tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37126131025211215482024-02-08T00:31:22.607-05:00Curious Art LabVisit the hidden lair of a mad artistic scientistCurious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-28972622414498710362013-08-16T12:06:00.002-04:002013-08-16T12:06:38.570-04:00Voyage to a New Blog<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'd like to invite you all to travel with me to my new "official" blog! Actually, it isn't new at all-- over six months old-- but I wanted to work out a few bugs before I made the formal move.<br />
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I think things are in order now, & with the end of the AlphaBots project, this seems like a good time to travel onward. I won't take this blog down, but probably won't be updating it, so I do hope you'll join me over there. You'll see a lot of duplicate content from the last few months at the moment, but I promise there will be new stuff coming soon!<br />
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I finally took a few pictures of my studio. This is my drawing table set-up. Yes, pretty much everything in my studio is this jam-packed.<br />
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Now you know why I felt strangely at home when I saw the studio of Henry Darger.<a href="http://www.art.org/collection/henry-darger/">http://www.art.org/collection/henry-darger/</a>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-29362255826760202932012-01-03T15:49:00.001-05:002012-01-03T15:50:40.072-05:00Birth of Longma<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a little bit of process for Longma, the Dragon Horse.<br />
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The original page from Young People's Natural History was scanned & printed archivally, then I began adding thin layers of paint (Golden Fluid Acrylic, sometimes with a touch of Golden Open Medium).<br />
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Between the first & second scans of the painting, I added a wash of green to the image area. Unfortunately in doing so I lost all the detail from the original zebras, which I'd hoped to have faintly showing through in the final. But so it goes!<br />
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<a href="http://oddments.blogspot.com/2012/01/l-is-for-longma.html">The final art is on my Oddments & Curiosities blog.</a><br />
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<br />Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-51261628327133565582011-09-26T00:00:00.001-04:002011-09-26T00:00:03.938-04:00Z is for Zebra<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUicKhpj2YSYHFZy5m1uSlkL36RLlDZsXBE8nAYNco2-j2Nku2NLmaenEiSLMYshPUW0fNezTYgZRSjagOer7P2QM6cBPviksUdmFBFKUkw1x5wCnMngmrxRmarABvOF8NfYMhyzqIFhw/s1600/Zebra-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUicKhpj2YSYHFZy5m1uSlkL36RLlDZsXBE8nAYNco2-j2Nku2NLmaenEiSLMYshPUW0fNezTYgZRSjagOer7P2QM6cBPviksUdmFBFKUkw1x5wCnMngmrxRmarABvOF8NfYMhyzqIFhw/s400/Zebra-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5656498512571016818" /></a>Alas, all good things must come to an end. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This is the final entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Animal Alphabet</a>. </span>Sob! <div><br /><div>I have a feeling these red envelopes are also an endangered species. (See more <a href="http://doodleflix.tumblr.com/">Netflix doodles here</a>... while they last.)</div><div><br /></div><div>Black rollerball & white gel pen on Netflix return envelope. </div><div><br /></div><div>p.s. It helps if you pronounce the "Z" in British fashion, i.e. "zed."</div><div><br /></div><div>p.p.s. Can you find the hidden message? (Click if you need a closer view.)</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-33843764108169839312011-09-19T08:05:00.003-04:002011-09-19T08:29:06.252-04:00Y is for Yellow-Bellied Water Skink<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpVI2YoN1qURUiz7yFDWjwWY_LMPWBlzv_f9r8y1BhEEoEWNpqc3ydH56Fb9bvlnQqZadlgXTkOHhaDJnB7AtbyyqGS0fACNIYLOPXzMkxyvV5-eOXpZrr4zpRE3CH52jT0hCocIByYA/s1600/Skink-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHpVI2YoN1qURUiz7yFDWjwWY_LMPWBlzv_f9r8y1BhEEoEWNpqc3ydH56Fb9bvlnQqZadlgXTkOHhaDJnB7AtbyyqGS0fACNIYLOPXzMkxyvV5-eOXpZrr4zpRE3CH52jT0hCocIByYA/s400/Skink-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654040977751877442" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Animal Alphabet</a> </span>is a super-quickie, because it's my husband's birthday & we spent last night doing some advance celebrating. <div><br /></div><div>Interesting how many yellow-bellied whatsits are represented in nature's alphabet. I don't recall so many other belly-color names showing up. And I don't think there are any lily-livered skinks, &c., so it's not that they were all named by B Western characters. Which just reminded me of that lovely oath from <i>Zorro</i>, "meal mush & goat's milk!" </div><div><br /></div><div>Enough tangents! And sorry, skink, for putting you through such contortions to simulate a "Y". You may stretch out now. <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">Ball-point, marker & white gouache on brown paper, with some Photoshop tweaking.