Happy 2012!

Happy New Year! Have fun and please be safe! :)

Happy New Year 2012 by aeli9

Airmov iPad App for Stretching Hands

Airmov is an interesting app.

It's meant to help to prevent repetitive stress. If you already own an iPad, it can't hurt to try it!

Airmov pings you throughout the day to remind you to stop working and give your hands a "stretch break," which the app provides via the iPad's multitouch display. You spread your palm onscreen and then press your fingertips down with gently increasing pressure for about 15 seconds as a progress bar fills in.

via fastcodesign.com

 

Holiday Cheer

I wish everyone a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year! Also, Happy Holidays to my politically correct readers! :)

Thank you for visiting my little blog/web site! I hope it is helpful and somewhat entertaining.

Be safe and have fun!
Jen

Now enjoy some Christmas puppies and kitties.

Art Inspiration for Christmas

This was supposed to post on Dec. 21st, but didn't for some strange reason.

Christmas edition! Christmas is very near so I can’t help that it’s on my mind. I tried my best to find some non-traditional holiday art, but there is some traditional stuff thrown in too.

via wacomtabletreviews.net

Art Inspiration Wednesday!

I'm going on a cruise to Cozumel on Dec. 30th and had to add today's inspiration before the New Year.  So, sadly, none of the following photos are mine. Hopefully my pictures will look as good as these!

Beach by atoes

Beach by jkurl11 

A Lonely Walk to the Ocean by Stuck In Customs

Sunset on Second Beach by Paula Cobleigh Photography

Beach by Clinton Little

Beach by kevint3

Holiday Giveaway From Abduzeedo

One of my favorite design web sites, Abduzeedo.com, is having a holiday giveaway!

All you have to do to enter is to leave a comment!

Click here to enter

Wacom Intuos With Meet the Masters DVD Bundle

For those living in Europe, you are fortunate because Wacom is including Meet the Masters on DVD with an Intuos4 purchase (excluding the XL). This DVD provides great tutorials from internationally known designers

The DVD includes:

• Digital drawing and painting in Photoshop – Learn to create an entire illustration from scratch, from setting up a workspace to sketching, drawing and colouring techniques. 
• Photo Illustration – Follow digital artist Uli Staiger as he uses Photoshop to create a breath taking composition. Through the process, learn about everything from 3D tools and blend modes to masking and layer adjustments.
• Drawing in Illustrator – Find out about the different brushes in Illustrator that create a wide variety of effects in images.
• Painter crash course – Explore Corel Painter’s artist’s tools and use them to create a piece of artwork from start to finish.

There is picture-in-picture video of the teachers using the Intuos4 pen tablet. There is also a mode called watch & work that displays the tutorial in a small window on screen allowing you to practice along with the video.

If you are only interested in the DVDs, they can be purchased separately or together on the Wacom estore.

I'm a bit jealous that we don't get this same deal in the U.S. I have no idea why they don't make it available here, but it's a very good deal for anyone in Europe who is interested in buying an Intuos4 right now.

uDraw Game Tablet for Wii Review

For the kids in your life, the uDraw might be a great graphics tablet option.

Since I haven't had the opportunity to play with one, here's a good and thorough review by Engadget.

The uDraw may not be the most powerful artistic creation on the planet, but in the right hands it can be a lot of fun. Really, though, those hands need to be right-dominant and attached to a youthful (or youthful-minded) individual for it to be worth the purchase. If you have a young relative who is showing signs of creativity but who you don't trust running around the house with art supplies, or one who can't be bothered to pay any attention to anything without a game controller involved, this could be their perfect gateway drug onto some powerful artistic stuff, man. But, if you're a bit older, a bit more mature, have a computer, you should skip this and go straight for something a little more serious -- a similarly priced Wacom Bamboo would probably do you nicely.

via engadget.com

Art Inspiration Wednesday! on Wacom Tablet Reviews

I'm awake way too early and feel like a zombie. That's my inspiration for today's zombie art. Now I think I'll go have some brains for breakfast.

See the undead art!

Wacom Bamboo Create Pen Tablet Rebate

Great deal on Wacom Bamboo Create graphics tablet!

The discount is major so I had to post this even though I don't get any money from the link. ;-)

Dell Small Business offers the Wacom Bamboo Create Pen Tablet, model no. CTH670, for $199.99. Coupon code “BZRB2NTGK?M73V” cuts it to $139.99. With $8.99 for shipping, that’s the lowest total price we could find by $16. Sales tax is added where applicable.

via 9to5toys.com

I can't vouch for Dell's online customer service since I've never bought anything from them, but I bet they aren't bad. Hrm, even if they have poor customer service, I'd still recommend buying this Bamboo pen tablet. It's too great of a discount to pass up!

Wacom Inkling Review

Crabfu offers his in-depth review of the Wacom Inkling

Watch the video review on boingboing.net or read it on crabfu.com!

My friend I-Wei Huang, who makes steam powered remote-controlled vehicles, and also designed all the characters in Sklylanders, reviewed the Wacom Inkling, a drawing pen that digitizes your sketches. He likes it, but has some problems with it.

via boingboing.net