++.” - John B.

Rent Getting Started T-Shirt Screen Printing today!

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Top 10 Musical Instruction Videos!

We’ve compiled a Top 10 List of the most exceptional Musical Instruction videos we have…from playing the piano for the first time, to building your own guitar.  Grab some friends and family and watch some of these together…the more, the merrier, especially when it comes to making music!

10. Figuring Out the Fingerboard! A Flatpicker’s Guide to Improvising from the Musical Instruction: Guitar subcategory
If you’ve ever wondered how the hot flatpickers improvise solos using
the entire length of the guitar fingerboard, and wished you could take
your own distinctive breaks in jam sessions or performances, then this
DVD is for you!

9. Cajun Accordion from the Musical Instuction: Accordion subcategory
The one-row button accordion creates the defining sound that drives the
waltzes and two-steps beloved by enthusiasts of Cajun music, both in
its native territory and throughout the world. Even if you weren’t
lucky enough to be born and raised in southwest Louisiana, you can
still learn to play authentic Cajun accordion!

8. The Art of Mixing from the Musical Instruction: DJ Skills subcategory
David Gibson’s hugely popular The Art of Mixing, the book that has
taught a generation of mixing engineers, comes to life with over 3-1/2
hours of vivid, animated instruction on one feature-packed DVD! With
Gibson’s exclusive three-dimensional framework, you’ll learn the right
way to create every style of mix for any style of music.

7. Blues Harmonica from the Musical Instruction: Harmonica subcategory
John Sebastian, one of the most popular harmonica players of our time,
teaches all the basics in this friendly, jam-along lesson. You’ll start
by learning how to hold the instrument and play your first notes using
both the “straight” scale and the blues “cross-harp” mode. Before long
you’ll be getting the sounds that the pros get!

6. You Can Teach Yourself Piano from the Musical Instruction: Piano subcategory
No other piano method comes close to matching this course’s scope in
teaching not only basic music reading skills, but also the essential
technique and theory for playing in all contemporary keyboard styles.

5. Anyone Can Play Drum Sets from the Musical Instruction: Drum subcategory
This course is designed for anyone who wants to learn to play drum set.
It will teach you the most popular techniques used in modern music
using a clear, step-by-step process. No previous musical experience is
necessary!

4. Build a Classical Guitar from the Lutherie category
O’Brien thoughtfully chose to use a slide show format creating more
than 1400 photos and 3 1/2 hours of audio for each DVD, rather than a
video format. This enables him to document every step of the building
process on a single, affordable DVD disc.

3. You Can Teach Yourself Recorder from the Musical Instruction: Recorder subcategory
Perfect for kids! William Bay and Mike Buerk teach you, in a step-by-step manner, how to
play the soprano or descant recorder. Time signatures, sharps and flats
and all of the basic notes are taught.

2. Get Paid to DJ from the Musical Instruction: DJ Skills subcategory
The definitive wedding DJ home study course. This introduction to the
wedding DJ business can get you up and running in as little as 30 days!
Get Paid To DJ is the most complete DJ business set up course available
today.

1. You Can Teach Yourself Banjo from the Musical Skills: Banjo subcategory
In this straightforward, easy to understand video for five-string
bluegrass banjo, Janet Davis teaches tuning, how to read tablature,
roll patterns, chords, licks, and other basic information needed to
play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Janet explains the first 22
lessons from the book of the same title and demonstrates examples both
slowly and at regular speed.

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Greetings, SmartFlix customers!

This week, our Top 10 list features DVDs that introduce an unconventional kind of activity or skill that we think is worth trying out!  From archery to making your own sushi to soapmaking, there’s something here that will spark your interest and get you going on something totally different and brand new to you!

Enjoy, and don’t be afraid to think (and learn!) outside the box!

10. Cooking: Sushi Chef Secrets

Sushi Chef Hide Mita, owner/chef at
California Beach Sushi in Newport Beach, California will introduce
novices to the Sushi Bar and give experienced eaters some good tips.

Here are some of the Sushi Tips you will find in “Sushi Chef Secrets”: Shows various types of fish in the case so you will know what you are ordering, Describe what you see on your plate, How to make Nigiri, Maki, Temaki and Sashimi, Tell you secrets of making sushi rice, Sushi etiquette- when to use soy sauce and wasabi, Give you a few Japanese phrases to help you at the sushi bar!

Sushi has become a favorite in America, but how many of us know how to make it? Learn how to do it yourself today and throw a new kind of party for your friends and family!

Rent Sushi Chef Secrets today and enjoy fresh, delicious, homemade cuisine!

9. Lutherie: Guitarmaking

In five video volumes - nine hours of instruction - Frank Finnochio demonstrates the complete assembly process.

Here are the steps Frank follows in the video: making the mold, side bending, joining the top and back, rim assembly, kerfing, bracing, binding, neck alignment, fretting, and complete final setup.

