This piece was created using Colors! on my DS. Always a great way to pass the time on my way to work. I used Photoshop for some minor edits and also to frame this piece. I Love graf-style drawings but I only see them displayed in books and some web sites. So I plan on posting more. Next week, I will replacing the animated avatar on the sidebar.
Welcome. For those of you that are not familiar with this blog or the archives, here’s a cool drawing posted about 1 year ago by Scritch. This piece is definitely one of my favorites. It looks and feels like a Friday afternoon and I just left work. It feels like the steam room after a hard grueling work out. It feels stress free.
This is what you got to do when life presents stress-filled obstacles your way. Blow it out.
The middle of the week is like an unfinished thought, just like this unfinished idea. It always depends on how you look at it. Sure, there are plenty of things I could have done to improve this piece but sometimes I like unfinished pieces. Inspiration can be found in the process of creation.
More fun with this bear character later. Peep the old Varsity Team post.
If women want to look their best and ready for success, simply straighten your hair. After all, Oprah cosigns a straight hair makeover.
Models Nomie Lenoir and Flavania Matata look incredible with a buzz cut and straight-up bald. As long as the hair is healthy and smells nice, it is fine by me.
I understand women want to switch up their style from time to time, that’s not an issue. But it is kind of sad that while many women are chasing the epitome of style some are doing serious, irreparable damage to their hair and scalp attempting to get rid of the kinks and curls. Ironically, some women with straight hair spend hundreds trying to curl their hair. It’s always greener on the other side of the fence. The messages and images displayed in the media explicitly display their preference, which probably influences many peoples preference for straight and long hair. And why many budding stars abandon, hide or remove their natural kinks and curls for a more successful or professional look. I’m just a guy making quick lazy observations, but I’ve seen and know some ladies struggling with the coarse textured curly hair.
Check out this site, NaturallyCurly.com and pass the link to your lady, sister or your mom! The hair industry is $erious!
Do you have a preference, straight or curly-haired women? And do you think straight hair looks more professional? Or are you wondering why I have a post about women with straight or curly hair?
Monday Morning Flavor of the Day, Chocolate Deluxe.
Hopefully this will bring a smile to your Monday.
Check out the quick animated self-portrait on the side created with Animanatee.
I’m thinking about the time that I have and don’t have. I’m still trying to create better archetypes. Thanks again Purple Zoe. I have a vague idea of what archetype means, but I found a very applicable definition, “an inherited pattern of thought or symbolic imagery derived from the past collective experience and present in the individual unconscious.” Or you can simply use the word, prototype, which I believe has a slightly different connotation. Hopefully that ‘pattern of thought or symbolic imagery’ is not controlled or influenced by negative forces that are detrimental to your pysche.
There’s been some serious slacking on the blog. My time management skills have not been great. I know how I want to spend my time, like really improving some of these designs and challenge myself to push my work even further. In spite of time constraints, I would like to become more prolific and gain new skills. Some times I don’t have a sense of satisfaction until a goal, big or small, is completely realized. So then I tend to try to work on another project but neither gets completed. So I’m not going to give up and say I have no time, I’ll plan, take one step at a time and keep it moving.
Does that sense of satisfaction & accomplishment ever feels like its out of reach? And you don’t have enough time to get it done? It’s a gloomy Friday for me.
I think I drew something slightly similar when I came back from my honey moon last year.
I want to talk to you about something deep about life and its brevity…about loving those close to you and living life with love just in general and giving of yourself. And most importantly Praising and Glorifying The Most High and being thankful for all of the blessings He’s bestowed upon you/us everyone. Tomorrow is not promised to any of us. May God grant blessings and ease in these difficult times on the Shareef family the family of Mut Eshua she was a beautiful spirit who will live on in all of our hearts. May she find Peace in the hereafter… and I pray we all find peace in the here and now.
Some times you wake up in the morning feeling amazing and you just have to give thanks! Just appreciate life. Cheesy? Yeah, but that’s cool. I’m just having fun with some drawings, keeping things loose and simple.
Nintendo DS Sketchbook
Nintendo DS + (Colors! + Animanatee).
With this tool I can sketch, doodle, and animate on the go basically anywhere. Hopefully there will be more great productive applications for the DS. Maybe Nintendo will help support homebrewed wares. It would be great if some one created simple a homebrewed vector-based program for the DS. My C++ skills are non-existant and programming parametric equations will make my head explode.
Colors! is a great program, check out the website gallery to see what it can do. Animanatee is hot. The interface is simple and intuitive, I usually read the manuals and documentation but there’s really no need. I decided to have fun and create this on my subway ride to and from work. This animation is really crude and can be improved in many ways, but it was a joy to create.
I read and heard many emotional responses concerning the Sean Bell verdict. Many people are asking, where do we go from here? What do we do? What now? I have a clear-cut answer. Learn your rights and how to conduct yourself when confronted by police officers. Then make sure you pass that information on to some one you know.
Knowing your rights and remaining civil will not necessarily help when your wallet or candy bar is mistaken for a Ruger 9mm semiautomatic weapon or a Bryco Arms 9mm semi, but it may help in most cases. In addition to that I would also suggest getting involved in your community. Get to know the local officers who are assigned to your neighborhood. A proactive approach may help and service you in the long run. I’m not the most religious or spiritual person, but I’m sure prayer also helps. Pray and remember the other fallen victims of police brutality like Amadou Diallo, Anthony Baez, Michael Stewart, Abner Louima and Eleanor Bumpurs.
Resource: WHAT TO DO WHEN STOPPED BY THE POLICE
Update: Jay-Z establishes a trust fund for Sean Bell’s children.
That’s admirable.
