July 2006
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Tue, 07/04/2006 - 22:16 — AnonymousCottage Styles........Let’s take a look at some cottage rooms from “Better Homes & Gardens” photo library........I’ve added some commentary!Black & white is a popular color combination. Paint some furniture black, and some white. Find coordinating fabric, at a reasonble price, and you have an elegant cottage porch look.Campy 50's fabrics are still affordable. Look online for original or reproductions. Paint some furniture classic 50's cottage colors for some fun.Paint a worn wood floor in diagonal squares. It visually expands a small room’s size. Build a simple cornice to hide curtain hardware and stencil it. Add some French and/or English vintage furniture finds, paiteg in pale s...
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Mon, 07/10/2006 - 19:52 — AnonymousThe other day I was down by the garden pond watching a beautiful large dragonfly that was flying too fast to capture on camera, so I turned my attention to photographing the water lilies. A few minutes later I heard a splash and was astounded to see that a newt had shot out of the water and captured the dragon fly that I had I had been admiring just a few moments before.The scene was reminiscent of a wildlife program the one with the crocodiles and the wildebeest crossing a river. Here are some pics I took of the empty body shells of dragonflys that have already hatched. Amazing that something so beautiful could come from something that looks prehistoricAnd a lovely butterfly for those of you that may have been traumatized by the previous photo's
One hour painting exercise!
Thu, 07/13/2006 - 10:25 — AnonymousOn the AOI discussion board a fellow illustrator, Frog set up an Illustration Wednesday - A weekly sketch-a-thon challenge. The rules, one hour time limit for digital artists, 2 hours for traditional. This week’s theme "Eccentric" I thought I'd give it a go as it’s a great exercise for honing brush skills and producing work quickly. Here is my attempt the eccentric Patrick Moore Astronomer done in Corel Painter IX, brushes used, acrylic, blenders, dodge and burn and my own hair brushes. Time taken, One hour exactly.
...Photography
Sat, 07/15/2006 - 23:27 — AnonymousNext to art, photography is my second passion and its amazing what you 'don't' see when you take a photograph, for example I was so intent on capturing the frog I did not see the newt until I downloaded the photo's on to my PC.One of the best inventions ever is the digital camera which I take everywhere I go, as you never know when you might see something worth recording. I took these particular photos when my sister and I went for lunch the other day. Before heading into the pub we went for a walk around the village and I caught this swallow returning to her nest, it's amazing the way the animals adapt to their surroundings this particular nest was on Lacock high street above one of the cottages front door. I could have stayed there all day waiting to capture better photo's but the noises coming from my stomach would have scared the birds away LOL
...<span style="font-weight: bold;">Illustration
Mon, 07/17/2006 - 17:24 — AnonymousIllustration Friday - SacrificeOne of my personal beliefs are when you get married or decide to live together for that matter; you both sacrifice something of yourself to make the relationship work.Here is a digital piece “The Wedding Groom” produced in Corel Painter IXClick here to see a quick step by step progression of the Wedding Groom if you are interested.
...Designing with a Handicap
Sun, 07/23/2006 - 05:48 — AnonymousYou can tell it's summer because we've not posted in a while. I just returned from a family vacation in Alaska, and have no idea where the other BLANK bloggers are. I also spent a good part of my summer working on a client site that's almost complete, and watching movies with my family. Which brings me to some thoughts on design and it's ability to touch the heart. After seeing some great flicks, I'm more aware of graphic design's self-imposed limitations to touch the heart. I know, it's not fair to compare apples to oranges, but I'll do so anyway. At the core (pun intended) of a medium's capability to touch the heart is the ability to tell a story in a powerful and meaningful way. Design is handicapped as a medium to tell stories. Why? Stories need the element of time to develop, communicate and mature. Film has the ability to create time through multiple image frames. Design though is like a single frame: able to communicate a message, but unable to allow that message to change over time and form a story. Unless, of course, design takes a cue from film and creates the "time" it needs to tell a story that touches the heart. What might this look like? Maybe it looks like
The kids aren’t alright
Tue, 07/18/2006 - 00:46 — AnonymousI was flying on a business trip some ten years ago. As the captain announced over the intercom that we were cleared for takeoff, I went through my usual ritual of grinding my teeth to powder, taking excessive deep breathes and generally attempting to obliterate the seat handles into dust like I was Hulk.
At that inopportune moment a young boy probably no older than four or five years old began kicking the seat behind me. Not soft love taps either. I mean all out foot in the spine muscle spasms. After 30 seconds of this torture during the preliminary phases of an oncoming panic attack, I finally turned around and asked the child’s mother if she could please get her son to stop kicking my seat.
She looked at me and said simply, “What do you expect me to do about it?”
At that point, I replied in as clear a tone as I could muster given that my entire body was beginning to get sucked into the seat as the engines roared to life. “If you don’t discipline your son, I will. And I guarantee you that given the two choices in his short life thus far, your son would prefer to be disciplined by you than by me. Further, you’re supposed to be the adult in charge, not him.”
I admit, I made that last bit up. While I did indee...
【活動告知】NALAKUVARA潮流字體圖案設計大賽網路票選開始囉！
Tue, 07/11/2006 - 13:10 — AnonymousNALAKUVARA潮流字體圖案設計大賽網路票選開始囉！票選從2006年07月11日到2006年07月20日止，歡迎大家踴躍來投票，一人有3票可以投喔！謝謝大家～票選前請加入會員喔！前往票選活動網頁→ NALAKUVARA潮流字體圖案設計大賽p.s︰這幾天活動頁面出了一些問題，造成大家的不方便，非常的抱歉，已經在最快的時間維修好了，如還有問題歡迎寫信或在此留言告知，也謝謝大家的支持與鼓勵，我們會繼續加油的。
...【活動告知】NALAKUVARA潮流字體圖案設計比賽得獎名單已經公佈囉！
Wed, 07/26/2006 - 09:52 — Anonymous*「NALAKUVARA潮流字體圖案設計」得獎名單已經公佈囉*只要點到NALAKUVARA的活動頁面，就會將得獎名單彈跳出來喔！「公告」哈囉～各位優秀的參賽者與關心我們部落格的朋友們！放暑假了，大家都衝去瘋貢寮海祭、瘋黑眼豆豆了嗎？這次參賽的作品數量比起上次，有點小小給他不足呢 ！評審們很傷心的要告訴大家，此次第一名從缺，並將獎金累計到下次的比賽，希望大家給第二與第三名的作品拍拍手，也希望大家千萬不要客氣，下次的比賽儘管放馬過來喔！沒在怕的喇，等你來挑戰！這段期間也謝謝你們這些支持我們的朋友，讓我們這次的活動能順利進行跟結束，之後新的活動也請大家多多支持跟宣傳喔~謝謝大家！請期待新的活動吧！
...Hello!<br />I am
Sat, 07/08/2006 - 17:25 — AnonymousHello!I am a freelance illustrator, creating illustrations for children's books, greeting cards and editorial. I am hoping that this blog will encourage me to keep exploring my creativity and force me to update my work on a regular base. You may have to put up with various rants and ramblings, which I apologise for now LOL. I have discovered some really inspiring people while looking around illustrator's and various other blogs. And I have decided to join in!
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