#Proper Training

[professor--green]

[jalockman]

Ways Locksmiths Learn How to Pick Locks

If you want to be a locksmith in Gastonia NC, you need to learn how to perform the job. While locksmithing is becoming more and more technically advanced, with many locksmiths branching out into smart locks and security systems, lockpicking remains a core aspect of the job. Here are the most common ways locksmiths learn how to pick locks.

Formal Training

Many vocational schools, community colleges, and locksmith associations offer diploma or certificate programs in locksmithing. You will learn to pick a wide range of locks, as well as other important skills such as making and duplicating keys. You will also learn the business and legal aspects of the job. A general locksmith training program may take as little as three months, while it could take as long as four years to complete a broad-based course of study that includes security systems, motorcycles, and other complex topics.

Apprenticeship

If you are more of a hands-on learner than a classroom student, you might be able to gain an apprenticeship. Although the apprentice system is less common than it used to be, many locksmiths are willing to provide this training. Most apprenticeships are unpaid, but they allow you to learn directly from a practicing locksmith.

Work Experience

You may be required to work full-time under a licensed locksmith for a year or longer before obtaining your license, depending on your state. This experience provides hands-on practice and additional skills training before striking out on your own. Unlike an apprenticeship, you will be paid for your services as a trained, though unlicensed, locksmith. If you completed an apprenticeship, you may be able to complete your work experience with the same company. If not, simply call around to locksmith near me. In many places, trained locksmiths are in demand, so it shouldn’t be too hard to find a job.

Professional Certification

Many states require locksmiths to be licensed, but licensing exams generally cover only the basics that you learned in school or at your apprenticeship. If you want to take your skills to the next level, consider studying for a professional certification. The Associated Locksmiths of America (ALOA) recognizes four levels of certification: Registered Locksmith (RL), Certified Registered Locksmith (CRL), Certified Professional Locksmith (CPL), and Certified Master Locksmith (CML). Preparing for these exams will hone your skills, and gaining certification will help you stand out as a professional in your field.

Continuing Education

Although continuing education is not required to maintain your license, you can improve your lockpicking abilities by taking advantage of courses offered by locksmith associations, locksmithing schools, and even lock manufacturers. These courses are valuable throughout your career, as they will help you stay abreast of new trends in your industry and ensure that your skills stay razor sharp.

[mentalhealthperformance]

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[archerinventive]

"Only through fire is a strong sword forged" -Star Wars, The Clone Wars.

Photo by Sincerely.jonno from Sh'BANG Festival last year.

I can't wait to go back again. 🔥❤️

[reluctantlyanimating]

Come here old guy we're friends now

This poor boy holds the weight of the world on his shoulders 😭

He's doing his best

[356migoro]

I want to know how you render.

A lot of people seemed to be oddly interested in how I render so...

Shape first

I use solid brush or lasso to block in the light and shadow first.

You can see this in the Till drawing because it's all hard edges

2. Add high saturation colour in the area where the light turns into shadow.

I like to do this cause it gives a glassy transparent feeling to my drawing.

like these:

3. Cause most of my drawings are 70% in shadow + 30% in light, i will render the shadow

that means, adding another "light" to the shadow, like reflective light or so. For the till drawing, its a blue light from the left

However, we need to make sure the secondary light doesn't destroy the main light source, so this secondary light will only cause hue and or saturation changes instead of value changes

...

Above are the logic for my doodle drawings, but if i want to continue, i will do the following:

4. Separating more forms

ie, for the till drawing

if the form faces left, it will be affected by the blue light.

if the form turns away from camera and not affected by the blue light, it will be redish

if the form is hard, shape will have hard edges

if the form turns, shape will have soft edges

5. Separate space

Things in front are solid and things in the back are blurry

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Well, in my art logic, i think "rendering" is separating more layers of information, ie

separating form's plane (via lighting, edges etc)

separating space (via blurriness and light decay)

separating material (e.g. if hair strip is thin, it will be more transparent etc)

oh and i usually add gradients, so it contrasts with the hard blocks i make ✌

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hope this helps

I posted some of my drawing process on Bilibili @356Migoro, if anyone is interested.

