A couple of weeks ago I discovered a set of plug-ins that it seems everyone knew about but me. I was overseeing a photo shoot with Cade Martin for work. He was shooting the cover and feature story for our magazine about the science behind the Paleo diet. Working with Cade is great and he’s my […]
Google Nik Collection makes me salivate Read More »
It was difficult to come up with what to support for this month. Do I find another software to support? Do I spend time looking for artist projects on Kickstarter to get behind? Or do I reinvest in software development that I’ve given to in the past? The problem with trying to figure this out
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Yesterday, I was scrolling through my twitter feed when I came across a review for a new iPad stylus by Zach Epstein for BGR. In the post, the reviewer admits that most iPad accessories are junk and that he’s reluctant to even waste his time trying new gadgets and gizmos, knowing ultimately what the feable
Finally, an iPad stylus that works Read More »
My first experiences typing as a child was with a cast-iron Underwood. It weighed what seemed to be over a hundred pounds and had ebony black keys that were circular and each sat on their own metal pedestal. The typewriter was more an expression of form than function at time. Don’t let it’s monolithic girth
Hanx app reignites manual typewriter romance Read More »
Recently, Ray Frenden posted on his blog about the Ugee pen. He bought one and discovered that it works with Yiynova monitor tablets, Huion tablets, and other UC-logic tablets. Frenden thinks it’s one of the best styli he’s ever used. With that kind of review, I had to purchase one and give it a try. The price
Cheating on my stylus made our relationship stronger Read More »
Wacom is the ultimate company for tablets. I’ve been using them almost exclusively for over twenty years. Their dominance in the tablet industry is directly correlated to their pursuit for building quality products. With that quality and exclusivity comes a hefty price tag. In the past year I was looking to upgrade my desktop workstation with
Living with less Wacom Read More »
I discovered shortly after my blog post yesterday on great animation software announcements that Tupi was launching their Indiegogo campaign the following day. Well today is the following day and you can now contribute to Tupi for a Windows version plus Gustav’s next series of fixes and features. http://vimeo.com/99677105 Last year, Gustav launched a campaign on
Adobe Offsetting: July 2014 Read More »
In the past month there have been many great developments in animation software. We’re seeing new life being breathed into old friends and groundbreaking developments with others. It’s an exciting time for software and I’m sure that the developers need a little sleep. What it gives us users is Christmas in July. Old acquaintances are
Animation a plenty! Read More »
Hopefully it’s still June somewhere in the world. I was going to write this post last night, but I ended up playing with the software that received June’s donation—Krita! For those of you that don’t know Krita, it’s a wonderful natural media painting tool like ArtRage or Manga Studio. Krita released a major upgrade last
Adobe Offsetting: June 2014 Read More »
By nature, most artists aren’t built to be pack animals. They tend to prefer seclusion and autonomy over team-building activities with peers. Most artists are purists and want work to come solely from themselves instead of a group effort. Part of that is built around ego while another part comes from the need to create
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