I’m a Gen X nerd who loves art, photography, and web design.
Pretty much everything and I mean, everything I want to write about, goes on this blog. A personal post, check. A film review, check, a post about blogging, check. I realised the reason I kept starting and stopping was I was trying to force each blog I started into a tiny set of parameters. Source: Why I blog the way I do After churning through dozens of blogging experiments, I’ve adopted the same…
I can be a perfectionist when it comes to drawing. I'm working to overcome that by doing more quick sketches. I'll never improve without practice, and it's hard to practice when you're critical of everything you make. I'm learning to enjoy the process without having any expectations. Just drawing for the fun of it.
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I wanted to complete one more cartoon character before the weekend. Today, it’s Bender from Futurama .
Doodle Scan Remove the paper background from your doodles, sketches, and drawings. Make the paper a different color. Enhance the colors or make all the ink black. Download a clean PNG. No AI bullshit, and nothing is uploaded to a server. Another handy tool created by Robb Knight . You can read more about its development here .
Over the years, I’ve filled many sketchbooks, and a lot of those drawings have never made it online. I thought it would be fun to start a Throwback Thursday series and dig through my archives to share some of my favorite sketches from years past. I’ll start things off with this watercolor sketch of a green tree frog I made while on vacation at Lake Murray, SC, back in 2017. One early morning, I…
In his recent article , Sabastian talks about bouncing back and forth between different formats for his blog. The first is the strategy of writing every day, which can be challenging but forces you to write consistently. The second approach is to treat your blog like a personal timeline, sharing shorter posts using a variety of formats. I’ve had the exact same struggle over the years, never…
Robin from Teen Titans Go! Developed for Cartoon Network, the series premiered on April 23, 2013, and is based on DC Comics’ fictional superhero team the Teen Titans and DC Nation’s New Teen Titans shorts.
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The second drawing I’ve made of Courage the Cowardly Dog. I sketched the first one using ink and watercolor.
The Drawing Challenge A daily art community: post one drawing a day, follow a monthly theme, build a streak, and grow alongside fellow artists. Free to join. I discovered this site through 73% Geek’s weekly link roundup . I might consider following some of the prompts as part of my daily drawing project.
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Kicking off the week with a drawing of everyone’s favorite troublemaker, Bartholomew Jo-Jo “Bart” Simpson. 😎
Went to see Spider-Man: Brand New Day last night. I enjoyed it, but Marvel movies just don’t excite me like they used to. Maybe I’m getting too old for them, or maybe I’m just a little burned out on the MCU. Either way, it was still a fun night out with the family, and I’d recommend this sequel if you’re a Spider-Man fan. 🍿
I’m trying to go back to a mindset pre-social media where being social online meant leaving comments on people’s blogs or posting in forums. It wasn’t about likes and shares. Source: Unbroadcasting Kali’s post sums up what I've been thinking lately. I want to break the habit of feeling like I have to broadcast everything I post on my blog. If people are interested in what I’m up to, it’s pretty…