I created a child theme, converted kilitelen.ttp to a woff2, and uploaded it with some supporting theme code. (ChatGPT showed me the way).
This is Toki Pona – jan lipu iloalanasa
)}To utilize toki-pona on this journal, select “toggle Snippet font” and start typing. Hit space after spelling out word (such as lipu) and it will combine into the appropriate glyph.
Not sure how to do a proper name circle.
Start Time: 1:15pm, Saturday, October 4, 2014.
Finish Time: 1:36am, Sunday, October 5, 2014.
Drawing Dynamic Comics by Andy Smith
This is a fine book on drawing comics. It’s not much different than the other ones I’ve read, but Mr. Smith’s style is slightly different.
Despite the general sameness of these guides, I still find the subtle differences interesting and educational. Perhaps even inspiring.
Not a complete beginner book, but not very advanced either.
Human Anatomy Made Amazingly Easy by Christopher Hart
Expressive Anatomy for Comics and Narrative: Principles and Practices from the Legendary Cartoonist (Will Eisner Instructional Books) by Will Eisner
So here we have two books on drawing… one by a relatively young guy, and another by a giant in the field, published posthumously from his notes.
It surprises even me that, while I liked both books, I found the young guy’s more educational.
It’s obvious that Will Eisner is the better artist. There are many drawings from Christopher Hart’s book that I find… less than publishable-quality. But Christopher Hart is the first person to really make me pay attention to skeletal and muscular structure. I don’t know why; Almost all the figure drawing books I have go over this. But there’s something in the way Hart breaks it down that made it easy for me to digest. Amazingly Easy, I guess.
Granted, the books don’t have the same aim. Eisner is addressing expressiveness and storytelling. Hart is trying to communicate the basics. It’s entirely possible I’m just not ready for the Eisner.
I can accept that. I’ve got it in my library for later.
In an ongoing effort to get back into drawing to fill the void left by a lack of improv, I’ve been looking at good drawing software to use my Wacom Graphire3 with. GiMP is kind of touchy and not great for freehand drawing (IMHO).
I cam across ArtRage, which is a neat little free ($25 for full version) package that’s really well thought out for tablet users, and has neat effects simulating various drawing and painting mediums.
This was done using the colored pencil on a canvas texture background. I like how realistic it looks compared to actual canvas and pencil drawings.
The paint effects are cool, too. If you paint red and then blue on top of it, the colors mix as if the underlying paint is still wet. It’s awesome. The brushes change shape depending on how you move them, as if they were real bristles.
Fun, fun, fun.