Art Advice: Scanning and mending large art

Scanners. They’re our amazing link between the traditional and digital world. Yet, we have a slight issue when we’ve created a piece that’s just a little too large to scan in. Should you scan in just a portion and leave that to your digital workings? It would most certainly be nice to get a full-detail version into Photoshop with 300dpi, though…. and digitally photographing artwork often ends with blurry, washed-out results. Never fear! I now bring to you the ultimate scanning and mending tutorial.

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Art :: And the Lobster Ran Away with the Spoon

And the Lobster ran away with the spoon
And the Lobster Ran Away with the Spoon. Watercolor… I would certainly NOT want to eat at this place– but hooray for lobster sushi you get to fight! It would be fun to watch, though.

Sketches: contrast, weightlifters & lemurs

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Art :: Caricatures

Abe Abe
Chuck Chuck
Kid and the Cat Kid and the Cat
Eh, What's That? Eh, What’s That?
iPod Chick iPod Chick
Sir Glasses Sir Glasses

Artists of the Month: June ‘08

Getting back on track, I do apologize for missing the May AOTM post; schooling and sickness do not mix well with proper blog upkeep. However, I’ve got three more featured artists: one a personal friend of mine, another a web designer and the third a kinetic sculptor.

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Character Concepts :: Batch 1

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Art :: Self Portrait

Self Portrait Lo and behold! The completed self portrait.

Lazy Eye


My Final for 3D Animation class! Made with Maya.

Art :: Top Heavy

Top Heavy Top Heavy :: Life drawing exercise (I finally rescued her from the life drawing room)

RIP CLIE

So this morning I finished up a call on my cell and my Clie PDA starts clicking. And flashing the logo. And the power button wouldn’t go off– I tried EVERYTHING buuuuuuut a hard reset is what it took, and now it flickers on for a moment and….. dies.

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