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></div><div>Oops, one more tangent: today is the day when my <a href="http://oddments.blogspot.com/search/label/Curiotype">Curiotype</a> alphabet finally overtakes Animal Alphabet (assuming I can get that one finished along with birthday doings). Feels a bit sad to have both of them drawing to a close...<br /><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-17163907905248322142011-09-12T07:00:00.001-04:002012-07-26T20:04:10.948-04:00X is for Xerus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiiIJThPrV8GbVyL-h-N3NTyB1OXMaHOz0LckCaQSiirEi1jouUxldvuk84vH1B9UB3SgvUGBGNm5QQ5NBxjHS_ofChoEJ-LkVqIPy-7MYh9gjwexiRXVPUZgvdLtxMUrrnZnwBnHp9I/s1600/Xerus-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651150147178412482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEiiIJThPrV8GbVyL-h-N3NTyB1OXMaHOz0LckCaQSiirEi1jouUxldvuk84vH1B9UB3SgvUGBGNm5QQ5NBxjHS_ofChoEJ-LkVqIPy-7MYh9gjwexiRXVPUZgvdLtxMUrrnZnwBnHp9I/s400/Xerus-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 382px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: black; color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Animal Alphabet</a>.</span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I have a soft spot for squirrels-- they may steal my tomatoes, bury pecans in my potted plants, & generally get up to all sorts of mischief, but it's so much fun to watch their antics! The xerus was a new one to me, but I love their super-upright posture. They look like they've been taking ballet for years.</span></div>
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<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Edit: The mystery is solved! A Twitter friend, <a href="http://twitter.com/#!/norlik">@norlik</a>, figured out that this <i>is</i> in fact a list of </span>stamps-- Polish stamps. The gr is neither grams nor grains, but Groszy, 1/100 <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_z%C5%82oty">złoty.</a></div> @norlik even found a link to one of the stamps mentioned, the <a href="http://lapisphilatelie.de/resources/Polen+-+40+gr+Madame+Curie-1.jpg">Madame Curie commemorative.</a>
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<br />Thank you so much, @norlik! I love the internet!Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-39128519721355700762011-08-21T22:21:00.001-04:002012-07-26T20:05:08.576-04:00U is for Ulysses Butterfly<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SIWdss4swCLB6b-cEMXMlNcmDOUSGWS-9gHhz7pgo37BxXiidVou2WP641VVPHxt6jrkLVP6XJGVNp1cE9989jdIMZLPqnw0ri0ECU3_FU2Xl95Id57hwyzQYx7w9X0BQLECqSUd_TQ/s1600/Ulysses-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643493792083350226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1SIWdss4swCLB6b-cEMXMlNcmDOUSGWS-9gHhz7pgo37BxXiidVou2WP641VVPHxt6jrkLVP6XJGVNp1cE9989jdIMZLPqnw0ri0ECU3_FU2Xl95Id57hwyzQYx7w9X0BQLECqSUd_TQ/s400/Ulysses-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 381px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a>When I was hunting down U animals for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Animal Alphabet</a>,</span> I saw the Ulysses butterfly & immediately thought of the novel by James Joyce, one of my all-time favorite books. <br />
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It was such a pleasure transcribing Joyce's words. If I were <i>completely</i> mad, I would do a huge series of these including the entire text. Wouldn't that make quite an installment? But as I'm only <i>slightly</i> mad, I'll stick to one, featuring the first & last bits. (Click for a better view.)</div>
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I highly recommend that you go get the book & fill in the gap!</div>
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p.s. This one is all Photoshop</div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-37857602256631659852011-08-15T07:48:00.002-04:002011-10-16T20:09:08.101-04:00T is for Tahr<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AW-Yi70WnkxOfc8drZpxIEoBbc7vF01nPlVZvZm1OjJnfUL9rbmwbC2MpMjuG7aD8t78YswVUSk0lTPyz-Cnw3ZdoLMJTBZVMRRJ9GAzUp_IGNCTFQw9v1P5L6DfenawGra973p53HA/s1600/Tahr-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640708438291607010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AW-Yi70WnkxOfc8drZpxIEoBbc7vF01nPlVZvZm1OjJnfUL9rbmwbC2MpMjuG7aD8t78YswVUSk0lTPyz-Cnw3ZdoLMJTBZVMRRJ9GAzUp_IGNCTFQw9v1P5L6DfenawGra973p53HA/s400/Tahr-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Animal Alphabet</a>.