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iPad 2 and the Digital Artist
Angie and I are pretty excited. As you know, Angie is the world’s first iPad caricature artist. And earlier this week, Apple announced the iPad 2. Some are saying the upgrades are minor. Some are saying this is what the iPad 1 should have been from day one. Others are saying this is going to [...]
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Content Creation Trends
The beauty of the iPad Caricature setup is that you can literally walk in with an iPad digital canvas in hand and start drawing. Boom. Done. Easy. What’s that mean for everyone?
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The Apple Tablet and the Mobile Digital Artist
Will the Apple Tablet be the device that removes the technical and financial barrier to entry for the budding Live Digital Caricature artist? I’ve got a feeling that it will, and I go through several reasons why.
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Top 10 iPhone Apps for a Freelance Visual Artist
As a visual artist who spends much time on the road, I have found my iPhone to be a super useful tool. Here are my Top 10 iPhone Apps for the visual artist.
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Digital Caricatures, Facebook, and the New Media
Facebook is a great tool to have for feeding some great conversations & spread news. We created our Digital Blacksmiths Facebook fanpage earlier this year. We discuss what we’ve learned and how it has helped us.
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Breaking into the Live Digital Caricature Market
I go into detail about how I found myself performing Live Digital Caricatures, and also explain part of the process and setup of the equipment I use.
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Review: Automated Video Slideshows from Animoto
More and more companies are popping up online that offer unique solutions with some pretty cool tech powering them behind the scenes. Animoto is a perfect example.
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Review: Wacom Intuos4 Digital Tablet
Wacom has just introduced their new Intuos digital tablet. We sit down and go through the hardware and software improvements of the Intus 4 digital tablet.
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How to Build a Caricature Display Board for Live Events
For years at events, Angie has used a custom display board that I built. Since then, we’ve given a few out as gifts to friends and many other artists have been asking how it was made.
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Building and Maintaining Your Brand as a Professional Artist
It may not be something we think about every day, but branding has become more and more recognizable in today’s digital world.
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Corel Painter Video: Portrait Drawing Demo 01
This is a time lapse video I created while creating a caricature in Corel Painter, my “weapon of choice” for these types of fun designs.
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RSS Feed the Marketing Machine
The RSS Feed is an extremely underrated tool for both marketing and website design/updates. Learn to find, aggregate, analyze, and create your own RSS feeds as a marketing tool.
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Using a Digital Picture Frame for Advertising
I review the ViewSonic 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame and go into detail on what makes this frame unique from other frames. We also give a few tips on how to use it for digital advertising.
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