For February, I decided to do something a little new and donate to a device instead of software. Why not? Anything that makes me a productive artist is welcome in my book. A couple weeks ago, I discovered the Animation Dock. Created by Tammy Gray Smith and her husband Corey Smith, the Animation Dock turns […]
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There are many art apps in the iPad store. Lots of them are great beginnings, but they’re either gimmicky or you can’t figure out how to incorporate them into your daily work. Sorting through all the apps available can be daunting and the store itself feels like a hoarders paradise of crap. There have been
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There are some terrific apps made for the iPad and Android tablets. Many software companies aren’t rushing to create viable software options on tablets for fear of cannibalizing their brand. Few companies have braved making strong apps like ArtRage or Autodesk’s Sketchbook. Animation Desk can also be included in that list of terrific apps. I was introduced
A close and wonderful friend is starting her first Etsy site and it was my pleasure to help her out and create some illustrations and logo for her new venture. I thought it would be fun to show the entire experience from beginning to end, so I recorded my desktop while I worked. Captured on
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Last month I went to the National Gallery of Art for the third day of painting Amnon and Tamar. By the end of the session I felt like the face was becoming less cartoonish, but I was having problems getting the eyes just right. Here is the video of the screen capture done from the
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Today I had the afternoon off, so I thought I would go down to the National Gallery and spend a couple of hours working on the Guercino painting that I started some time ago. I uploaded my progress. The video shows both days of work, together. The painting needs a lot of work, but I’m
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A friend wanted me to paint this advertisement for Diet Coke. They did new limited edition packaging geared towards women with an ad campaign that has these big-eye puppets. I took a break after I discovered that the script was corrupt for the file and I wouldn’t be able to replay the painting. Fortunately, I
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Excited about new technology In the spring, I saw the video below unveiling the new Sketchbook Ink. I was psyched to think that Autodesk has made an app for the iPad that’s resolution independent vector painting. I read the reviews and saw that the only export options were image files and not SVG. For me that wasn’t
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Starting from a doodle This little guy was created out of being bored yesterday. I don’t know if I’d use him for anything, but it was fun to just play. ArtRage Woes I received an error again when trying to run the script for this illustration. It seems that when the illustration gets too much
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Misty needs a nemesis—enter Kitty Nikkers While I’ve been working on the different mouth charts for Misty—which I need to post—I started to think of a nemesis for Misty. I came up with Kitty Nikkers, her mother. Kitty is an old DC society woman that’s put off by her daughter’s career decisions and lifestyle. She
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