Monthly Archives: February 2011

A bit of a pen and ink

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Guthlac

So there I was last night watching TV and I suddenly felt the urge to make some pen and ink drawings. This, in part, was as a result of watching a programme about the illustration for Alice in Wonderland. So for the st of the evening I produced a … Continue reading →

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40 mbit

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Guthlac

It has been almost a week since I upgraded to BT Infinity and started to get 40 mbit broadband. As with everything to do with the internet things aren’t exactly what they say on the tin. My actual speed is 32 mbit but this is still nearly six time… Continue reading →

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How do you draw dark skin?

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Guthlac

This is not a particularly good drawing for a number of reasons but I am not too bothered about that at the moment. The main question I was trying to address was how do you make a drawing of a person with dark skin? I’m not sure I have answered th… Continue reading →

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Wild Game Hunting

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Guthlac

Not sure whether this is a very good drawing? I seem to have rushed this and wasn’t too concerned about proportions so I can’t say I am too happy with the result. I even don’t think the post production on the iPad worked. So as usual this has left… Continue reading →

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Learning about paper

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Guthlac

The other week I bought some cheap sketch pads an initially I thought I might have made a mistake. However, now I am using graphite and suddenly what appeared to be suspect paper seems to have come alive. Of course another reason could be ‘user er… Continue reading →

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Kate Moss

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Guthlac

Graphite drawing processed through brushes and Photoshop – not a bad effect.Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Dead Man

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Guthlac

Does this look like a dead man?Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Guthlac

Every year a lot of American sports TV seem to rave about the Sports Illustrated (SI) Swimsuit Edition. Well this year I have taken the opportunity to but a copy and well to say I am underwhelmed is an understatement. The women are uniformly beaut… Continue reading →

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iPhoneography triptych

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Guthlac

I am not sure whether this can be viewed very well on line but I have been working on the idea I had this morning for cutting up parts of an iPhonegraph. This time I have a triptych out of the results. Certainly making me think.Simon Marchini LRPS… Continue reading →

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Chopping up the iPhone

Posted on February 15, 2011 by Guthlac

Well I have done it. I have chopped up my iPhone. Just kidding?? Actually what I have done is start to chop up iPhone photographs and then reassembled them. I really like the results and it does open up whole new avenues of exploration of the phot… Continue reading →

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