[Official Message] Winter Single 「Zutto... / Last minute / Walk」 2014.12.24 in stores

[njanjayrp]

Even though I miss some Epic Ayu PVs, after the previous few setsof triologies which were mostly disastreous I am kind of ok with her laying off the music videos for this one.

[adantatu2]

Originally Posted by artcika

i think we're not getting nything till like mid december... it's still too early, but i would love a snippet or two.

Off-Topic:

Any good websites to learn how to use Photoshoop or whatever program you use to design ?

[Chibi-Chan]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Even though I miss some Epic Ayu PVs, after the previous few setsof triologies which were mostly disastreous I am kind of ok with her laying off the music videos for this one.

To be honest I'm HAPPY that there aren't any PVs. Just one example: I absolutely and to 120% hated XOXO because of its PV. I LOVE LOVE LOVE its performance of Premium Showcase. Since then it's gold to me. I mean, I love Ayu, I honestly do. And everytime she releases something I try to see the best in it, because I'm biased. And I tried to interpret XOXO PV in twenty different ways just because I wanted to like it. But I still hate it. After her concert perforamces I get what she was trying to portray and I love its meaning to 120% like I hate the PV to 120%. Ayu is a great artist with great ideas, but the execution should be done by professionals - I think that's the main problem with her PVs recently.
This time I just want a great single, with great music, great lyrics and great cover art. Even if I just get a typical kitschy christmas release I will still be satisfied. For me personaly visuals can destroy a whole song. Becaue I know that for Ayu the visuals are most of the time important and if the visuals are horrible and convey a message that for me isn't acceptable I'm truly diasappointed.
Does anybody know what I mean? xD

[stepYOU1234]

Originally Posted by adantatu2

Off-Topic:

Any good websites to learn how to use Photoshoop or whatever program you use to design ?

One of the best ways to learn Photoshop is to just play around for a bit. Or at least that's what I was told when I first started using it. There are also many paths to take using different tools and options that can create the same result so many people have different ways of using it. And of course it can be used for so many different things so the (few) skills I have and techniques I use are probably different to Artcika as I mostly use it for cleaning up illustrations and applying colour to them. So it may be best to play around with it for a bit and then work out what you want to learn more about and go from there. Once you have a basic understanding, it is easier to google specifics and find a tutorial that makes sense to you and your way of using Photoshop. Hope that makes some sense!

Originally Posted by Chibi-Chan

This time I just want a great single, with great music, great lyrics and great cover art. Even if I just get a typical kitschy christmas release I will still be satisfied. For me personaly visuals can destroy a whole song. Becaue I know that for Ayu the visuals are most of the time important and if the visuals are horrible and convey a message that for me isn't acceptable I'm truly diasappointed.
Does anybody know what I mean? xD

Yes! I'd rather have a good performance of the song than a PV that doesn't quite match up to the promise of the song. I haven't loved a PV for a while. I have liked some, but not loved. I'd rather wait for a PV with deeper visuals than have loads of PVs now that are rushed and not as interesting.

[kotora]

Learn how to use photoshop : YouTube search photoshop tutorial

Get design idea: Designspiration or Pinterest search graphic design

[Andrenekoi]

Originally Posted by kotora

Learn how to use photoshop : YouTube search photoshop tutorial

Get overused uncreative generic design idea: Designspiration or Pinterest search graphic design

Fixed for you. :3

[Violently Happy]

@Andrenekoi what's your problem?! What may seem generic to you, may not seem to others. Shading other peoples work is not nice. I see your posts all the time, and you're so negative. Why must one spread negativity around?

[Benikari47]

Originally Posted by Andrenekoi

"Childish, butthurt & ironically uninspired response by a person unable to let things go"

Fixed it for you as well.

Back on topic:

I agree with the people saying that her letting go of the mv's for this release is a good thing, she's had a lot of mediocre videos as of late. So i'll be fine with just a couple of stellar songs and hopefully regained inspiration for later releases.

[NintendoHTF1242]

Originally Posted by AyuFan777

@Andrenekoi what's your problem?! What may seem generic to you, may not seem to others. Shading other peoples work is not nice. I see your posts all the time, and you're so negative. Why must one spread negativity around?

That's just how his forum persona is. Shading everyone and everything. You get used to it after a while.

[Delicious n Bold]

Originally Posted by NintendoHTF1242

That's just how his forum persona is. Shading everyone and everything. You get used to it after a while.

Are you sure it's shading? Because they seem like full-on drags lol

[freedreamer]

5 more weeks~! LOL Wonder if we will have previews earlier like Colours

[Zeke.]

I think articaka's graphic work is always mesmerizing. The effects used aren't generally something you'd find on an actual singles release, but as stand-alone graphic works they are amazing. It does take talent to make something so intensive. Even if there is truth to the fact that the style is nt something you'd see in an album's release, it is no reason to be so condescending and blatantly rude as to put down the user for the amount of work they put into such graphics.

[microphone]

Someone (Pieces of Seven, I think) mentioned Ayu posted part of her lyrics to [Zutto...] on some social media site. I don't see anyone else talking about it though. Did she really?!

[AyUmIXx]

^ yes, she posted on her facebook page.
somebody has translated part of it on this thread in few pages back.

[BlackSilence]

LOL this guy seems to be your typical troll that keeps comming back to fuel the whatever he started an ignors everything else.

adantatu2: if u want i can PM you with some stuff that i use

I appreaciate all the support here, really thank you. But we need to go back on topic, now. ^_^"""

ANYWAYS... i want at least one PV, don't need 3 just gimme one. I miss her winter PVs. Maybe if she put all the effort into one and didn't part it all for 3, it wouldn't look so meh? I mean Angel had potential but they messed it up lol I think the last one i really liked was Sweet scar.
The snippet of Zutto.... lyrics is typica for Ayu, you cannot tell much from it.

[microphone]

Originally Posted by AyUmIXx

^ yes, she posted on her facebook page.
somebody has translated part of it on this thread in few pages back.

Ah, I see it. Well, if the translation is accurate it's not very inspiring or beautiful but it's just one line.

[Bigtop]

Taking a look at the release date...I'm sure, for any foreign person who wants a physical copy of the single...it's going to be most likely delivered AFTER Christmas...

[douggn]

Originally Posted by njanjayrp

Even though I miss some Epic Ayu PVs, after the previous few setsof triologies which were mostly disastreous I am kind of ok with her laying off the music videos for this one.

Iv been preferring her makings of over her actual PV's recently

[douggn]

Originally Posted by Bigtop

Taking a look at the release date...I'm sure, for any foreign person who wants a physical copy of the single...it's going to be most likely delivered AFTER Christmas...

With no PV's it may come on itunes right away

[douggn]

Originally Posted by artcika

LOL this guy seems to be your typical troll that keeps comming back to fuel the whatever he started an ignors everything else.

adantatu2: if u want i can PM you with some stuff that i use

I appreaciate all the support here, really thank you. But we need to go back on topic, now. ^_^"""

A bit off topic but I don't do this often but I just clicked who you are. I loved your Terminal cover edit. If only it was her real cover, then we would have an awesome poster. Though I found it on instagram with an ayu fan account

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