Free Stuff for the Holidays 2022

Another new year is almost right on us.

Here is our new free stuff for 2022. Quite a bit here too!

ART

Character Design Thumbnail Process
James Douglas aka, "moderdayjames" gives you a great rundown on the initial character design process. Great info.

Note: his recommendation of additional resources in this video clip. I'd be remiss if I did not mention the other drawing tutorials on his YouTube channel.
Excellent work.

Learning to Ink Part I &  Part II
Leila del Ducca is a comic artist with an energetic, sketchy inking style. The links above show you her tricks of the trade.

See a full playlist of 12 comic related videos here: Comic Book Tutorials.

Comic Balloon Placement
Master letterer  DC artist Todd Klien  gives you the low down on balloon placement. Check out his links on hand lettering, logo design, cool examples, and computer lettering.

Jim Zub.com
Jim's website came recommended so I clicked on the link and poked around. I suddenly saw to the right on his webpage his # Comic Tutorials, and was very impressed. Check it out.

Natalie Nourigat
A story artist at Walt Disney Studios. She has a link to help aspiring young artists age 14-18. I was blown away with the info and links. Read and scroll. This link comes highly recommended regardless of age. Check it out!

See this link to check out her: Animation Resources. Wow, quite the list.
Scroll and read baby, scroll and read... LOL.

Ethan Becker vs. Ross Draws on Backgrounds
Came across these two links which supposedly supplement each other. Two great videos  with tips and points of view.

  

Check out our Triple A Dude Pinterest link for more inspiration and drawing resources. 12 categories, 818 pins with more coming soon.

If you like links like these above please check out the: Cartoon Production Resource Guide that has even more good stuff. 

Now 50% off at Smashwords till Jan 1st. Makes a great holiday gift.

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Want to know more about graphic design? Check out Satori Graphics. They had some cool graphic design resources listed in a video here: Must Have Design Resources

AUDIO

Big Fish Audio
Big Fish free sample collection. A taste of what you can purchase in six music categories. Try typing, free sample in search window and check it out.

Loopmasters
Loopmasters free samples page. Another taste of cool stuff from Loopmasters.

Producer Loops
Royalty free loops and sample packs. Quite the selection.

ORCHESTRAL - Looking for a free orchestral VST?
Check out Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra and the Chamber Orchestra Community Edition. Both work from a collection of Creative Commons orchestral samples. Super cool.

How to Install Loops Into Garageband
If you ever wanted to install your own loops to Garageband, here you are courtesy of Soundtrack Loops.

If you like links like these above please check out the: Audio Production Resource Guide that has more good stuff.
  
Now 50% off off at Smashwords till Jan 1st. Makes a great holiday gift.

FILM

Adobe Premiere Tutorials
Billy Eilish shows you some cool Adobe Premiere effects courtesy of Creative Cloud.

Looking for free stock footage?  It's worth looking at sites like Pexels, Pixabay and Videvo if paid stock video is out of your budget.

DaVinchi Resolve Complete Tutorial
Justin Brown show you it all. Did you know that this video editor is free?

The School Of Motion Blog has a few interesting tutorials. Worth checking out. Scroll and see.

MISC

Envato Elements - By signing up for a free account you get monthly free downloads of  website templates, sound files, graphics, stock images, video templates and more to use. Definitely sign up by clicking on - create a free account.

3D MODELS

Sketchfab, our old go to has some new cool free 3D models if you are willing to sift through their site. No price means free. Check it out.

Want more? Try Turbosquid or CG Trader. 

Enjoy these links and subscribe if you don't want to miss any. Stay tuned. More great stuff in the New Year.

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Check out our previous free stuff here: Free Stuff 2021

Here is another post you may like:
3 Things to Help You Stay Positive

Balance and Connections

 "Dreams nourish the soul just as food nourishes the body. The pleasure of the search and of adventure feeds our dreams."

 Paulo Coelho 

"Where have you been?",  a lot of people have been asking. Taking care of work and responsibilities seems to be the response. What about what you want to do. What you dreamed of, or envision yourself to be. It seems that with the pandemic, more people are waking up and starting to take note about life and where they are headed.  The clock is ticking, and we need to take a moment, breathe and really think about what we want from life. 

 

It's not a mistake that people are trying to reconfigure their lives right now and make it count. That might mean finding a meaningful job, reaching out more to friends and family, trying to find a better work-life balance, and maybe putting a bit more energy into doing what you'd like to do vs what you have to do. 

