tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227527012024-03-13T03:30:51.577-04:00Say What?!Creative thinking and various forms of art, with a "touch" of sarcasmChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-30250095149468305222014-03-13T21:51:00.000-04:002014-03-13T21:51:54.231-04:00Going beyond "just pics"<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I'm on a mission to move beyond just pictures and traditional media, so continuing to build my photoshop skills and excited to see others have an interest in commissioning my work.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This one was a mixture of text, two layers of one black, one white mask using splatter brush. Lowest layer was on a liquified layer where I stretched out the photo. Finished it off with a zoom blur effect.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Link to the final image <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris0martin/12061199994/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-19459430609188984782014-01-06T22:48:00.001-05:002014-01-06T22:48:04.143-05:00Boiling Water to Instant Ice<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, it's -7 degrees F here in Mason, OH and I've always wanted to try this. Take boiling (or very hot water) and throw it in the air and watch it rain ice crystals. Used timer and mounted flash to get this one before I froze to death. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can view higher resolution versions of these on my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chris0martin/sets/72157627933811951/" target="_blank">Flickr site</a>.</span></div>
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Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-87996885374189076782014-01-03T12:07:00.002-05:002014-01-03T12:07:14.667-05:00Time to Restart the Blog<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's a new year, so thought it would be a good time to re-establish the blog. I hope to devote most of the posts to sketches (drawings) and photography and I've added links to my Flickr site in the Links section of this site.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More to come...</span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-81895876807486738762009-09-26T17:18:00.004-04:002009-09-26T23:03:16.409-04:00Giving Bri a little "Edge"<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:'trebuchet ms';">This was just a little photoshop experiment to jazz up a quick picture of Brianna in her skates on the front porch. Even she likes the embellished picture better.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtOn-vBtMJ-HONysciw8tYg41VxQYk8tWQdidEJQPInOB-FHlJ2tLxlEI6f5qkXH7JJNLwSvYd5CZkh_VhPK_X2gSw7KorFRfyOheHCZAgGp9vyx4Ks7BQfoy8kc3a-KTYfeHR/s320/Brianna+skater+original.jpg" style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385889346634545026" /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7OwAZWOFOOCg7KxDyt3lIHGBMtRUgTTdj31XhEYBzXQnS-7q6Dc876bmaFQAIRcadDaAWwKR7amHSAPR6qf0WoLiX-Xc94KjHZrvvdB1r38vPLuJRh8x5KyQEcEKWFsXMgOv/s1600-h/Brianna+skater+and+grafitti+wall+2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 266px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj7OwAZWOFOOCg7KxDyt3lIHGBMtRUgTTdj31XhEYBzXQnS-7q6Dc876bmaFQAIRcadDaAWwKR7amHSAPR6qf0WoLiX-Xc94KjHZrvvdB1r38vPLuJRh8x5KyQEcEKWFsXMgOv/s320/Brianna+skater+and+grafitti+wall+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385889357971699474" /></a><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-76350468836437775492009-08-30T23:32:00.005-04:002009-08-30T23:37:57.987-04:00Thumbnail Sketches<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsmTniMKE1A04wHPzFeU8JOyz_BaewMBz99IznqeahvAD72-mt43LKelE6-uhhxtZ6As9lU5Z0ODMLtYk87GdOT3jLGo9Nlv8GRd48gdpOQBX8ZOSsvZ47uY-B1B-ck-sj66m/s1600-h/2009-8-30+Sketches+-+Small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsmTniMKE1A04wHPzFeU8JOyz_BaewMBz99IznqeahvAD72-mt43LKelE6-uhhxtZ6As9lU5Z0ODMLtYk87GdOT3jLGo9Nlv8GRd48gdpOQBX8ZOSsvZ47uY-B1B-ck-sj66m/s320/2009-8-30+Sketches+-+Small.