Here are some clothing style tips for men that will provide guidelines regarding the right man fashion clothing for different body type. These man-clothing tips can be a great help in adorning you but you must follow the advice seriously.
* Short waist men should avoid wearing trousers / jeans at waist. Low waist jeans are not the right type for you. Tucking your top would not be a very good option. Pullovers are apt for your personality. Short lengthy tank tops are a total no because they tend to highlight your short waist. Contrast concept wont look very good as it would interfere with the vertical flow. So a combo of pink shirt and black trouser should not be chosen. Ask your tailor to keep an inch higher on waist while taking measurement.
* Long waist men need to do things the other way round when compared to short waisted guys. Guys your perfect fashion style is low waist jeans with a contrasting shade T-shirt tucked inside. Double breast jacket is just ideal for you so as to prevent people's eyes from falling particularly on your legs. So boys now are you understanding how to divert people's attention? Opt for belts with a big buckle.
* Men with flat butts should firstly make sure that they wear proper fit pants. Straight leg trousers are just perfect for you because they divert the attention from back and camouflage your body feature. On the contrary there are men with big butts. For them it's important to wear proper undergarments, which includes biking shorts & boxer briefs as they tightly hold your body. Attire low waist pleated flat front trousers, as they would go well with your personality.
* If you have a large belly, your wardrobe should have a combination of light fabric and dark color. Light shades tend to accentuate your big belly. You should make it a point to wear a vest as it prevents loose skin flow from taking place. Long sleeve T-shirt is the right kind for you. Avoid low waist jeans.
* Even if you are dressed in ethnic clothing there are many options available with you but again as mentioned earlier all types are not meant for you. Shorter men and fleshy guys should wear knee long kurtas. Tall guys can opt for calf length kurta also.
So guys by now you must have got a clear idea as to what would suit you so follow these tips and disguise your bad body features. We hope that next time you go shopping you'll be focused as to what you want & not get lured by styling or designing of apparel.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Monday, May 26, 2008
10 Essential Health Tips
1. Move More
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day: Cha, Cha, Cha…. Then do it!
2. Cut Fat
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine…. Then be one!
3. Quit Smoking
The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products that kill. Just recently, we've seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teens. Could it be the Hollywood influence? It seems the stars in every movie of late smoke cigarettes. Beware. Warn your children of the false romance or 'tough guy' stance of Hollywood smokers. Thought for the day: Give up just one cigarette…. the next one.
4. Reduce Stress
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible. Thought for the day: When seeing red, think pink clouds….then float on them.
5. Protect Yourself from Pollution
If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubbery in your yard. It's a good pollution and dirt from the street deterrent. Thought for the day: 'Smoke gets in your eyes'…and your mouth, and your nose and your lungs as do pollutants….hum the tune daily.
6. Wear Your Seat Belt
Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up.
7. Floss Your Teeth
Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Perhaps it's because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who don't? Thought for the day: Floss and be your body's boss.
8. Avoid Excessive Drinking
While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer. Thought for the day: A jug of wine should last a long time.
9. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook
There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life. Thought for the day: You can't be unhappy when you're smiling or singing.
10. Choose Your Parents Well
The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control your own destiny.
Make it a daily challenge to find ways to move your body. Climb stairs if given a choice between that and escalators or elevators. Walk your dog; chase your kids; toss balls with friends, mow the lawn. Anything that moves your limbs is not only a fitness tool, it's a stress buster. Think 'move' in small increments of time. It doesn't have to be an hour in the gym or a 45-minute aerobic dance class or tai chi or kickboxing. But that's great when you're up to it. Meanwhile, move more. Thought for the day: Cha, Cha, Cha…. Then do it!
2. Cut Fat
Avoid the obvious such as fried foods, burgers and other fatty meats (i.e. pork, bacon, ham, salami, ribs and sausage). Dairy products such as cheese, cottage cheese, milk and cream should be eaten in low fat versions. Nuts and sandwich meats, mayonnaise, margarine, butter and sauces should be eaten in limited amounts. Most are available in lower fat versions such as substitute butter, fat free cheeses and mayonnaise. Thought for the day: Lean, mean, fat-burning machine…. Then be one!
3. Quit Smoking
The jury is definitely in on this verdict. Ever since 1960 when the Surgeon General announced that smoking was harmful to your health, Americans have been reducing their use of tobacco products that kill. Just recently, we've seen a surge in smoking in adolescents and teens. Could it be the Hollywood influence? It seems the stars in every movie of late smoke cigarettes. Beware. Warn your children of the false romance or 'tough guy' stance of Hollywood smokers. Thought for the day: Give up just one cigarette…. the next one.