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">(Pssst! By the way, if you're looking for <a href="http://oddments.blogspot.com/2011/08/ecdysis.html">the missing "S"</a> you'll find it on my <a href="http://oddments.blogspot.com/">Oddments blog</a>.)</span></span></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-89480144995279681972011-07-31T14:33:00.005-04:002011-07-31T14:43:55.266-04:00R is for Robin<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQKfmBvO3mWgqiHFIsqwmXlTjALXztSw4aQT73CrKJpm_nKcBj0KPmUV9Pvwz-xG75iKA7jyHwtHmKQBan9RqAQtuHGt2WLgcTblHnjoLvqJiLSyAf2iaSlehwyqOx_qWg71N3FNHrzA/s1600/Robin-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 365px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEQKfmBvO3mWgqiHFIsqwmXlTjALXztSw4aQT73CrKJpm_nKcBj0KPmUV9Pvwz-xG75iKA7jyHwtHmKQBan9RqAQtuHGt2WLgcTblHnjoLvqJiLSyAf2iaSlehwyqOx_qWg71N3FNHrzA/s400/Robin-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635587486333288546" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Animal Alphabet</a> goes out to my niece, Robin. </span><div><br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">Ball-point, marker & white gouache on brown paper, recolored & otherwise fooled with in Photoshop.</span></div></span>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-27170963312520122282011-07-25T08:19:00.005-04:002012-07-26T20:08:32.712-04:00Q is for Quindio Glass Frog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4TGjN_URPheU4kZqnKJWCXsxaEHy92qqfkwuyaoeXbwKoGMsadWBmUaVHVeRkykn42Ysnt1KgUZmq5E8q8pI82zRXpQJ0PBjYOlPMqnTGMi1A7Fiu4PDmHAcOnksdSudUqPvLNs_5B8/s1600/Quindio-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633273415389432738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4TGjN_URPheU4kZqnKJWCXsxaEHy92qqfkwuyaoeXbwKoGMsadWBmUaVHVeRkykn42Ysnt1KgUZmq5E8q8pI82zRXpQJ0PBjYOlPMqnTGMi1A7Fiu4PDmHAcOnksdSudUqPvLNs_5B8/s400/Quindio-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 297px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Ben Towle's</a><a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="color: #bb8144; text-decoration: none;">Animal Alphabet</a> is the Quindio Glass Frog. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #d4c1af; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">*With PS it <i>is</i> easy being green.</span></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-81111121720574147552011-07-24T15:30:00.008-04:002011-07-24T19:38:13.352-04:00Brain Medicine & Drawing Instruction<span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVDW53_ngcuDImBxeD3alzIxmo0HKW1NASQZMF6d7yUlNTwE1TpV4FWC3pxrSuDRz7-8FG0ZJSHEd6vgg90UY_e1Se6120UwQfBQXDsHUWejcCZE-V7Z1oRE9Bs-Yl5Ne4Z4YWNy1DOY/s1600/DrawingAd-PrimaryEducation1923.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkVDW53_ngcuDImBxeD3alzIxmo0HKW1NASQZMF6d7yUlNTwE1TpV4FWC3pxrSuDRz7-8FG0ZJSHEd6vgg90UY_e1Se6120UwQfBQXDsHUWejcCZE-V7Z1oRE9Bs-Yl5Ne4Z4YWNy1DOY/s400/DrawingAd-PrimaryEducation1923.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633007217615693170" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sAuh6gvbqIIP1_srN-0_bXztROCjLAhixKW5I34C3n8Ase5pNYyPCINhtXAilltn5FmBe3wc14fwttZCtAKaF1LBbA5idj7vg5D1yr12eor59axu6sAi2cpHa5p1-xO9TV00rmUIokU/s1600/BrainFagAd-PrimaryEducation1923.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_sAuh6gvbqIIP1_srN-0_bXztROCjLAhixKW5I34C3n8Ase5pNYyPCINhtXAilltn5FmBe3wc14fwttZCtAKaF1LBbA5idj7vg5D1yr12eor59axu6sAi2cpHa5p1-xO9TV00rmUIokU/s400/BrainFagAd-PrimaryEducation1923.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633003586280464050" /></a>Despite temps nearing 100 & rain </span>threatening<span class="Apple-style-span">, I had a splendid morning at the <a href="http://curiousartlab.blogspot.com/2010/11/fleam-find.html">Fleam: </a>I found some great old textbooks & ephemera for cheap, as well as a handsome Visible Man model with at least most of his dainty little parts intact.<div><br /></div><div>These ads are both from Primary Education magazine, January 1923. </div><div><br /></div><div>I imagine being forced to teach drawing does sometimes result in dreadful mental strain. That's probably why the arts are disappearing from our schools, right? So maybe we just need to bring back Horsford's.</div></span>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-87073327896105843252011-07-18T10:56:00.004-04:002011-07-18T11:11:10.697-04:00P is for Pigeon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOR0fdid-K1ZAWfEfWwV4OGnWVCMmYnSGNV8RsOt-qs77v4E4-EOfhsHZ6TBgAQXfsvJuug22W_E76172zzMdtoZ6wDSCsQTHBu607F5QtfcgL95-9ls7O7seb6CkrXXPeIH3dKJ-tlc/s1600/Pigeon-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 280px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOR0fdid-K1ZAWfEfWwV4OGnWVCMmYnSGNV8RsOt-qs77v4E4-EOfhsHZ6TBgAQXfsvJuug22W_E76172zzMdtoZ6wDSCsQTHBu607F5QtfcgL95-9ls7O7seb6CkrXXPeIH3dKJ-tlc/s400/Pigeon-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630710128965218898" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Animal Alphabet</a> </span>goes out to <a href="http://allisonsommers.typepad.com/">Allison Sommers</a>, painter, pigeon protectress & purveyor of the priceless <a href="http://www.allisonsommers.com/2011/04/pigeon-trading-post.html">Pigeon Trading Post.