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375966164842207954" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Very nice fall-like day and peace and quiet inspired a few sketches. I need to get back into the habit of doing this. </span></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-40775820648733550132009-06-27T15:41:00.004-04:002009-06-27T15:52:17.809-04:00UROL #6: Sweat Factor<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Time for a new entry. I'm not sure whether or not this qualifies as a UROL, but after sweating 10 minutes after going outside to wash the car, I couldn't help but create a new entry.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Sweat Factor</b> is a single measure used instead of temperature or humidity and is the <b><i>true measure of just how freakin hot it is on any given day.</i></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><b>Sweat Factor = 1000 / # of minutes before you begin to sweat</b>. The lower the amount of time it takes, the higher the sweat factor. For me, today's sweat factor is a whopping 100. Early in the week it was closer to 1!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Obviously, this has ZERO science behind it, but I feel this is a truer measure of what you really want to know at the beginning of each day...is it a multiple shower day. Hmmm....maybe that's another measure to be considered.</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-21831437168691228522009-05-20T23:33:00.002-04:002009-05-20T23:45:26.063-04:00Unwritten Rule of Life #6: I am nothing without my PC<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Rule #6: Work in an IT field is virtually impossible without a computer.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">And even if you have said computer, you better be able to log into it or it is worse than not having a computer in the first place. I'd have to say it's a form of "Techie Torture". You're staring at a perfectly capable PC that is perfectly incapable of helping you get any work done.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">What's equally torturous is watching hundreds of e-mails pour into your Blackberry and not being able to reply to any of them because your inbox overflowed it's limits because you can't log into it to delete the incoming barrage of e-mail. Note to self...prior to having your PC reconfigured, clean out your inbox, dummie.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">Well, that's my rant for the day. I'm off to sharpen my pencil.</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-78779832812964442332009-05-19T23:45:00.006-04:002009-05-19T23:47:35.310-04:00Unwritten Rule of Life #5: Children Smarter?!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rule #5: Children will always think they are smarter than their parents.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">nuf sed.</span></span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-4914836813647468232009-05-19T20:41:00.004-04:002009-05-19T23:47:24.249-04:00Unwritten Rule of Life #4: Tailgating<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Rule #4: Unless you are at Daytona turning laps at 185 mph, tailgating on the interstate will not get you there faster.</span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">I've seen this over and over again in medium to heavy rush hour traffic, drivers will be cruising along in the high speed lane keeping a reasonably safe distance between them and the car in front only to have someone tailgate them. I assume this is an attempt to move them out of the way but I have no clue where they expect this person to go. Some believe they can get a nice draft going, but I seriously doubt this is possible at 55 mph behind anything other than a semi. And even then, your bumper would need to be touching the semi's Yosemite Sam mudflaps.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">A big part of the reason there is heavy traffic in the first place (other than the obvious) is all of the braking that occurs. If everyone would just be a tad more patient, we might all get there quicker. </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Exception to the Rule:</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> This rule does not apply if you've got someone in front of you in the left lane doing 15 mph below the speed limit. This could be the start of another rule on its own, but I'm not going there today.