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Category Archives: Arting
Tutorial: Sizing Artwork Images With Photoshop
Getting non-digital artwork into a computer so that the sides are straight and in proportion can be difficult. I made this video to show how, using Photoshop, a photo of a painting, drawing, or other rectangular piece of art can easily be made proportional, with horizontally and vertically straight edges in about a minute with very little fuss.
November is InArCreMo
A popular activity in November is for writers to participate in NaNoWriMo—National Novel Writing Month. A friend of mine on Facebook offered up a different challenge for artists: if a picture is worth a thousand words, then instead of writing a 50,000 word novel in a month, how about creating 50 pieces of art in a month? Here are the rules: The challenge begins on November 1st and ends at midnight (local time) on Wednesday, November 30th. To “win” the challenge … Continue reading
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Busy As a Busy Person
OK, quick update. I mentioned before that writing loomed large this year. I’m in the middle of my current novel WIP. Still deciding to what extent Continue reading
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One or the Other
From the emails I’ve gotten, I know you’ve noticed a lack of updates here recently. Why the drought? I’ve been focused on writing. With this being primarily an art site, I don’t tend to update as much when I’m enveloped by writing projects. Continue reading
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Quiet But Busy
I noticed that I’ve been particularly lax about posting here. Even during slow periods I try to put up a monthy update. When I get busy with various projects, my websites tend to be the ones to suffer the most. It’s not that I don’t check in. It’s more a case of priorities-of-the-moment Continue reading
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The Wintertime Shift
Because of the change of weather toward the colder end of the thermometer, I’ve had to engage in my yearly adjustment of art projects. My painting studio–let me rephrase: my unheated and uninsulated painting studio is now typically at 10° C (about 50º F) or cooler. As uncomfortable as it is to work in, the practical fact is that the paint isn’t a big fan of these temps as it’s outside its preferred temperature range. I’m now gearing up the … Continue reading
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