So I drew this skull, first I started sketching with an erasable pencil. Well a Col-Erase Carmine Red pencil to be exact. This is my favorite pencil, it is a good dark shade of read, works smoothly and layers nicely. I could talk all day about this Pencil. After that I started inking it in.... Continue Reading →
Refilling Copic Ciao Markers
I made a short video showing how to refill Copic Ciao markers. Now on principle I doubt I will buy any more of the Ciao series of markers. I don't like that they aren't supposed to be refilled. Seems like a lot of waste for such expensive markers. Don't get me wrong, the markers are... Continue Reading →
The Wacom Creative Stylus original. A Breif Review.
So, of all the ''Bluetooth'' connected stylus devices I have ever tried. This was the only one that I really enjoyed. Starting with the iPad Air 2, Apple changed the digitizer and rendered many a stylus unuseable. I had just bought the iPad Air 2 and a Creative Stylus 2 and was very dissapointed. Eventualy... Continue Reading →
A quick review of the Callstel Active Stylus from pearl.de
So, in the days before I finally bought an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil I tried almost every stylus possible with my iPad Air 2 and my iPhone 6 plus. After a lot of misses and I do mean a lot, I stumbled upon a mention of the Callstel Aktiver Touchscreen-Eingabestift für iPad, iPhone... Continue Reading →
Sketching a skull in Procreate on an Ipad Pro with the Apple Pencil
So to keep myself fresh I often sketch or doodle. Its a good way to rough out a concept and prepare for a larger project. this was a quick sketch for me, less than a half hour. Hope you enjoy it. Yes! Before you ask, the iPad Pro is a great tool and when... Continue Reading →
That’s When I Reach For My Revolver!
So, leave it to a punk rock kid in the late 80s to ignore the record store owner's unique suggestions for the next album to purchase. Now, mind you I worked there. He was always giving me suggestions, and in retrospect he was always right. So there was Mission of Burma on the shelve, that i believe i may have even placed there earlier that week. This was 1988and unfortunately I didn't buy it.