Businesses nowadays use animated videos to grab customers.
Gradually but surely, animation has surfaced as a crucial marketing
tool. However, the task of bringing sketched characters to life is one
that requires hard work and of course, skilled hands. This is the reason
why people seeking for 3D character animation services need to be
careful and choosy while selecting animation studio. However, with so
many studios claiming to be the best in the market, it is not easy to
pick one. So, how are you going to find one? Here are few tips that will
help you to get the right one.
3 Mistakes to Avoid in Animation
There are three mistakes that amateur animators do, and if you
spot them in videos from YouTube, then you know the animator is a
beginner, so don't be so hard on them. But be warned, people who make
mistakes don't know they are doing them, and nobody is telling them, so,
how would you know if you are doing things correctly?
Only Action with no Anticipation or Aftermath
Taking
the example of the amateurish animators posting videos on YouTube, have
you noticed the problem has to do with the unnatural movement of the
characters? That happens because there is no anticipation or aftermath
This Reality Is Life, And This Is What It Comes Down To
Earl Nightingale once said that not one man or woman in a hundred
on the street could name what life comes down to with ease and
understanding easily. Well, I can do it in one simple sentence: What we
genuinely focus on, we genuinely get. But it is what comes after that
simple sentence that is the real meat of the article. Think, we do
become what we think about, but more importantly, what we genuinely
focus on, we genuinely get without exception.
Sure, many,
including myself at one time, gave total and powerful "lip and jaw
service" to "we become what we think about". But, the difference between
me and most others is that I have expanded and deepened the meaning in
my mind and spirit to come down to focusing my mind and spirit like a
magnifying glass with the sun shining through it to start a genuine fire
if you get my thinking and being, here.
4 Benefits Of Painting Landscapes
1. Heightened appreciation
Painting landscapes gives you a
heightened appreciation of the natural world. It enables you to see the
world more closely and to understand it finer points and intricacies.
Many people don't fully appreciate the beauty of the natural world
around them because they don't take the time to look at it more closely.
When you paint a landscape, you're challenging yourself to inspect part
of the natural world so you can effectively depict it in your painting.
You have to see what the world around you is made up of.
2. Getting outdoors
5 Ways to Improve Your Mix
FIVE METHODS THAT WILL DRAMATICALLY IMPROVE YOUR MIX.
1. Editing
Before
you jump into the mix make sure you edit every track. Solo each track
and listen for pops, humming, background noise etc. If you have recorded
any vocals or live instruments delete or mute space where the sound is
not used in the arrangement. When compression is added to the mix all
background noises, headphone bleed, and click tracks will potentially
become more noticeable. To be safe, edit and delete any extra tracks not
being used.
Drumming Practice Techniques
Notes:
This document assumes the use of a small standard right handed drumkit setup.
Approach
Being
a right handed player, one approach I have found most useful of late is
changing my right hand hi-hat to left hand or playing 'open'. At first
it may feel odd or alien if you have been playing the traditional cross
handed technique for years previously. I was perhaps unaware that my
right hand was stronger and faster than the left and that the weaker
hand was preventing me from achieving certain goals, in particular
noticing a flaw in my paradiddles it was the left side that was letting
me down.
4 Ways To Decide What To Paint
1. Find something you've never painted before
If, for
example, all of your paintings are of summer landscapes, why not try a
winter landscape? If you always paint cities, why not paint the
countryside for a change? If you always use oils, why not give
watercolours or acrylics a go? Many artists get stuck for something to
paint because they're used to painting the same thing again and again;
they find they can't do anything else with what they already know. Think
outside of the box; expand your horizons and explore new things. You'll
soon find that there's always something you've never tried, so go ahead
and try it.
5 Things To Know About Underpainting
1. Colours used
Many artists used to use monochromatic
underpaintings. The reason for this was to give substance and volume to
the different aspects of the painting, as well as to enhance the
contrast between darker areas and lighter areas. However, any colour and
any colour of combinations can be used. It's worth experimenting to see
what different effects can be produced by using different colours and
colour combinations for your underpainting. Many choose to use lots of
different colours as a sort of template for layers to be painted on top.
