Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4.5, 1/900 sec, ISO200 “Mid-day Ride” Cedar Park, 2016
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Wednesdays I usually work from home, and lunch break on these days means going for a ride on my motorbike. It’s so fun to ride my 650 GS because it is pretty nimble bike so making quick turns while simply navigating the traffic circles is a blast. It feels like I’m carving through the chicanes at CotA! Okay, that might be a slight exaggeration, but not by much. 😆
By the way, I have a motorbike blog too in case you are interested. I’d be happy if you bookmarked Motofuji.net and checked it out sometime!
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/125 sec, ISO1250 “Thai Curry” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。Tonight’s photos are of another delicious and beautiful dinner. I’ve said it several times before, but they kids and I are really spoiled by Mariko when it comes to the food we eat. It’s all so delicious, and Mariko enjoys cooking and trying new dishes. We are so fortunate!
My contribution to this evening’s dinner was a trip to the market to pick up some coconut milk. And of course doing the dishes, which I am happy to do. It’s a tiny price to pay for getting to eat these meals every night. 😌
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/125 sec, ISO1000 “Pad Thai” Cedar Park, 2017
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/125 sec, ISO2500 “2017.09.18 Sketch” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How was your Monday?
Tonight I decided to do a little research into how people sketch out facial proportions, but my first attempt at following the directions turned out horrible… so I adjusted the system and I really like the results. Basically, I shortened the face a bit which is a bit more unrealistic, but it’s kind of the style of drawing that I like to see others do.
After I sketched it, I erased a lot of the guidelines and then realized that I should probably keep them for reference. Whoops! Anyways, I went back in with my ruler and measured out some of the distances. It’s not as easy to remember or calculate as the systems I found on Youtube but I am going to try to replicate it if I can.
Also, you can see in the photo that I used a compass. That was to draw the first circle, but what is more interesting is that this compass belongs to a set which I borrowed from my Dad when I was in high school and kind of kept it all these years. It is kept in an old leather case which smells so nice. Kind of old metal, lubricating oil, and felt… I don’t know, but it’s a smell that takes me back to when I was a kid.
Lastly, here’s a photo of my workspace, which I rearranged a bit by putting the scanner in the corner after we moved our printer to another room. It looks a bit cluttered, but normally the desk surface is clear.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/3.6, 1/120 sec, ISO6400 “Workspace” Cedar Park, 2017
To see all the sketches I’ve been working on, you can check out the Flickr album “My Sketching Journey”, or my Instagram account barron.sketches which I created just for posting sketches, watercolors, and stationery items.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/2.5, 1/125 sec, ISO1250 “Making Eggs” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Today’s photo is of the uncooked late breakfast I made for my son and his friend. My son likes to have green onions in his scrambled eggs (ever since my Mom made them for him a few years ago) and we now keep a Ziploc bag of chopped scallions in the freezer. It’s so convenient to just grab a little bit and throw into the eggs! I highly recommend doing this. 😀 Oh, and I also add a bit of heavy cream into the mix to give it a little extra richness.
This evening, my 16-year-old and I went to watch the Canelo/GGG boxing match at the movie theater. This is the second time we’ve done this and it’s pretty fun! It’s nice because the action is on the big screen and you can talk during the show! Also, the theater we went to serves beer, which is an extra plus. 🍻
But now, I’m very tired, and it’s actually 00:33 Sunday morning so I’ll say good night.
Photo info: FUJIFILM X100T, 23mm, f/4, 1/125 sec, ISO1000 “Digital Studio” Cedar Park, 2017
こんばんは。How’s it going?
Tonight I finished my first Digital Painting in a long, long time. I believe the last one I did was back in 1998. So, almost 20 years! I actually think it is more incredible that I had a Wacom tablet back then, as I do today. 🙃
I’m pretty happy with how this one turned out. As with most things, you can keep working on it to refine it, but you gotta call it done at some point! And for a first try after a long time, I think this will do just fine.
I created a little slideshow so you can see the progress and some changes over time. It is really fun to use the Wacom drawing tablet and Photoshop. Very satisfying! I hope to continue it for the rest of my life, as well as sketching on paper. It’s fun to combine the analog and digital.
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And here’s the finished piece, with my signature seal applied.
Hair work and final color adjustments. All done!
To see all the sketches I’ve been working on, you can check out the Flickr album “My Sketching Journey”, or my Instagram account barron.sketches which I created just for posting sketches, watercolors, and stationery items.
I hope you had a nice Thursday!
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