Character Themes Template by C-A-Harland, literature
Literature
Character Themes Template
How to use this template:
This template is not designed to tell you a character’s hair colour, eye colour, shoe size, or how they like their eggs. It is for the process of applying the core themes and elements of your narrative to your character's development, and visa versa. Not all fields need to be filled in for every character. Use your own discretion to determine which ones are relevant. You may find that you do not have all the answers at the beginning, but they fall in place as you further develop your story.
The examples given are very basic responses, and are just there to give you an idea of what kind of content you can inclu
PE: Cellphone Art + Contests by imnotsana, journal
PE: Cellphone Art + Contests
Make Art with a Cell Phone?!
Samsung Galaxy S3
Many people dismiss photos taken with a cellphone as "myspace shots" and don't classify drawings made from smartphones as art. I've compiled this article to (hopefully) change your perspective on that!
iPhone 4
With touchscreen smartphones advancing every day, several artists have taken this opportunity to explore their talent while on the go! I've seen so many brilliant photos captured with cellphones and excellent drawings made with smartphones - some of them even made with their fingers and no stylus! It astonishes me that despite the limited size of their environment (ex: 3.5 by 4 inch sc
Artists' Toolbox: Shading and Highlighting in GIMP by Missvirginia, journal
Artists' Toolbox: Shading and Highlighting in GIMP
Hello!
Today we're are going to review (and hopefully learn) how shading and highlighting can be extremely easy and give your work a distinct look depending on technique. This is focusing on using GIMP, but Photoshop and Paint Tool Sai have equivalent tools.
As some may know GIMP is a free and legal image editing program (I say image because the the full name is GNU Image Manipulation Program). It was not necessarily made for painting, but neither was the hair that was first used to make a paintbrush. ;) Despite that however, you can find brilliant ways to make your work stand out. You can check out the web site here
We have two techniques t
Artists Toolbox: Colored Pencils by Astralseed, journal
Artists Toolbox: Colored Pencils
Colored pencils are widely used as a fun and readily available art tool. I'm sure most if not all of us have tried our hand at colored pencils, even if it was only while we were children. While colored pencils may not be as respected as paints such as oil, acrylic or watercolors, colored pencils shouldn't be under-estimated in the impact they can and do have on the art world.
Different Types of Colored Pencils
Wax-Based
Wax based colored pencils are probably the most common and readily available types of colored pencils on the market. As with any type of colored pencil, these come in varying qualities and prices.
Oil-Based
Oil based colo
The Artist's Toolbox: Tooled Dolling by FionaCreates, journal
The Artist's Toolbox: Tooled Dolling
For more info on this week, please refer to The Artists Toolbox - Schedule at projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate)
Hi!
I'm back with another installment of The Artist's Toolbox (this time in Affiliation with projecteducate (https://www.deviantart.com/projecteducate))
I'm going to be talking about the “Tooling” method of digital doll creation that is very close to my heart because it's what I do bestest and not many people outside of the digital dolling bubble are aware of it.
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Examples of tooled dolls. What is Tooled Dolling?
Not all Digital Dolls posted in the Customization > Dolls category are "pixels". In fact there is a little
PE: Procrastination and Creativity by jane-beata, journal
PE: Procrastination and Creativity
Procrastination and Creativity
"You can't just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood.
What mood is that?
Last-minute panic."
Bill Watterson
You are well-aware of the importance of this project, in fact you can't wait to get to it! Too bad you promised your friends to go for a drink, and then there's that movie. Also, your productivity is at its strongest at Midnight, first Tuesday after the Full Moon, starting earlier would be a waste of time. Make sure you are well-rested! After all, is there a better way to prepare yourself for a productive tomorrow than an enjoyable today?
Your diagnosis: Procrastination
Greetings all!
WHAT AN AWESOME WEEK!
So last week we had a fantastic event based on Story Planning; a week that was slightly relaxed for a PE week, but full of good advice. These articles haven't just been written for the sake of filling a week, we genuinely hope there is something in them that is useful to you as a writer, to help you with your journey. There's a flash fiction month around the corner, as well as a camp NaNoWriMo and then a full NaNoWrimo in November. There are the times to get planning- don't leave it too close to the deadline!
Article round-up
Here is a list of all the articles we posted in the past week! Please favouri
Record Cards, Astronavigation and You by DamonWakes, journal
Record Cards, Astronavigation and You
Once upon a time, there was a strapping young lad named Arnold J. Rimmer.
Arnold Rimmer joins the Space Corps as a lowly third technician, but has great plans to work his way up through the ranks until he is an officer. To become an officer, however, one must pass the dreaded astronavigation exam. Fortunately, Rimmer is organised. He knows how to make the absolute most of his time, and so he takes a sheet of paper and draws up a revision schedule. He blocks out the times he must spend at work, and also those times when he will be distracted by his slovenly bunk-mate, David Lister. On another sheet of paper, he notes down all the subjects tha
Please Pants Responsibly (Paper Notebooks FTW) by PinkyMcCoversong, journal
Please Pants Responsibly (Paper Notebooks FTW)
There are two ways to write a novel. Plotting (you make an outline, a plan, a roadmap if you will, and then you sit down and write it) and pantsing (you write "by the seat of your pants, throwing caution to the wind). So when I get asked if I'm a plotter or a pantser, I'm all like er, uh, hold on, let me? Pantser? I think? But I kind of, um, do planny things?
And it gets kind of awkward because in these inarticulate moments I have managed to confuse everyone including myself. And probably spilled a drink.
In recent discussions, however, I've had a bit of a revelation, silly as it is. I've realized that I -- like many writers -- am a pl