Yesterday I hopped out of bed with purpose. I was getting up early to test my new bike camera. In the past couple weeks, I’ve been learning to make and print in 3D using Blender and Blender Cloud. For my first project, I gave myself something easy to make so that I could focus on […]
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For those interested in making wonderful animations with the chance of winning a new computer, look no further! Kdan Mobile extended their iAnimagic 2014 competition. If you have a laptop or computer that’s a little long in the tooth, here’s your opportunity to get an upgrade. The first prize for the contest is a MacBook
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One of my previous blog posts helped set Yiynova on a path to create Linux drivers. As a “thank you,” they sent me their new premium stylus. Having Yiynova turn around Linux drivers in just a few weeks, was all the gift I needed. Now I’m able to use an affordable tablet monitor on all my favorite open-source software
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For October I decided to support a wonderful free resource instead of my usual software endorsement for this month’s Adobe Offsetting. As an artist, it’s always helpful to acquire quick visual escapes which provide reference and inspiration for future creations. The Digital Comics Museum (DCM) provides that immersion with a catalogue of thousands of downloadable golden-age
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I was hoping it was still September somewhere in the world yesterday morning when I made my contribution to Adobe Offsetting. I wanted to give to a new project, but I couldn’t help but to give Krita more props for all their hard work over these past months. Instant tranformations Krita has been hard at
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Last week, my Alupen Digital stylus arrived in the mail. I wasn’t expecting receiving the pen to ship until the end of September. It was a pleasant surprise to get the pen early. Unwrapping the magic The pen is packaged quite nicely and comes with a little mini manual. It didn’t take long to load
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I thought that I’d share some of the before and after shots from the photo shoot that I was just on. Cade Martin was the photographer. I’ve used him on other shoots and he still remains to be my all-time favorite for photography magic. Cade really commits to a shoot, finding the most extravagant and
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It’s that time of year again to brush of your animation skills and put them to the test for some amazing prizes. Kdan Mobile, maker of Animation Desk, announced there annual animation contest in August. The contest is called iAniMagic 2014 and the prizes are fantastic—worth the effort of making some great art. TechCrunch
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Sometimes the second time is the charm. Last Friday my friend Mike (@lungching) came over to the house to help me install the Yiynova monitor tablet for Ubuntu. Yes, you heard me right—the Yiynova driver for Linux! This was our second attempt to install a Yiynova driver onto my laptop. We tried to install the
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I tried to see if I could get a Alupen Digital Stylus before its release for review, but came up short. A representative from Just Mobile responded to me quickly and was very nice—letting me know that they’ve had many requests and unfortunately cannot fulfill everyone and remain a profitable company. The Alupen Digital is
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