Guitar Method for Easy Progression Mapping
The notes on the guitar are laid out in an interesting way. The way that it is set up, you can find the next root position in the progression very quickly. No matter where you are on the fretboard, this pattern is consistent except between G and B. As mentioned in the previous lesson, the distance between string G and B is a minor third instead of a forth like all the other strings. This method of finding the next root note in the progression works especially well for solos on a guitar or rhythm on a bass guitar. Continue reading
Quote #9
“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.”
-Henry Ford (1863 – 1947)
Clock Tower Interior Animation
Life has been brought into the clock tower. Each gear of the clock movement mechanism has been animated to make the clock a working beauty. The animation went very smoothly since everything was set up neat and clean. The rendering took four days across two computers. Compositing took one full day.
The clock tower can be viewed on either Youtube or HQ Download (68mb). Continue reading
Quote #8
“Every moment is a fresh beginning.”
– T.S. Eliot (1888 – 1965)
Blue Red Landscapes
Here are some Blue Red landscapes. The blue is used for a receding background and red for a protruding foreground. Two spray paintings have an ocean and the other two are just land. Continue reading
Clock Tower Interior Complete
Now that the lighting is finished and the scene is tweaked just right, I can begin the final renders. This scene is a five pass render broken up between: diffuse, specular, ambient occlusion, city backdrop, and diffuse with no lights. Each layer is touched up in GIMP and Photoshop before it is composited to one image.
My next move is to animate each gear in the scene to make it a fully working clock tower. Getting it to sync up just right involves some simple math equations. I’ve already begun bringing life to my clock and it looks great! Continue reading
Quote #7
“Every truth passes through three stages before it is recognized. In the first, it is ridiculed. In the second, it is opposed. In the third, it is regarded as self-evident.”
-Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher (1788 – 1860)
Music Theory Now Explained on Guitar Intro
In the previous lessons, I taught music theory on a piano. Due to high demand, I’m going to teach the same theory on a guitar and bass guitar as well. The theory is the same no matter which instrument you play it on, but the way the notes are laid out are completely different. Even though the theory itself is the same, learning music theory across multiple instruments helps you understand and grasp the knowledge in different ways. Continue reading