The CG Myth
The CG Myth by Mike Petrik, Art Director SolidLine Media I am a CG artist. I work primarily on computers making graphics, hence, CG. Yet I would not be where I am right now without the years of learning, practicing, and massaging traditional fine art. There is a myth out there that has been floating [...]
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentIt Pays to be the Art Director
“It Pays to be the Art Director” By Mike Petrik, Art Director SolidLine Media Ah, the SolidLine Media Headquarters. The place the Art Department really calls home. When the rest of the team is out on production, which is all the time, the Art Department is left to stew in the office, dreaming of being [...]
Category :Blog,From the Art Department,On the Lighter SideThe Economics of Art & Design
SolidLine Motion Graphics Artist Chris Hamilton outlines the Project Triangle, and that it takes time and money to create great visual imagery.
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentCreative Brief!
“Creative Brief!” By Mike Petrik Art Director, SolidLine Media Understanding is a major part the job for both sides. The client, the one with the money wanting to do a video, needs to understand what they want. The video nerds, us, needs to understand what they want. Usually us video nerds can help guide the [...]
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentConcept is KING
SolidLine Motion Graphics Designer Chris Hamilton discusses how a great concept is key to a fantastic video production.
Category :Blog,From the Art Department,Working with SolidLine MediaBranding…It's Like Getting Dressed in the Morning
SolidLine Motion Graphic Artist Chris Hamilton gives his take on the importance of a great, timeless brand.
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentInformation, Inspiration, and Motivation
Information, Inspiration, and Motivation By Mike Petrik – Art Director SolidLine Media Information I don’t know what people did before the invention of the internet. I’ve heard about those library things and that they have stuff called books, but I’m not sure about that one. Regardless, the internet is really living up to its other [...]
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentWell Stocked: Stock Photo Organization
Well Stocked: Stock Photo Organization By Mike Petrik – Art Director SolidLine Media When working on those totally amazing SolidLine Media motion graphics, the Art Department often runs into one major issue. Assets. We never have enough assets for our motion graphics scenes. Nine times out of ten, though, the client already has everything we [...]
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentBreathing Life Into Your 3D Character
Breathing Life Into Your 3D Character By Mike Petrik – Art Director SolidLine Media 3D character animation is in many ways similar to traditional 2D character animation. They follow the same exact basic principles of animation, as learned in my previous post here. They also share the similarity of detail over form, aka the only [...]
Category :Blog,From the Art DepartmentThe Basics of Animation
The Basics of Animation By Mike Petrik – Art Director SolidLine Media This being the first post from the SolidLine art department, I thought I should start at the beginning. The one thing that ties all art department participation of SolidLine productions together is animation. It’s the living breathing center of every single project the [...]
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