</a> <div><br /></div><div>Ball-point, marker & white gouache on brown paper, fiddled with in Photoshop<br /><div><br /></div></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-32470321375341134372011-07-11T09:09:00.003-04:002011-07-11T09:18:21.093-04:00O is for Octopus<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2up3OShUe_YM22mG3K5L-9z1FYgfif4FRO8e8c2ByYpBBpnyRh7YvZnMPBymHF790-CyzLT2HrS7wveyelCA-ZqUhBzfIzTGlnM4UKqXVXmThqj4cGZvUt0A642rW_y_o-YD8WbCuHbA/s1600/OctopusGarden-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 370px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2up3OShUe_YM22mG3K5L-9z1FYgfif4FRO8e8c2ByYpBBpnyRh7YvZnMPBymHF790-CyzLT2HrS7wveyelCA-ZqUhBzfIzTGlnM4UKqXVXmThqj4cGZvUt0A642rW_y_o-YD8WbCuHbA/s400/OctopusGarden-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628082416385506850" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">... & obvious. I admit I cheated a bit on this week</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">s entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Animal Alphabet</a>, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">by using an old drawing, white <a href="http://curiousartlab.blogspot.com/2011/06/l-is-for-lacewing.html">gouache</a> on black paper, retweaked a bit in Photoshop. </span>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-21950496387648083492011-07-04T10:37:00.003-04:002011-07-04T10:43:43.216-04:00N is for Numbat<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6mJoSc0mpG6xP2AsWvM_jHHMZa8ofq3Vaf9vvlvNvJ3w7oA2T7dwpInGjJgSXj6XiEOqlHi3eTgLnUGnfLlv45b33sp5rC7OUCoLL7-BGFckWiVva0HhvSm_z4ky38ip1PPycG7dUxI/s1600/Numbat-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz6mJoSc0mpG6xP2AsWvM_jHHMZa8ofq3Vaf9vvlvNvJ3w7oA2T7dwpInGjJgSXj6XiEOqlHi3eTgLnUGnfLlv45b33sp5rC7OUCoLL7-BGFckWiVva0HhvSm_z4ky38ip1PPycG7dUxI/s400/Numbat-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625506899589208370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(187, 129, 68); ">Animal Alphabet</a> is the numbat. Thanks to<a href="http://satisfactorycomics.blogspot.com/"> Isaac Cates</a> for suggesting this odd & elegant marsupial!</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(212, 193, 175); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px; ">Sketched in ball-point pen, marker & white gouache on brown paper, then a bit of Photoshop fiddling.</span></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-46920135633956287742011-06-27T11:21:00.004-04:002011-06-27T11:26:30.547-04:00M is for Mandrill<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgfuzk7Qb_44FX-EchqpaFOwP1PRx4sXrzRqFuGYUNus7u5NGVuGM1UIJ7nYwqnpNnlgZbiPU4iA4BNNyJFD1xucn-fu5vPB2zFuWFTULgpiIcQ6dVHZLC0XGS-t-Nq0Wva8SKFFAqD0/s1600/Mandrill-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgfuzk7Qb_44FX-EchqpaFOwP1PRx4sXrzRqFuGYUNus7u5NGVuGM1UIJ7nYwqnpNnlgZbiPU4iA4BNNyJFD1xucn-fu5vPB2zFuWFTULgpiIcQ6dVHZLC0XGS-t-Nq0Wva8SKFFAqD0/s400/Mandrill-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622920045482847858" /></a>This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/">Animal Alphabet</a> is the Mandrill. This one demanded color & I only had time for a quickie, so it's completely digital (Photoshop.) I'd really love to work this up to a full-fledged painting someday.<div><br /></div><div>I took considerable liberties with the chest hair pattern for alphabetical purposes. ;-)</div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-8885946800052602932011-06-20T10:01:00.006-04:002011-06-20T11:08:43.332-04:00L is for Lacewing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo1KLzQRVFQA0Va7N3rsLHUKPm8St1ScWw_mVn0A3mCq3jhUXY6DL2oFZqNfxJ3vbPw-QBvKFbmFQYlkeT10AKJuloeH2Q71DvEmnk8uPiB-l1ecvWTMyhyphenhyphen9CzPWijyYaUKAA-ZXSHSU/s1600/Lacewing-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyo1KLzQRVFQA0Va7N3rsLHUKPm8St1ScWw_mVn0A3mCq3jhUXY6DL2oFZqNfxJ3vbPw-QBvKFbmFQYlkeT10AKJuloeH2Q71DvEmnk8uPiB-l1ecvWTMyhyphenhyphen9CzPWijyYaUKAA-ZXSHSU/s400/Lacewing-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620302973457196786" /></a>This week's entry for <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/">Animal Alphabet</a> is the Lacewing. <div><br /></div><div>White gouache (applied with a flexible crow-quill) on black charcoal paper, with a PS tweak or 2.</div><div><br /></div><div>Edit: Ben asked me about the pen & gouache technique so I thought I'd add a few tips.