Free Stuff for the Holidays 2024

Welcome to the NEW YEAR my friends.

Here is some cool stuff to get you going in 2024.

ART

Habook is an artist based in Thailand who knows his stuff.
Here are his top character design tips when using references.

Check out his full YouTube site here.

Kesh discusses freeing your mind while getting
technically better in 5 Tips for Drawing Cartoons. 

Anime Charles covers 5 Anatomy Tips We
Wish We Knew Earlier here.

Love Life Drawing has a great
tutorial on drawing balanced poses.

Check out the full site here.

Comic artist David Finch shows you the
Basics of Comic Composition here.

Speaking of comics, the Art Instruction Blog has a series
of tutorials on comic design right here.

Check it out.

si jian

Check out the work of this impressive
professional concept artist here.

ANIMATION

Moderndayjames covers essential
Figure Drawing Tips for Animation here.

 You probably thought there were only 12 principles of animation.
Pro animator Dermot covers the 21 Foundations of Animation here.

Toniko Pantjola  has quite the animation resume.
He discusses Drawing Figures fast with Technique
for Animation here.

Marco Bucci has some tips to make your animation better here.

If you enjoy links like these, then check out our Cartoon Production Resource Guide which has even more good stuff.

AUDIO

Prosoundeffects.com is offering the Core Free sampler here.
Core is a free sound effects library with over 100 royalty-free sounds.

 

Bedroomproducersblog.com posted links for the
best Free AI Music generators. Is this the future? 
Use AI to generate unique sounds and melodies. 
Check it out here.

Also, check out their music creation tutorials right here. 

Cakewalk by Bandlab is the free DAW that was
giving ProTools a run for its money.

Get it now before it's too late here.
Cakewalk will be reviving the Sonar DAW as 3 new paid versions.

Vital Basic
Matt Tytel's free wavetable VST has wound
it's way on everybody's best of 2023.
Get it here.

Cheese Machine II
Back by popular demand, the Cheese Machine has gotten an update.
If you like classic synth sounds and string pads, then this synth is for you. Get it here.





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If you enjoy links like these, then check out our Audio Production Resource Guide which has even more good stuff.



Enjoy and share this with friends and family.
Check out our previous Free Stuff 2023 here.

Creation and Business Tips from the World's Top Toy Designer

 Inventor Eddy Goldfarb Shares His Thoughts.

Who is Eddy Goldfarb?

Eddy Goldfarb at age 102, is probably the world's most successful, living toy/game designer alive. He has been designing and building toys and games for over 70  years and has over 800 toys to his credit along with 300 patents.


In fact, he claims his longevity to his constant curiosity and creativity towards building things. “When you start with nothing and create something it stimulates your brain and body.”

Keep your curiosity and creativity flowing.


Wanting to be a physicist in the1920, but lacking money for college he wound up serving in the Navy aboard a submarine. He got the idea of designing toys that were cheap to make and kept a notebook of all his ideas. Doing the math he figured if a toy could sell a million units he could do pretty well, with the bonus of entertaining families.

Play to your strengths.

His first hit was in 1949; the infamous chattering teeth called Yakity Yak. The toy sold millions of sets, but he only made $900 when he sold the rights. He learned the lesson about owning royalty rights for future creations.

Own the idea! Learn from your mistakes.

At Eddy's height of popularity, he owned 3 buildings and employed 39 people. Eddy was creating so prolifically that he was not able to play most of his creations. His family and friends reaped the rewards but was sworn to secrecy to not reveal the ideas until they were released.

Don’t spill the beans until you are ready.

Eddy’s secret for living? “You have to be an optimist but you have to love rejection”
He mentions that your next idea could be that next big thing.



Take the hint from 102-year-old Eddy, the creator of KerPlunk, Battle Tops, Giant Bubble Gun, and Chutes Away. He knows a thing or two. The 6-lesson recap from Eddy Goldfarb is:

• Keep your curiosity and creativity flowing.

• Play to your strengths.

• Own the idea 

• Learn from your mistakes.

• Don’t spill the beans until you are ready.

• Be an optimist and love rejection.