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Manga and Anime Week Table of Contents (Ctrl+F to find the section you want!) 1. Introduction 2. Examples of effective design 3. A note about stereotypes 4. Designing your character 5. Designing clothing for your character 6. General advice 7. Putting it into practice 8. Conclusion Introduction    What makes a viewer interested in an anime series? The premise, perhaps? Maybe the gorgeous art style? But what can really get a viewer interested is the characters, and the best way to make a positive first impression is with character design.    So how can you make an effective character design? In this article, I will be going over some exa

The books listed below have contributed to making me a smarter, saner, more focused and productive human being. Nearly all of them are also available as audiobooks and should be available at your local library or on the free app Libby. Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World  by Cal Newport Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon How to Be Interesting by Jessica Hagy Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen by Donald Miller List to Donald Miller's excellent podcast here. How to Relax by Thich Nhat Hanh Peak: Secrets from the New S

Gallery Descriptions and Miscats Month Dear all, Welcome again to our Gallery Descriptions and Miscats month, you're in for a wild ride. I'd like to announce the special all mediums contest we'll be hosting here: Prompt: Pick a piece of art you've created in the past, and create its complete opposite. What does this mean? This is an easy contest in the sense that "opposites" are open to interpretation but also there are so many potential "opposites" to something you have made, so you have endless options. Here are some examples: If you painted a portrait of a feminine young woman, you could create an opposite that would be a portrait of

"Huldra" - Theodor Kittelsen, 1892 By far the most prominent folklore creature in my gallery, I figured I would talk a bit about huldra, and go much more in depth than I've previously done. I've looked through many different stories and supposed "true" anecdotes from back when people still believed in this creature to get as accurate information about her as possible. The word "huldra" The word "huldra" most likely stems from the old Norse verb "hylja", which means "to hide" or "to cover", although some speculate that the word may also be related to the sorceress and seer Huld from Norse mytology. It's difficult to know for sure, as storie