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Looks like every couple of years I get back here to poke around and see whats new. It's a shame to see a lot of the artists I followed also don't post anymore. But there's tons of new artwork here that is always really impressive. I keep telling myself I need to post some stuff but then I never do... 

See you all again in 2016!

Okay I made it back here in 2019 and I posted something...
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Wow, over 2 years since updating my journal. I have to admit I don't frequent Deviant art much anymore but I did think about it today and thought I would drop by. Looks about the same as it did 2 years ago. Not sure I missed much except all the new artwork from my friends. Gotta go catch up on that!

Oh yeah... I'm still alive and kicking!
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Hello... Is this thing on?
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01/03/09
Wow! Has it really been that long since I've posted to this journal? I never was one to write in a journal, oh well. I've got a new toy and I thought I might share.

So, I finally got a Cintiq tablet that I've dreamed of for years. It's not the great big one, just the little 12" one. At first I thought it was going to be too small, as a second monitor it's kind of funny looking compared to my old second monitor. As a monitor it's not that useful but as a sketchpad it's pretty awesome!  I whipped up a little sketch in Photoshop this morning using the Cintiq tablet, nothing to write home about but it was a fun little exercise. I've posted it to my gallery.

One odd thing I've noticed about the tablet is that the registration/accuracy around the edges of the screen is a bit shaky and off. I've watched the Wacom videos on calibration where they try to explain the accuracy issues as parallax. I call bullshit on that one, does anyone else have one of these tablets? Are there issues when you get close to the edge?

The size has turned out to be quite nice, it's about the size of a normal sketchbook and seems comfortable. Probably a lot more manageable than the great big one. Of course the screen real-estate isn't that great but I think I've got a good workflow where I keep my main display with all the palettes and have just the artwork on the Cintiq. Another cool thing to do is to have a duplicate window of the artwork on the main display set to full view. So while you're noodling out the details at 300% on the tablet you can see the entire drawing on the main display. Kind of like taking a step back from your sketchbook.

I would love to hear from anyone that has one of these tablets, any tips and tricks you could share would be great!

08/25/07
So I did end up posting my sketches to the scraps gallery but I liked a couple of them so I moved them over to my regular gallery. They were quick sketches and my techniques for getting them digitized was less than optimal but they turned out okay.

08/24/07
Welcome to my new journal, thought it might be kind of cool to try some stuff. Unfortunately, IE sucks so bad that it will probably look like ass. But if you're running Firefox or Safari, enjoy!

I must apologize for my lack of updates here lately. With my new gig I've been quite busy and haven't really had a lot of time to do freelance work or self promotional work. I may post some sketches I've done to the scraps section later if anyone is interested...

Hopefully I can pick up the pace again here someday and post some new work and get some new tutorials on my site.
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IllustratorTechniques newsletter has just published their 5th issue and it includes a tutorial article about using Adobe Illustrator to simulate a pencil sketch drawing. You can see the new illustration posted in my DA gallery.

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