The Pencil Kings Shading Drawing Challenge is starting this March, and I’m going to try to get better at shading my artwork.
Art
Figure Drawing Challenge
I use art and photography to feed off of each other. So that one helps the other. Art helps me be creative with photography, and photography helps with art. Pencil Kings rebooted their Figure Drawing Challenge this January, and I had a blast. It was just enough work to learn some useful stuff and make … Continue reading
Mac Pro Video
Thanks to a $15/month deal, I signed up for MacProVideo’s monthly service. It’s been good so far. I like the mix of audio and video oriented tutorials. Very useful for someone like me, who works in both areas!
Pencil Kings
I’m working on my visual sense in order to improve my photography and design. So I’m giving Pencil Kings a shot to see what it’s like.
Mid-Summer Scribbling (Pencil Pondering?)
I decided to cut down on the number of pencils I carry around, so I went obsessive over lead holders and mechanical pencils for a few weeks. Here are some of the results from my madness (and spending spree.)
Support Your Local Hackerspace (Blender and Metasequoia)
I traveled to my local hackerspace, Splat Space, to learn about Blender. Then I spent the next couple of days messing around with it and Metasequoia. It’s interesting stuff.
Not Rembrandt, But in America.
I went out with my girlfriend to see the “Rembrandt in America” exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Art today. We were both excited, because we both like Rembrandt’s work. We plunked down $36 to get in, and as we started checking out the pieces on display, we noticed something that was somewhat irritating. It … Continue reading
Jackson Pollock and The Tallest Toilet in Nagoya
Today I went to see the Jackson Pollock exhibit at the Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, then went to the Midland Square Building to see some great views of Nagoya. More book shopping after that, then expensive crepes for dinner, and a train ride back to Okazaki. I managed to take some really good photos with my cheap little IXY, too!