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fossfor's Laboratory

fossfor's Laboratory

http://fossforslab.blogspot.com/

This blog is devoted to painting and drawing. I write about techniques, advice, resources and materials. I shall also feature other artist bloggers and sites.

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  • Imagine FX magazine #50

    Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 06:19 in Software, design, tutorials, techniques

    The 50th issue of ImagineFX magazine is a real smasher. On the DVD you get a demo of Manga Studio EX 4 that has no time limit, this alone is worth the cover price. There is also an article on Craig Mullins, just about the best digital painter ever, ...

  • Mike Dutton One Swoop Fell video

    Posted on Wednesday October 21st, 2009 at 07:17 in design, artists, comic, techniques

    One Swoop Fell is a fantastic webcomic made by Mike Dutton. It is one of the best webcomics out there by far, really well drawn with beautiful backgrounds. The story is poetic and sometimes dreamy but also funny and exciting. Something about it rem...

  • Drawing with a brush in Flash MX

    Posted on Thursday August 20th, 2009 at 11:13 in Software, drawing, blog, tips, techniques, digital, sketch, vectors

    Bob Flynn is a cartoonist with a great blog called Drip. He writes about using Flash MX to paint and draw. His line work looks very clean but also really natural and hand drawn.He starts by sketching in a lighter color and then inks making use of the...

  • Comic tools blog

    Posted on Wednesday August 12th, 2009 at 07:42 in drawing, blog, tips, tutorials, comic, techniques, materials

    Comic tools is a great blog. This guy is very generous with his time and knowledge. Although the title is aimed at comickers this blog has loads of useful info for anyone who draws. I really like his anatomy tutorials, he has some really good tips an...

  • Brushes and Colors: digital sketchbooks

    Posted on Friday July 17th, 2009 at 05:02 in Software, painting, downloads, digital, sketch

    There has been a bit of a buzz lately about Brushes, an app which turns your iPhone into a mini sketchpad. Apparently even David Hockney uses this! I have not tried Brushes but I do use Colors, another little app for the iPhone and Nintendo DS.Colors...

  • Make your own sketch pads

    Posted on Tuesday June 30th, 2009 at 10:05 in tips, draw, sketch, materials

    Instructables is a great site if you like to make stuff like I do. As I tend to hoard paper to draw on and had a ton of loose paper lying around I was pleased to find this Instructable : make a duct tape scratch pad. This works really well and is per...

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cacoles

5 stars Carla

I love the art it is beath taking

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What wonderful posts! Thank you. I will add you to my blog roll!

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Very beautiful and yet informative blog.

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This is a really elegant and clean artists blog. The topics covered range from drawing and painting techniques to post by guest art bloggers. Visit it because I promise you won't be disappointed.

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