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Power up Your Openings: Writing Tips from Excelling in the Field of ‘Thriller’ Writing

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Writing Tips: Power Up Your Openings "In POWER PLAY and KILLER INSTINCT you had a killer opening that raised not only great story questions but high stakes in a flash-forward moment before returning to a slower paced revealing of the protagonist's…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in “Circulism” with Brian Duey

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Drawing Lessons: Circulism "Circulism" is a technique that many artists use in attaining a realistic skin texture in drawing. People's faces are not perfect and should not be rendered so. Circulism is basically drawing very tiny overlapping…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in Negative Drawing with Brian Duey

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Drawing Lessons: Negative Drawing When negative drawing, you shouldn't focus on the shape of the object itself, you should focus on the shape of the space around the object. When all the space around the object is shaded, the object will…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in Composition with Mike Theuer

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Learn how to compose your drawings and add balance to your compositions in this entry into Mike Theuer's drawing lessons series. Drawing Lessons: Composition First, remember to focus on a subject or aspect of a subject that you like. Maybe…

Drawing Lessons: A Lesson in Shading with Mike Theuer

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Learn how to properly shade your drawings to add depth and dimension in this entry into Mike Theuer's drawing lessons series. Drawing Lessons: Shading Before you start to draw remember that light travels in a straight line. Recall how…
Composing Your Dreams

Composing Your Dreams: The Music of Hans Zimmer

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Composing Your Dreams If you've ever seen any of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, played Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, or watched the Academy Awards this year, you've heard the music of Hans Zimmer. He has composed music for The Ring, Kung…
Animators and Animation Studios to Follow

Animation: 10 Artists and Animation Studios to Follow

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Animation has always intrigued me. I was often glued to the television set, admittedly when I was supposed to be doing more constructive things, but the allure of well drawn artwork, as well as a good story, always had the power to keep my attention…

Find Time to Read: Our Must-Read Books

In this post, the Studio 602 writers share their must-read books, along with why these books should find their way onto your reading pile. Our Must-Read Books Victor Inzunza: Writer My reading life, much like everyone else's, is often interrupted…
Bookworms

Burgeoning Bookworms Abound – Ways to Encourage Reading

You never had to encourage me to read when I was a little kid. I was (and still am) one of the bookworms you see curling up with a good book at every opportunity. Books were (and still are) my passion – when I moved into my most recent apartment,…

Drawing Lessons: Pencil Basics with Teaching Artist Diane Wright

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Greetings Studio 602ers! Over the next few weeks, Pencils.com featured artist Diane Wright will be sharing several drawing lessons that cover the basics of creating art with a pencil .  If you aren’t familiar with Diane or her work, check…