13 Fast Facts About Acrylic Paint
1. It is less than a century old. The first type of acrylic paint
to become commercially available was actually polymer-based house
paint, which became available in the 1940s.
2. It was only in the
1950s that acrylics were made commercially available. After that, they
took off in popularity and they're remained a top choice for many
artists ever since thanks in part to their great versatility.
3.
Acrylic paint does have lots of its own characteristics, though it can
easily be manipulated to resemble oil paints or watercolour paints. Many
artists therefore use this type of paint as a substitute for oils or
watercolours.
5 Common Character Archetypes in Cartoons
Whether we're looking at Shakespeare or SpongeBob, there are
common character archetypes that appear in stories across time and
cultures. Archetypes are characterized or classified by the role they
serve or their purpose in a story. The classical archetypes of a good
story include the protagonist and antagonist, the mentor, the sidekick,
and the love interest. Let's take a closer look at these five archetypes
and how animation studios bring them to life.
9 Tips to Practice Guitar Like a Pro
How to practice guitar like a pro
Most of
us, at some point have considered practicing boring at some point in our
time as a guitarist. Well, it turns out if you think practicing is
boring, you're not doing it the right way. Correct practice, is fun and
directed towards a particular goal of achieving or improving a certain
skill. You must focus entirely on your practicing. Here are a few tips
and guidelines towards fulfilling and useful practice sessions. Make
sure that you follow all of them simultaneously.
10 Quick Tips About Piano Practice
The very first piano lesson takes careful planning and pacing.
Students listen attentively while you go over the material with them.
They understand the importance of good posture at the keyboard. Children
remember to sit tall, while arms hang loosely from the shoulders. Songs
sound great but when the child goes home, parents tell me that their
kids do not know how to practice. Hopefully, these 10 tips will help!
10 Simple Music Marketing Tips For Indie Artists
We live in a strange time. With the internet exploding in
exponential chaos, we find almost all aspects of our lives are
splintering to take new shapes and forms because of this
hyper-connectivity. The music industry-and the artists creating within
it-finds itself in a place of constant change. Finding target
demographics is now a breeze with the multitudes of analytic software
available. Music has changed from primarily physical product to almost
completely digital. Traditional marketing has turned to social media
marketing and branding for guidance.
How to Make Bass Guitar and Bass Drum Cut Through the Mix
TECHNIQUE 1: COMPRESSION AND GATING.
For bass, you can really
squeeze the signal and still have the audio sound good and healthy. With
a lot of compression you may bring up the level of unwanted noise at
the parts the bass isn't playing, so remember to edit those parts out or
use a gate to silence them.
For the kick drum, especially with a
live recorded drumset, you can really tighten it up with a gate. Try
setting the ratio to 100:1, having a pretty short attack time and have a
200 millisecond release time. (It varies per song.) It's important to
blend this once long decaying kick drum into the overhead mic(s) to have
a natural drum sound and not to make the drums sound too gated and
dead. After using a gate on my bass drum I usually don't apply
compression but if you want, throw on a compressor and use a slow attack
time and fast release, and then visa versa, see which one makes your
particular kick drum sound punchier and cut through the mix more.
What Steps Should You Take in Order to Become a World Class Photographer?
Photography is a wonderful art that has no boundaries and
limitations. The thing about this art form is that anyone can practice
it; all you need is a camera. But while it might sound quite
straightforward, mastering this art is a tall order. But the good thing
about any art form is that you can always learn till you attain
expertise.
So, what's the most basic element vital to becoming a better photographer?
To become a photographer of professional level, you have to understand that you need to focus on three important aspects:
5 Quick and Easy Tips on How to Take an Awesome Selfie
With the release of Kim Kardashian's new book "Selfish" dedicated
exclusively to her selfies, it's clear to see that the selfie trend is
here to stay! Who wouldn't like selfies - it's like a mini photo shoot
where you're the model, photographer, lighting director, makeup artist
and stylist! Whether you're posting selfies to show off your amazing
makeup or your outfit of the day, here are some tips that are sure to
have your Instagram followers double tapping and your Facebook friends
pressing the like button.
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