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The CG Myth

Friday, November 5th, 2010 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

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 [...]

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It Pays to be the Art Director

Monday, May 31st, 2010 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

“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 [...]

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The Economics of Art & Design

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

SolidLine Motion Graphics Artist Chris Hamilton outlines the Project Triangle, and that it takes time and money to create great visual imagery.

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Creative Brief!

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

“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 [...]

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Concept is KING

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

SolidLine Motion Graphics Designer Chris Hamilton discusses how a great concept is key to a fantastic video production.

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Branding…It's Like Getting Dressed in the Morning

Thursday, August 20th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

SolidLine Motion Graphic Artist Chris Hamilton gives his take on the importance of a great, timeless brand.

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Information, Inspiration, and Motivation

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

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 [...]

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Well Stocked: Stock Photo Organization

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

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 [...]

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Breathing Life Into Your 3D Character

Monday, April 27th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

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 [...]

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The Basics of Animation

Friday, April 17th, 2009 | Posted By admin | Comments Off

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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