Author Archives: Guthlac

Well it has been almost 1 month since I moved from Windows to Mac OS X and I have learnt a lot. The overriding lesson is that the OS X and Windows 7 work in almost identical ways. This shouldn’t come as a surprise when you consider they are doing … Continue reading →

I am sure this has been seen already by many people, over a million according to YouTube, but it made me smile. I just hope not one of those people! Check out this video on YouTube: Sent from my iPad Continue reading →

This evening it took me just over an hour to reach my boredom/frustration threshold whilst using Brushes. Perhaps I am tired, it is almost midnight but more likely I have reached the limits of my skill envelope and can’t take this drawing/painting… Continue reading →

When you start looking at a subject in any depth all sorts of strange things start to pop out that you never really associated but actually are strangely connected. I’ve mentioned once or twice before that I am interested in how to capture Deep Ti… Continue reading →

I’m sure I’ve circulated these things before but the skill, expertise and artistic talent is just breath taking. Enjoy. 20 Extraordinary Digital Illustrationshttp://designsuperstars.net/20-extraordinary-digital-illustrations/ — Sent from Zite pe… Continue reading →

One of he things that I have never been able to get my head around in the past is water colour. Whenever I tried it I just couldn’t make it work. Well today I’ve given it another go and things seemed to go a little better than normal. The generic … Continue reading →

I think I am a very slow worker when it comes to producing works of art. Yes I can rattle off quick drawings but when I try and really capture a likeness I find myself slowing right down and agonising over every detail. This realisation came to me… Continue reading →

After extensive research, well about five minutes drawing blank on the Apple help system – not the best but there we are – I found the answer in a forum to where the # key can be found. (For the information of anyone interested it is alt + 3) Now … Continue reading →

So I have to try and relearn, if I ever did know too much about CSS and HTML etc,brush up or generally panic about what I am getting myself into. The catalyst for all this is the imminent closure of my original website which has been running more … Continue reading →

I really didn’t know what to expect when we visited Hardwick Hall yesterday. I’d learnt about Bess of Hardwick, I think when I was a kid, but other than that I knew very little of the place. It turns out that the hall(s) is set in 100’s of acres o… Continue reading →