On Fandom. And Stuff.

bryankonietzko:

monsterlings:

Today someone reblogged something of mine and commented about being discouraged about art sometimes, which reminded me of this.

A family friend’s 6 or 7 year old daughter used to love to draw, but she started to find it frustrating, and so her mom asked me if I could give her daughter any advice. I ended up drawing/writing her this letter. I’d never really intended to show it to other people besides them, but when I saw that post today, I thought maybe it’s relevant!

If you want to see it, it’s right here!

Sage (and adorable) art advice from Korra BG painter Emily Tetri.

(via sandy-y)

theartofanimation:

Floriane Grivillers

awkwardsituationist:

“Lake Baikal, located in the southern part of eastern Siberia in Russia, is an incredible natural wonder of the world that one can only hope to visit at least once in their lifetime. It’s not just the oldest freshwater lake on Earth, at 20 to 25 million years old, it’s also one of the largest and deepest, holding an astounding one-fifth of the world’s freshwater.

“In the winter, for about five months or from January to May, the lake freezes over but the water is so clear that, from the surface, you can see an astounding 130 feet below you. A photographic worthy natural phenomenon occurs around a very specific time of year, March. Wind, temperature differences, frost and sun in the ice crust cause cracks and ice hummocks to form. Transparent and shining in a turquoise color, these masses of broken ice look like shards of glass rising into the sky. They are caused by the slow and unequal pressure in the main body of the packed ice as well as by the unequal structure and temperature.”  via

(via flamingold2)

tanikayforever:

Gorgeous scenery in ‘Lady & the Tramp’

I personally love the architecture of the buildings. Disney does an amazing job with colors in their movies. Not to mention that this is hand drawn is just jaw-dropping. I hope you guys enjoy these as much as I enjoy them. I picked out my personal favorites <3

(via sandy-y)

theanimationarchive:

Production backgrounds for Disney’s Pinocchio by Gustaf Tenngren. 

(via sandy-y)

theartofanimation:

Thaimyphuong

amandaonwriting:

How to end your novel

The Dos and Don’ts By James V. Smith Jr.

Don’ts

1. Don’t introduce any new characters or subplots. Any appearances within the last 50 pages should have been foreshadowed earlier, even if mysteriously.
2. Don’t describe, muse, explain or philosophize. Keep description to a minimum, but maximize action and conflict. You have placed all your charges. Now, light the fuse and run.
3. Don’t change voice, tone or attitude. An ending will feel tacked on if the voice of the narrator suddenly sounds alien to the voice that’s been consistent for the previous 80,000 words.
4. Don’t resort to gimmicks. No quirky twists or trick endings. The final impression you want to create is a positive one. Don’t leave your reader feeling tricked or cheated.

Dos

1. Do create that sense of Oh, wow! Your best novelties and biggest surprises should go here. Readers love it when some early, trivial detail plays a part in the finale. 
2. Do enmesh your reader deeply in the outcome. Get her so involved that she cannot put down your novel to go to bed, to work or even to the bathroom until she sees how it turns out.
3. Do resolve the central conflict. You don’t have to provide a happily-ever-after ending, but do try to uplift. Readers want to be uplifted, and editors try to give readers what they want.
4. Do afford redemption to your heroic character. No matter how many mistakes she has made along the way, allow the reader—and the character—to realize that, in the end, she has done the right thing.
5. Do tie up loose ends of significance. Every question you planted in a reader’s mind should be addressed, even if the answer is to say that a character will address that issue later, after the book ends.
6. Do mirror your final words to events in your opener. When you reach the ending, go back to ensure some element in each of your complications will point to the beginning. It’s the tie-back tactic. Merely create a feeling that the final words hearken to an earlier moment in the story.

By James V. Smith Jr.

Source for Dos and Don’ts. Visit Writers Digest for more.

(via silverscatter)

theartofanimation:

Intan Wulandari

Beauty and the Beast

(Source: pennkoad, via flamingold2)

black-white-disney:

Lumiere pencil test

(via flamingold2)