Infographics are a tricky thing. A lot of work goes into looking at data and figuring out how best to tell your narrative visually. The best infographics draw in viewers, giving a strong overview of the info at a glance. Although important, getting your audience’s attention is just the first step. The trick is keeping […]
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So closes another year for Adobe Offsetting. Every month for the past two years I’ve given money to Free & Open Source Software (FOSS), kickstarters, online resources, and software companies instead of maintaining a subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. I’ve focused my giving on FOSS as much as possible. Open source tears down the economic
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Working at the Society for Science & the Public made it easy this month for finding something good to support with my Adobe Offsetting dollars. This December, the Society is running an employee-backed campaign to get Science News magazine into classrooms. Five hundred dollars sponsors a high school with a year’s subscription to the magazine,
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Yesterday was a national holiday for the US and today is our biggest shopping day of the year, Black Friday. If you’re planning to spend some money today, consider buying Scott Petrovic’s new book, “Digital Painting With Krita 2.9.” I did for November’s Adobe Offsetting. You can purchase the book in paperback for $35.99 USD
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Earlier this week, I purchased the Secrets of Krita, a new series of training videos available on the Krita site. Buying the DVD is a great way to learn the basics of how to use Krita for digital painting while also supporting their further development. Lead developer of Krita, Boudewijn Rempt, is proud to add Secrets to
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Over the past two years, Krita has become a force to be reckoned with in the digital painting arena. Their ambitious developers have launched two successful Kickstarter campaigns and delivered numerous new features, bug fixes, and enhancements. Currently, they’re busy at work optimizing Krita’s speed, making it a direct competitor to Photoshop. For October, I decided purchase Krita’s new
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On the heels of the much anticipated release of Affinity Photo this summer, Affinity announced in late August that they’re now offering a free ten-day trial. This offer gives curious new users the chance to kick the tires before they purchase the program. Affinity Photo’s a photo editing/digital painting tool that’s similar to Adobe Photoshop
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August was a month of relaxation, taking a break from work and being constantly connected to the internet. Now fully rested, it feels good to get back to the grind of writing posts with my monthly installation of Adobe Offsetting. For September I thought I would donate to the Digital Comics Museum (DCM) and also give a special shout out
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I decided to post August’s Adobe Offsetting a week early since I was able to take advantage of Blender’s special discount for the Cosmos Laundromat release on DVD. The Blender team has been working hard this month with a pre-screening of the film and pre-sale of the DVD. Perks As a perk to donating to
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One of the best things about buying a new device is finding out what it can do. A few months ago I bought a 12” Samsung Note Pro. I couldn’t wait any longer for Apple’s 12” tablet and the Note was being sold at a steal. With the new tablet came an assortment of apps
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