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Eclectic Endeavours

I absolutely love capturing all types of moments during my times of travel, day trips or just because. :) This blog is all about having a creative outlet for all of my creative inspirations and aspirations.

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My Element

Anything having to do w/ the arts is where I can be in my element. From sketching, to photographing, to pottery and painting, to graphic design... etc. etc. etc. ♥

What type of camera do you use?

I use the best kind of camera. The one that I have with me at the moment the photo is taken. It could be my Samsung Galaxy cell phone or my Nikon D40 or D90 or heck... even your phone! :)

I signed up! :D

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 ++V++

I signed up for the Sketchbook Project World Tour for 2012! The scariest part is that I'll never be able to own the sketchbook after it's been submitted. Like I've mentioned before, parting with my artwork is extremely hard for me. 
It's also exciting! I'll get to visit my sketchbook when it tours in Austin, TX! How sweet is that?! I think the best part of it all is that I'll get to share a little piece of me with the world to relish in. Like a sort of little gift from me to you. :)

My theme is: Travel With Me 

Now I have to figure out if I want to stick to one medium, character or idea. Wish me luck! ;)

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Sketch Club App for iPad

Wednesday, April 20, 2011 ++V++

I remember getting in trouble with teachers from time to time because I'd doodle/sketch during their lectures. Little did they know at the time that they had a nerd on their hands and eventually would stop harrassing me about sketching. Maybe this is how I learned to multi-task?

The classroom setting has morphed into a conference room setting and I still sketch. It's the only way I can stay awake to listen to the speaker. And yes, I still get the sense that they feel offended because I'm not staring at them. I AM listening, though. I do have sonic hearing. True story.

So, yesterday, my co-worker was so focused on the speaker that she didn't move for a while. Perfect! It's a rare thing for me to be able to draw someone outside of a Life Drawing course that won't move or use their 6th sense that they're being watched. lol Although, I think she caught on towards the end because she started to fidget. ;) When the meeting was over, I slid my book across the table to her and her reaction was priceless. "Wow! That's ME! Next time I should smile!" Ha! Ha! Ha!

While taking a work related training online (earbuds in an all), I re-sketched the image with a stylus onto my Sketch Club app for iPad. I absolutely love this app! It has 5 layers you can use with the option to load an image or color fill. It offers 10 different drawing tools. The brush feature alone offers 40 different brush strokes with the options to change size, spacing, opacity, flow, orientation, jitter, and velocity. Additionally, it comes with an eraser tool and an eye dropper tool. Currently, my favorite tool is called "Sketchy", which is how I drew the image above. The tones were done using the 1st brush option with various opacities. Once you're done or while  you work, the app allows you to save 12 images that you can still manipulate. Otherwise, there's the option to export to photos, e-mail or upload the image to Facebook in a flattened/merged format. Oh! And I scored 100 on my training exam! :D

**UPDATE: She asked me for the sketch and I gave it to her. :)

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