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, mix a small quantity of gouache to a light-creamy consistency (I use a clean empty ink bottle since I always have those handy), then apply the gouache to the underside of the nib with an old brush (it's bad for the brush so don't use your good ones). </div><div><br /></div><div>Keep a water jar handy for when the gouache starts to dry on the nib-- just touch the nib to the surface of the water & it will make it flow again. Keep scrap paper handy to get the flow started when it's stubborn, & be sure to shake the nib after each load of paint or you may be unhappily surprised with a sudden blob. If you have any more questions just let me know!</div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-82797378786859293492011-06-13T08:56:00.003-04:002012-07-26T20:07:33.810-04:00K is for Kiwi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplQfZEeEewAstFf2YodJ3ot09CL3doGaWAyaG6hfYEFvgSJ2c4qadtdOhnD_rzGcf1ockLnuhfZLHIeZLWCdkOHTEJ-APSN274Ihd6N-pT2Ol6Mc2J0WuEkyVU5Ww2k4x20u0F0HZifQ/s1600/Kiwi-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617687631671129666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplQfZEeEewAstFf2YodJ3ot09CL3doGaWAyaG6hfYEFvgSJ2c4qadtdOhnD_rzGcf1ockLnuhfZLHIeZLWCdkOHTEJ-APSN274Ihd6N-pT2Ol6Mc2J0WuEkyVU5Ww2k4x20u0F0HZifQ/s400/Kiwi-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 318px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a>I'm friends with several lovely New Zealanders (none of whom I've met in person, but I still feel as though I know them!) so my choice for K in <a href="http://about.me/benzilla/">Ben Towle's</a> <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/">Animal Alphabet</a> was a natural. <br />
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p.s. Ben has a great <a href="http://t.co/1aAOjHr">interview</a> out on Comics Reporter</div>
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This one is called <a href="http://oddments.blogspot.com/">"Oddments & Curiosities."</a> It will post on odd days, & feature odd creatures such as those you see here. Or completely different-- I really have no idea. You'll have to follow to find out! ;-)Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-54925204307086048612011-06-06T11:06:00.011-04:002011-06-06T12:46:48.208-04:00J is for Jaguarundi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWSb72TJJmLVAlWDC4eCvprWmDB-nbuCg96ld8TAY7nLL2Wml9Hf62F6zrbtliIQzOyVRPggTJKA77nn8iOaZZ52JxtCRjDm389Plpocxuo7sWU61SNS8vai7UYJsSgl1-utU6atNnw4/s1600/Jaguarundi-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 328px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWSb72TJJmLVAlWDC4eCvprWmDB-nbuCg96ld8TAY7nLL2Wml9Hf62F6zrbtliIQzOyVRPggTJKA77nn8iOaZZ52JxtCRjDm389Plpocxuo7sWU61SNS8vai7UYJsSgl1-utU6atNnw4/s400/Jaguarundi-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5615149171664649138" /></a>Ben Towle, the creator of the wonderful web comic <a href="http://oysterwar.tumblr.com/">Oyster War,</a> also runs a weekly challenge called <a href="http://animalalphabet.tumblr.com/">The Animal Alphabet Project</a>. I'm a bit late to the party, but I do love drawing beasties, so here's my first contribution.<div><br /></div><div>J is for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguarundi">jaguarundi</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ball-point pen, marker & white gouache on brown paper, with a bit of Photoshop fiddling. ~6x7"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-47264904032159801532011-05-28T23:27:00.005-04:002011-05-28T23:56:41.418-04:00Sleep Tight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZfluz6vywXfNH05LR97BzPG5eKqv8r0LXU1VF221G0eRr9bVgAXdJVNn-miiCObtltZ16pZ_Hr-hEUe-586yVJXtJFJHJ2H_epcBTUoqarYSsnl00MnJAL0LYl5bOYozHObxLgoeqds/s1600/Bedbug-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgZfluz6vywXfNH05LR97BzPG5eKqv8r0LXU1VF221G0eRr9bVgAXdJVNn-miiCObtltZ16pZ_Hr-hEUe-586yVJXtJFJHJ2H_epcBTUoqarYSsnl00MnJAL0LYl5bOYozHObxLgoeqds/s400/Bedbug-LeahPalmerPreiss.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611974835291639970" /></a>Beginning next month I will be taking a class in Flash animation. In preparation I've been working on ways to simplify my art style drastically, so as not to go entirely crazy when I have to do a whole bunch of drawings of the same subject. %} Here's one of my efforts, which is actually part of a quasi-animation test I did in Photoshop. Unfortunately, every time I try to export/render to video, it crashes my computer! So, for now, the still will have to do. (You're not missing much, I promise.)<div><br /></div><div>I did the initial sketch in ink & white gouache on toned paper, then changed the color & added the background (scanned from an acrylic painting) in Photoshop. </div><div><br /></div><div>Part of me really really wants to refine this, but I'm trying as hard as I can to let go of my obsessive tweaking since I know I won't have time for that in my class. </div><div><br /></div><div> I do hope this creepy crawly fellow doesn't disturb your dreams.