New Visboard in the works
July 29th, 2008
Seems there is a newly designed Visboard coming out from Proview. This is perhaps due to the poor reviews for the ‘VA1′ model from artists. The newer ‘VD1′ version is said to have removed the thick glass pane and is more responsive to pressure sensitivity.
There is also a 26″ version, notably larger than anything even Wacom has come out with.
More photos and specs can be found (in Russian) here .
Google Maps - Walking Around
July 27th, 2008
Google has added a ‘Walking’ feature to their directions. I tried it out on a few locations in downtown Toronto. Based on my average walking speed, it’s very accurate!
Back In Canada
July 24th, 2008
Just a note that I had to jet off to Switzerland on a family matter, but am back and settled now. Ready to get back into blog entries. :)
More soon!
Webcomics Podcast 29 - Print vs Web
May 21st, 2008
Just listened to a fantastic podcast concerning the business side of webcomics, but it’s a great listen to anyone interested in creativity vs. commerce.
Courtesy of Webcomics Weekly.
Big Book!
May 14th, 2008
Fellow illustrator Adam Osgood let me know that a couple of my images have been included in the Big Book of Illustration Ideas 2 from Harper Collins.
Haven’t seen it yet, but going to try and track it down!
Free tax information seminars
May 10th, 2008
I went to the CRA’s small business tax information seminar on Friday. Lots of good info, especially if you have some specific questions.
All of the CRA’s information documents are located online in PDF format, or can be mailed to you free of charge!
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/events/on/menu-e.html
Mass Copyright Infringement
April 18th, 2008
A book has been published featuring many illustrations used without permission by a publisher named ‘Great Creativity’ (uh huh).
Interviews with artists were also taken word for word from the LCS website.
Take a look here for more on the story.
Toshiba M200 - my first tablet
April 15th, 2008
I decided to give the tablet experience a try with an older (yet recommended) model from Toshiba, the M200. While the specs are much lower than one you would purchase today, it seems quite effective as a portable sketchbook (and just that, definitely not a workstation).
One main concern with virtually every tablet out there is the lack of programmable function keys. I’ve bypassed this issue by attaching a numeric keypad to the underside of the tablet, and using AutoHotkey to assign whatever functions I want.
SDreamer on the Tablet PC forums has a great tutorial on how to set this up. I’m using XP and seems to be working fine so far!
I Love Euro-Comics - Finale
April 14th, 2008
I don’t know much about the story, but I really dig the style.
More here.
I Love Euro-Comics - Part Two
April 8th, 2008
Blacksad - Juan Díaz Canales (writer) and Juanjo Guarnido (artist)
More here.
