I noticed the charger for my Mac laptop was going out. It worked as long as I positioned it just right. Instead of spending $80 for a replacement from Apple I decided to order a new one inexpensively online because I thought I had time. When the charger went out completely, the one ordered at a fraction of the store price was still on its way from China.
Being a bit electronically inclined I decided to take apart the magsafe connector on the charger and tried reconnect the wires. Was I wrong? This thing is so tightly put together I knew I wouldn't be able to fix it but I was challenged to try anyway. I ended up with a useless bunch of tape on the end of a wire.
So it has now been 3 days of my laptop sitting in the corner with all my software and files stored away, unpowered. Luckily I have another laptop to use for internet purposes. I say this because I have projects to work on but a very limited capability to do them on this laptop. I downloaded the older free versions of the software I use but it has limited capabilities compared with what I am used to. On top of that, I am not using Mac. The shortcuts and general controls are awkward in comparison to which I am accustomed to on the Mac.
From this ordeal I have learned that saving a few dollars may be more costly in time and aggravation.
The charger looks like it is due to arrive tomorrow. Then I can resume the creating.
Thursday, February 20, 2014
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Logo Design Pricing
Logo design pricing is hard. Why is that? I found this excellent explanation here. It's not just a pretty image. Many elements go into a good logo.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
Cheers Beer
Today I was working on a project that needed beer mugs. I figured I would just draw them. So I did and put them on a T-shirt at my redbubble store.
Enjoy and Cheers!
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Digital Painting Tutorial with Feng Zhu
Watch Feng Zhu Digital Painting Tutorial and see how he does 2 of these images in an hour.
I had always appreciated digital painting and tried it a few times on my own. I understood the setting inside of Photoshop and basic techniques but, always wanted to be better and more efficient. After watching this video I had no Idea anyone could make it look so quick and easy.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Process of an Image - Octopus
Process of an image. #octopus. After my initial #sketches and #drawing I then #ink my drawing. Next I scan or take a picture to import into #illustrator or #photoshop to finalize.
Outlines are created in #illustrator.
More detail is added.
#color is added. I, also, changed one of the eyes.
Detail color is added to the suction cups.
And finally shading is added.
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