4. Reduce Stress
Easier said than done, stress busters come in many forms. Some techniques recommended by experts are to think positive thoughts. Spend 30 minutes a day doing something you like. (i.e.,Soak in a hot tub; walk on the beach or in a park; read a good book; visit a friend; play with your dog; listen to soothing music; watch a funny movie. Get a massage, a facial or a haircut. Meditate. Count to ten before losing your temper or getting aggravated. Avoid difficult people when possible. Thought for the day: When seeing red, think pink clouds….then float on them.
5. Protect Yourself from Pollution
If you can't live in a smog-free environment, at least avoid smoke-filled rooms, high traffic areas, breathing in highway fumes and exercising near busy thoroughfares. Exercise outside when the smog rating is low. Exercise indoors in air conditioning when air quality is good. Plant lots of shrubbery in your yard. It's a good pollution and dirt from the street deterrent. Thought for the day: 'Smoke gets in your eyes'…and your mouth, and your nose and your lungs as do pollutants….hum the tune daily.
6. Wear Your Seat Belt
Statistics show that seat belts add to longevity and help alleviate potential injuries in car crashes. Thought for the day: Buckle down and buckle up.
7. Floss Your Teeth
Recent studies make a direct connection between longevity and teeth flossing. Nobody knows exactly why. Perhaps it's because people who floss tend to be more health conscious than people who don't? Thought for the day: Floss and be your body's boss.
8. Avoid Excessive Drinking
While recent studies show a glass of wine or one drink a day (two for men) can help protect against heart disease, more than that can cause other health problems such as liver and kidney disease and cancer. Thought for the day: A jug of wine should last a long time.
9. Keep a Positive Mental Outlook
There's a definitive connection between living well and healthfully and having a cheerful outlook on life. Thought for the day: You can't be unhappy when you're smiling or singing.
10. Choose Your Parents Well
The link between genetics and health is a powerful one. But just because one or both of your parents died young in ill health doesn't mean you cannot counteract the genetic pool handed you. Thought for the day: Follow these basic tips for healthy living and you can better control your own destiny.
Friday, May 23, 2008
10 Tips on Living Fat
1. Slow down.
There are millions of wonderful things you can do with your soft, round body. Physically keeping up with equally well-motivated peers who weigh half what you do is not one of them. You are not built for speed. Think before you act, then act and be done with it. Save your exercise for when you can move at your own pace and chose your own distance.
2. Wear comfortable clothes.
You’re not going to get thin by punishing yourself with clothes that do not fit. Constricting clothing bleeds the energy out of you. If it doesn’t work on you now, give it away, now. If your favorite store doesn’t carry your size, it’s not your favorite store any more. Yes, you did look good in that. Now it’s too tight. You can look good in something else. You’re a big person, and you will be noticed, so anticipate it positively. It’s okay to use clothes to show off your delicious body.
3. Eat in front of people.
You have a right to fuel your body. You have a right to enjoy your food. If someone watching is one of those nasty, “I just can’t stand to see a fat person gorging himself,” types, that’s not a friendship you need to pursue anyway. Your real friends may occasionally invite you to share some of their food. Do it. You are not the cause of global warming. You are not the reason for global starvation. Live your life and let it show.
4. Adjust yourself.
It’s okay to touch yourself. When you sit down or stand up or go to make an expressive movement, allow yourself the luxury, before or after, of adjusting your fat. Get yourself comfortable with gravity, as often as it takes. Skinny people can jump right into things. Fat people often need to get situated. Take the time. Make it a Zen thing. It’s a way of respecting yourself. Enjoy it.
5. Check your posture.
If you’re going to spend time checking yourself in the mirror, use it looking at how you hold yourself. If you’re big enough, your belly should precede you into a room. Lead with your gut and not your head. You can’t disguise your waistline (or your man-boobs if that’s your gender) by leaning forward into stuff. Stand as tall as you are and let whatever sticks out just stick out. Walk like you have a right to support and transport your sweet, round, body. And above a certain size, you really do need to abandon high heels.
6. Go for a walk.
Walking is way better than sweating on a machine. The scenery changes and maybe you’ll interact with other people who also have real lives. You need to be comfortable getting up and down and moving around when you need to. Walking does this, and if you can do it, it is sufficient exercise. (Skinny people carry dumbbells. You don’t have to.) If people compliment you on your efforts to lose weight, tell them politely that you’re just trying to get stronger. If they persist, try eating something while you walk. Or invite them along.
7. Stop watching The Biggest Loser.
8. Be nice to fat people.
Your society has conditioned you, from youth, to snub or ignore fat people. Get over it. People know you’re fat, and your talking with other fatties is not going to change that awareness. You wouldn’t be reading this if being fat weren’t a significant part of your self-identity, so you and other big folks unavoidably have something in common. That’s okay. Use your interaction to make a difference. Try to ignore diet talk, because many of us can’t help it.