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-57493845437558537492009-05-17T17:15:00.003-04:002009-05-17T19:55:25.364-04:00Unwritten Rule of Life #3 - The Man Toilet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcte9R7Lg_8T12ZwZn-_OZBgEriSvlLdsJ2N6GyQ0spbtwocBgOA45JvkvOzM9j3ixe3kf_7OeUfO0rysmWH4Ke4h3p3T5MI7G8Bn_FK9C9_2buhVxhgpu39Vak2PmdFdctUN/s1600-h/urinal.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYcte9R7Lg_8T12ZwZn-_OZBgEriSvlLdsJ2N6GyQ0spbtwocBgOA45JvkvOzM9j3ixe3kf_7OeUfO0rysmWH4Ke4h3p3T5MI7G8Bn_FK9C9_2buhVxhgpu39Vak2PmdFdctUN/s200/urinal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336945748048433954" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Rule #3: Under no circumstances is it ever OK to look anywhere but forward when standing at the urinal.</span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div>I believe this one is reasonably self explanatory, but for the curious minds out there I'll elaborate. So, I'm taking a break from the muzak prior to Star Trek and I happen to notice out of my peripheral vision (trust me it was my peripheral vision because I follow the rules), a kid staring at me from the left. So, what exactly is the appropriate response in this situation. "Hey, what are you looking at?!" probably wouldn't be the best. Oh, and no worries, this was one of those restrooms with the nice little partitions between stalls. :-) Needless to say, I ignored him and got back in time for the movie.</div><div><br /></div><div>To reiterate, it is not OK to look anywhere but forward in this situation. This is why some of the "higher class" restrooms have <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">T</span>oday's News or the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Sports section</span> right there for your reading enjoyment. Although, I have to say, who's got time to read this?! If you were supposed to look at each other and strike up a conversation, wouldn't the urinals be facing each 0ther. "Hey, Bob, how's it goin'?" "Oh, it's goin..." I mean, really, just get in there do your business and get out.</div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-77871448753336882922009-05-15T19:05:00.004-04:002009-05-15T19:37:45.512-04:00Unwritten Rule of Life #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2Ck8YEuPi0oAL9wV1GM4YIiFujcAmhv-3_NL0oa9mEWOcXXzIMQI91oHtbTIwporQYothuvanJSaFuma13RFw5JAF-HLGcNaLt6L3aLqaHzaNEpbcr2E_GBBFvbo8vzBOCNr/s1600-h/passenger+feet.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 196px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2Ck8YEuPi0oAL9wV1GM4YIiFujcAmhv-3_NL0oa9mEWOcXXzIMQI91oHtbTIwporQYothuvanJSaFuma13RFw5JAF-HLGcNaLt6L3aLqaHzaNEpbcr2E_GBBFvbo8vzBOCNr/s320/passenger+feet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336195603172045330" /></a><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">On a typical drive home you can expect to find at least 1 bare foot hanging out a passenger side window, especially if you're in the Midwest.</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family:Calibri;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: 0in; font-family: Calibri; ">I understand why dogs may want to stick their head out the window to get some fresh air and enjoy the breeze, but what is the deal with the feet. Is this an attempt to increase circulation to the brain or are you in need of a good pair of Dr. Scholl's? I'm clearly missing out on something big here, so feel free to clue me in.</p>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-15054624942295389192009-05-14T20:04:00.002-04:002009-05-14T20:22:13.472-04:00Chris' Unwritten Rules of Life - RULE #1<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Because I believe it is irresponsible to let an unfocused mind go to waste, I've decided to start a new series of blog posts dedicated to observations about "unwritten rules of life". I plan to update this on a regular basis and reference it via twitter (using <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">h<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">ashtag #UROL</span></span> for all you twitterers out there). We'll see whether I can keep it fresh, but I've come to realize there are just too many oddities in life that need some perspective.