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If studying in school is essential to getting good grades, couldn't you say the same for creating good animation? If you truly want to have better animation, you need to study. More importantly, do you know HOW TO STUDY? When I was a kid, getting good grades never came easy to me. No matter how much I read through all the material, I would still do poorly on my tests. http://theloztboyz.blogspot.com/2011/09/how-i-study-animation.html

How I Study Animation

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How to Draw Clothing - Video Tutorial

Folds in clothing can create a variety of values, lines, and shapes. All of this complexity can make it seem difficult to draw clothing. It's easy to become overwhelmed with all of this information and become intimidated by drawing clothing. However, we can make the task a little easier if we consider a few things. Before I discuss the basics of understanding folds in clothing, I want to point out that there is no substitute to "good ole" fashioned observation. You can draw anything if you look at it and understand what you are seeing.

How to Think of What to Draw: 23 steps (with pictures)

http://www.wikihow.com/Think-of-What-to-Draw Edit Edited by Dvortygirl, Laptop123, Nicole Willson, Random and 21 others Sometimes it seems like the hardest part of drawing is facing that blank page.
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How to Draw what you See: Techniques and Tips to Improve your Drawing Skills

This article contains step-by-step images of the process I use to create realistic looking drawings , as well as tips I’ve picked up over the years which anyone can use to improve their drawing skills. There’s a lot to cover, so let’s get started! 1. Make sure there’s a direct light source. Before I started on the drawing for this tutorial, the first thing I did was set up a lamp pointing at my still life from just a few feet away.
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30+ Free Watercolor Brush Sets

Numerous brushes are constantly being released online, even as I type.

Resources and Support: The Pixel Art Tutorial

V. Creating a palette: When should I worry about colors? Well essentially what it comes down to is, what colors does the piece need to have? http://www.pixeljoint.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=11299
http://www.minnasundberg.fi/tutorials.htm Tutorials Stars Tutorial: There's a lot of manual labor in store here (if moving a pen a round in a repetitive motion can be called that) but also a bunch of tips and tricks how to both speed up the process of drawing a sky full of stars and how to make it all look so much fancier. Water Tutorial : Contains three different tutorials consisting of five simple steps each: how to draw flowing water, rain and surface reflections. For using the tutorial it is recommended that you already are at least moderately familiar with the digital art program of your choice, as this tutorial does not provide any specific information on tool or program settings. But all you really need to know is how to use a a regular paint brush with adjustable transparency- and softness-settings, a smudge brush and layers.

Art and stuff

Valaan villapaita: Tee se itse -valas

ETA in February 2012: Hi! http://valaanvillapaita.blogspot.com/2011/05/tee-se-itse-valas.html

Step by Step Charcoal and Graphite Pencil Drawing Demo :Art Instruction For Beginners - Art Instruction Blog

http://www.artinstructionblog.com/step-by-step-charcoal-and-graphite-pencil-drawing-demo About Faith Graphite Pencil, Charcoal Pencil and Pastels Artist Hello! My name is Faith Te. When I was 16, a great desire to capture nature and the people around me started my passion for drawing.

8 Effects Every Photographer Should Know About

Photography seems easy at first glance. You simply make your frame and press the shutter button.
Some notes about construction drawing that may or may not be helpful. This is in response to some questions from my tumblr blog .

Lackadaisy Construction - StumbleUpon

12 Extraordinary Tutorials of Photoshop Lighting Affects | Digital Photography Magazine

Sometimes you just want to get a little crazy with your photo manipulations. What better way than to add some attractive lighting effects to really make your images pop. In this article, we share excellent Photoshop lighting affects tutorials where you can search and download useful lighting affects tutorials free of cost. Master Lighting Effects

Lackadaisy Expressions - StumbleUpon

Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this.