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The Lonely Path by techgnotic, journal

The Lonely Path

Feb 14, 2013

Share |Archive “ I have never found a companion who was so companionable as solitude. Henry David Thoreau By .techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic) techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic) I I always thought of Thoreau’s comment as simply a word game — clever but ultimately false at its core. A Valentines Day without a Valentine means being alone and alone means being unhappy. It’s taken many years to finally understand the truth in Thoreau’s words. We are never so alone as when in the company of loving family and friends, our Valentine companion held tight in our arms – but knowing we are lost, unfulfilled in our dreams and visions, and untrusti

Taking Your Art to The Next Level in 2015! by techgnotic, journal

Taking Your Art to The Next Level in 2015!

Feb 4, 2015

Archive Taking your art to the next level in 2015! `Suzanne-Helmigh (https://www.deviantart.com/suzanne-helmigh) Suzanne-Helmigh (https://www.deviantart.com/suzanne-helmigh) :iconQrumzsjem: Zezhou (https://www.deviantart.com/zezhou) Duel of the fates Twitter Facebook Google+ Foreword By :icontechgnotic: techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic) Famously said by many, “Ninety percent of success is showing up.” How true it is about a soul killing combination: looking at what our own first efforts in any endeavor, particularly art, result in, and then looking at the works of far more experienced artists. Giving up always seems the logical, if panicked, next artistic decision. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Art is as much a healing ag

6 Tips For a More Realistic Render! by RegusMartin, literature

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6 Tips For a More Realistic Render!

Over the time I’ve been interested in CG, I’ve seen a lot of renders. And often I see amazing scenes that for some reason still look fake. They have perfect lighting, Perfect textures, perfect topology in there models. But somethings still wrong, they are too, well.. Perfect! And that’s what this article is all about. Getting rid of perfectly rendered images and perfect cubes and making them look imperfect. So read on and find out how!1. Depth of Field Depth of field is a very important thing you can do to make your render realistic. Almost every real photograph has it. Even when you take a pict

Brian Kesinger: Character Driven by techgnotic, journal

Brian Kesinger: Character Driven

Oct 22, 2014

Share |Archive Disney Artist Brian Kesinger on Creating Story through Character Foreword by techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic) It is with great pleasure we welcome BrianKesinger (https://www.deviantart.com/briankesinger) as a guest writer to the Today Page Editorial Team. Considering his authentic citizenship within the deviantART community, his thoughts and insights will be of great value to all aspiring artists, illustrators, writers and others involved in any creative endeavor. For over 18 years, Brian has worked for Walt Disney Studios on films like Big Hero 6, Winnie the Pooh, Tarzan, Tangled, Wreck It Ralph and Bolt. Brian is author and illustrator of his own octovictorian creation, the wild

When inspiration is far to be found... by Suzanne-Helmigh, journal

When inspiration is far to be found...

Sep 28, 2014

We all get these anoying times when we really want to make something cool, get inspired and work that magic. We see everyone around us (online) do it, but how come we are not? So we look for ways to get inspired, we ask around, find these usual answers: go watch a film, listen to music.. take a walk... But even when we do that, we still end up stuck most of the time. Part of the solution is knowing WHY we get stuck and this is my theory. :bulletblue: ADT - Attention Deficit Trait. 'Experiencing an inner frenzy of distractability, impatience, difficulty in setting priorities, staying focused and managing time. Those are our biggest enemie