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Feel free to build on my list by adding comments at the bottom of each of the posts or just reply to the tweets.<br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">RULE #1: While cutting the grass, it is customary to wave to your fellow grasscutter.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;">Ok, seems rather silly but this really happened today. I'm cutting my front yard and the neighborhood grasscutters (these are the guys that go around cutting the common spaces with their riding mowers) each drove by and one by one waved to me and me only. I don't believe I was related to any of them so I can only assume that there is an unwritten rule that grasscutter's have a common bond that requires us to extend a pleasant greeting. Who knew?!</span></div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-5259230872610708322009-05-03T11:00:00.002-04:002009-05-03T11:04:02.935-04:00Simple space scene<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbDvfYPe4_xipU7eRA1fwU5e_f5NI593Az6HVZWxsFvPtXozTGNj5rH-ipnZM1RrJjRWRFWHntpUoYNom98vkxh4nOyA_k2uGkd5-z1SLEdBJmP9o32t4ECnvjpE_RdfVqVeY/s1600-h/First+planet+test+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmbDvfYPe4_xipU7eRA1fwU5e_f5NI593Az6HVZWxsFvPtXozTGNj5rH-ipnZM1RrJjRWRFWHntpUoYNom98vkxh4nOyA_k2uGkd5-z1SLEdBJmP9o32t4ECnvjpE_RdfVqVeY/s320/First+planet+test+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331613028436829490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I used to enjoy astronomy and space so decided to spend some time learning how to create a space scene from scratch. This came from a combination of two tutorials and took about 30 minutes so gave me a chance to break away from my other works in progress.</span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-64397499206931171482009-04-19T14:59:00.007-04:002009-05-03T11:09:53.187-04:00Jolie - WIP #2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3F2OyRoQ0uDQxVz5yEYek12jsFmshVVuaChKm8KXO9Hz1ynDtszJmcPuwegNPUux-v4HSLXMyXluGeMvU5zUtH8igrfmDxVNRSdveh6yuZFkZumY86sGlp2s3-CSvHAWVx38/s1600-h/Angelina+Jolie+WIP+5.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3F2OyRoQ0uDQxVz5yEYek12jsFmshVVuaChKm8KXO9Hz1ynDtszJmcPuwegNPUux-v4HSLXMyXluGeMvU5zUtH8igrfmDxVNRSdveh6yuZFkZumY86sGlp2s3-CSvHAWVx38/s320/Angelina+Jolie+WIP+5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331615151164672690" /></a><br />Here's an update...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3H0erqa_IZUgzY-pnemDJloeeyvMfNGUfoNabDvXJ9nHi2zfNKzO2xC4e0N_zcjlm71KsRso1GawmVu-JtK3Lqw95LoDeiwLtKzV98s5dZWfQiEm6DnaAgAL3XA7Gf04okCrp/s1600-h/Angelina+Jolie+WIP+2.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3H0erqa_IZUgzY-pnemDJloeeyvMfNGUfoNabDvXJ9nHi2zfNKzO2xC4e0N_zcjlm71KsRso1GawmVu-JtK3Lqw95LoDeiwLtKzV98s5dZWfQiEm6DnaAgAL3XA7Gf04okCrp/s400/Angelina+Jolie+WIP+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326479917525972130" /></a><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Ok, so I didn't provide more vacation updates here. I just found it much simpler on Facebook and twitter. Note my Twitter feeds in the right margin of this blog.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Here's the latest update of my Angelina Jolie portrait (WIP #1 <a href="http://scaryhopz.blogspot.com/2009/03/guess-celebrity-1.html">here</a>). I have all the key features blocked in so hopefully just a lot more shading to complete and then it will be a finished product.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Once I'm confident in using the tablet and Photoshop to do this, I'll return to Alexa's half finished portrait.