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🤔Actually, I intended to make a YouTube channel to share my art shenanigans, but I'm just a bit too busy lately, let me know if there's anything else you are interested✌

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also, normally I don't paint in a solid step-to-step process, its usually i realise that after i have done something, there's still not enough information, so that i "add logic" to my drawing. (e.g. adding the blue light for the till drawing)

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and since people asked before:

i use CSP to paint everything

I only use 5 type of pens, they are my main partners in crime✌✌✌ (1) lasso and Default G-pen to line and block in hard edges, (2) Transparent pens for mixing colour (3) Blur tool, (4) Gradient (5) texture pen

glhf

[egophiliac]

I have a question about the jp server pickups, since I really want knight Sebek, but I’m trying to save gems for bloom malleus + the 3rd tsum event that’s gonna show up sooner or later. Iirc, after knight Sebek, the next story update’s pickup had all of the previous story cards (ie cerberus Ortho, general Lilia, and knight Sebek). Is this true, and if it is, did it include a token system like the dorm pickups where you can just do 100 pulls and then buy the specific card you want directly? Because if that is how it works, then I can wait until then and be sure I won’t have to go to 200 for him.

we did indeed get a second chance at those three when 7-7 came out! I'm pretty sure there was not a token system -- though admittedly I don't 100% remember, sorry! 🙇 I took a quick search through some past posts/videos from people who tend to include the gacha and news stuff, but I didn't see any mention of it, so I'm inclined to think there really wasn't one. :( they were all separate pickups with their own pull counts rather than a combined one, if that info helps at all.

speaking as a strict f2p who hoards keys/gems like the lovechild of a dragon and a magpie, given the choice between saving for a story card and a birthday card, I'd go for story -- it does require a lot of patience, but there are way more opportunities to get past birthday cards, both from the anniversary events and the rerun pickups! tsums is a bit harder to say anything on because Eng doesn't follow the same event schedule, but it's a longish event and those pickups let you have a free 10-roll, so I think they're also a bit easier to save up for.

(ALSO speaking of free rolls, starting with the fifth round of birthdays -- the kutsurogi my room ones -- the birthday boy/union jacket/bloom cards have had a separate pickup that you can get two free 10-pulls at by doing missions! I got a bloom Jade from it a couple weeks ago. :D meanwhile general Lilia is the only story card I've ever managed to pull, so...I'm probably kinda biased. whoops.)

[feralfrenzie]

Behind the harness. Driving, done right..is one of the most beautiful equestrian trades out there.

[loki-hargreeves]

Because of what's been happening in the notes of [this] post, it has been decided that Jake also deserves a Britney Spears anthem scene

Enjoy 💗

@angel-of-the-moons & @my-secret-shame this is on you

[professor--green]

My rules are somewhat similar. When one of them are done, it's then the others turn. This way, they both get to feel each other's pain.

Of course, when they are both done, it's then my turn.

Whenever my Pets had a disagreement, I always sought for them to resolve it amicably.

Of course, I found their depraved approach to be highly erotic, but who am I (aside from their Master) to suggest otherwise?? 🤔 😂😂😂

[bluejulius]

howdy! hope everyone had a good week!

some silly lookin thumbnails for more cowboy!au stuff. enjoy while I work on art requests <3

[archerinventive]

That magical moment when you bring your sword and shield to the party and encounter a like-minded soul with their own sword.

One of my many highlights from Kindle this year was clashing steel with Sterling Bishop on the beach. I really couldn't have asked for more for my birthday weekend.

A huge thank you to Jason Surh and to all the other photographers out at Kindle for capturing the moments so we can hold and share them for years to come. 💛

[illegally-blind-and-deaf]

posting the halfling

"As feather is to flight,

As light is to star,

As kindness is to good

So Acorn

Is to wood."

— Acorn, Spell Songs

ID:[A traditional pencil sketch of a hobbit boy dancing amongst butterflies. He wears a pale shirt with big billowing bishop sleeves, a tailored vest and dark, poofy trousers. His hair is light and curly, and his legs and feet are also covered in hair.] Even ID

[museaway]

"idk if I really count as a writ—"

You do. Even if you've only posted one fic, even if you haven't written in years, even if you only share snippets to tumblr, even if you're still working on your first story, even if you never show your writing to anyone. It all counts. You're a writer. Here you dropped this 🖊️

[currentlyonstandbi]

i'm sure it's been said a thousand times by others already but i'm never going to not be thinking about the fact that there's been two people in alex's life who loved him (and who he loved in return) that died in order for him to be born .