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div></div>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-62557246442768305872011-04-09T12:10:00.017-04:002011-04-16T20:56:50.420-04:00iMad Scientist ArtRage iPad App Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdZqsFj5VEc3jeuqVvNMrv4LMqaw5NzmpDYHcSLeG1PXUa9eGWEHkFaVSF1bQxAO7MlxBiI9-niStORLdzze0AX6wa3qZimr85YKGgyGgpikr2maH5-CgTt4uXgxID9RCx-6NYqBn6YY/s1600/Ragemuffin%257ELeah+Palmer+Preiss.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUdZqsFj5VEc3jeuqVvNMrv4LMqaw5NzmpDYHcSLeG1PXUa9eGWEHkFaVSF1bQxAO7MlxBiI9-niStORLdzze0AX6wa3qZimr85YKGgyGgpikr2maH5-CgTt4uXgxID9RCx-6NYqBn6YY/s400/Ragemuffin%257ELeah+Palmer+Preiss.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596336732636898450" border="0" /></a>For the next few posts, I'll be reviewing my experiments with various iPad paint apps. I'd very much welcome comments, corrections & tips if you have experience with these apps, or any questions if you are looking into the subject yourself.<br /><br />This image, "Ragemuffin", was created using <a href="http://www.brushesapp.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span></a>ArtRage with the <a href="http://nomadbrush.com/">Nomad Brush.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Of all the paint apps I've tried, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.artrage.com/artrage-ipad.html">ArtRage</a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> is the one that offers the highest highs and lowest lows. There are so many mind-bogglingly rich features in this app, I </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-family:verdana;" >want </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">to love it with all my heart. Yet the actual user experience is frequently frustrating and even, yes, rage-provoking. Working with it is something like engaging in a relationship with a brilliant, passionate, infuriatingly lazy and sometimes abusive partner.</span><br /><pre wrap=""><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" ><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Ease of use</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" ><br />Let's get to the bad news first. This is NOT a snappy, carefree painting experience. There is a notorious lag effect while painting, which I found very annoying at times even though my painting style is naturally far from speedy. Some promising features are actually rendered nearly useless due to the painfully slow response. And while anyone can intuitively grasp the basics of mark-making here, it will take considerable time, study & experimentation to learn how to get the most of the many options, by which point you may be pulling your hair out with impatience. The speed issue is by far the </span><span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51); font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >WORST FEATURE</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" > of this app. Admittedly I don't really know much about programming, but I get the strong feeling that the developers have bitten off more than they can chew here, at least given the current technology of the iPad. I do find that performance improves somewhat by saving super-frequently, closing & reopening the app regularly, & restarting the iPad once in a while. Also, if you're the kind of artist who uses only one layer to paint, you may achieve better results.<br /><br />To the developers' credit, the in-app help menu is exceptionally thorough & useful, & their website offers a wealth of additional info, though the forums can be a bit confusing since they include comments on desktop versions of ArtRage.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Brushes</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" ><br />Now let the good news begin! ArtRage boasts a generous array of tools, and an almost mind-boggling number of luxuriously paint-like effects. Even with the lag, it's just FUN to explore mark-making with this app. Strokes can mimic markers, pastels, oils or watercolors, endlessly loaded or dry brushes, various amounts of thinner... the list of options & combinations is nearly endless, & there are fascinating effects to discover. For instance, a pen tool that I'd all but ignored at first turned out to have an elegant custom-taper option that mimics hand-inked lines better than any other iPad app I've tried. And I still haven't really scratched the surface of possibilities here. Without a doubt, the brushes are this app's <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">BEST FEATURE.