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Lettering set (Pocket 5.4)
I took the lettering set in the new procreate brush library for a spin. Here’s my thoughts, some sample letters, and a couple fall-theme banners I made with them.
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Slow sidebar workarounds for Pocket 5.4
In my last post I went over the new brush library introduced with Pocket’s 5.4 update, which has prompted a massive outcry from users, most of which can be summarized as follows: it’s awful and we hate it! Read on for my analysis of the updated UI, and the workarounds I’ve been using so far.
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Procreate Pocket 5.4 update – brushes
For those that don’t know, Procreate Pocket is the app I use for painting and drawing on my iPhone. Several years ago, I switched to doing digital art on my phone due to its smaller size being more manageable for my chronic pain than the iPad mini I had been using (yes, not even a…
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AI Art: further thoughts
Nearly three years ago, I made a post about my initial thoughts on the proliferation of generative AI technology in the context of creating art. Since then, the technology hasn’t gone anywhere—it’s evolved the same way all technology does, but at this point, it seems pretty clear to be a permanent fixture in the creative…
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A wild fanart appears
The other day I was reading a fanfic (title: Lorem; author: Avarin; fandom: 魔道祖师 – 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī – Mòxiāng Tóngxiù) and there was this one scene that caught me off guard:
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Mermaid
Last time I posted my very first pixel art (though not finished in that order) and today I’m sharing my second! Which started as a simple practice piece to help me do the sky and mountains in Dream Haven, but the blue colors and gradient reminded me of the ocean, and so I added some…
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And…finally done!
My very first pixel art—though not in order of completion, I’ve finished others since then, two of which you’ll be seeing in upcoming posts. But I’m super excited to share this one with you because it’s what got me sucked down the rabbit hole of pixel art.
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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Which my autocorrect for some reason changed to “hair astrology” 🤔
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AI art: some initial thoughts
If you spend much time in online creative communities, you’ve more than likely encountered artwork created using generative artificial intelligence (AI art for short), and probably the heated controversy surrounding it: an article in the September issue of Vogue concluded that AI art will either be another passing fad, or the end of the world…
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Chickens
So I’ve been working on the next (and final!) book in my astrology series, and I ran into a bit of art block. Fortunately, I was able to work through it by making some random, loosely-inspired-by-pop-culture chicken art, which I am posting here for your entertainment. Plus, some concept art for the next book at…
Short and Sweet WTF
the f is for fudge | est. 2016
