Cartoons are best illustrated in rough sketch format using your best “free hand” style you can generate.

The funniest cartoons are those created on a spontaneous basis and illustrated as fast as possible. This way you put a better emphasis on what you feel you want to convey in your image.

Cartooning is in bred and is intuitive. Cartoonists are born….not created. So many times it’s been chosen as a “career choice” by those who feel they can compete with those being published.
In all honesty and in no uncertain terms can cartooning be taken lightly. It takes years of practice, hours upon hours of devotion and time spent sketching, using various types of pens and ink pens and cartridge pens to find the right tool in order for the “artist” to express himself.

Many cartoonists never find the right tool, the pen they are most comfortable with. Some cartooning professionals will try brushes like a camel hair brush….good for making bolder lines. Other artists use “crowquill” pens or the type of pen tip that is required to dip into an inkwell or bottle of ink. Some cartoon artists use markers or pens which embellish in indelible (non erasable) ink. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re creative then crafting your party decorations on your own should be fun for you, not to mention the fact that it is also cheaper. However if you happen to be short on time, then it’s better to check decoration supply stores or online discount decoration supplying sites.

Now technology has made things real easy. You even have celebration rental services that bring their own actors, party embellishments and theme backgrounds at a price. You can set your budget and choose. There is something for everyone.

The first step is choosing a party theme. Now theme party decorations would depend on whether it is an adult party or a kid’s party. So a cocktail party decoration will be very different from a children’s party decoration. Some popular adult party decoration themes include, luau party decoration, circus, western, Hollywood 1950s, Roaring 20s, costume party decorations, safari, disco, sports, space, pirate, Las Vegas, Mardi Gras, Arabian Nights, Spanish fiesta, medieval times, rock and roll, futuristic and many more. You name it and they are sure to create it.

Whereas kids generally enjoy comic character and popular culture themes like, Pokemon, Spiderman, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, American Idol, Bob the Builder, Finding Nemo, Dora the Explorer etc. So if you are planning a birthday party decoration or baby party decorations or 1st party decorations then these are great ideas to start with. Read the rest of this entry »

Booking shows is tough. Even tougher is being sure to get all the details at a venue before you song play. Some venues will only give you one chance to play there and if you ruin that opportunity by not getting all the information before show time you really have no one to blame but yourself.
The most important issue is finding out if the venue is 21 and over. Some bars do allow underage people in for shows and some do not. Some places allow underage band members into the show, but they have to leave immediately following the group’s set. I have seen shows where the band has gotten completely set up and then had to leave because the bar owner found out that the group was underage. The band, the owner, and the fans were all extremely unhappy. This situation is easily avoided with proper communication.

Be sure to also check if the venue expects a certain amount of money from you. You will not want to play the show if you cannot cover the cost to song play with the admission. Read the rest of this entry »

What makes the difference between a dancer who has the audience going wild with enthusiasm over her show versus one who is barely able to hold their interest? Of course, there are many factors that can influence this, such as dance skill, but one that many dancers don’t think about is the one that comes within them: what their motive is for the performance and what they’re really trying to accomplish when they step out on stage.

Art is meant to disturb. Science is meant to reassure. – Georges Braque, Pensées Sur L’Art

What is your primary motive when you walk on stage to present an Oriental dance performance in front of an audience? Is it to deliver an artistic presentation, provide entertainment, or satisfy your own personal agenda?

Why Dancers Perform in Public

There is a difference between dancers who aspire to perform in public and those who don’t. Dancers who want to perform may do so because: Read the rest of this entry »