The correct use of tools, sharpening, and sources of supplies are emphasized.  This 5-out-of-5 rated series was much enjoyed by our customers, here’s what one of them had to say:

• “I would highly recommend these videos to anyone wanting to learn guitar
  building. They were great. I now feel confident that I could build one
  now. A+++++.” - Unknown

Rent Guitarmaking today and make more than music!

8. Archery: Become the Arrow

This is the long awaited companion DVD to Byron Ferguson’s best selling
book, Become the Arrow. Now you can learn Byron’s system for pinpoint
accuracy whether you’re target shooting or hunting. Includes a bonus
bear hunt with Byron and his son Zach.

This 5-out-of-5 rated video is about 45 minutes long.  Here’s what a happy customer thought about it:

• “Byron Ferguson is awesome. The guy is amazing. The DVD is a great
  companion to the book. To get the full appreciation of what he’s
  talking about read the book as well as watching the DVD.” - Kelly M.

Rent Become the Arrow today and learn how fun archery can be!

7. Software Training: Total Training for Adobe Flash CS3

Give your website a new look! Now is the time to give it a zap of
creativity with animated objects and sound effects. Whether you are a
web designer or game developer, you will learn the necessary techniques
to get your project rolling.

Discover how to design fun, creative,
interactive websites through structured and easy to follow lessons.

With help from a pro, you’ll be able to expand your knowledge as you
learn to utilize all of the amazing techniques with Adobe Flash CS3. Anyone can learn from this excellent, 5-out-of-5 rated instructional series.  Here’s what a customer thought:

• “I love the Total Training videos…I
  have rented several of the Adobe trainings since I do the work for
  every aspect of my business…They are very
  detailed instruction videos. I needed the Flash videos to help improve
  my site.” - Patricia C.

Rent Total Training for Adobe Flash CS3 today!

6. Soapmaking: Soapmaking with Jeny

In this video, Jeny will take the viewer through the fun and more
interesting aspects of melt and pour glycerin soap crafting and then
demonstrate the process of making cold-process soap from commonly
available, inexpensive ingredients for your personal use. Jeny will
also show you her techniques to customize these high-quality soaps for
gift giving and will also explore the commercial possibilities of
producing soap as a for profit business.

Jeny is the
talented entrepreneur behind Jeny Rose Creations and Countryside
Natural Soaps. Her soaps and related bath products have been sold in
numerous retail outlets including the Made in Oregon stores, casinos,
gift shops and mail-order.

Follow along with while the
video instructs how to make, decorate, finish and market both melt and
pour and cold-process soaps for fun or profit. Here’s what a customer thought:

• “This was a very interesting video…the information
  was there. I really enjoyed the Melt and Pour portion. I was very
  interested to find out the Cold Process method. WOW. This DVD has
  reinforced my decision to NOT make Cold Process. Thanks to Jeny for a
  very informative DVD.” - Judith H.

Rent Soapmaking with Jeny today and learn how fun this can be!

5. Miscellaneous Crafts: Brush on Rubber Mold Making & Casting Set

Disc 1: An Introduction to Mold Making & Casting
This DVD introduces the viewer to the
basics of mold making and casting, including how to select a mold
rubber, how to prepare your original model for mold making, and much
more. This DVD runs about 1 hour and 12 minutes.

Disc 2: Making a Brush-On Mold of a 3-D Model
Making
a Brush-On Mold DVD teaches how to reproduce a three-dimensional model
by making a brush-on rubber mold. It covers how to properly prepare
your model, mix and apply layers of mold rubber, apply a support shell
over the cured rubber, remove the shell and mold from the model, and
casting into the mold to make an exact reproduction.

You
should be familiar with the basics of mold making and casting when
viewing this video.This is the follow-up to Introduction to Mold Making
and Casting. This video runs about one hour.  Here’s a comment from a customer:

• “I enjoyed it tremendously! Very informative from start to finish.Always
  having an interest, but never knowing I could actually do mold making
  or casting myself, the possibilities are endless. The video was a great
  inspiration,and answered all of my questions.” - Sylvia C.

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4. Children: Teachings Kids How to Play Tennis

Coach Dick Gould makes learning the basic skills and strategies of
tennis easy and fun! He provides the students with step-by-step
instruction, designed to develop their confidence and skill level.

Among the topics covered on this DVD are: racquet control drills,
forehand, backhand, movement drills, rally drills, practice games, net
play, serving and how to keep score.

This comprehensive DVD is an
invaluable guide for young players, parents and coaches. 81 minutes.
2006.

About the Coach: Few coaches in the history of any sport have
been able to reach the level of success that Dick Gould has achieved at
Stanford. After coaching for 38 years and winning 17 national titles,
Coach Gould retired at the end of the 2003-04 season and assumed the
position of Director of Tennis. Coach Gould was named the
Intercollegiate Tennis Association Coach of the Decade in the 1980’s
and again in the 1990’s.

Rent Teaching Kids How to Play Tennis today and get your kids active and learning!

