naikki (Nikki) on deviantART The new Palomino Blackwing 602 pencil is a fine tribute to the Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602 I started writing about the Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602 pencil in December of 2002. A lot of people love this pencil, not only for its soft lead, but for its unique eraser and ferrule, its metallic dark gray finish, and for its motto: "Half the pressure, twice the speed." At $.50 each the pencil was quite expensive compared to other pencils. It was discontinued in 1998, and by 2002 the price had jumped to $20 per pencil on eBay. And because the pencil is no longer in production, a cult has formed around it. There is even a blog called the Blackwing Pages: Celebrating the Genuine 602. Last year, a company called California Cedar Products bought the rights to the Blackwing trademark and manufactured a pencil called the Palomino Blackwing. Earlier this week, California Cedar Products introduced the Palomino Blackwing 602, which comes much closer to replicating the look and feel of the Eberhard Faber Blackwing 602. The Palomino Blackwing 602 is my new pencil of choice.
introduction I’ve been lurking, mostly, and figured I’d do a proper introduction post. I’ve been off the map for the past 2 years [mostly due to grad school] but people like jaborwhalky keep trying to prod me out of my hibernation with pointy sticks and banging pots and pans. Since the look seems to have gotten some attention, I figure I’ll give you some background on it. I’m a Production/Costume&Scenic designer [some of my work can be seen on my journal]. For years I’d been obsessed with 19th century menswear and made it into a pet hobby, dissecting old garments to learn how they were really engineered. Made myself as close to historically accurate replicas as I could get and wore them as my everyday clothes. This is in large part because I’m 6’5” and nothing fits me anyways. At the time I was much more involved going out to goth and industrial clubs, would dress fully 19th century [which mostly just meant adding a collar and tie to what I was already wearing].
Claire’s fancy-pants HISTORICAL FASHION MASTER POST Format de papier A0, A1,A2, A3, A4, A5 - Pour tout comprendre sur les différents formats de papier Pour tout savoir les formats de papier utilisés dans l'impression et les imprimeries Le format d'impression A est basé sur l’homothétique, c’est-à-dire que ses proportions doivent être conservées lorsque l’on plie une feuille dans son côté le plus long. Cette particularité permet de pouvoir reproduire chaque format A(x) dans son format A(x+1) ou A(x-1) en conservant toutes les proportions de ce qui se trouve sur la page. On peut donc dire que Lichtenberg est le père du format A tel que nous le connaissons aujourd’hui, et tel qu’il est utilisé à travers le monde, c’est-à-dire dans tous les pays industrialisés sauf ceux de l’Amérique du Nord. Il est important de noté que de nombreux imprimeurs sur le web (imprimeurs online) ont pris quelques largesses avec les formats de papier et il n'est pas surprenant de remarquer qu'une impression au format A5 soit proposé à la taille 15x20 cm. Les formats A sont donc basés sur un chiffre qui détermine la taille du papier. A10 : 26 x 37 mm ou 2,6 x 3,7 cm
The Amazing Works of Carlos Cabrera Carlos Cabrera is a digital concept artist and illustrator based in Argentina. He has some mind blowing works, trow them a look by scrolling below. Chek him at www.carloscabrera.com.ar Enjoy The Gallery Amazing and outstanding imagination. Leave a Reply Gigposter Design: The New Sex Tutorial Introduction: A lot of people are making them. A lot of people suck. We don’t suck, and neither do you. Those winged scrolls are new from Vector Set 16. Let’s get to business. So what to make? We’re going to use this as the base of our initial illustration… but the hand, it lacks emotion. Istockphoto.com (a lifesaver for all stock photo needs) will be our resource. I found this chick holding a gun on istock. Next we have to cut out Ike and the girl’s gun so we can combine these different pieces into the same image. Once you have the shapes made to cut them out (and it’s ok if it took 3000 shapes and layers to make it) you’re going to merge them all to one layer. Now take both shapes and tastefully combine them on a fresh canvas. You now have Ike pissed off and holding a gun. Here is where it gets a little interesting and it might be hard to follow here. Above are the setting you’re going to make Ike the first two files. Now make sure each image is expanded. -Dave
Illustration Susanita Little Gallery prepara otra nueva exposición y se llamará "Sing that Movie!". En ella participarán casi 70 ilustradores de varios paises con sus riquiñas versiones de películas cantadas de diversos tipos de género. La exposición on line comenzará el día 25 de Marzo en la página de Susanita pero antes tenemos una cita el Domingo 24 en Lunch Box de Madrid donde se expondrán los originales, estáis todos invitados! Mi aportación esta vez ha sido la versión de "My fair lady" con Audrey Hepburn. Susanita Little Gallery is preparing a new exhibition called "Sing that Movie!". Bocetos y pruebas de color.