How to animate better with reference footage
What is reference footage for animation? Reference footage is part of the planning process animators use when working on animations. …
Solving problems while animating from reference footage
My current animation workflow relies a lot on reference footage and what I can bring into my animations from my …
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Using 35mm film and an old mechanical camera in 2022
In a recent trip to Scotland and the Highlands there, I used a 40 year old mechanical SLR and expired …
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What you can learn from old paintings if you’re not religious? Plenty!
To prefix this article, I’ll admit that I spent the majority of my life until now being dismissive of religious …
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One Month Gesture Drawing Challenge (includes tutorial)
Gesture drawing differs from life drawing in that the goal is to capture the energy of a pose in a …
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Conté à Paris Graphite Pencils Review
In 1794 a French man called Nicolas-Jacques Conté invented the modern pencil by mixing together graphite powder and clay, before …
Koh-I-Noor Graphite Pencil Review (1900 Toison d’Or)
Today I’m reviewing the graphite pencils of Koh-I-Noor. You might not know this brand well, yet they deserve your attention …
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Derwent Graphite Pencil Review
Today I’m taking a look at Britain’s graphite pencil offering, the Derwent Graphic range. I’m testing the H – 9B …
Faber Castell 9000 Review: Graphite Pencils
Wherever I go in Europe, I find art shops that sell Faber Castell 9000 graphite pencils. These graphite pencils from …
Arteza Expert Drawing Pencil Review
Arteza is a brand I keep seeing pop up on Amazon for art materials and so I decided to get …
