A Pirate's Life, Blog

Wanting More and Doing Less

It’s a strange feeling for me whenever I’m organizing my schedule for the day, the month, or even the year. I’m putting on all my hat all at the same time while trying to figure out which one gets to be who for the day. I sometimes wonder even if there’s going to be a […]

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Concept Art: How To Tell a Story

Ideas come from the simplest of things and they just naturally take its own shape the more time and dedication you put into that idea. It is by definition “a thought or suggestion as to a possible course of action.” And if you look into that, this means you weren’t asked to do it, something simply sparked it in you and it is your choice how to nurture that spark into an actual flame.

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7 Ways To Make Your Freelance Clients Happy

Be it your sideline or your full time job, freelancing is a mix of flexible schedules and hard-hitting deadlines. Be it if you are an artist, graphic designer, web designer, photographer, or a fashion designer, one of the most important things you have to remember is to make your clients happy. Now how will you make sure of that?

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Character Design: 5 Tips on Creating Personality

In any story, a character is the most important subject. If the character is well-written, then the story will be able to effectively move or entertain its audience. This is why characters, before production or before it is presented, is carefully studied. But how do you create a character? How are you able to create a face no one has seen before? Where do you even start?

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