These are the tutorials that are currently available to view as html and/or download as PDF documents. Most of these were done as handouts from various lectures and workshops that Baron and Smudge do through out the year. If there is a tutorial that you would like to see, but is not listed here, please feel free to contact us and we'll see what we can do, time permitting.

Fine Art

Ergonomics in the Studio -- 08/10/2004

A quick "how to" about good studio setups and safty, to keep oneself drawing and painting for years to come.

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Matting and Framing 101 -- 08/11/2004

A well-written overview to the art of matting and framing, with an eye on do-it-your-self. Also good, solid information that can help you choose the best for your piece if you decide to have a professional handle your framing.

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Matting and Framing Animation Cels -- 08/11/2004

A specialty adjunct to "Matting and Framing 101". Here's a quick guide to the unique art of framing animation cels. Due to the cel's unique nature, there are a few extra things you need to do when trying to perserve and display them.

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Tales From the Clipped -- 08/11/2004

How to Build and Maintain a Morgue File, the handy be-all art and world-building reference for any artist and writer!

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Technical Drawing -- 08/11/2004

Always had problems drawing that motorcycle or car for your character to lean on? That gun not right? Here's some steps to help the difficult (drawing anything inanimate), possable.

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The Basics of Watercolor -- 08/11/2004

A basic rundown of Watercolor media and how to choose paints, brushes, papers, and techniques.

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Writing and World Building

Diversity Training -- 08/11/2004

Building Detail and Variety into Fictional Societies and Cultures. While this was written with a slight anthropomorphic bent (for lecture at an anthropomorphic convention) this is still incredibly useful information for any writer.

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Ergonomics in a Furry World -- 08/10/2004

How would you set up a world for non-humans to live in? Here's some things to think about.

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3D Animation

Drawing Rotoscopes for 3D Model Building part 1 -- 10/28/2004

When starting any model in 3D it's a good thing to know what you want as a final result. By pre-planning what you want to do, you can make the difficult much easier. Rotoscopes (aka Turnarounds) are part of that process.

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Comics

**There are no tutorials currently in this catagory.**