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Minecraft: Top 10 Alternative Texture Packs For those that wish to move beyond the medieval realm of vanilla Minecraft! Take note, many of these texture packs change how the Minecraft world looks considerably, it's very easy to get confused. I would recommend using these only for single player, creative worlds, or as a fundamental server requirement to avoid potential misunderstandings. Some of the texture packs will recommend additional mods to download, so be sure to follow their instructions. 10.

How to make birds fly good 10. Put some effort in Now we have gone some way to creating a realistic cycle, but what if we have to show our character flying under strain? Chapter 2. Human anatomy and figure drawing Chapter 2. Human anatomy and figure drawing Before we start, I'd like to point out that knowledge of human anatomy is not a replacement for studying the body from real life or photos. So keep cranking out those sketches! I built a space station... Hey guys, check this out. Built a space station in some of my spare time. Features include a launch pad, solar array, storage room and functioning garbage disposal, crew quarters, rec room and bio-lab! Pressure-sensitive freehand drawing of vector paths that are editable with the Illustrator Width tool? Reiterating a bit of what you've posted in your question..... By far the best tool I know of for Illustrator where natural drawing is concerned is DrawScribe from www.astutegraphics.com. Edit as of Jan 2014 DrawScribe has been folded into Astute's DynamicSketch plug in, same functionality shown here (plus more) but with a new name.

How to Draw Ears For a video version of this tutorial visit www.proko.com/how-to-draw-ears-anatomy-and-structure In this tutorial I will go over the parts of the ear and suggest an easy way to remember all these complex shapes. At the end, I will show a step by step of an ear drawing. Basic Forms Getting Started in Digital Art « Concept Cookie Hello and welcome to the Concept Cookie Getting Started in Digital Art Series! It’s finally here! The Getting Started in Digital Art has arrived and is ready for the viewing. In this course, Tim Von Rueden takes a look at the first steps to begin understanding digital art!

Digital Painting 101: Mixing Paint @mihai.birsan Yes, Photoshop CS5 do have this feature, but its now really that easy to use comprare to ArtRage, Corel Painter or Paint Tool SAI etc. The article above are the most essential way to do color mixing/ Blending by yourself, and useable across many painting application too. Sometimes it is good to get away from the gradient tool and selections. I find that when I am using the brush tool I get a rougher/gritty feel. It adds to some of my projects. Also small imperfections can work for you when you are aiming for certain styles. How to Draw Lips For a video version of this tutorial visit www.proko.com/how-to-draw-lips-anatomy-and-structure This tutorial is a continuation of How to Draw the Head from Any Angle. I will cover the basic forms of the mouth, some anatomical information, and the key information about the minor planes. At the end, I will show a step by step drawing of the lips. Basic Forms

Leading Game Environment Artist Showcases Techniques Behind God of War 3 and City of Heroes If you’re seriously interested in 3D environment modeling, or are perhaps even considering it as a career path, then you may want to check out this instructional DVD by Nate Stephens, Senior Environment Artist at Respawn Entertainment. With 10 years of experience as an environment artist in the video game industry and a resume that includes work for God of War 3, City of Heroes, and StarCraft Ghost, Stephens is a veteran in the field. In the DVD is a tutorial that details the process of transforming concept art into a fully rendered game environment model via Maya.

Flash FX Animation: #10 Energy Strikes Now for the fun part -- color and special effects. First, I changed the BG to a dark color just so we can see it better. Then with the Edit Multiple Frames button activated, I re-colored it all white. Drawing the Human Eye » OnlyPencil Drawing Tutorials We can all probably draw the human eye, we draw the oval shape with the iris and pupil. I consider that to be a basic sketch of the eye. Before you draw a realistic eye you must first study what it really is. I will post a closeup picture of an eye so you can see what it looks up close. We all have them, but I’m sure that most of us haven’t really paid attention to what it really looks like up close.

Environment Modeling for Games "It's not hard to find Nate's 3D levels and scenes in God of War franchise. His massive epic environments that were masterfully modeled and sculpted in Maya has been praised by critics and fans worldwide. I have worked closely with Nate for more than 5 years at Sony. He's truly one of the most experienced and talented 3D environment artists I've met. This DVD will guide you through how Nate will translate my 2D concepts into 3D game assets. How to Draw Caricatures: Relationship of Features This series of “How to Draw Caricatures” tutorials are a just a small taste of a larger and much more in-depth book I wrote called The Mad Art of Caricature! The book is 175 full-color pages, lavishly illustrated and contains greatly expanded explanations of the concepts presented in these tutorials, as well and a great deal of additional material on caricaturing other facial features, posture, hands, expression and more, techniques on drawing from live models, doing caricature for freeplace illustration and for MAD Magazine. This is a must have book for anyone interested in caricature, cartooning or humorous illustration.

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