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By: Roberta,
on 2/8/2010
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By: Ginger Nielson,
on 2/8/2010
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A little late this week... but definitely very muddy *:)
I have been working to finish a picture book for Stemmer House Publishers. And while I was in the midst of it my older wacom tablet began to behave badly. Why? Well after 5 years of heavy use the overlay became very scratched up from the pen nibs which were wearing down.
I had to choose between getting a CINTIQ much earlier than I could afford or trying out the Wacom Intuos 4. I chose the latter and I am delighted with the new large tablet. It is sleek, large enough for me to be happy with, and even has little lighted keystroke buttons. So if I press a button I actually Know what it will do. The new pen is a joy as well. It comes with a holder that has a secret compartment for the pen nibs...ten in all. My favorite is the black and white tipped one. With the new tablet and the pen it really feels like your brush or pen is gliding across real paper. MMmmmmm what a nice addition to a digital artist's supplies*:)
Another reason for my decision, my Macintosh screen is much larger than the cintiq, so I rationalize that I will be more at home with the tablet ... at least for now.
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By: Paula Becker,
on 2/8/2010
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Muddy Waters, the big blues man. One of my first thoughts when I saw the prompt this week. I also saw several other Muddy Waters so it was a popular solution. As for style and execution, I wanted to see what I could do with the digital watercolor brushes in Painter 11.
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By: Laurel Gaylord,
on 2/6/2010
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In Egyptian art, many royal representatives were depicted holding sacred lotuses, members of the water lily family, and the gods were also associated with water lilies. In Buddhism, the lotus is an important symbol of enlightenment because it illustrates beauty rising through mud and water to bloom. Because many species tightly furl their blossoms at light, the lotus is also a symbol of opening to the light.
The roots of water lilies are embedded in the mud, well below the water line. The mud keeps the roots moist and provides a source of nutrition, while richly oxygenated water seeps into the roots.
I love the analogy of rising above muddy beginnings and blooming in spite of it all!
The lillies and stems were painted a base color and then finished with colored pencils. The lily pads are exposed patterned paper.
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By: Valerie Walsh,
on 2/5/2010
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Living in Topanga I know a lot about mud because here we live in the dirt. I am sad to report that more people are moving in and pouring a fair amount of concrete to make it less dirty! It always makes me wonder why a person would want to live in a rustic State Park when they could easily live in Calabasas which is much more paved and upscale. Have you noticed that I talk a bit more when I really don't have anything for the word and I don't have time to make anything either :(
This image has a little to do with mud, muddy and Topanga because this doggy plate that I made for my mom about 15 years ago is made with Topanga mud in a little garage clay studio belonging to Jan Mitchell right down the lane. Good clean mud! We taught children, we had girl's Monday Night Clay where we played, talked and laughed. My submission for Illustration Friday's " muddy" theme is a painted clay plate "Happy Day" I made for my mom Babs who has not been feeling well. I love you Mom!
"happy day" plate 1995 valerie walsh photo of babs 2007
"happy day" plate 1995 valerie walsh photo of babs 2007
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By: Roberta Baird,
on 2/5/2010
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“Don’t pray for rain if you’re going to complain about the mud!”
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Cute Ginger! Great action.
Look at the action. Wonderful work.
Cute illo!
Adorable!
Adorable and funny!Welcome to the new tablet,me too I was thinking to have a new one:)
P.S. Congratulations on your new book!!
Love it! Congratulations on your new art tablet as well!!
Hi Ginger- Nice to see you here on IF.
What a wonderful illustration! Nicely done! :D
OHHHHHHHH lucky you a new tablet and a 4 at that lol, there nice, but i'll have wait til my 3 wears out then they'll probably be up to 8 by then.
good luck with your new book. I seem to remember having been in a similar position once but no chickens.
whoops! ha! ha!
Cute Ginger....Boys and mud!!
Can I borrow your Intuos4? Hee Hee! I wish you many happy hours of digital bliss!!
Ah Roberta, you can just sit right here next to me and enjoy the adventure. It really is such a big improvement over the "3" that I wish I had invested sooner.
Great energy and design!
Great work Ginger. So much movement and action! Love it! Hey congrats on the new toy. I know you'll have so much fun, uyou won't want to do anything else. :o)
Thanks for the advice on the Bible blog for kids. I started one last week called Mr. Biblehead and it is getting some good responses. You're a blessing!
Ginger dearest! How are you? I hope you're having fun... So glad to be back here again. (^_^) xx