3. Computers: DIY - Upgrade, Repair, and Speed Up Your Computer

This video set was created for all computer
users. Regardless of whether you are a beginner or an advanced user,
this DVD demonstration covers many topics from which you can benefit.

Save time and money performing many common upgrades and repairs
yourself. Not only can you use this valuable knowledge for your
personal advantage, but you can also start a part-time business helping
other people with their computers!

The second DVD teaches the viewer how to build a computer from scratch.  Combined, the running time for the set is 214 minutes.  Here’s what a customer thought about this 5-out-of-5 rated set:

• “Well-worth watching. This program got my computer working better right away. I’d like to see more computer help DVDs like this.” - Thomas K.

Rent DIY - Upgrade, Repair, and Speed Up Your Computer today and get your system in tip-top shape!

2. Stage Magic & Juggling: Mind Mysteries Too Set

Mind Mysteries Too: Volume 5
ULTRA
BOARD-For the first time on video, see Richard Osterlind perform his
classic Mental Epic type effect with an ungimmicked board!
SPOON BEND-A totally new bend with an ordinary spoon that looks
impossible! This takes spoon bending to new heights!
FORK BEND-Three forks just melt over at the mentalist’s command! It
looks like power shoots from the mentalist’s hands!
THE VERY MODERN MINDREADER-This is a whole act that uses nothing but a
few cards and envelopes. This one can make your reputation as a mind
reader!
DIGITAL FEEDBACK-This is the best calculator effect ever! You will stun
your audience numerous times and leave them with an ending they will
remember!

Mind Mysteries Too: Volume 6
MIRACLE
FLYING CARDS-See Richard do his classic routine in a new updated
fashion in front of a large audience. You will see why this has been
called one of the best stand-up card effects ever created!
SPIRIT WRITING ON CARD-This is a totally new routine! A number of blank
and ungimmicked index cards are displayed. One is chosen and a design
is called out. When a lighter is run across the card, the chosen design
is burned into the card! Richard also shows how to control the flame of
a lighter!
MULTIPLE KEY BENDING-This is Richard’s personal routine for bending a
number of borrowed keys in the hands of a spectator! See how Richard
uses suggestion to first cause her hands to lock together and how she
feels the keys bending! The best method for bending keys on stage!
CLIP LINE DELUXE-Once you see this effect, you will really understand
what’s so special about Richard’s thinking! The classic Clip Line
effect is performed in such a way as to look totally impossible even if
you know the original secret! This is spectacular!

Mind Mysteries Too: Volume 7
QUESTION
AND ANSWER ACT-This act is worth the price of the whole series!
Questions are written by the audience and collected in open view. Still
the mentalist answers them in an impossible way! Not only is this act
new and stunning, it is the simplest Q&A act of them all! You will
LOVE this!
TEST CONDITIONS II-Remember the Test Condition Card Effect from
Richard’s first series? This is another effect with the Breakthrough
Card System that will floor even advanced card men! You find a chosen
card under impossible conditions after the spectator returns the card
himself and shuffles the deck!
TRIBUTE TO TARBELL-A spectator thinks of a card. Another spectator
brings her hand down on the spread deck and finds the first person’s
card! A killer anytime, anywhere mystery!
PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPOSSIBILITY-A mentally chosen card mysteriously
vanishes from one half of a deck to appear in the performer’s pocket!
See how Richard takes a standard effect and turns it into a major
mystery!
MATCHBOOK PREDICTION-This is one of the most entertaining and
mysterious card effects you can do! A chosen card appears on the inside
cover of a book of matches not once—but twice! The audience howls
with delight! Here’s what a customer thought of this mind-blowing series:

“Fantastic - anyone interested in magic and mentalism should watch and
learn from Richard Osterlind - his effects and presentations are simply
the best!” - Edward S.

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1. Wine: Mixology & Flair Set

Mixology and Flair for the Working Bartender
Your
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professional bartenders use everyday. Shake, Stir and Muddle cocktails
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moves.

Showmanship and Flair
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edge of a glass, tricks with Glassware, Two Shakers, Two Bottle Grips,
Catches and more. Create excitement with easy to master Flair. Learn
the Secrets behind how to create memorable interactive shows that will
have your guests coming back for more.

Advanced Flair
This
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and complex Juggling Patterns that will even have the judges cheering
you on. Competitive Flair bartenders will earn and keep more points as
we look deep into the rules and regulations of Performance Bartending
Competitions to see what the judges are looking for. Watch for guest
appearances by Alan Mays and 9 time World Champion Christian Delpech.

Practical Bar Magic
This
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a professional restaurant magician. Over one hour of reputation making
Bar Magic. Learn how to do tricks with props found behind your bar.
Slow motion step by step instructions of over 25 different tricks.
Learn the Floating Shaker Tin, make a Lit Cigarette disappear, and how
to Steal Watches right of the arms of your guests. This disk is perfect
for anyone working the wood.

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