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Customizing Shortcuts (and more) in Clip Studio Paint
New to digital art? Switching to Clip Studio Paint? Either way, it can be helpful to know how to learn and customize all the various keyboard shortcuts it offers! I wrote this up in an Art Director capacity but seems like the kind of thing other folks might want to reference sometimes too! So, here […]
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Concept Art
professional vis dev work
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Purple Dragon Design
I’ve been drawing a lot of dragons in my sketchbooks but it seemed like it would be fun to properly work one out digitally! I took the time to do some rendering tests on its…
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Comics
comics of many kinds
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A Brief Guide to (early onset) Wizard Puberty
A Brief Guide to (early onset) Wizard Puberty is a silly but sincere explanation for bystanders of what is happening when their friends become disabled, as narrated by a very tired wizard. This comic has…
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photography
digital camera snaps and thoughts
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Camera people – what bags do you love?
I now have a beautiful new digital mirrorless camera + gorgeous telephoto lens to take on adventures! But I cannot willingly do so without a protective case. What I’d like is a very lightweight sling…
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Cellphone Photography: All About White Balance
Okay, this first in-depth cellphone photography post is going to be about white balance. One of the things that I often struggle with is getting the colors to look right on my phone. If you’ve…
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Digital Camera Blogging
Folks seemed interested and excited about my Your Cellphone Camera’s Digital Processing Settings and You post, so I think I’m going to do some more specific posts about different things you can do to your…
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Inspiring photographer: Em Sharnoff
With the death of cohost, I have tried to make sure to catch my favourite cohost photography folks’ new rss feeds as best I can! And seems worthwhile to share these links with you –…
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Pocket Dungeons
system agnostic ttrpg modules that come in a cute pouch
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The Ghost Houses of Phylinecra – Pocket Dungeon Zine & Pocket Pack
The Ghost Houses of Phylinecra is a system-agnostic, story-heavy dungeon crawl about a community recovering after disaster, and how a goddess might try to understand mortal grief. The village of Phylinecra was a tight-knit community of artists and creatives, until it suffered a devastating flood. In the aftermath, as the survivors try to salvage their […]
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The Corruption of Pelursk – Pocket Dungeon Pack
The Corruption of Pelursk is a system-agnostic tabletop RPG hexcrawl/dungeon, written by Shel Kahn. The Isle of Pelursk holds a glowing, steaming, mist-shrouded secret at its heart, and once you’ve entered its clutches it does not want to let you leave. Designed to fit easily as a sidequest into an ongoing campaign or stand confidently…
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Keep on the Shining Isle – Pocket Pack
Keep on the Shining Isle is a system-agnostic dungeon featuring a haunted ruin, a mystery cult and some very tempting apples. Pick this up to send your home campaign on a memorable sidequest, or try out your favourite new system with this 1-2 session scenario. Written and published by Shel Kahn as the first of many…
Teaching
professional vis dev work
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Teaching Comics, Zine-making and Visual Literacy at OSF
In autumn 2017, I taught a four week comics course at the Oasis Skateboard Factory, an alternative highschool within the Toronto District Schoolboard. OSF has a project-focused curriculum, so our comic project was multifaceted, to…
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Art
paintings and drawings and more
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Doodling with Chunky Supplies
I recently got my hands on some kids’ tempera art sticks, after watching some artists I love show off their use of them to add abstraction and texture to their sketchbook work. These are not…
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Find me at TCAF!
I’m really excited to announce that I’m going to be tabling at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival this coming weekend! As you might guess, it’s located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in the Mattamy Athletic Center – old fogeys like me will know the building as the Maple Leaf Gardens, though it’s been through a thorough… keep reading
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one year of arm stuff – part 12 –ambidexterity – writing
For six months I had no nerve connection whatsoever to my lower right radial nerve. This meant that all of… read more
short snippets
pinned thoughts and quick snapshots
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testing a beautiful prime lens on some euonymus
my partner leant me his 27mm prime and it is indeed as delightful as promised! keep reading
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neon welcome
taking my camera on dusk walks has been legit incredible – can’t wait till we get some of those deep blue summer dusks later this… keep reading
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the shadowy guild
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red squirrel with opinions
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solarpunk crystal island wip
way, way more stuff! and I picked up a tube of W&N perylene black, an inky green-black that is absolutely hitting the spot for me.… keep reading
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solarpunk crystal island wip
committing to the lighting and starting to maybe actually solve these values! but shit I really need a darker green than what I have in… keep reading
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solarpunk crystal island wip
getting a feel for who lives here now… and adding a lot more background interest too. keep reading
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haunted afternoon at the guild
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solarpunk crystal island wip
starting to populate this place with Stuff…. keep reading
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solarpunk crystal island wip
starting up a big one on 18 x 24 mixed media paper! the composition has already expanded beyond my original border but I will just… keep reading
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pink bells at golden hour
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heard you was…
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