9. “Diet food” sucks.
It’s expensive, overprocessed, and tastes like dirt. This is your one real life. Eat real food.
10. Quit Googling fat.
Read about something else. Every list like this you read is time you could spend learning something fun. Delete everything fat from your bookmarks. Live life.
There are millions of wonderful things you can do with your soft, round body. Physically keeping up with equally well-motivated peers who weigh half what you do is not one of them. You are not built for speed. Think before you act, then act and be done with it. Save your exercise for when you can move at your own pace and chose your own distance.
2. Wear comfortable clothes.
You’re not going to get thin by punishing yourself with clothes that do not fit. Constricting clothing bleeds the energy out of you. If it doesn’t work on you now, give it away, now. If your favorite store doesn’t carry your size, it’s not your favorite store any more. Yes, you did look good in that. Now it’s too tight. You can look good in something else. You’re a big person, and you will be noticed, so anticipate it positively. It’s okay to use clothes to show off your delicious body.
3. Eat in front of people.
You have a right to fuel your body. You have a right to enjoy your food. If someone watching is one of those nasty, “I just can’t stand to see a fat person gorging himself,” types, that’s not a friendship you need to pursue anyway. Your real friends may occasionally invite you to share some of their food. Do it. You are not the cause of global warming. You are not the reason for global starvation. Live your life and let it show.
4. Adjust yourself.
It’s okay to touch yourself. When you sit down or stand up or go to make an expressive movement, allow yourself the luxury, before or after, of adjusting your fat. Get yourself comfortable with gravity, as often as it takes. Skinny people can jump right into things. Fat people often need to get situated. Take the time. Make it a Zen thing. It’s a way of respecting yourself. Enjoy it.
5. Check your posture.
If you’re going to spend time checking yourself in the mirror, use it looking at how you hold yourself. If you’re big enough, your belly should precede you into a room. Lead with your gut and not your head. You can’t disguise your waistline (or your man-boobs if that’s your gender) by leaning forward into stuff. Stand as tall as you are and let whatever sticks out just stick out. Walk like you have a right to support and transport your sweet, round, body. And above a certain size, you really do need to abandon high heels.
6. Go for a walk.
Walking is way better than sweating on a machine. The scenery changes and maybe you’ll interact with other people who also have real lives. You need to be comfortable getting up and down and moving around when you need to. Walking does this, and if you can do it, it is sufficient exercise. (Skinny people carry dumbbells. You don’t have to.) If people compliment you on your efforts to lose weight, tell them politely that you’re just trying to get stronger. If they persist, try eating something while you walk. Or invite them along.
7. Stop watching The Biggest Loser.
8. Be nice to fat people.
Your society has conditioned you, from youth, to snub or ignore fat people. Get over it. People know you’re fat, and your talking with other fatties is not going to change that awareness. You wouldn’t be reading this if being fat weren’t a significant part of your self-identity, so you and other big folks unavoidably have something in common. That’s okay. Use your interaction to make a difference. Try to ignore diet talk, because many of us can’t help it.
9. “Diet food” sucks.
It’s expensive, overprocessed, and tastes like dirt. This is your one real life. Eat real food.
10. Quit Googling fat.
Read about something else. Every list like this you read is time you could spend learning something fun. Delete everything fat from your bookmarks. Live life.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Drawing Tips - Top 10 Mistakes Beginners Make
Because drawing is often self-taught, you tend to keep making mistakes much longer than when a teacher is available to help. Here are the 10 most common mistakes beginners make when they learn to draw. Some big, some small, all fixable. Check and see whether these errors crop up in your drawings, and get some tips on fixing them.
1. Drawing With a Hard Pencil
If you have no very dark shadows and the whole picture is rather pale, check your pencil. Are you using a Number2 (HB) pencil? These are too hard to draw with (though they are handy for light shading). Get a B, 2B and 4B for darker values. Read more about pencil grades.
2. Portraits from Flash Photography
This is the major cause of beginner drawing problems. Using flash photography flattens the features, giving you nothing to work with. When the person is facing you, it is very hard to see the modeling of the face, as the perspective vanishes behind their head, and add a cheesy snapshot grin and you make life very hard! Have the person turning slightly to one side so you can model their face, with natural lighting to give good skintones, and a natural expression to show their real personality.
3. Incorrect Head Proportions
Because of the way we focus on a person's features, we usually draw them too big and squash the rest of the head. Learn about the correct head proportions
4. Twisted Features
Because we are used to looking at a person straight-on, we naturally try to make their features look level when we draw them. If their head is on an angle, this results in strange distortions in the picture. Sketch guidelines first to ensure that the features are on the same angle as the rest of the face.
