Drawing can seem intimidating. When I first started to sketch, I had a hard time ‘editing’ the image in my head. The full color object in front of me was too overwhelming! How do I recreate this in pencil or pen to a black and white representation? I couldn’t figure out which lines were more prominent or what things to edit out instead of trying to render everything. I … [Read more...]
BONUS: Transparent Collage – Printing on Deli Wrap
Since I had to take a bit of time off of TH due to my daughter's injury, I decided to give you a little bonus technique to get over while we wait to finish up on encaustics. I hope we can get back to that this week. So let's get over something else for the weekend. I love layers. Lots of layers. And I love collage. I love vintage elements too. But … [Read more...]
Print a Merry Copic to You – in 358 colors.
For those who would like to make their printed fonts or digital elements coordinate with their stamped and colored designs I've got a solution for you. And if you act now it is FREE!!! Sorry, it just seems like I'm bombarded with sales messages from so many sources. ALL I ASK, is that you don't distribute the files or modify them in any way. My digital chart is something that I alone created … [Read more...]
FYI – for some reason the subscribe feature is working again…
Who knows why! But it works now. Thanks for putting up with the glitches. … [Read more...]
A Gift That Really Keeps on Giving
Neil and I ordered this really nifty wireless 10" internet photo frame from D-Link (the DSM-210 to be specific). Unlike the digital photo frames that I've seen all over Costco, what I like about it is that it is a wireless device that I was able to easily setup to receive photographs from my Flickr account, as soon as I upload them through an RSS feed channel. Ok, that … [Read more...]