 

I recently had an old high school friend visit and had a blast. A wave of nostalgia hit as we discussed old friends, our mindset back in the day, and reflecting on where we are now.  I remembered past passion projects and found a journal of old ideas that still seemed to have life. Weird, thinking back to when I had more time than money but that creative spark was there as I jotted down anything worthwhile. No shortage of ideas and promise back then. 

 

All this is to say that you need to find time to be creative. Find that balance between responsibility and creativity and feed your soul with those dreams that you're after. Find a way to make them become reality. Reconnect with your friends and family that support who you are and what you want to be. Hopefully you will make your mark and see fruition before that clock stops ticking. 

 
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Stay blessed!

Here is another post you may like:
3 Things to Help You Stay Positive

Overcoming Writer's Block Part II - The Dartboard Approach

 In our previous post, we went over 3 ways to overcome writer's block. Should any of those fail we have one last technique that always seems to work every time. We call it the Dartboard Approach. Some describe it as throwing ideas against a wall and seeing what sticks, but it is really much more than that. The nice thing about this technique is that it requires that you use both sides of your brain collectively; imagination/randomization and logic. 

It is very simple but quite effective. How does this work?  Here we go:

The Dartboard Approach requires 4 things. Occupation, situation, emotional state, and location.
Start like this. Randomly think of 4 occupations and write them down. Now randomly think of 4 situations. Do not try to lock them down to a location just yet. Randomly choose 4 emotional states and write these down. Now randomly choose 4 locations. You can be as specific or vague as you like with this one, but specific might be best. If it helps you can keep each list verticle. 


Now what you need to do is to match each of areas checking off the one's you have already used. Logic starts to come into play as you match these items. Once you have matched each of these areas,  more logic is involved to find your sequence of events to tell your story properly. See below.

As you can see, when properly done, you will come up with something extremely unique. There is a good chance that you may have not come up with something as fun and unique as this without this technique. 


I've never had a Dartboard Approach not work for me. Give it a shot!

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Check out these previous posts as well:

The Secrets to Overcoming Writer's Block
The Top Ten Tips When Writing for the Entertainment Medium
Types of Story and Why it Matters
Character Types Will Make Or Break Your Story
The Importance of Plot and Subplot

Must See Animation - Wish Dragon

                    Netflix has a cool animated film that is a must-see called "Wish Dragon".

WISH DRAGON

Animation is top-notch, the story is great and the characters will pull you right in. The trailer may not do this movie justice. I dare you to go for it and watch the movie. You'll see what I mean and thank me afterwards.

Enjoy and don't say I didn't tell you so. Do you have a must-see animation movie? Shoot me a message at jon@tripleadude.com. If it is a good choice, I will include you in the write-up.

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Into comics/animation creation, or audio production?  If you have not gotten a copy of the Cartoon Production Resources Guide or the Audio Production Resource Guide yet, get it now at 75% off the list price here until July 31st!

                     

Cartoon Production Resource Guide      Audio Production Resource Guide

Get it right now at a whopping discount!!

 

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David Bowie: Advice to Artists

Here is a clip where David Bowie gives his insight on artists. It seemed very appropriate for all the changes we have gone through this year. His advice still resonants with the truth that all artists should follow. 

Check it out here.

P.S. -What would you like to see more of?

Art & audio software tutorials?  More tips on creative writing? Industry news, and trends?

Don't be shy, please reply.  Shoot me an email at jon@tripleadude.com.


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Free Stuff for the Holidays 2021

2021 IS HERE!
Thank goodness. Time for another free stuff round-up!

ART

Here is a cool video on Character Design tips: Good vs. Bad from the guys at BAM animation

Here is another link on the 10 principles of Character Design, with a bonus video at the top and a second video at the bottom with Adobe Illustrator Super Tips!

Want more art stuff like this?
Check out the Cartoon Production Resource Guide available on Amazon.



AUDIO

Here is a free Pro Tools ebook on "The A-Z of Pro Tools".

Berklee Online has 4 videos here: Scroll down to see them.
Music marketing, blues guitar, electronic music production & songwriting


   

The Producers Spot has freeVST's and sample collections here. Check them out.

Looking for a cool free audio or drum sampler? Check out this Bedroom Producer Blog post.

Want more audio stuff like this?
Check out the Audio Production Resource Guide available on Amazon


 3D MODELS

Sketchfab is a popular site for 3D models. Check out the free 3D section.



CODING

Here are the top 25 sites to learn to code for free. Check it out.

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Enjoy and have a Happy New Year.


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