6. Use characters' hands to show their emotional states The physical appearance and movements of characters' hands reveal plenty about their emotional state. Beware clichéd hand gestures, however. For example, hand-wringing to show anxiety or distress. How many people do you know who actually wr...
When starting to learn Chinese characters, one of the first questions that pop up is how to learn them. I don’t mean what characters to study, how to make sense of Chinese characters or principles for stroke order, but what to do as a beginner to learn your first characters. When lear...
They always drink their tea. 5. A Don't forget to include your characters' weaknesses, which will make your char-acters more like real people. A. They are good at playing chess. B. It can also bring your stories to life. C. Naming your characters is really important. D. This can m...
In fiction, our characters have to make bold choices to move the plot forward. If you've ever struggled as a writer to make your characters take strong action or to make their journey believable, you may be struggling with your character's motivation. Let's look at why you need to under...
Make sure you apply .RLHead to CC character in iClone 6. The new Universal 3D Head format is not compatible with G5 characters or G6 iClone characters, it only works for CC characters in iClone 6. In order to save your morph to a morph slider, please see the below tutorial starting ...
Learn about special characters, hidden (nonprinting) characters, and alternate glyphs in Adobe Illustrator.
You want your reader to be able to identify with your characters. I don’t mean that they should be able to find characteristics that are similar to their own. It means simply that the reader should be able to close his/her eyes and envision this character. He/she may like or dislike...
You won’t necessarily need to makemajorchanges (like completely rewriting your ending),but you might find that certain events need to shift as your characters take slightly different actions. This is normal and expected! But it’s important to keep in mind that when you’re rewriting, you’...
How to Introduce Characters in Your Writing Good writing is filled with memorable character introductions. Here is some writing advice to help you introduce your characters as effectively as possible: 1. Don’t get bogged down in physical appearance. When it comes to character introductions, it’...
For most of us, this is why we read a book, or go to a movie theater. We want to know what happens to the characters, and how the events of the plot will change them. But how do we create those characters? How do we make our readers ravenous to learn what happens to them?