Sat beside the drawing board of many professional illustrators these days is the Scearpran Penicillus Mekhos 6200A, a handy machine for keeping a steady supply of super sharp pencils on hand. Another Heath Robinson ‘thing’ for the theme of the month over at john-howe.com 😉
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The Elydoric Graminoid Adroitness Contrivance
Everyone wonders how some artists and illustrators paint grass so well. Okay, not everyone, a few folk do anyway. There’s even guides on how to paint grass (link) for those of us who can’t figure it out (or even do it with a guide). But the truth which all these artist and illustrators who can realistically paint grass don’t tell you is they use a machine. The Elydoric Graminoid Adroitness Contrivance was invented in 1983 by John Howe and he’s kept it hidden for years locked away in his attic…
Read MoreA round plane…
…well, no planes are really involved here 😉 I visited Long Meg and Her Daughters this morning as the morning mist was looking interesting, as I wandered around with the camera I started to wonder what the definition of a circle is. We all know what a circle is, but I couldn’t remember the etymology of the word. The dictionary says a circle is A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the centre) which sounds about right 😉 and the etymology…
Read MoreChanging
Out on a wander earlier I noticed this leaf and how the colours were changing on it. I’m hopeful that if it’s an early Autumn we will get a mild Winter 😉
Read MoreWoof
I’ve not had a guest blogger on here for a long time, so I’ve turned the keyboard over to Hugo….. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy woff woof woof; bark yap woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, wouooff wooffy woof, woffy wouff woof woof; bark yap woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy woff woof woof woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy woff woof woof; bark yap woof woof woofff. Woof, wooff wooof woff, woooff wooffy woof, woffy…
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