Check out the review here
October 9, 2008
October 8, 2008
October 3, 2008
comic book proportions
US printed live area size of a comicbook page is W6" x H9" (W15.2cm x H22.9cm). This is a 2:3 ratio.
Create the original art at 150% of reproduction size.
To do this multiply the dimensions by 1.5 making the live area W9" x H13.5"(W22.9cm x H34.3cm)
Then reduce the original art W9" x H13.5" by 67% to fit into W6" x H9" live area.
measurement convertor
http://www.manuelsweb.com/in_cm.htm
online proportion wheel
http://www.copyitmailit.com/p.htm
Create the original art at 150% of reproduction size.
To do this multiply the dimensions by 1.5 making the live area W9" x H13.5"(W22.9cm x H34.3cm)
Then reduce the original art W9" x H13.5" by 67% to fit into W6" x H9" live area.
measurement convertor
http://www.manuelsweb.com/in_cm.htm
online proportion wheel
http://www.copyitmailit.com/p.htm
September 30, 2008
September 23, 2008
illustration/comic podcasts
web comic podcast
http://halfpixel.tumblr.com/
http://www.halfpixel.com/ww
illustration podcasts and interviews
http://dannygregory.libsyn.com/
http://www.illustrationmundo.com/audio_index.php?article_type_id=4
http://stephensilver.blogspot.com/
http://halfpixel.tumblr.com/
http://www.halfpixel.com/ww
illustration podcasts and interviews
http://dannygregory.libsyn.com/
http://www.illustrationmundo.com/audio_index.php?article_type_id=4
http://stephensilver.blogspot.com/
September 14, 2008
Shorpy.com
Shorpy.com is a photoblog featuring high-definition images from the first half of the 20th century.
http://www.shorpy.com/
September 12, 2008
August 30, 2008
AOI The Illustrator’s Guide to Law and Business Practice
The Illustrator’s Guide to Law and Business Practice
Updated, expanded and redesigned with contemporary illustrations this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of the law likely to affect illustrators. It contains recommended terms and conditions, advice on calculating fees, how to write a licence agreement and protect yourself against exploitative practices.
The handbook has been written by Simon Stern, AOI patron and a renowned expert on illustration and the law, and is the result of many years of research. It has been approved by intellectual property experts, law firm Finers Stephens Innocent. The Illustrator’s Guide to law and business practice replaces the now discontinued publication Rights – the illustrator’s guide to professional practice.
This new edition will be published in spring 2008
The Illustrator’s Guide to Law and Business Practice’
by Simon Stern, published by the Association of Illustrators, 2008
Retail price: £24.95
August 20, 2008
August 19, 2008
Vintage comic sites
These sites have scans of vintage comics
http://pappysgoldenage.blogspot.com/
http://hairygreeneyeball.blogspot.com/
http://allthingsger.blogspot.com/
August 10, 2008
Kremos - Niso Ramponi
Niso Ramponi, known throughout Italy in the 1950's as Kremos, was an extraordinary artist.
http://www.kremos.com
Michelle Rhee
Michelle A. Rhee is the chancellor of the District of Columbia Public Schools system, and the founder of The New Teacher Project.
The teachers' union in Washington, D.C., criticized Rhee in the spring of 2008 over the firings of several administrators and school principals, including her own children's principal at the Oyster-Adams Bilingual Elementary School.
Some alleged that the firing process was not transparent and fair. Others complained about Rhee's closing of several D.C. schools without her holding public hearings. Rhee and supporters have responded that personnel decisions are based on the judgment of the chancellor and that closures and restructuring are necessary to effect reforms.
wikipedia entry
August 3, 2008
VR Morrison
VR MORRSION is an Australian Painter living in the South of France. Her highly realistic and lavish paintings draw inspiration from classical painting traditions and allegorical subject matter which is mediated through the artist’s interest in popular culture, history and high fashion.
http://www.vrmorrison.com
Melbourne artist Peter Neilson
I attended the Melbourne art show this week and discovered the extraordinary work of local artist Peter Neilson. I was able to have brief chat with him as well. His process is interesting and inspiring. He paints directly onto the canvas without much preplanning, letting the composition form naturally. His brushwork and colours reminds me of illustrator Brad Holland and Glenn Barr.
http://www.peterneilson.net
August 1, 2008
July 16, 2008
Alexis Rhee - pill popping giesha
Alexis Rhee played the pill popping giesha on the billboard in Blade Runner.