</span></div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-3565129563943036572009-04-07T08:44:00.007-04:002009-04-07T09:22:34.016-04:00Clearwater, FL - Day 1<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;">Our first full day in Clearwater was an interesting one. We just completed the 4.5 hour drive the night before from Brianna's cheerleading competition in Fort Lauderdale. This drive took us through the Everglades. <span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong>NOTE #1: Make sure you get dinner BEFORE you drive across the Everglades</strong>. The only food available was </span></span><a href="https://hotpeppersauceshopping.com/cube/images/uploads/buffbobbbq.jpg"><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;">Alligator jerky</span></a><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#cc0000;"> and make your own Ramen noodles! <strong>NOTE #2: Don't use Google maps directions in Florida.</strong> For whatever reason, they have a peculiar habit of having you "continue straight" on a road other than the one you are on and veer right and left on a road you are already on. So, instead of turn right on X and turn left on Y, you get 8 lines of directions. Makes for a bunch of fun in the middle of the night.</span><br /><br /><div><div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XzdeLFFgv84Nb1efmq1FvVFwxjmz_XeLywlV9TUaLbM5gQI4Lw_2oCjD_Ysz-_NiDqCYO1L8UDgoWv35enjckjdomd5vsPJS47-jDfde4UEBscLVivbIQcFdMACXb-YSCVCk/s1600-h/CIMG0027.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321934450265435330" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XzdeLFFgv84Nb1efmq1FvVFwxjmz_XeLywlV9TUaLbM5gQI4Lw_2oCjD_Ysz-_NiDqCYO1L8UDgoWv35enjckjdomd5vsPJS47-jDfde4UEBscLVivbIQcFdMACXb-YSCVCk/s200/CIMG0027.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;">In any case, we arrived late at night and were surprised to find a very nice condo with great views. Turns out the beach was just around the corner and HUGE. Clearwater definitely has a very wide, white sand beach and amazingly not very populated. Could have been the weather. Because it was sooo windy (and still is) the kids were feeling the pain from white sand projectiles flying into their legs. </span></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;color:#000000;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;font-size:85%;color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:100%;">They still seemed to have a good time looking for shells.</span> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321935228941653666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyvbWTtwqpnQNA_TCnvfShUX6LzcAftvv7JSXWFeX1zBwhe2xjKcRftGWGb-zf0MUdaP14Wf61dSUngX0576hz3LCXWczB-MSTA-d6wqz3WWCV8t0ECbyZtqucQwEQ1St8kqU/s200/CIMG0008.JPG" border="0" /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321935232902766258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpcTaDwPlAEA4ERySqnGb8amiN_wl7l0DSZ42EMp9cu6FF5eICtPei6HSPrt-QD-_Z-VQ2KlABRahLg_lCcI6cK-7iFSarNO-KLBxyONAtGOgZqbn8y7e8uVvrRrBCgIpE5V-/s200/CIMG0013.JPG" border="0" /></span><span style="color:#000000;"><em><span style="font-size:85%;">I was planning on sharing more, but I have to admit using this blog posting software isn't as simple as it could be. Once you get more than a few images, it gets real difficult to line everything up unless you want to maintain html. :-) Also notice that the font decided to magically change.</span></em> </span></div><br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZs17IHQ7Xl91bVt6Xyr0Wl5GBWlLPkUb-KwUrzN4GLvQjljvZtyougr6vHhbqqioUd5gnBLMogd2ZqOo8O4PcrJGbcxN7RPQp3edM8C04ZsNOVRIyKxJMglBOr0AxtC3u2gz/s1600-h/CIMG0018.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321937778177421954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPZs17IHQ7Xl91bVt6Xyr0Wl5GBWlLPkUb-KwUrzN4GLvQjljvZtyougr6vHhbqqioUd5gnBLMogd2ZqOo8O4PcrJGbcxN7RPQp3edM8C04ZsNOVRIyKxJMglBOr0AxtC3u2gz/s320/CIMG0018.JPG" border="0" /></a>I'll end with a picture of the family heading out to the beach later in the day as a cold front approached. You can see the sharp contrast between the white sand and dark clouds. After the front passed through the winds were stronger and much colder (55 degrees) for Florida this time of year. We'll still take it versus the freezing cold back in Cincinnati.<br /><div><span style="color:#000000;"></div></div></div></span><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><br /><p align="left"></p></span><br /><br /></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-34056293438228107372009-03-29T10:40:00.002-04:002009-03-29T10:44:34.424-04:00Another experiment at my daughter's expense<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZ_ssOvFv36_CUI6aF5mZogRaCiGevSDd39a0FarFgA08Ssk9prOthjIfYuRpgPK-F4F0bdO0FbuhvhXK3sw8occgECBFNnv7gqGTkNZUdWRZz6WXJepx_2ShKe-SokaTmgER/s1600-h/Manga+Alexa.