Snowy-Ninja

咲くその木 春風に舞う 緩めた手 抱きしめ止めた 探しても無駄 Saku sono ki Harukaze ni mau Yurumeta te Dakishime tometa Sagashitemo muda This blooming tree Dancing in the spring wind The hand I've loosened Ceased to embrace me It's futile even if I search for it

CARVING SKULLS & STUFF (11-FEB-08) ========== ========== GENERAL: This is intended as a continuing project. I'll be adding to it, and editing it for greater clarity, in response to your comments and questions. So if something is left out, or not clear, please let me know. Eventually, this may turn into a proper tutorial, but I'm starting out small, so that people who are asking questions don't have to wait until that possibly distant time. And so people can tell me what they actually need to know. ========== SAFETY: Goggles -- I don't carve unless I'm wearing some sort of eye protection, usually magnifying goggles (because I'm getting

In my opinion, these are the most important factors in any character design: color, concept, shape, simplicity, cohesiveness, repeatability, personality and uniqueness. Color: Any design with colors all over the place creates too many places for the eye to look. Keep your color design very simple and zen. Looking at the colors shouldn't be jarring or confusing. This isn't to say only use one color, not at all, but try to make sure the ones you use are harmonious. Avoid mixing and matching different saturations of the same color or picking colors that clash with one another. My rule of thumb: Stick to no more than three base colors and some