Monday, May 18, 2015

Just Getting By (Short Animation by Friendly Panda Creations)

Check out this short animation of one of my favorite songs from the band Tenth Avenue North. As the song says: Life could take a toll, everyday demands; so much energy so many mundane plans. So we go digital, purely physical - hey it's just medicinal, we need to ease our minds.  Day-to-day each person goes on with...


Saturday, May 16, 2015

A Site List Where You Can Download Free Beautiful Stock Photos

Engage your audience with the best free high-quality powerful stock photos. Here is a list of sites where you can download them! Gratisography http://www.gratisography.com/    The photographs of Ryan McGuire are quirky and out-of-the-ordinary, all of which can be used as is for personal and commercial projects.  Unsplash https://unsplash.com/ Visually stunning high-resolution photos. All free, without any copyright restrictions....


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Basic Vector Characters Using Shapes - Illustrator Tutorial

For beginners in using Adobe Illustrator, it may seem complicated to use at first. That's why I've uploaded a simple project anyone could follow. Creating characters using basic shapes are easy, and in this time-lapse video you could get some ideas on what to do. In Illustrator, it is a huge key to think in shapes. Most objects can...


Sunday, April 12, 2015

Vector Hair Strands - Basic Tutorial

Some years ago, I've made a video tutorial on making hair strands for vector portraits. I remember finding it so much fun to do and very interesting. Often, when I am making these portraits, I really have no idea how it's gonna turn out but then I surprise myself when it comes out really beautiful.    So here's the...


Friday, April 10, 2015

Featured Art: Head Underwater (Lyric Video)

I had a fun time creating this fan-made lyric video of a new Flyleaf song called "Head Under Water". I was able to apply some of what I've learned in using Adobe After Effects, while also exploring new things with Vegas Pro.  A character is added to the lyric video as a point-of-interest. I tried to give her...


Monday, April 6, 2015

Cute PNG Resource Pack - Free Download

Free download of PNG resource pack "Dreamer" by Friendly Panda Creations Here are 10 images you can download for free! featuring some cute images made by me. I call this resource pack "Dreamer". The pack includes images of a rainbow crayon, star, an axolotl, a dandelion seed, cloud, tree, book, mobius strip, an earth and moon in love,...


Thursday, April 2, 2015

Typography inspired by a reddit r/GetMotivated post

A lot of people were inspired by the words of a user on the reddit sub r/GetMotivated. It prompted me to create typography from some of his words, that inspired thousands of others as well. The reddit user talked about how life should be treasured, and offered valuable words. Here are some of them found in these photos.  ...


Tuesday, March 31, 2015

The Problem With Phones: Old Phone vs. Smart Phone

Phones have evolved and become a part of our lives since the 80’s. Today, our phones are now considered smart – with the ability to connect to the powerful world-wide web and to do thousands of things. But what made older phones, such as Nokia, efficient during their time – and I would consider to still be efficient...