Drawing ResourcesHey people,I started this journal because I had been dissatisfied with my art skills so since May 28, 2011, I've been on the hunt for material to help me out. PLEASE NOTE: This journal gets UPDATED! So check back every few months or so for anything new! And if you find something useful, please suggest it! If you have your own collection of resource links, please share them! And if you're browsing this list and encounter a site link that no longer works, let me know. ANNOUNCEMENT! My journal is becoming too big. So soon in the future, I will be making a PART 2 to this journal. Some of these sections will be moved there, and the ones left behind will be expanded upon!!! Please continue to leave suggestions. Let me know what has helped you out. I would love to know. So far I've found these sites helpful:01. Get Better at Drawing Just some helpful tips.02.
You want to make a Flash Dress Up Game?But you're not entirely familiar with Flash? WELL FEAR NOT! Deviantart supplies A VAST AMOUNT OF TUTORIALS from people who know and have some fair amount of understanding of what to do.So I'll help you get started by supplying some information and also recommending a couple very nice and informative tutorials about Flash. Plus don't be discouraged if you suck at drawing in Flash, I provided a fair amount of information for an alternative solution at the end! What you need:- Flash* (any kind of Flash where you can write Action Script 2.0... NOT Action Script 3.0, these tutorials cover AS 2.0)- Time- Patience*If you're wondering what kind of Flash I use, I'll tell you. I use a super old school Flash that does the job juuust fine. It's called Macromedia Flash MX, also known as "Flash 6.0 r25" Yuuuup, really old. I've had it since junior year in high school (approx. 5 years). I have Flash Professional CS5, and it looks pretty much the same as Flash 6, so don't worry.OKAY!
How To Write Music ReviewsHow to write a music review: REVAMPED!Writing a music review can be rewarding. It gives you the opportunity to share your opinions with others, whether they be positive or negative. To some, writing a review comes fairly easily, but to others... not so much. I'm going to attempt to cover the main points of a review here, but please note: this is how I write reviews. It's not how everyone writes them and it's certainly not the best. But it's simple. So, let us begin.Picking your pieceWhat are you going to review? Reviews in professional publications tend to be of recently released material, but for blogs and other online sources (includi