June 18, 2008
June 17, 2008
Tigresse Blanche
Didier Conrad is an French comic book artist and illustrator
here is a character he has created called is Tigresse Blanche
more can be seen herehttp://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/4621/Conrad.html
http://lambiek.net/artists/c/conrad_didier.htm
June 10, 2008
Faber-Castell Grip 1345 Pencil
Faber-Castell Grip 1345 Pencil
The Faber-Castell 1345 is a classic high-quality mid-range mechanical pencil. Rubber grip zone, cushioned lead, fully-retracting pocket-proof tip, metal clip and extra-long twist eraser.
June 9, 2008
Pentel Fountain
A fountain pen with the perfect combination of function and performance. A flexible plastic nib creates a variety of line widths from thin to thick, depending on the angle and pressure applied. The innovative nib design delivers consistent ink flow for smooth effortless writing from the first stroke to the last. Fountain nib will not flood, blot, leak or dry up. Acid free.
http://www.pentel.com.au/shop/step1.php?number=839
May 30, 2008
Some basic rules of thumb for designing for video
- Save your images as 24 Bit RGB Color at 72 ppi (dpi).
- Design your image file at 720x540 for NTSC graphics and resize down to
720x486 for final output. (square to rectangular pixel adjustment) - Design your image file at 768x576 for PAL graphics and resize down to
720x576 for final output. (square to rectangular pixel adjustment) - A pure white background will flicker on the television, and may cause
text to flicker. Use an light grey/off white (234,234,234) colored
background. - Use maximum R, G, B values of 234 or less.
- Run Photoshop's NTSC video filter on your graphic for it to bring colors
back into "safe" range. - Action Safe is 90% of your screen size and is considered safe for
elements other than text that still needs to be seen. - Title Safe is 80% of your screen size and is considered safe for all
text and elements that "must" be seen. - Account for the Interlaced Scanning found in NTSC and PAL television
sets. To avoid flickering, make sure all fine lines are at least 2
pixels wide and that any width is defined in multiples of 2 pixels. - 24 point fonts are best for television readability. A 14 point font,
bold, is the absolute minimum size to use. - Anti-alias all text to avoid sharp edges.
- Leave around a 25 pixel border from the edge of the graphic so that any
element doesn't appear exactly at the edge of the screen. - Look at your work on a native video monitor (in addition to the computer display) to see how it looks on a television used in someones home. What you see on your monitor will most likely look better then what someone will have on their home TV.
May 20, 2008
Epson Perfection 4490 Photo - Flatbed Scanner
A premium value for professional quality scans, the Epson Perfection 4490 Photo delivers extraordinary results with 4800 x 9600 dpi resolution and an impressive 3.4 Dmax.
$369
Epson Perfection 4990 Photo
Overall the Epson Perfection 4990 Photo is an excellent all rounder. It should handle any scanning task you throw at it with ease and produce stunning results. That said, it is expensive and this expense can't really be justified unless you're in need of a scanner with high end film scanning functions. If this is what you want then the 4990 can't be faulted.
epson perfection V700 photo Scanner
The big question though is whether the V700 is worth buying. The answer is yes, but only if you're a seriously dedicated photographer and money is no object. There is a corresponding jump in performance for the extra money paid over the 4990's and the V700 undoubtedly offers better quality scans, but the fact is for most people the 4990 should be good enough.
Brother HL-2040
At its default settings, the HL-2040's text quality is perfectly adequate for everyday use. In our tests, I saw some fuzziness in the finest characters and jagged edges on diagonals, but closely spaced bold characters (which challenge so many lasers) remained separate. Line art was too grainy for my liking, and a greyscale image suffered from a blown-out appearance, in which dark areas became too dark and highlights washed out completely.
Brother HL-2140
Quality is actually surprisingly good. You wouldn't want to use the Brother HL-2140 for any kind of serious graphical work - it's fine for printing out street maps and other such drawings, but photos are a definite no-no.
If you're looking to print thousands of pages a month then the Brother HL-2140 definitely isn't a good buy. But provided you won't generally be printing more than a handful of documents a day, you shouldn't end up being too put out by the running costs.
city software $121
officeworks price $79 (27/05/2008)
April 9, 2008
April 3, 2008
February 21, 2008
February 8, 2008
Excellent books on colour
Artist's Guide to Mixing Colours by Jenny Rodwell
Color Theory Made Easy: A New Approach to Color Theory and How to Apply It to Mixing Paints by Jim Ames
Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller
All these books are at manningham libraries
Color Theory Made Easy: A New Approach to Color Theory and How to Apply It to Mixing Paints by Jim Ames
Color Choices: Making Color Sense Out of Color Theory by Stephen Quiller
All these books are at manningham libraries
February 7, 2008
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