Monday 31 August 2009

Memory Makers Magazine

Autumn
Autumn themed mixed media collage & tutorial
I made for the current issue of Memory Makers magazine.

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Sunday 30 August 2009

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Saturday 29 August 2009

FINDING PERSONALITY IN A BRICK

Here is a series of splendid drawings with two things in common:

First, they are all drawings of geometric shapes: buildings comprised of straight lines, flat parallel surfaces and right angles.

Second, despite the fact that each drawing started out as essentially a mechanical drawing, at some key point the artist turned away from the unforgiving laws of perspective, the T square and the triangle, and instead injected the drawing full of character and personality.



The brilliant Bernie Fuchs sketched these buildings in the slums of San Juan. Fuchs seems to have a god-given talent for finding the design in any situation, including this row of squat, ramshackle buildings.



When Rodin drew the massive facade of this building, the shape that interested him the most was not the stone blocks or the massive pillars, but rather the shadow in the doorway. The shadow is insubstantial compared to the weight of the stone structure around it, but it dominates this picture, and enabled Rodin to make a nice, modernistic design.


Cartoonist Jeff MacNelly was a superb draftsman whose understanding of weight, volume and perspective gave his cartoons of buildings and heavy industrial vehicles great credibility. In this typically marvelous example, the geometric shapes of the house have as much humanity as a human face.

In each of these drawings, the artist had to begin with a foundation of traditional knowledge and technical drawing skills, even if those rules were quickly abandoned. Each drawings turned out wonderfully opinionated-- the artists were able to imbue a stone block with character, and portray a brick with personality. But their opinions are far more believable because the artist had mastered how to draw the mechanically correct version.

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"123456" is on Top! World's WORST PASSWORD's list

According to surveys conducted by whatsmypass.com the worst password used by most of the internet users is "123456" followed by "password" in the second place.
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666666 : Six Sixes
7777777 : Seven Sevens
ncc1701 : Ship number of Starship Enterprise
and even words like batman, bond007, cocacola made it to the list.
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» According the the survey by Digital Communications agency @www , an average adult human being had as many as 15 passwords to remember
» About 61% of the People use the same passwords for as many different accounts as possible in order to easily remember it and make life easier


Lists the top 500 worst passwords of all time, not considering character case. Don’t blame me for the offensive words; you were the ones who picked these, not me.

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Thursday 27 August 2009

Parts 2 & 3

It took me 15 minutes just to color the birdie
so I divided the video in two parts.
Next video will show the detailing of the feathers with acrylic ink.
More information on the materials I used to make this can be found here.

Wednesday 26 August 2009

Lockerz? Invitation

Q: What is Lockerz?

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A: Lockerz is the place to go to buy the coolest stuff at the lowest prices, watch exclusive video, discover new music, play the hottest games, hang out with your friends - and get rewarded for just about EVERYTHING you do on the site.
Our mission is to be your daily habit, not a site for your parents or grandparents looking for their long-lost friends from Kindergarten.
One other thing you'll love about Lockerz are PTZ (or "Pointz"). PTZ are Lockerz' proprietary loyalty "currency" that you earn whenever you buy, watch, play, share, invite friends, or even just show up on Lockerz. Redeem PTZ for incredible prizes, great products and dream experiences.
Lockerz is set to launch on October 15. Members who sign up now will get to explore and help shape the site before the launch. We hope you'll join us.
Q: Who is eligible?
A: This site is available to all worldwide residents.
Q: How much does it cost to sign up?
A: Nothing, this site is absolutely free.
Q: Do I have to be involved with a referral program once I signed up?
A: No, but you do get 20 invites max then you become a PTZ VIP.
Q: What is a ptz VIP?
A: As a VIP you get a free T-Shirt, double the points, and VIP shopping.
Q: How do I earn PTZ?
A: There are many ways you can earn points. You may earn points just by logging into the site daily, answer a few questions known as " Dailies ", invites, and for one time only after you sign up you will get a chance to play a PTZ catcher game and you can rack up as many points as wish within the time limit. 
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Tuesday 25 August 2009

The "Live Color" Feature in Adobe Illustrator CS4

Learn how to use the "Live Color" feature in Adobe Illustrator. Video tutorial by Colin Boyd.

"Adobe Illustrator CS4 Tutorial Video on using Live Color. Learn from an expert from the comfort of your own desk, this Adobe Illustrator Tutorial video uses clearly laid out examples to help you follow along..."

"Imperial Leaf" Seamless Pattern Brush for Adobe Illustrator CS4

A free seamless floral pattern resource from the talented digital artist - Matt Ward. "It is inspired by a lot of the great floral type patterns that are available out there might now." Inside the pack you will find four color palette variations in AI (vector) and PNG file formats...

To use, expand the ZIP file, load the pattern of our choice with Adobe Illustrator, bring up the brushes panel and apply the pattern on an active path. Download

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Monday 24 August 2009

Me on video Part One

Part 1 of the video I filmed today
coloring the background of the flying birdie.
The next installment will be the actual coloring of the bird.
And finally a Part 3 with the detailing with white acrylic ink.
Music: "The Fisherman" by Leo Kottke & "Beyond this Moment" by Patrick O'Hearn
Hope you enjoy!

Sunday 23 August 2009

Money

How do artists make a living?
Besides the selected few who actually make a living from their work, how can an artist afford to be an artist?
The bottom line is: should art pay for itself? Should it be efficient in an economic sense?
Most practicing artists either have money from their day jobs, or from their families.
The funny thing is: the first group seem heroic, and the second - fakes.
Why? Why is there so much resentment towards people who decide to spend the money they have on doing something they love?
Is it because we, as the public, feel betrayed, as if they stopped playing the game with their audience? After all, if they don't care about (our, or government - which comes out to the same) money, aren't we left aside?
(What's wrong with being left aside? Hm. Of course, this modernist idea can come in handy. But I've been writing about it elsewhere.)
Come think of it - would we feel it wrong for a rich person to buy an expensive car? A big house? So why do we want him to feel guilty for spending the money into something we might actually appreciate? It turns art into a hobby, you say? So what?

Below, completely unrelated (at least not that I know), is the work of Paulo Ventura.





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