One night, I posted on Twitter a rough sketch of a Cthulhu head with long eyelashes and a pink bow. Someone made the joke of Hello Cthulhu which inspired me to do this.
This was completed in Adobe Illustrator CS4 using a Wacom Graphire 4.
Scarfie
This is a little character I did for @missannajane. This was my first real effort using Adobe Illustrator and, considering I used a mouse, I am pleased with the outcome.
My process for this was a pencil sketch, which I then inked with a fine line marker. I imported it into my computer by taking a high megapixel photo (as I don't have a scanner). Once there, I isolated the line art in Photoshop then copied the image across to Illustrator. I finished it off by smoothing out lines and adding colour.
Scarfie, originally uploaded by Nightwyrm X.
My process for this was a pencil sketch, which I then inked with a fine line marker. I imported it into my computer by taking a high megapixel photo (as I don't have a scanner). Once there, I isolated the line art in Photoshop then copied the image across to Illustrator. I finished it off by smoothing out lines and adding colour.
Chilled Cucumber Salad
This is taken from Kylie Kwong's recipe in her book "Simple Chinese Cooking".
Main
Main
- 5 small cucumbers, peeled
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- pinch ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, finely sliced
- 1 tablespoon finely diced ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- Cut cucumber in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds using a spoon.
- Place cut side down on a chopping board and cut on the diagonal into 3/4 inch pieces.
- Place cucumber in a bowl, sprinkle with sugar and salt, then mix well.
- Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Combine the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and stir to combine..
- Drain the cucumbers and, using your hands, gently squeeze away any excess liquid.
- Combine the cucumber in a serving bowl with the dressing.
- Sprinkle with pepper and serve immediately.
Kumutoto
This is a sample of a photo set I took around Kumutoto Wharf on Wellington Harbour. Please follow the link to view the full set on Flickr.
Lost Phone Saga
With my daughter recently having had a scalding accident, she and I have spent a couple of nights at Hutt Hospital (excellent service there!). After we got home from the hospital, we discovered my wife had left her cellphone there.
At my urging, my wife rang Vodafone to request a bar be put on her phone so that it couldn't be used. Unfortunately, it seemed that Vodafone were having system issues so we were redirected to the backup call centre in Egypt. She explained the situation to the CSR, who was unable to put the bar on due to the issues. My wife then asked for an assurance that we wouldn't be charged for calls made during the time that a bar was not on the phone. The CSR stated that we would still be liable for any incurred charges. My wife said that this shouldn't be the case, but the CSR started off on some sales script. My wife interrupted to try to make her case and the CSR hung up on her!
(For me, this is the height of rudeness and is unforgivable. I have actually raised this separately with people at Vodafone from my Twitter stream, and Vodafone in no way condones this behaviour.)
During this time, I had been trying to ring my wife's cellphone as we knew where it had been left. About 15 minutes later, a woman rang our landline and said that her son had "found the phone". As they weren't at the hospital any more, we have our suspicions as to whether the boy had pocketed it. The woman wasn't at home, but did give us her landline and cell numbers. She then promised to contact my wife when she did get home so we could arrange to go and pick it up.
By late evening, we hadn't heard anything so we rang Vodafone again to see if the systems were back up and we could get the bar put on. We were able to get this done this time, so we asked if they could tell us if there'd been any activity on the phone. The CSR told us that the last activity had been mid-afternoon, but couldn't tell us any more due to "privacy issues". This surprised us as my wife had PIN-verified plus she confirmed three sets of personal details - why couldn't she know what's happened on her own phone?
(I have since tried registering my wife for My Vodafone so she could see if there was any activity listed in thee, but of course you need to enter a validation code that's sent via SMS to the phone.)
Its now the next afternoon, and we haven't heard from the woman with our phone. Unfortunately, we've misplaced the piece of paper with her phone numbers on (as you do when you have kids), so we have no way of contacting her outside of ringing the phone, which isn't being answered.
The way I see it... if we haven't heard from her by Monday, we claim it as lost/stolen with the police so we can do an insurance claim, and get the phone disabled remotely. Really can't think of any other solution.
At my urging, my wife rang Vodafone to request a bar be put on her phone so that it couldn't be used. Unfortunately, it seemed that Vodafone were having system issues so we were redirected to the backup call centre in Egypt. She explained the situation to the CSR, who was unable to put the bar on due to the issues. My wife then asked for an assurance that we wouldn't be charged for calls made during the time that a bar was not on the phone. The CSR stated that we would still be liable for any incurred charges. My wife said that this shouldn't be the case, but the CSR started off on some sales script. My wife interrupted to try to make her case and the CSR hung up on her!
(For me, this is the height of rudeness and is unforgivable. I have actually raised this separately with people at Vodafone from my Twitter stream, and Vodafone in no way condones this behaviour.)
During this time, I had been trying to ring my wife's cellphone as we knew where it had been left. About 15 minutes later, a woman rang our landline and said that her son had "found the phone". As they weren't at the hospital any more, we have our suspicions as to whether the boy had pocketed it. The woman wasn't at home, but did give us her landline and cell numbers. She then promised to contact my wife when she did get home so we could arrange to go and pick it up.
By late evening, we hadn't heard anything so we rang Vodafone again to see if the systems were back up and we could get the bar put on. We were able to get this done this time, so we asked if they could tell us if there'd been any activity on the phone. The CSR told us that the last activity had been mid-afternoon, but couldn't tell us any more due to "privacy issues". This surprised us as my wife had PIN-verified plus she confirmed three sets of personal details - why couldn't she know what's happened on her own phone?
(I have since tried registering my wife for My Vodafone so she could see if there was any activity listed in thee, but of course you need to enter a validation code that's sent via SMS to the phone.)
Its now the next afternoon, and we haven't heard from the woman with our phone. Unfortunately, we've misplaced the piece of paper with her phone numbers on (as you do when you have kids), so we have no way of contacting her outside of ringing the phone, which isn't being answered.
The way I see it... if we haven't heard from her by Monday, we claim it as lost/stolen with the police so we can do an insurance claim, and get the phone disabled remotely. Really can't think of any other solution.
wallfarmers(dot)ca
wallfarmers(dot)ca is a Canadian website featuring emerging, mid-career, and established artists who understand the meaning of urban/contemporary/real art in all aspects while maintaining their underground edge. As there are many artists pushing forward through graffiti, skate art, comics, and pop culture, wallfarmers(dot)ca aim to get them all in one place like some video/paint brush/camera/spray-can wet dream.
Recently, to celebrate the 3000th tweet through their Twitter presence, they had a quick competition asking followers to send in their most detailed stick-person drawing. I submitted a quick five-minute sketch of a stick figure riding a bicycle, and was judged the winner. About a week later, I received the awesome sticker pack pictured below as my prize.
Please check out wallfarmers(dot)ca - they feature some cool art and are themselves cool people.
