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71. composition is about relationships
2024-01-23 23:16:00 UTC
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM6VyV9kA/
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70. how to show scale?
2024-01-21 23:15:00 UTC
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69. plant a flag
2024-01-19 03:35:00 UTC
take a single action that gives you a win and establishes your determination to do something
to be more creative just put a single brush of paint on paper
to be healthier just run a single block
it’s a small thing but that’s the point. you get a win and…
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68. story writing: write stuff happening over time
2024-01-16 16:42:00 UTC
in a story write longterm changes
two years ago I helped a man have your father killed.
I left my husband a decade ago.
Make these changes part of the story and relationships.
it’s simple but helps add depth to writing
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67. look at what you do naturally
2024-01-14 16:42:46 UTC
want to know what you want to do with your life? look at what you do naturally.
I find myself drawn to teaching and writing.
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66. put stuff in your hamster cage
2024-01-09 06:48:20 UTC
put a wheel in the hamster cage and the hamster runs
put a ball in there and it plays ball
this is how you can control yourself basically hahaha I wanted to learn piano but it’s kinda hard to play because I have a synth that has to be plugged…
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65. write it down
2024-01-08 05:27:17 UTC
overwhelmed by ideas? write them all down!
get it out of your head
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64. instead of painting shadow, carve light
2024-01-06 17:12:00 UTC
look at this
shadow helps add depth to a scene. but it can be a struggle to add shadows well. so that first video says to add a dark layer and carve out where the light hits, then add detail.
meanwhile this video
is about adding shadow lines that work…
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63. sketchbook drawing is loose
2024-01-05 22:44:16 UTC
im having the problem with sitting down to draw and it not being good.
don’t worry, just draw. try shapes and make characters, faces, buildings. loose and happy. sketchbook drawing is about exploration
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62. practice creative minimalism
2024-01-03 23:15:00 UTC
creating an animation can be a big undertaking. it is easy to lose focus.
remove the noise and focus on the core idea. only creating what is essential.
this allows for more satisfying and complete work.
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61. ask yourself, “what if it were easy?”
2024-01-03 04:32:54 UTC
I tend to make certain things really hard in my mind. I tell myself “I’m not good with money” and “I’m not good enough at anything to make a career” and “I’m confused about my career” and these become true. these are my limiting beliefs.
The thing is, what feels…
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60. look at your art in the mirror
2023-12-31 07:26:00 UTC
After an hour+ working on a piece, it starts to look right. It plateaus
When you reverse your art digitally or in a mirror, you see it through new eyes.
don’t be afraid to step away, come back and redo stuff. break it.
I was thinking of an expression…
“If…
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59. feng shui and film design
2023-12-25 06:10:18 UTC
been watching these videos by Dear Modern talking about Chi in a home. his way of thinking is so soothing and clear
I have been thinking of ways to apply energy flow design into other types of design like animations and even my website.
Once I saw Feng Shui it’s…
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58. overwhelmed? take actions, accept flaws and boundaries
2023-12-25 06:09:26 UTC
December was stressy
Overwhelmed about gift buying and applying to jobs and just collapsing
it helped to write a list of things to do. it helped to clean a bit. it helped to draw a bit.
I got through december a little worse for wear with less money and no…
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57. HYPE aka add trust indicators
2023-12-09 06:41:18 UTC
I’m watching this video about Tommy Tallarico. He’s made music for over 350 games garnering him 7 Guinness World Records. His mansion was on MTV Cribs a couple times and celebrities love him.
Noo he lied. He hyped himself up and took credit for other people’s work and stole millions…
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56. managing sleep!
2023-12-07 19:44:17 UTC
I’m a night owl so I often don’t align with the rest of the world. Understanding my mental rhythm over 24 hours helps me plan ahead
In the morning I am curious and calm. In the afternoon I like to step outside and get my thoughts in order. In the…
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55. some days hurt
2023-12-04 22:47:46 UTC
today I got shit on by a bird. I woke up in a miserable fog (my fault for staying up til’ 6am playing a mystery game and FORGETTING TO SAVE!!!) I slept until noon and woke up to a frustrating phone call. drifted around, cried, muttered. walked the dog (that’s…
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54. consider your art’s context
2023-12-03 16:34:19 UTC
being away from art school, I forget that my work exists in a context of art movements. hell, I forget that I am an artist
every piece of art you make can be examined through the lens of a movement of some place and time, another artist pioneered that movement…
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53. put faces and voices in animations
2023-12-03 16:34:10 UTC
this one is simple. people connect to faces and voices, characters! the more that is present, the more audiences will pay attention
story and world keep people invested
relationships get people REALLY hot n bothered
so write steamy relationships between characters in a world. seems simple but it’s easy to…
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52. use a perspective grid
2023-12-02 06:37:05 UTC
I’ve been wanting to push my perspectives. more dynamic shapes and compositions. how
look at references of course buuut
take a 1, 2 or 3 point perspective grid and hit it with the warp and distort tools. this will create more surreal or extra dramatic compositions.
a distorted perspective can…
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51. use your imagination
2023-12-02 06:31:10 UTC
I got into animation because my imagination runs wild, especially in dreams. It feels good to see these images made real
but its become backwards - sometimes I start drawing before I’ve imagined anything much and then I spend hours working on an animation that isn’t based on any idea.…
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50. walk cycle + moving background = illusion of motion
2023-11-30 08:23:08 UTC
just to demystify the animation process, you can just make a character doing an action and drop it on top of a scene
the illusion will work!
the next step up is having direct interaction between person and setting but it’s cool to start simple.
this music video is a…
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49. make it cinematic with rhythm and camera moves
2023-11-30 07:46:53 UTC
use blur and depth of focus
use staging for storytelling
use rhythmic cutting/camera move on action
this level of camera and editing and cinematography makes stuff more cinematic
next tip: use only two poses to imply animation. aka USE LESS FRAMES
speed ramping camera motion can give the shots a…
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48. learning light and colour and cinematography
2023-11-29 03:55:40 UTC
this video talks about how to practice light and colour by making colour studies
A colour study is a simple thing. You take something crazy basic like an egg or an apple and you study how light hits it. How does colour wrap around the egg? How does sunlight pour…
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47. UNPLUG
2023-11-22 22:55:24 UTC
the most difficult advice by far. unplug. focus on the animation.
© Jeremy Nir