5. Pet Drawings from Human Eye Level
When you take a photograph standing up, you are looking down at your pet. They have to look up, and you end up with their head seeming much bigger than their body, and a rather odd expression on their face. Have someone distract them so they aren't staring down the lens, and squat down so the camera is at their head level, and you'll get a much better reference photo.
6. Being Afraid of Black
Often when shading, the shadows don't go past dark gray. If your value range is restricted to in some cases half what it ought to be, you are limiting the modelling and depth in your drawing. Put a piece of black paper at the corner of your drawing, and don't be afraid to go dark. Really dark. Improve your range of tone.
7. Outlining in Value Drawings
When value drawing, you are creating an illusion with areas of tonal value. When you use a hard drawn line to define an edge, you disrupt this illusion. Let edges be defined by two different areas of tonal value meeting. Read more about Value Drawing.
8. Drawing on the Wrong Paper
If your drawing is pale, it might be the paper. Some cheap papers have a sheen on the surface that is too smooth to grab the particles off the pencil. A thick notepad has too much 'give' under the pencil to allow you to apply enough pressure. Try a basic photocopy/office paper, or check the art store for cheap sketch paper. Place a piece of card under a couple of sheets to give a firmer surface. If you are trying to do even shading, some sketch papers can be too coarse, giving an uneven texture. Try a hot-pressed Bristol board or similar smooth drawing paper. Find out more about paper
9. Scribbled Foliage
Don't use circular scribbles to draw foliage. Use more convex shaped scumbling - like crescent shapes and scribbly calligraphic marks - to draw the shadows in and around clusters of foliage, and your trees will look much more realistic.
10. Wiry, Pencil-Line Hair and Grass
If you draw every hair or blade of grass as a pencil line, you'll end up with a horrible, wiry, unnatural mess. Use feathery pencil-strokes to draw the shadows and dark foliage behind areas of grass - just like drawing short hair in this drawing hair tutorial.
1. Drawing With a Hard Pencil
If you have no very dark shadows and the whole picture is rather pale, check your pencil. Are you using a Number2 (HB) pencil? These are too hard to draw with (though they are handy for light shading). Get a B, 2B and 4B for darker values. Read more about pencil grades.
2. Portraits from Flash Photography
This is the major cause of beginner drawing problems. Using flash photography flattens the features, giving you nothing to work with. When the person is facing you, it is very hard to see the modeling of the face, as the perspective vanishes behind their head, and add a cheesy snapshot grin and you make life very hard! Have the person turning slightly to one side so you can model their face, with natural lighting to give good skintones, and a natural expression to show their real personality.
3. Incorrect Head Proportions
Because of the way we focus on a person's features, we usually draw them too big and squash the rest of the head. Learn about the correct head proportions
4. Twisted Features
Because we are used to looking at a person straight-on, we naturally try to make their features look level when we draw them. If their head is on an angle, this results in strange distortions in the picture. Sketch guidelines first to ensure that the features are on the same angle as the rest of the face.
5. Pet Drawings from Human Eye Level
When you take a photograph standing up, you are looking down at your pet. They have to look up, and you end up with their head seeming much bigger than their body, and a rather odd expression on their face. Have someone distract them so they aren't staring down the lens, and squat down so the camera is at their head level, and you'll get a much better reference photo.
6. Being Afraid of Black
Often when shading, the shadows don't go past dark gray. If your value range is restricted to in some cases half what it ought to be, you are limiting the modelling and depth in your drawing. Put a piece of black paper at the corner of your drawing, and don't be afraid to go dark. Really dark. Improve your range of tone.
7. Outlining in Value Drawings
When value drawing, you are creating an illusion with areas of tonal value. When you use a hard drawn line to define an edge, you disrupt this illusion. Let edges be defined by two different areas of tonal value meeting. Read more about Value Drawing.
8. Drawing on the Wrong Paper
If your drawing is pale, it might be the paper. Some cheap papers have a sheen on the surface that is too smooth to grab the particles off the pencil. A thick notepad has too much 'give' under the pencil to allow you to apply enough pressure. Try a basic photocopy/office paper, or check the art store for cheap sketch paper. Place a piece of card under a couple of sheets to give a firmer surface. If you are trying to do even shading, some sketch papers can be too coarse, giving an uneven texture. Try a hot-pressed Bristol board or similar smooth drawing paper. Find out more about paper
9. Scribbled Foliage
Don't use circular scribbles to draw foliage. Use more convex shaped scumbling - like crescent shapes and scribbly calligraphic marks - to draw the shadows in and around clusters of foliage, and your trees will look much more realistic.
10. Wiry, Pencil-Line Hair and Grass
If you draw every hair or blade of grass as a pencil line, you'll end up with a horrible, wiry, unnatural mess. Use feathery pencil-strokes to draw the shadows and dark foliage behind areas of grass - just like drawing short hair in this drawing hair tutorial.
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