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZ_ssOvFv36_CUI6aF5mZogRaCiGevSDd39a0FarFgA08Ssk9prOthjIfYuRpgPK-F4F0bdO0FbuhvhXK3sw8occgECBFNnv7gqGTkNZUdWRZz6WXJepx_2ShKe-SokaTmgER/s320/Manga+Alexa.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318619915336243362" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I apologize in advance but since Alexa and Brianna got a kick out of this, I just had to share.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">This comes from a technique shared on Worth1000.com where they describe how to stylize a portrait in Manga form. If you aren't familiar with Manga, it's characterized by big eyes, narrow chins and atypical hair colors. I'll leave it at that.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">As you can see, we had some fun with this one.</span></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-45010494552696690482009-03-28T01:15:00.002-04:002009-03-28T01:17:31.637-04:00Girls on Rubik's Cube<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUAhqlrlMobocIPRWNzmFNaI8w4XfKExdtOueavmfQqKEypOnzyCLrpVEc2MFCm66wWqIW2wSHPgHI7D-bRiH65E1vzUGYCpkhOM2rSeQ5B8SkfeKWek_h5o_VJ2tz-5lmXnH/s1600-h/Girls+on+a+Rubik%27s+Cube.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrUAhqlrlMobocIPRWNzmFNaI8w4XfKExdtOueavmfQqKEypOnzyCLrpVEc2MFCm66wWqIW2wSHPgHI7D-bRiH65E1vzUGYCpkhOM2rSeQ5B8SkfeKWek_h5o_VJ2tz-5lmXnH/s320/Girls+on+a+Rubik%27s+Cube.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318103014216827554" /></a>Ok, now this was definitely an experiment. I saw an idea in a photoshop tutorial and wanted to do something like this for my profile picture on Facebook. <div><br /><div>Once I realized I needed two images, I just decided to drop the kids into the cube. </div><div><br /></div><div>There's probably quite a bit more I can do with this. If you have any ideas, please comment below.</div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-31910465371990773692009-03-22T20:27:00.005-04:002009-03-23T23:25:38.390-04:00Dancer 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnU-6vPYORNaLMHNgePbDYCvGUHw0k2pUA6KyXTvY0FJsQp-0VsRz54uE1qQR8iiEyO1oQetmge3nmFawKIYzE2g3kDkX4u8De38E0LfTFSwIJ45jdVcUaI051TWJZ6kt6WaZ/s1600-h/Step+up+2+w+Background.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrnU-6vPYORNaLMHNgePbDYCvGUHw0k2pUA6KyXTvY0FJsQp-0VsRz54uE1qQR8iiEyO1oQetmge3nmFawKIYzE2g3kDkX4u8De38E0LfTFSwIJ45jdVcUaI051TWJZ6kt6WaZ/s320/Step+up+2+w+Background.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316173480977443474" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Tried something new today. Ended up watching parts of Step Up with my daughter so decided to try a new style of popping the main character out of the background using freehand painting.</span></span>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752701.post-48717150064112817122009-03-12T18:37:00.003-04:002009-03-12T18:40:05.357-04:00Grape Crush Sketch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINRwzEGCzeanMBAf3PSV0MfHhpRMLwgeFkBWx-mGUmqo8G4bQ7jR5zZfRBx6M8p4GlExsNYE5zhclqgY98Lj9uALHOt0-ysqelnFK0mtgGjO_yQjTWTuoLeCPjb-UgCrq2fGC/s1600-h/Crush+Grape+BW+Smaller.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiINRwzEGCzeanMBAf3PSV0MfHhpRMLwgeFkBWx-mGUmqo8G4bQ7jR5zZfRBx6M8p4GlExsNYE5zhclqgY98Lj9uALHOt0-ysqelnFK0mtgGjO_yQjTWTuoLeCPjb-UgCrq2fGC/s320/Crush+Grape+BW+Smaller.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312434249537221394" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">This is a quick sketch done during a break at a "Discover Your Strengths" class I was helping to facilitate. I created it because I was looking back at my notes from the last course (about a year ago) and wrote down that I would draw something once per day. </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms';">I haven't been drawing once per day so I felt guilty. :-)</span></div></div>Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05424359122593214504noreply@blogger.com0