Thursday, 29 July 2021

Map of 2020

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It's been years and years since I did the Map of Humanity, a madly ambitious attempt to map out the human experience along the lines of ...
Thursday, 22 July 2021

Belated Westworld Season II reflections

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The most interesting thing to me about season two of Westworld was the way it contrasted the attitudes and goals of Maeve and Dolores.  ...
Tuesday, 20 July 2021

Warlord of Io - Nose Virus!

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Found this old strip, which with COVID somehow seems even more relevant. Obviously, sentient viruses are the next step in gain of function r...
Friday, 16 July 2021

Making illustrations in ProCreate

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I've done a few, all for on-screen, nothing for print. I've done a lot of print work, almost all of it using Adobe Illustrator. On-s...
Thursday, 15 July 2021

Map of Humanity can now be conquered in Lux!

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My Map of Humanity , the most outlandishly ambitious (and completely bonkers) project I've ever undertaken, is a map now in Lux, thanks ...
Monday, 12 July 2021

Life drawing: traditional vs. digital

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I thought it might be interesting to contrast life drawings I did on paper with those on the iPad Pro, using ProCreate.  ProCreate definitel...
Thursday, 8 July 2021

First scribbles and life drawing with ProCreate

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The first drawing I did on the iPad Pro was at lunch on the workplace patio; a coworker had brought his iPad, and we both did a drawing base...
Monday, 5 July 2021

What's the best drawing software for iPad (Pro)?

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An Adobe Draw piece I exported as a PNG; all flat shapes, no soft edges.  Once you've gotten your spiffy new iPad, you have to decide wh...
Monday, 28 June 2021

What do you do with an iPad Pro?

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Draw, if you're me.  I use it for other things, of course... but not that much. The full break down (most frequent to least): 1) Draw 2)...
Friday, 26 March 2021

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  Red Bicycle Knight of Lakeshore Weight:  35 lbs  Height:  3.5 feet Operational range:  Depends on fitness level of operator Maximum speed:...
Tuesday, 23 March 2021

The Bathurst unicorn plague hunter

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  Bathurst unicorn plague hunter Weight:  1.5 tons  Height:  17 feet Operational range:  30 miles (Coaling stations along Bathurst increases...
Saturday, 6 February 2021

Big Bird: Tyrannosaurus Rex?

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A Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil, complete with feathers, was discovered recently in the Alberta Badlands. The find is radically transforming our ...
Saturday, 3 October 2020

Whistling steam battle beer carrier

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  Whistling steam battle beer carrier Weight:  1.2 tons  Height:  16 feet  Operational range: 40 miles  Maximum speed:  50 mph Crew:  1 Engi...
Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Bridal Path Assault Carriage

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Bridal Path Assault Carriage Weight: 10 tons (solid gold) Height:  12 feet (18 feet with crown) Operational range:  26.2 miles  Maximum spee...
Tuesday, 22 September 2020

Steamcycle Knights of Toronto

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Toronto is well known for it's steamcycles, which puff up and down our streets in a great cloud of white fluffy smoke. They are a wonder...
Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Demons of El Dorado: Part 11

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CHIBA VILLAGE Luis coughed. The smoke filled air was aggravating his lungs. His watery eyes focused on the glowing fire. He held his ...