Reporting on data sources such as: MS Access, SQL Server and Oracle, is common with Crystal Reports (CR). How about XML as data source? Well, sure, you might be wondering how to do that? Is it even possible? Well, with help of this article I’ll show you how to use the XML data source and report on it using CR.
Read MoreIn this tutorial, Linda will show you seven basic folds, tools that will help you to simplify drawing clothing for your human figures and draperies for your still life drawings. Additionally, you’ll see these folds in actual clothing so that they’ll be easier to memorize. Linda also tosses in a little physics education, so you can learn how gravity and points of pressure help to create fabric folds.
Read MoreIn the previous article, Linda left you with some links to online articles about shading techniques. In this tutorial, she takes you deeper into those techniques as you begin to shade the human face. Learn how to simplify the shading process so that your faces don’t look like they have rare skin diseases! From here, Linda will take you into shading cloth in preparation for an upcoming article on rendering clothing.
Read MoreThe figure in motion is the “figure alive,” and drawing the human form in motion isn’t easy. But, a solid foundation in this skill would benefit anyone who draws animation, cartoons, or even scenes for videos. In this article, Linda shows how the human form works and common mistakes that artists make when drawing the figure in motion.
Read MoreImagine you're driving along and due to a road closure you have to follow those conspicuous yellow detour signs. You're now on an unfamiliar road, but because of the signs you confidently proceed, comfortable in trusting the arrows to tell you where you need to go.
Read MoreThe human foot, like the human hand, is one of the most difficult appendages to draw. In this tutorial, Linda shows you how to draw the foot, and why knowing how the foot works will provide the artist with the skills to show the body in motion. Not only is this information invaluable to the artist, but also to animators, cartoonists, and other designers who seek to parody, contradict, or emphasize the human act of displaying actions and emotions physically.
Read MoreThe unique requirements for motor impaired web users can often be overlooked or poorly implemented. Motor impairments can be caused by a stroke, Parkinson's disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a physical disability or even a broken arm. This group of users essentially have limited or no ability to use a mouse.
Read MoreUp to this point, Linda has taken you through the materials you need to begin to draw, basic heads and features, and the basic body. Now, she’ll take you on a tour of the “hated hand,” the feature that many artists dread to draw. Instead of drawing those hands behind a back, learn how to draw those human paws with ease…and learn how much the human hand has in common with the human head…
Read MoreEye tracking has been around for decades but has only become commercially available over the past few years. It's been heralded as the next big thing in user research, 'the closest thing to mind reading'!
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Only when you understand anatomy can you draw the figure in every pose and make it look convincing. In this tutorial, Linda takes you on the beginner’s tour to artistic anatomy. You’ll learn how women differ from men in body structure, the tools you’ll need to begin to draw the human figure, and the route you’ll need to take before you begin to draw the figure in detail.
Read MoreFollowing on from any website usability study a number of usability problems are usually found. There can often be debate within any organisation as to the best solution for each problem, with no one really knowing the optimal solution. Rather than letting the person that shouts the loudest get his or her own way, a better solution can be to test 2 solutions in a live environment. Whichever performs the best is clearly the superior solution. Welcome to split A/B testing!
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