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Layers</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >And the riches continue with an infinite </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">(!) </span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >number of layers & a truly impressive array of blending effects. The layer tools are nearly as versatile as the brushes, allowing visibility toggle, precise transparency settings, & even transparency locking, a hugely useful tool, unexpected in an iPad app. A drop menu offers still more options, including canvas & lighting settings that make for immense control over the finished look. The layer transform feature is the one major dud here, due to the dreaded lag, which makes it almost impossible to control with any finesse. Still, a very useful layer menu overall. </span>I might even have picked layers as the best feature, if it weren't for the additional lag that each new layer seems to add.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Color</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >The color picker is handy: it remains visible at all times, unless you choose to hide it with a tap on the "pod", or if you are painting in that corner, when it automatically vanishes. There is a unique "metallic" setting, possible because of ArtRage's lighting effects. There is a separate eyedropper tool, & a "sampler" saves colors for future use.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Imports</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >ArtRage offers two styles of imports: one that opens a "pinned snapshot" for reference, & one that provides a separate layer that can be incorporated into the art. Both draw on saved photos & photo library.</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Resizing/transforming the layer import is a major exercise in frustration, so best to modify the size before importing.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Saves & Exports</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Alas, here we come to another serious flaw. There is no autosave, though there is a save prompt that can be activated in settings. Also, in my experience, attempting to save a complex piece can result in a crash, sometimes with all unsaved work lost. In general, ArtRage seems more crash-prone than any other app I've tried. Saving super-frequently is a good idea for that reason, & helps with speed & reliability as well. The save menu does offer several convenient options, including save copy. Once saved, images can be exported from the gallery to Photo Album, Email or Print.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Gallery</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >The gallery itself is strangely lackluster, with images too small to look impressive for display, yet too large to see many choices at once. The mid-gray background makes for a generally dull effect.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Overall</span><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" > </span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" >Well, what can I say. This app aimed for greatness, & oh, how I wish it had succeeded. The astonishing wealth of features is a tantalizing golden dream that never quite became reality. Perhaps someday the developers will find a way to solve the lag & crashing issues. Maybe future versions of iPad will prove more compatible for my work. But at present, ArtRage seems more suitable for loose, alla-prima style paintings that take advantage of the many paint textures rather than works that demand many layers. I've done quite a bit of dabbling, & enjoyed myself thoroughly for a while each time, but whenever I tried to create a piece in my own style, the lag or crash issues worked up my own bout of art rage. A sad ending, at least for now. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">You can find more iMad Scientist paintings & reviews</span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://curiousartlab.blogspot.com/search/label/iPad"> here.</a><br /></pre>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3712613102521121548.post-60968019545299334682011-04-06T12:08:00.007-04:002011-04-09T17:27:12.329-04:00iMad Scientist: Brushes iPad App Review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrFs25C9cqbUGsmN3HIe9ldcxFsDLstI3pEHULA9qXQ_7PYrxaSPSPvy1lSozy7A1RXJFEiOqe2nYVrdeYErT41u8y-eKKO0-awc8g792ULC-6i0TBhHdQoa80BHWxMQG66ttk_mRlZo/s1600/Toy+3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDrFs25C9cqbUGsmN3HIe9ldcxFsDLstI3pEHULA9qXQ_7PYrxaSPSPvy1lSozy7A1RXJFEiOqe2nYVrdeYErT41u8y-eKKO0-awc8g792ULC-6i0TBhHdQoa80BHWxMQG66ttk_mRlZo/s400/Toy+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592907772856441794" border="0" /></a>For the next few posts, I'll be reviewing my experiments with various iPad paint apps. I'd very much welcome comments, corrections & tips if you have experience with these apps, or any questions if you are looking into the subject yourself.<br /><br />This image, "Toy", was created using <a href="http://www.brushesapp.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Brushes</span></a><a href="http://www.brushesapp.com/"> </a>with the <a href="http://nomadbrush.com/">Nomad Brush.</a><br /><br />Brushes was the first mobile paint app, & thus has some intriguing history & many ardent users. The famed <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/tny/2009/05/jorge-colombo-iphone-cover.html">iPhone New Yorker covers</a> were created on the iPhone version of this app.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ease of Use</span><br />Brushes is quite straightforward & intuitive to use. It's responsive & quick. The tools, layers, photo albums, color palette, color picker & fill tool all remain visible on the toolbar. The entire toolbar can be "disappeared" with a tap (which is good when you want a full view of the art or if you tend to bump into the bottom toolbar) or kept visible for speedier operation. There are also several double-tap shortcuts that can help speed things up. There is quite a thorough downloadable user's guide, as well as a few useful app settings that can customize the app to your preferences.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Brushes</span><br />Oddly enough for an app called Brushes, the brush selection is possibly the app's <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">WORST FEATURE. </span> There is only one brush tool, & though it does have 19 options for brush shape, there are no additional texture options. Brush spacing & size can be adjusted, & there are settings to vary size or opacity with speed, but the latter are on an all-or-nothing toggle, & there is no minimum radius feature, so stroke control is quite limited. There is no smudge or blend tool, so blending is a bit tedious. The app does remember separate settings for eraser & brush at least, unlike some.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Layers</span><br />There are only six layers available, but the app does offer five blending effects in addition to the opacity setting. (I used multiply & screen in creating the image here.) Other features include merge-down, clear, duplicate, & a handy flip tool. There is no visibility toggle, though you can get around that by setting the transparency to zero. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Color</span><br />The color palette conveniently includes both swatches & sliders, visible at the same time. That's the way I set up my color palette in Photoshop so it was nice to have that option here. It's also possible to save custom colors, which is very useful. The one odd annoyance with color is that changing colors in the palette sets the transparency back to 100%. It would be nice to be able to turn that feature off. Using the color picker does retain transparency, luckily, or blending would be an even bigger hassle!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Imports</span><br />Brushes allows importing from saved photos or library, & on importing immediately opens a transform option for positioning the photo.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saves & Exports</span><br />It is here that Brushes really shines, boasting a unique feature that automatically saves & replays <span style="font-style: italic;">every stroke</span>. It's quite a kick to watch the painting in progress & it can actually provide some interesting insights into your workflow. It's even possible to export these actions via e-mail & convert them to a movie via a free program called Brushes Viewer. (Alas, this is only available for Mac.) Nonetheless, I vote the replay function as the hands-down <span style="color: rgb(204, 153, 51);">BEST FEATURE</span> of this app. There is also a very handy option to send your image directly to Flickr, as well as the usual e-mail & add-to-photos options.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gallery</span><br />The gallery shows large images "framed" in "wood" against a gallery wall. A skinch gimmicky for my taste, but not too obtrusive. Tapping on the thumbnail icon opens a handy overview of your images. The label includes the date, which is nice, but also the unnecessary & possibly-inaccurate description "Digital Finger Painting". There seems to be a bit of a glitch in the orientation function, since it doesn't respond to the iPad's orientation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overall</span><br />Honestly, the action-replay function is the highlight of Brushes for me & makes it great fun & even a bit addictive. Otherwise, the limitations of the brush selection would probably keep me away.<br /><br />You can find more iMad Scientist paintings & reviews<a href="http://curiousartlab.blogspot.com/search/label/iPad"> here.</a>Curious Arthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01180271950246123614noreply@blogger.com0